title: Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) in autoimmune liver disease.
abstract: ANCA were detected in 67% of sera from patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (n = 15), in 83% of sera from patients with autoimmune chronic active hepatitis (n = 18) and in 35% of sera from patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (n = 20). ANCA were not detected in non-autoimmune chronic liver diseases. Characterization studies of the antigens involved showed that ANCA in autoimmune liver disease are not directed against myeloperoxidase (mpo), proteinase 3 (pr3) or elastase (hle), but the ANCA in autoimmune liver disease show reactivity with lactoferrin, a 67/66 kD protein combination or a 63/54 kD protein combination on Western Blots.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Immunology, University Hospital Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Mulder
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Horst
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Haagsma
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kleibeuker
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Kallenberg
mesh_terms: D019268:Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood*; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D015153:Blotting, Western; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000276:immunology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood*; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D053146:Myeloblastin; D010196:Pancreatic Elastase / Q000276:immunology; D009195:Peroxidase / Q000276:immunology; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D019268:Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic; D001323:Autoantibodies; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D009195:Peroxidase; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases; D010196:Pancreatic Elastase; D053146:Myeloblastin