Mitochondrial carrier homolog 1 (Mtch1) antibodies in neuro-Behcet's disease
JOURNAL OF NEUROIMMUNOLOGY, sa.1-2, ss.139-144, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Basım Tarihi: 2013
- Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2013.08.007
- Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF NEUROIMMUNOLOGY
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.139-144
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Behcet's disease, Neuro-Behcet's disease, Anti-neuronal antibody, Mitochondrial carrier homolog 1, Antibody, Autoimmunity, CLINICAL-SIGNIFICANCE, DIAGNOSTIC-CRITERIA, PATHERGY REACTION, SERUM-LEVELS, PROTEIN
- İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Efforts for the identification of diagnostic autoantibodies for neuro-Behcet's disease (NBD) have failed. Screening of NBD patients' sera with protein macroarray identified mitochondrial carrier homolog 1 (Mtch1), an apoptosis-related protein, as a potential autoantigen. ELISA studies showed serum Mtch1 antibodies in 68 of 144 BD patients with or without neurological involvement and in 4 of 168 controls corresponding to a sensitivity of 47.2% and specificity of 97.6%. Mtch1 antibody positive NBD patients had more attacks, increased disability and lower serum nucleosome levels. Mtch1 antibody might be involved in pathogenic mechanisms of NBD rather than being a coincidental byproduct of autoinflammation. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.