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Article: Aquaporin-4 autoantibodies in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders: Comparison between tissue-based and cell-based indirect immunofluorescence assays

TitleAquaporin-4 autoantibodies in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders: Comparison between tissue-based and cell-based indirect immunofluorescence assays
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Issue Date2010
PublisherBioMed Central Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.jneuroinflammation.com/home/
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Journal Of Neuroinflammation, 2010, v. 7 How to Cite?
AbstractBackground: Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD) are severe central nervous system inflammatory demyelinating disorders (CNS IDD) characterized by monophasic or relapsing, longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis (LETM) and/or optic neuritis (ON). A significant proportion of NMOSD patients are seropositive for aquaporin-4 (AQP4) autoantibodies. We compared the AQP4 autoantibody detection rates of tissue-based indirect immunofluorescence assay (IIFA) and cell-based IIFA.Methods: Serum of Chinese CNS IDD patients were assayed for AQP4 autoantibodies by tissue-based IIFA using monkey cerebellum and cell-based IIFA using transfected HEK293 cells which express human AQP4 on their cell membranes.Results: In total, 128 CNS IDD patients were studied. We found that 78% of NMO patients were seropositive for AQP4 autoantibodies by cell-based IIFA versus 61% by tissue-based IFA (p = 0.250), 75% of patients having relapsing myelitis (RM) with LETM were seropositive by cell-based IIFA versus 50% by tissue-based IIFA (p = 0.250), and 33% of relapsing ON patients were seropositive by cell-based IIFA versus 22% by tissue-based IIFA (p = 1.000); however the differences were not statistically significant. All patients seropositive by tissue-based IIFA were also seropositive for AQP4 autoantibodies by cell-based IIFA. Among 29 NMOSD patients seropositive for AQP4 autoantibodies by cell-based IIFA, 20 (69%) were seropositive by tissue-based IIFA. The 9 patients seropositive by cell-based IIFA while seronegative by tissue-based IIFA had NMO (3), RM with LETM (3), a single attack of LETM (1), relapsing ON (1) and a single ON attack (1). Among 23 NMO or RM patients seropositive for AQP4 autoantibodies by cell-based IIFA, comparison between those seropositive (n = 17) and seronegative (n = 6) by tissue-based IIFA revealed no differences in clinical and neuroradiological characteristics between the two groups.Conclusion: Cell-based IIFA is slightly more sensitive than tissue-based IIFA in detection of AQP4 autoantibodies, which are highly specific for NMOSD. © 2010 Chan et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
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This study is supported by Seed Funding for Basic Research from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong.

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dc.contributor.authorChan, KHen_HK
dc.contributor.authorKwan, JSCen_HK
dc.contributor.authorHo, PWLen_HK
dc.contributor.authorHo, JWMen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChu, ACYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorRamsden, DBen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-12-23T08:34:39Z-
dc.date.available2010-12-23T08:34:39Z-
dc.date.issued2010en_HK
dc.identifier.citationJournal Of Neuroinflammation, 2010, v. 7en_HK
dc.identifier.issn1742-2094en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/129283-
dc.description.abstractBackground: Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD) are severe central nervous system inflammatory demyelinating disorders (CNS IDD) characterized by monophasic or relapsing, longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis (LETM) and/or optic neuritis (ON). A significant proportion of NMOSD patients are seropositive for aquaporin-4 (AQP4) autoantibodies. We compared the AQP4 autoantibody detection rates of tissue-based indirect immunofluorescence assay (IIFA) and cell-based IIFA.Methods: Serum of Chinese CNS IDD patients were assayed for AQP4 autoantibodies by tissue-based IIFA using monkey cerebellum and cell-based IIFA using transfected HEK293 cells which express human AQP4 on their cell membranes.Results: In total, 128 CNS IDD patients were studied. We found that 78% of NMO patients were seropositive for AQP4 autoantibodies by cell-based IIFA versus 61% by tissue-based IFA (p = 0.250), 75% of patients having relapsing myelitis (RM) with LETM were seropositive by cell-based IIFA versus 50% by tissue-based IIFA (p = 0.250), and 33% of relapsing ON patients were seropositive by cell-based IIFA versus 22% by tissue-based IIFA (p = 1.000); however the differences were not statistically significant. All patients seropositive by tissue-based IIFA were also seropositive for AQP4 autoantibodies by cell-based IIFA. Among 29 NMOSD patients seropositive for AQP4 autoantibodies by cell-based IIFA, 20 (69%) were seropositive by tissue-based IIFA. The 9 patients seropositive by cell-based IIFA while seronegative by tissue-based IIFA had NMO (3), RM with LETM (3), a single attack of LETM (1), relapsing ON (1) and a single ON attack (1). Among 23 NMO or RM patients seropositive for AQP4 autoantibodies by cell-based IIFA, comparison between those seropositive (n = 17) and seronegative (n = 6) by tissue-based IIFA revealed no differences in clinical and neuroradiological characteristics between the two groups.Conclusion: Cell-based IIFA is slightly more sensitive than tissue-based IIFA in detection of AQP4 autoantibodies, which are highly specific for NMOSD. © 2010 Chan et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.en_HK
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherBioMed Central Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.jneuroinflammation.com/home/en_HK
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Neuroinflammationen_HK
dc.rightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.-
dc.rightsJournal of Neuroinflammation. Copyright © BioMed Central Ltd.-
dc.subject.meshAdolescent-
dc.subject.meshAquaporin 4 - immunology-
dc.subject.meshAutoantibodies - analysis - immunology-
dc.subject.meshDemyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNS - immunology-
dc.subject.meshFluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect - methods-
dc.titleAquaporin-4 autoantibodies in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders: Comparison between tissue-based and cell-based indirect immunofluorescence assaysen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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