title: An enzyme linked immunosorbent assay for detection of anti-aorta antibodies in Takayasu arteritis patients.
abstract: Thirty cases of clinically and angiographically proven non-specific aortoarteritis with appropriate controls were studied. Antiaorta antibody titres were estimated using enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method. The controls included patients of vascular diseases other than non-specific aortoarteritis, autoimmune diseases (rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosis), and normal healthy individuals. An absorbance value at 492 nm at a dilution of 1:500 of patients' sera was expressed as the antiaorta antibody titre. There was a significant difference (P < 0.005) between the mean value of the antibody titre of non-specific aortoarteritis patients (0.471 +/- 0.073) and patients of other vascular diseases (0.209 +/- 0.056), autoimmune disease patients (0.143 +/- 0.024) and controls (0.108 +/- 0.012). Collagenase treatment of the aorta resulted in the fall of the antibody titre of aortitis patients (0.162 +/- 0.036) suggesting that the collagen might be one of the components responsible for autoantigenecity of the aorta resulting in aortitis. The precise nature of the antigen needs to be identified.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dhingra
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Talwar
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chopra
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001011:Aorta / Q000276:immunology*; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D002648:Child; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology*; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies