title: Clinical significance of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the detection of circulating anti-BP180 autoantibodies in patients with bullous pemphigoid.
abstract: The NC16A domain of the 180-kDa bullous pemphigoid antigen (BP180) is the most immunogenic and, probably, pathogenic region in bullous pemphigoid (BP). In the present study, in order to determine whether serum level of circulating anti-BP180 autoantibodies is a valuable serum marker in BP, the immunoreactivity of sera against the NC16A domain of BP180 was measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in ten patients with BP. Serum levels of anti-BP180 autoantibodies correlated with the clinical course in BP patients, who received various therapeutic agents. The result suggests that this NC16A-ELISA is a useful method for evaluating the clinical course and efficacy of the therapy in patients with BP.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Sagamihara, 228-8555, Kanagawa, Japan. amo@m.med.kitasato-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Amo
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohkawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tatsuta
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hamada
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujimura
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Katsuoka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000276:immunology*; D001324:Autoantigens / Q000276:immunology*; D015415:Biomarkers; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D003094:Collagen / Q000276:immunology*; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins; D000071821:Dystonin; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D024041:Non-Fibrillar Collagens; D010391:Pemphigoid, Bullous / Q000276:immunology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000276:immunology; D000097805:Collagen Type XVII
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D001324:Autoantigens; D015415:Biomarkers; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D003094:Collagen; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins; D000071821:Dystonin; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D024041:Non-Fibrillar Collagens; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D000097805:Collagen Type XVII; C486268:DST protein, human