Antiribosomal P protein antibodies in Chilean SLE patients: no association with renal disease

  • L Massardo
    Departamento de Inmunología Clínica y Reumatología, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Marcoleta 367, Casilla 114-D, Santiago, Chile
  • P Burgos
    Centro de Regulación Celular y Patología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile;
  • R Pérez
    Departamento de Inmunologia Clínica y Reumatología, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
  • M Calvo
    Departamento de Medicina Interna, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
  • J Barros
    Departamento de Psiquiatría, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
  • A González
    Centro de Regulación Celular y Patología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile;
  • S Jacobelli
    Departamento de Inmunologia Clínica y Reumatología, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile

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2002-06
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  • https://journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license
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  • 10.1191/0961203302lu209oa
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SAGE Publications

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<jats:p> The objective of this work was to determine the frequency and clinical associations of antiribosomal P protein antibodies (Anti-P) in a cohort of Chilean patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Between 1996 and 1998, 141 consecutive patients with SLE were examined prospectivelyaccording with a standard protocol. Disease activity was measured by MEX-SLEDAI in 138 patients. Anti-P positivity was determined by double immune diffusion or Western blot and ELISA. Anti-P was found in 21 (15%) patients. In the Anti-P positive patients recent onset SLE (disease duration of 1 year or less) was more frequent (P=0.018). Anti-P was found in 23% of 83 patients with active SLE vs 4% of the 55 patients with inactive SLE (Yates corrected P=0.00479). An association with anti-dsDNA antibodies by Farr assay was observed. Anti-P positive patients had a median Farr of 65 IU/ml (1.4–1240) and Anti-P negative of 12 IU/ml (1.4–992; P-value=0.0084). During the study only two patients had lupus psychosis and they were Anti-P positive. No association was found with liver disease (six patients, two with Anti-P antibodies) or active glomerulonephritis(22 patients, four with Anti-P). Our data shows that the presence of Anti-P antibodies supports the clinical diagnosis of lupus psychosis. </jats:p>

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    Lupus 11 (6), 379-383, 2002-06

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