In:
European Journal of Endocrinology, Oxford University Press (OUP), Vol. 130, No. 6 ( 1994-06), p. 575-580
Abstract:
Lühder F, Woltanski K-P, Mauch L, Haubruck H, Kohnert K-D, Rjasanowski I, Michaelis D, Ziegler M. Detection of autoantibodies to the 65-kD isoform of glutamate decarboxylase by radioimmunoassay. Eur J Endocrinol 1994:130:575–80. ISSN 0804–4643 Autoantibodies (AAb) to glutamate decarboxylase (GAD) occur with a high prevalence in sera of newly diagnosed type I (insulin-dependent) diabetic patients. The aim of this study was to establish a GAD-AAb radioimmunoassay using 125 I-labelled GAD 65 and to evaluate this assay in a cross-sectional study with newly diagnosed type I diabetic patients (diabetes duration 〈 6 weeks). Furthermore, subjects at high risk of developing type I diabetes and individuals suffering from other autoimmune diseases were examined in this assay. For GAD-AAb detection, 125 I-labelled GAD 65 was incubated with 10 μl of human serum overnight on ice. Thirty of 51 (59%) type I diabetic patients but none of the 54 healthy blood donors tested were found to be positive. A displacement step using 100 000 g supernatant from rat brain containing or not containing GAD showed the specificity of the binding of 125 I-GAD 65 . Concerning the individuals at high risk of developing diabetes, 9/12 (75%) islet cell antibody (ICA)-positive non-diabetic and 4/34 (12%) ICA-negative subjects with metabolic abnormalities were GAD-AAb positive. These results show the association between type I (insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus and the occurrence of GAD 65 -AAb, which possibly predicts a risk of developing the disease. F Lühder, Department of Immunochemistry, Institute of Diabetes "Gerhardt Katsch", Greifswalder Str. I la, D-17495 Karlsburg, Germany
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0804-4643
,
1479-683X
DOI:
10.1530/eje.0.1300575
Language:
Unknown
Publisher:
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date:
1994
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1485160-X
Bookmarklink
