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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-3-30
pubmed:abstractText
Annexins/lipocortins are a group of structurally related calcium and lipid binding proteins which have been implicated as mediators of the anti-inflammatory action of corticosteroids. Autoantibodies against annexin-1 have been reported in association with autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis and their presence has been hypothesized as the reason for the steroid resistance phenomenon. In this study we investigated IgG- and IgM-autoantibodies against annexin-1,-2,-3,-4,-5 and -6 in sera of 221 patients with skin disorders and 114 healthy blood donors with newly established ELISAs. Patients were clustered into 5 groups according to their diagnosis: autoimmune diseases, psoriasis, leg ulcer, malignant melanoma, and miscellaneous diseases. Autoantibodies directed against each annexin were detectable in all investigated groups, in the control group as well as in the disease groups, without displaying any significant correlation to any of the disease states. The homogenous distribution of annexin-autoantibodies throughout the control group and all the disease groups studied, do not support the implication of annexin-autoantibodies in pathophysiological states and make them an unlikely candidate for use as a diagnostic marker.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0923-1811
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
194-202
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:7865477-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:7865477-Age Factors, pubmed-meshheading:7865477-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:7865477-Annexins, pubmed-meshheading:7865477-Autoantibodies, pubmed-meshheading:7865477-Autoimmune Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:7865477-Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, pubmed-meshheading:7865477-Female, pubmed-meshheading:7865477-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:7865477-Immunoglobulin G, pubmed-meshheading:7865477-Immunoglobulin M, pubmed-meshheading:7865477-Leg Ulcer, pubmed-meshheading:7865477-Male, pubmed-meshheading:7865477-Melanoma, pubmed-meshheading:7865477-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:7865477-Psoriasis, pubmed-meshheading:7865477-Sex Factors, pubmed-meshheading:7865477-Skin, pubmed-meshheading:7865477-Skin Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:7865477-Skin Neoplasms
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Autoantibodies to annexins: a diagnostic marker for cutaneous disorders?
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Dermatology, University of Würzburg, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article