title: Detection of anti-bovine beta 2-glycoprotein I antibody in sera from patients with antiphospholipid syndrome.
abstract: We studied and characterized anti-bovine beta 2-glycoprotein I antibodies (aB beta 2-GPI) in sera from patients with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) by ELISA. Bovine beta 2-glycoprotein I (beta 2-GPI) was purified by heparin affinity and DEAE ion-exchange chromatography, and identified on immunoblots using a monoclonal antibody against human beta 2-GPI and by amino acid sequence analysis. aB beta 2-GPI levels in the sera from 36 APS patients were measured by ELISA using purified bovine beta 2-GPI as an antigen. The mean +/- standard deviation level of aB beta 2-GPI was 17.4 +/- 22.0 units in the 58% of APS patients who were positive. There was a significant correlation (P = 0.003) between aB beta 2-GPI and anticardiolipin antibody (aCL) levels. aB beta 2-GPI from the sera of patients with APS was inhibited by bovine beta 2-GPI itself. Purified IgG from the sera of patients with APS showed that bovine beta 2-GPI was capable of acting as a cofactor for aCL. Purified bovine beta 2-GPI was useful antigen for conventional ELISA. aB beta 2-GPI may contribute to the further development of aCL analysis and to the understanding of the pathogenesis of APS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nomura
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kondo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000906:Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D017153:Antibodies, Anticardiolipin / Q000097:blood; D017152:Antibodies, Antiphospholipid / Q000097:blood; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D016736:Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Q000276:immunology*; D002852:Chromatography, Ion Exchange; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D015151:Immunoblotting; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D053482:beta 2-Glycoprotein I
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D017153:Antibodies, Anticardiolipin; D017152:Antibodies, Antiphospholipid; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D006023:Glycoproteins; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D053482:beta 2-Glycoprotein I