Identification of streptococcal proteins reacting with sera from Behçet's disease and rheumatic disorders

CER902
2010 Vol.28, N°4 ,Suppl.60
PI 0031, PF 0038
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PMID: 20868568 [PubMed]

Received: 11/02/2010
Accepted : 01/04/2010
In Press: 23/09/2010
Published: 23/09/2010

Abstract

OBJECTIVES:
We evaluated the reactivity of sera from Behçet`s disease (BD), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), dermatomyositis (DM), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and Takayasu`s arteritis (TA) patients against human α-enolase and streptococcal α-enolase, and identified additional streptococcal antigens.
METHODS:
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and immunoblotting were performed using sera from patients with BD, SLE, DM, RA, and TA and healthy volunteers (control) against human α-enolase and streptococcal α-enolase. Immunoblot analysis and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionisation-time-of-flight mass spectrometry were used to identify and recombine other streptococcal antigens.
RESULTS:
Specific positive signals against recombinant human α-enolase were detected by IgM ELISA of serum samples from 50% of BD, 14.3% of SLE, 57.1% of DM, 42.9% of RA, and 57.1% of TA patients. Specific positive signals against streptococcal α-enolase were detected from 42.9% of BD, 14.3% of DM, and 14.3% of TA patients. No SLE and RA sera reacted against streptococcal α-enolase antigen. Streptococcal proteins reacting with sera were identified as hypothetical protein (HP) for SLE and DM patients, acid phosphatase (AP) for RA patients, and glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) for TA patients.
CONCLUSIONS:
We observed that RA patients did not present serum reactivity against either HP or GAPDH though BD, SLE, DM, and TA patients did. Also, AP reacted with sera from BD, SLE, DM, RA, and TA patients.