Autoantibody specific for a thyroglobulin epitope inducing experimental autoimmune thyroiditis or its anti-idiotype correlates with the disease.
Eur J Immunol
; 20(7): 1535-9, 1990 Jul.
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| ID: mdl-1696894
ABSTRACT
In order to elucidate the role of anti-thyroglobulin (Tg) autoantibodies (A-Ab) in experimental autoimmune thyroiditis (EAT), a kinetic study was conducted in EAT-susceptible (CBA/J) and non-susceptible (C57BL/6) strains of mice. From day 0 to 70 post-Tg immunization, titers of A-Ab to Tg and to the linear 5-10-kDa Tg tryptic fragment inducing EAT as well as anti-idiotypic A-Ab representing the internal image of the thyroidogeneic antigen were measured. EAT onset, development and recovery correlate with the presence of two subsets of A-Ab only in susceptible strains of mice. First, with the presence of anti-Tg A-Ab to one determinant borne by the linear 5-10-kDa Tg tryptic fragment, and second with the presence of anti-idiotypic A-Ab specific for the monoclonal anti-Tg A-Ab (3B8G9) paratope which binds to Tg determinant inducing EAT.
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Assunto principal:
Autoanticorpos
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Tireoglobulina
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Tireoidite Autoimune
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1990
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Article