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. 1991 Jul;4(3):256–269. doi: 10.1128/cmr.4.3.256

Diversity and origin of rheumatologic autoantibodies.

M J Fritzler 1, M Salazar 1
PMCID: PMC358198  PMID: 1889043

Abstract

A hallmark of sera from patients with systemic rheumatic diseases is the presence of circulating autoantibodies directed against nuclear antigens. The identification of the antigens binding to these antibodies has provided the cell biologist and the immunologist with important tools to study cell structure, cell function, and the processes underlying the immune response. Through the elucidation of autoantibody specificities, the clinician has been provided with a better appreciation of the diagnostic and prognostic significance of autoantibodies. Many autoantigens, including those directed against components in the nuclear matrix, chromosomes, Golgi apparatus, and other intracellular antigens, are not yet characterized nor is their clinical significance established. The mechanisms leading to the breakdown of tolerance and the appearance of autoantibodies are not fully understood. Molecular mimicry at an interspecies or an intracellular level may be involved in altering immune tolerance. On the other hand, studies of epitopes on human autoantigens has provided compelling evidence that most autoantibody responses seen in systemic rheumatic diseases are driven by endogenous antigen.

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