Demonstration of immunoglobulin G, A, and E autoantibodies to the human thyrotropin receptor using flow cytometry

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
Russell MetcalfeM Ludgate

Abstract

Human TSH receptor (TSHR) autoantibodies with biological activity result in thyroid dysfunction, but antibodies that simply bind do not. We have applied flow cytometry to the measurements of IgG, IgA, and IgE immunoreactivity to the TSHR in patients with Graves' disease (GD) and thyroid eye disease (TED) and in normal controls. CHO cells stably expressing the extracellular domain of the TSHR with a glycophosphatidylinositol anchor were produced and found to express approximately 4 times as many receptors, but of similar affinity, as JP09 in TSH binding studies. Substantial increases in median fluorescence and peak channel fluorescence were obtained by flow cytometry using TSHR monoclonal antibodies on the glycophosphatidylinositol cells. IgG autoantibodies were demonstrated in 55 of 65 untreated GD patients, 3 of 25 normal subjects, and 4 of 8 atypical TED sera (negative for TSHR autoantibodies with biological activity) by flow cytometry and correlated poorly with thyroid-stimulating antibodies. IgA antibodies were present in 1 of 12 normal, 1 of 7 treated GD with TED, and 3 of 8 atypical TED sera. IgE binding was observed in 1 of 12 normal, 2 of 8 treated GD without TED, 1 of 6 treated GD with TED, and 0 of 8 atypical TED sera...Continue Reading

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