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Indian Journal of Medical Sciences
Medknow Publications on behalf of Indian Journal of Medical Sciences Trust
ISSN: 0019-5359 EISSN: 0019-5359
Vol. 58, No. 7, 2004, pp. 283-288
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Bioline Code: ms04051
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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Indian Journal of Medical Sciences, Vol. 58, No. 7, 2004, pp. 283-288
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Spectrum of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis overlaps with that of Wegener's granulomatosis
Pradhan Vandana D, Badakere Suresh S, Ghosh Kanjaksha , Pawar Aruna R
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:
Mycobacterial infections are known to induce the development of autoantibodies and a few of these antibodies are also known to be diagnostic markers for some other diseases and it is uncertain whether these autoantibodies play a role in the pathogenesis of autoimmune disorders. This study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of autoantibodies like anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA), anti-nuclear antibodies (ANA), anti-double stranded antibodies (anti-dsDNA) and anti-histone antibodies (AHA)in pulmonary Tuberculosis.
MATERIALS & METHODS:
Seventy consecutive pulmonary TB patients, 30 patients of interstitial lung disease and 100 normal individuals were studied. ANCA and ANA were detected by indirect immunofluorescence test (IIF). Anti-dsDNA and AHA were tested by ELISA.
RESULTS:
ANCA was detected in 30% cases, and of these 52.4% showed perinuclear pattern (p-ANCA), 38.1% cytoplasmic (c-ANCA) and 9.5% showed an 'atypical' pattern. ANCA specificities by ELISA revealed that, 47.6% had anti-Myeloperoxidase (anti-MPO), 28.6% had anti-Proteinase3 (anti-PR3) and 19.1% had anti-Lactoferrin (anti-LF) antibodies. ANA and AHA were present in 24.3% and 21.4% cases respectively whereas anti-ds DNA antibodies were absent. Normal controls showed 4% and 2% positivity for ANA and ANCA whereas disease control group of ILD showed 7% of ANA and ANCA posititivy.
CONCLUSION:
The presence of autoantibodies in TB patients could have a multifactorial etiology. Clinically relevant is the presence of anti-PR3 antibodies. This finding along with pulmonary and renal manifestations could lead to a false diagnosis of Wegener's granulomatosis or vice versa because these autoantibodies may be present in both diseases.
Keywords
Tuberculosis, autoantibodies, anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies, anti-nuclear antibodies, Indirect immunofluorescence test, Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay
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