PMID: 9422113Jan 1, 1994Paper

Quantitation of soluble HLA-DR antigens in human serum and other body fluids

Beiträge zur Infusionstherapie und Transfusionsmedizin = Contributions to infusion therapy and transfusion medicine
S HausmannS Wegener

Abstract

The existence of soluble forms of MHC class II molecules is well established. To quantify soluble HLA-DR antigens (sHLA-DR) in human serum and other body fluids, we developed an enzyme immunoassay using two non-overlapping HLA-DR-specific monoclonal antibodies (RoDR, BL-la/5) and an immunoaffinity chromatography-purified sHLA-DR standard. In serum of healthy individuals, sHLA-DR levels were found in the range between 0.6 and 3 ng/ml (median 0.85 ng/ml) whereas EDTA plasma samples showed concentrations about 20 times higher (median 21 ng/ml). In tears, saliva, sweat, urine, amniotic fluid, cerebrospinal fluid, and bronchoalveolar lavage, sHLA-DR could also be detected. No association was found between sHLA-DR serum levels and distinct HLA specificities. In the sera of patients with autoimmune diseases, slightly enhanced sHLA-DR values were found (juvenile rheumatoid arthritis: median 2.0 ng/ml, lupus erythematosus: 1.5 ng/ml, diabetes mellitus: 2.1 ng/ml).

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