The Level of IgA Antibodies to Endothelial Cells Correlates with Histological Evidence of Disease Activity in Patients with Lupus Nephritis.

Anti-endothelial cell antibodies (AECA) are frequently detected in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), but their pathological role remains unclear. We recently developed a solubilized cell surface protein capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (CSP-ELISA) to detect antibodies agains...

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Main Authors: Ayako Kondo, Kazuo Takahashi, Tomohiro Mizuno, Akihiro Kato, Daisuke Hirano, Naoki Yamamoto, Hiroki Hayashi, Shigehisa Koide, Hiroshi Takahashi, Midori Hasegawa, Yoshiyuki Hiki, Shunji Yoshida, Keiji Miura, Yukio Yuzawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5082850?pdf=render