In:
LaboratoriumsMedizin, Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Vol. 38, No. s1 ( 2015-4-22)
Abstract:
If there is a suspicion of a systemic autoimmune disease, a two-step assessment of autoantibodies (AAb) is recommended for the serological diagnosis thereof. First, AAb will be determined using sensitive, cell-based indirect immunofluorescence. Then, a positive result must be confirmed with a more specific test due to the possibility of false-positive results. This gradual approach is necessary because there is currently no assay technique that fulfills the requirements for a one-stage procedure for sensitivity and specificity. For effective AAb analysis, simultaneous determination of several AAb with multiparametric confirmatory assays significantly shortens serological diagnosis, compared with conventional monoparametric testing. Yet, currently available multiparametric AAb detection techniques do not offer the combination of screening and confirmatory testing. Thus, a new approach based on digital fluorescence was developed by applying a novel CytoBead technology that is presented here. The aim was to combine the recommended stepwise approach consisting of sensitive screening and confirmation of specific diagnosis in a reaction environment and thereafter the possibility of adaptation to the serological diagnosis of several autoimmune diseases. Using standard microscopic glass slides and the combination of native cellular or tissue substrates with autoantigen-loaded fluorescent microparticles (beads) in a reaction environment, along with the possibility of manual and automatic evaluation by IIF and the quantitative measurement of fluorescent signals, the disadvantages of currently existing test systems could be overcome. This novel concept is applicable for the determination of various multiparametric AAb, e.g., the determination of antinuclear antibodies and the corresponding AAb in molecular cytoplasmic and nuclear autoantigenic structures. Further, this becomes the basis for the simultaneous multiparametric AAb determination for the serology of celiac disease or ANCA-associated vasculitides.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1439-0477
,
0342-3026
DOI:
10.1515/labmed-2015-0036
Language:
English
Publisher:
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Publication Date:
2015
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2081704-6
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2909042-8
SSG:
15,3
