Japanese Journal of Clinical Immunology
Online ISSN : 1349-7413
Print ISSN : 0911-4300
ISSN-L : 0911-4300
Detection of anti-SS-A/Ro and anti-SS-B/La antibodies of IgA and IgG isotypes in saliva and sera of patients with Sjögren's syndrome
Koji IWASAKIMasako OKAWA-TAKATSUJIShinichi AOTSUKAToaki ONO
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2003 Volume 26 Issue 6 Pages 346-354

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To assess the frequency and the possibility of local production of autoantibodies against SS-A/Ro and SS-B/La in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome (SS), serum and saliva samples were obtained from 42 patients with SS, 10 with rheumatoid arthritis without sicca syndrome, and 12 healthy volunteers. Autoantibodies were detected using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and immunoblotting. The frequencies of IgA anti-SS-A antibody, IgA anti-SS-B antibody, IgG anti-SS-A antibody and IgG anti-SS-B antibody in serum from SS patients were 45%, 50%, 43% and 21%, respectively. The frequencies of IgA anti-SS-A antibody, IgA anti-SS-B antibody, IgG anti-SS-A antibody and IgG anti-SS-B antibody in saliva from SS patients were 31%, 33%, 40%, and 19%, respectively. We also found secretory IgA anti-SS-A and anti-SS-B antibodies accompanying secretory components in saliva and sera in representative SS patients. Significant correlations were found between serum and salivary levels of IgA anti-SS-A antibodies, and between serum and salivary levels of IgA anti-SS-B antibodies in SS patients. Significant correlations were also found between serum and salivary levels of IgG anti-SS-A antibodies, and between serum and salivary levels of IgG anti-SS-B antibodies in SS patients. Immunoblot analysis confirmed the presence of IgA-class autoantibodies against SS-A and SS-B in saliva and serum from representative patients. The presence of IgA-and IgG-class autoantibodies against SS-A and SS-B and those accompanying secretory components in saliva from SS patients suggests the local production of these antibodies and the relationship between local and systemic antibody responses.

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