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Antibodies to histones in systemic lupus erythematosus.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  380854     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Antibodies to histones were investigated in the serum of forty-five patients with spontaneously occurring systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who were not receiving any form of treatment. Twenty-three had active and twenty-two had inactive disease. Thos with active disease were also studied after the initiation of corticosteroid treatment to determine the effect of treatment on anti-histone antibodies. Both a complement fixation method and indirect immunofluorescence of acid-eluted histone-reconstituted tissue sections were used, with excellent correlation between these two methods. Eleven of the forty-five SLE patients, but none of forty-five normal controls had antibodies to histone. Untreated patients with active and inactive disease had a similar incidence of antibodies to histone. They disappeared, however, soon after the initiation of treatment in the patients with active disease. Patients with antibodies to histones had a higher prevalence of cutaneous vasculitis, anaemia, lupus nephropathy and Raynaud's phenomenon, but a lower prevalence of lupus brain involvement than those without such antibodies. Only the latter, however, reached statistical significance.
Authors:
E Fishbein; D Alarcon-Segovia; J M Vega
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Clinical and experimental immunology     Volume:  36     ISSN:  0009-9104     ISO Abbreviation:  Clin. Exp. Immunol.     Publication Date:  1979 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1979-10-17     Completed Date:  1979-10-17     Revised Date:  2009-11-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0057202     Medline TA:  Clin Exp Immunol     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  145-50     Citation Subset:  IM    
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use
Antibodies, Antinuclear / analysis*
Complement Fixation Tests
Fluorescent Antibody Technique
Histones / immunology*
Humans
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / complications,  drug therapy,  immunology*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Adrenal Cortex Hormones; 0/Antibodies, Antinuclear; 0/Histones
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