title: Studies on the in vitro effects of auto-anti-IgE. Inhibition of total and specific serum IgE detection by a human IgG autoantibody to IgE.
abstract: We isolated a human IgG anti IgE autoantibody by affinity chromatography on a myelomatous IgE (N.D.) coated Sepharose column, from the serum of a patient with atopic eczema, and probed its ability to inhibit IgE recognition by heteroantisera to IgE used in commonly available assays for serum total and specific IgE determinations (Paper radio-immunosorbent test--PRIST and Phadezym radioallergosorbent test--RAST, both from Pharmacia, Uppsala--Sweden). Our results indicate that IgG anti IgE decrease total IgE results by 10-90% according to its weight ratio to IgE molecules present in samples devoid of endogeneous anti-IgE. Sera with high content of specific IgE to house dust mite (RAST class 3 or 4) are less affected by this autoantibody, but RAST class 2 may be significantly lowered when purified IgG anti IgE is added. These data imply that anti IgE can affect both total and specific IgE determinations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Paganelli
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Quinti
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: D'Offizi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Papetti
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nisini
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Aiuti
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens / Q000276:immunology; D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D006969:Hypersensitivity, Immediate / Q000276:immunology; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000276:immunology*; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011852:Radioallergosorbent Test; D011864:Radioimmunosorbent Test
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D001323:Autoantibodies; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007073:Immunoglobulin E