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A Flowcytometry Study of CD55 and CD59 Expression on Erythrocytes in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients | ||
Iranian Journal of Immunology | ||
مقاله 4، دوره 2، شماره 2 - شماره پیاپی 5، شهریور 2005، صفحه 91-96 اصل مقاله (120.95 K) | ||
نوع مقاله: Original Article | ||
نویسندگان | ||
Abbas Ali Pourazar1؛ Alireza Andalib* 1؛ Farzad Qreizy1؛ Hadi Karimzadeh2؛ Ahmad Ghavami-Nejad1؛ Behshad Pournasr-Khakbaz1 | ||
1Immunology Department | ||
2Internal Medicine Department, Isfahan Medical School, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran | ||
چکیده | ||
Background: Inappropriate activation or blockage of the inhibition of complement system could cause tissue damages in autoimmune diseases particularly rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Defect in complement component regulation may cause damages to tissues, on the other hand, or the damaged tissue might affect the unnecessary activation of complement components. Objective: To investigate the expression of CD55 and CD 59 complement regulatory proteins in RA patients. Subjects and Methods: Fifty proved rheumatoid arthritis patients participated in this study and their blood were collected for investigations. CD55 and CD59 molecules expression on the erythrocytes was assayed using primary monoclonal antibody and secondary FITC conjugated Ab, then the prepared samples were run with a FACSCalibur flowcytometer (Becton-Dickinson) and the obtained data was analyzed using a Cell Quest software package. To evaluate the complement function, CH50 was performed using patient sera. All experiments were done with a matched healthy volunteer group. Results: The mean fluorescence intensity for CD55 was 27.6 ± 13.4 arbitrary unit for patients and 68.5 ± 10.5 for healthy group. CD59 mean fluorescence intensity was 314 ± 83 in patient group and 508 ± 56 in healthy volunteers. In addition, there was a significant difference between CH50 in patients (54.5 ± 15.5) and in healthy group (110 ± 20). A significant correlation between CD55 and CD59 expansion on the patient erythrocytes was found (P = 0.00, r = 0.576). No association was found between CD59, or CD55 with CH50 (P > 0.05). Conclusion: The expression of CD55 and CD59 is down-regulated on erythrocytes of patients with RA. Change in expression of regulatory complement components in RA may be a useful key for the assessment of disease progression or in patients' follow-up. | ||
کلیدواژهها | ||
Autoimmunity؛ CD55؛ CD59؛ CH50؛ Flowcytometry؛ Rheumatoid Arthritis | ||
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