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. 1991 Feb;83(2):291–297. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.1991.tb05630.x

Anti-nuclear antibodies of primary biliary cirrhosis recognize 78-92-kD and 96-100-kD proteins of nuclear bodies.

M Fusconi 1, F Cassani 1, M Govoni 1, A Caselli 1, F Farabegoli 1, M Lenzi 1, G Ballardini 1, D Zauli 1, F B Bianchi 1
PMCID: PMC1535246  PMID: 1993361

Abstract

The specificities of anti-nuclear antibodies (ANA) reacting with multiple nuclear dots (MND-ANA) present in about 15% primary biliary cirrhosis sera were studied by Western blot analysis with nuclear fractions from a human cell line. Reactivity with two broad bands of 78-92 kD and 96-100 kD of the insoluble fraction was present exclusively in MND-ANA-positive sera. Antibodies eluted from these proteins specifically retained the immunofluorescence reactivity of MND-ANA. Immunomorphological analysis by a pre-embedding technique revealed that the antibody specifically binds to nuclear regions resembling in size and number nuclear bodies. Since these structures are absent in immature rate endometrial cell and can be induced by diethylstilbestrol, we tested MND-ANA by immunofluorescence on cryostat sections of uteri from hormone-treated and untreated immature rats. A strong reaction of nuclear dots was observed predominantly in endometrial cells of hormone treated rats. We thus conclude that MND-ANA present in primary biliary cirrhosis sera are directed against 78-92-kD and 96-100-kD nuclear proteins located in nuclear bodies.

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