title: Studies on autoantibodies to poly (adenosine diphosphate-ribose) in SLE and other autoimmune diseases.
abstract: Sera from 41 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), 87 controls with various diseases, and 30 normal subjects were examined for poly (adenosine diphosphate-ribose) and ds DNA binding. Elevated levels of poly (ADP-ribose) binding were found in 73% of the SLE patients compared with 58% who had raised ds DNA binding. In a further study of 160 sera from 27 patients with SLE, levels of antipoly (ADP-ribose) antibodies were shown to correlate with clinical activity better than either anti-ds DNA or ss DNA antibodies.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear / Q000032:analysis*; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D004247:DNA / Q000276:immunology; D004277:DNA, Single-Stranded / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009702:Nucleoside Diphosphate Sugars / Q000276:immunology*; D011064:Poly Adenosine Diphosphate Ribose / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear; D004277:DNA, Single-Stranded; D009702:Nucleoside Diphosphate Sugars; D011064:Poly Adenosine Diphosphate Ribose; D004247:DNA