title: Changes of glycosylation of serum proteins in psoriatic arthritis, studied by enzyme-linked lectin assay (ELLA), using concanavalin A.
abstract: Changes of glycosylation of serum proteins of patients with psoriatic arthritis were detected by lectin blotting and a new enzyme-linked lectin assay (ELLA) using concanavalin A (Con A). A good linear correlation was found between the total Con A-reactivity of serum and the serum levels of C-reactive protein and interleukin-6, which is known to regulate the glycosylation pattern of proteins upon inflammation. A good linear correlation was also observed between the immunoreactivity of alpha 1-antitrypsin, measured by ELISA, using a monoclonal antibody sensitive to glycosylation changes, and the erythrocyte sedimentation rate and the serum concentrations of soluble interleukin-2 receptor, an index of lymphocyte activation which correlated with some inflammatory parameters of disease activity. These protein changes, which are described here for the first time, deserve to be studied in further detail in view of their possible clinical applications.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pharmacology and Pharmacognosy, University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Saso
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Valentini
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Giardino
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Spadaro
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Riccieri
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zoppini
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Silvestrini
mesh_terms: D000209:Acute-Phase Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015535:Arthritis, Psoriatic / Q000097:blood* / Q000473:pathology; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D002498:Centrifugation; D003208:Concanavalin A / Q000378:metabolism*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006031:Glycosylation; D006801:Humans; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2 / Q000097:blood; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012995:Solubility
chemical_list: D000209:Acute-Phase Proteins; D001798:Blood Proteins; D015850:Interleukin-6; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2; D003208:Concanavalin A