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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-4-23
pubmed:abstractText
Since an increased frequency of CD5+ B cells has been reported in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and primary Sjögren's syndrome (SS), and the expression of the molecule was reduced on the T cells of some SS patients, we hypothesised that there would be an accelerated turnover of CD5 in these disorders. We describe a novel enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for measuring cell-free (CF) CD5, using rabbit F(ab')2 anti-CD5 antibody as capture agent and monoclonal anti-CD5 antibody as revealing agent. It was established that CF-CD5 was detectable in RA and SS sera, as opposed to sera from patients with ankylosing spondylitis and normal controls. The level of CF-CD5 did not correlate with rheumatoid factor in RA patients but was significantly higher (P less than 0.05) in SS patients with extraglandular manifestations than in those with glandular disease. Three of the latter patients with significantly increased levels of CD5-negative T cells did not have a particularly high proportion of CF-CD5 in these sera.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0165-2478
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
31
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
79-83
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Cell-free CD5 in patients with rheumatic diseases.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Immunology, Brest University Medical School, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't