Longitudinal study of anticentromere and antitopoisomerase-I isotypes.
The isotypes of anti-CENP-B, the major anticentromere antibody (ACA), and antitopoisomerase I in patients with scleroderma and Raynaud's disease were studied longitudinally in order to determine whether there was evidence of isotype switch. One hundred and three sera samples from 13 ACA(+) patients and 6 antitopoisomerase I patients were studied over a period from 3 to 17 years. Anti-CENP-B was always IgG, whereas antitopo-I was IgG and IgA. IgM anti-CENP-B and IgM antitopoisomerase I, when present, were always found with IgG and/or IgA. Three patients developed IgG anti-CENP-B during the study. We conclude that anti-CENP-B and antitopoisomerase I show evidence of isotype switch with persistence of IgG expression which suggests a continued antigen-driven immune response.
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Department of Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington 06030.
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D000328:Adult; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000276:immunology; D001324:Autoantigens / Q000276:immunology; D051936:Centromere Protein B; D002868:Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone / Q000276:immunology*; D004264:DNA Topoisomerases, Type I / Q000276:immunology*; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000276:immunology; D017578:Immunoglobulin Class Switching; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000276:immunology; D007132:Immunoglobulin Isotypes / Q000276:immunology*; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000276:immunology; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011928:Raynaud Disease / Q000276:immunology; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000276:immunology
D001323:Autoantibodies; D001324:Autoantigens; C497926:CENPB protein, human; D051936:Centromere Protein B; D002868:Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007132:Immunoglobulin Isotypes; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D004264:DNA Topoisomerases, Type I