title: Polynucleotide specificity of anti-reactive oxygen species (ROS) DNA antibodies.
abstract: Hydrogen peroxide in the presence of short wavelength UV light was able to induce alterations in native DNA fragments of 300 bp (ROS-DNA), thereby rendering it immunogenic in experimental animals. The specificity of induced antibodies was investigated by direct binding and competition ELISA. Inhibition studies revealed nearly 89% inhibition in the antibody binding by the immunogen and recognition of native B-, A- and allied conformations presented by various synthetic polynucleotides. Gel retardation assay reiterated the formation of immune complexes between induced antibodies and native and ROS-DNA fragments. It was observed that naturally occurring anti-DNA autoantibodies from systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) sera recognize ROS-DNA. The comparison of the specificities of anti-DNA autoantibodies from 10 SLE patients showed a 20-50-fold preference for ROS-DNA over native DNA. These results demonstrate that anti-DNA antibodies can be induced by ROS-DNA, and that some of the autoimmune DNA binding antibodies found in SLE may result from response to reactive oxygen species.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, J.N. Medical College, Aligarh, India.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ara
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ali
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear / Q000276:immunology*; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D004247:DNA / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000276:immunology; D011119:Polynucleotides / Q000276:immunology*; D011817:Rabbits; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species
chemical_list: D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear; D011119:Polynucleotides; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D004247:DNA