Figure 6. Effect of the Removal of Jo-1 Antibodies From Jo-1 Antibody Myositis on Complement-Dependent Cytotoxicity in TSM15 Cells.
(A) Western blotting demonstrated the reduction of Jo-1 antibodies. (B) Representative immunostaining to detect complement-dependent cytotoxicity in TSM15 cells before and after the reduction of Jo-1 antibodies. Calcein-AM stains live cells green while EthD-III stains dead cells red. Scale bar, 100 μm. (C) The removal of Jo-1 antibodies from 2 IgGs (500 µg/mL) with Jo-1 antibody myositis significantly decreased the complement-dependent cytotoxicity in TSM15 cells. Data are shown as the mean ± SEM of 6 independent experiments. Statistical significance was determined by an unpaired 2-tailed t-test. Jo-1 Ab removal (−), Jo-1-IgG before the reduction of Jo-1 autoantibodies; Jo-1 Ab (+), Jo-1-IgG after the reduction of Jo-1 autoantibodies.