Heterophile antibodies indicate progression of autoimmunity in human type 1 diabetes mellitus before clinical onset

Autoimmunity
T OrbanD A Hafler

Abstract

We previously reported serum cytokines in a group of long term non-progressors to Type 1 diabetes; this reactivity detected in ELISA is now identified as heterophile antibody in some sera. Here, we characterize heterophile antibody activity. A 14 kDa-polypeptide from heterophile antibody containing serum bound to an anti-IL-4 column, but IL-4 was not detected by Western blot or by MS/MS sequencing. However, in 2/13 heterophile antibody positive sera, T-cell growth was potentiated and was blocked by an anti-human immunoglobulin. To examine the relationship between low affinity heterophile antibody presence and disease progression, 1100 archived serum samples were analyzed with two pairs of antibodies from 443 diabetes-free first degree relatives of Type 1 diabetes mellitus patients for heterophile antibody; 95 individuals developed diabetes on follow-up. Twenty-two individuals, whose serum was heterophile antibody positive with the second pair of antibodies (but negative with the first pair of antibodies), had a significantly higher incidence of developing diabetes after five years. Thirty-seven individuals with heterophile antibody reactivity with the first pair of antibodies, regardless of reactivity with the second pair of an...Continue Reading

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