Antiribosomal P protein antibodies in Chilean SLE patients: no association with renal disease.
The objective of this work was to determine the frequency and clinical associations of anti-ribosomal P protein antibodies (Anti-P) in a cohort of Chilean patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Between 1996 and 1998, 141 consecutive patients with SLE were examined prospectively according with a standard protocol. Disease activity was measured by MEX-SLEDAI in 138 patients. Anti-P positivity was determined by double immune diffusion or Western blot and ELISA. Anti-P was found in 21 (15%) patients. In the Anti-P positive patients recent onset SLE (disease duration of 1 year or less) was more frequent (P = 0.018). Anti-P was found in 23% of 83 patients with active SLE vs 4% of the 55 patients with inactive SLE (Yates corrected P = 0.00479). An association with anti-dsDNA antibodies by Farr assay was observed. Anti-P positive patients had a median Farr of 65 IU/ml (1.4-1240) and Anti-P negative of 12 IU/ml (1.4-992; P-value = 0.0084). During the study only two patients had lupus psychosis and they were Anti-P positive. No association was found with liver disease (six patients, two with Anti-P antibodies) or active glomerulonephritis (22 patients four with Anti-P). Our data shows that the presence of Anti-P antibodies supports the clinical diagnosis of lupus psychosis.
Departamento de Inmunologia Clínica y Reumatología, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago. massardo@med.puc.cl
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear / Q000097:blood; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood*; D002648:Child; D002677:Chile; D005260:Female; D019693:Hepatitis, Autoimmune / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology*; D008181:Lupus Nephritis / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000276:immunology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology; D012269:Ribosomal Proteins / Q000276:immunology*
D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear; D001323:Autoantibodies; D010750:Phosphoproteins; D012269:Ribosomal Proteins; C031937:phosphoprotein P2, ribosomal; C035690:ribosomal phosphoprotein P1; C054675:ribosomal protein P0