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Abstract
The identification of pituitary antigens recognized by human antipituitary antibodies
(APAs) is important in evaluating the pathophysiology of multiendocrine disorders
linked to autoimmune factors. However, there is no convenient method for the quantitative
analysis of circulating APAs. This study reports the development of an enzyme-linked
immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the detection of APAs. APAs were measured by ELISA
and confirmed by Western blot analysis in sera from patients with endocrine disorders.
APAs were detected frequently in patients with autoimmune thyroiditis, insulin-dependent
diabetes mellitus (IDDM), or pituitary dwarfism. Circulating APAs were detected in
18% of patients with autoimmune thyroiditis. Confirmation by Western blot revealed
positivity for APAs in the serum of 36% of patients with Hashimoto disease and in
29% of patients with Graves disease. Notably, 39% of patients with IDDM were also
positive for APAs by ELISA. The identification of APAs by ELISA may be useful in evaluating
autoimmune mechanisms involved in patients with multiendocrine disorders.
Abbreviations:
APA (Antipituitary antibody), BSA (bovine serum albumin), ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay), GH (growth hormone), IDDM (insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus), lgG (immunoglobulin G), NIDDM (non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus), PBS (phosphate-buffered saline solution), RT (room temperature), SDS (sodium dodecylsulfate)To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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Article info
Publication history
Accepted:
March 18,
1998
Received in revised form:
March 13,
1998
Received:
September 13,
1996
Footnotes
☆Supported in part by a grant-in-aid (#04454545, I.K.) for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, Japan.
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© 1998 Published by Elsevier Inc.
