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Reactivity to the p305 Epitope of the α1G T-Type Calcium Channel and Autoimmune-Associated Congenital Heart Block.
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Journal of the American Heart Association [J Am Heart Assoc] 2015 May 20; Vol. 4 (5). Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 May 20. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Background: Only 2% of mothers positive for anti-SSA/Ro (Ro) antibodies have children with congenital heart block (CHB). This study aimed to determine whether reactivity with p305, an epitope within the α1G T-type calcium channel, confers added risk over anti-Ro antibodies.<br />Methods and Results: Using sera from anti-Ro-exposed pregnancies resulting in offspring with CHB, no disease but CHB-sibling, and no disease and no CHB-sibling, as well as disease (lupus without anti-Ro) and healthy controls, reactivities were determined for binding to Ro60, p305, and an epitope within Ro60, p133-Ro60, which shares structural properties with p305, including key amino acids and an α-helical structure. Candidate peptides were further evaluated in an in vitro model that assessed the binding of maternal antibodies to apoptotic cells. In anti-Ro-positive mothers, anti-p305 autoantibodies (>3 SD above healthy controls) were detected in 3/59 (5%) CHB pregnancies, 4/30 (13%) unaffected pregnancies with a CHB-sibling, and 0/42 (0%) of unaffected pregnancies with no CHB-sibling. For umbilical bloods (61 CHB, 41 healthy with CHB sibling), no association of anti-p305 with outcome was detected; however, overall levels of anti-p305 were elevated compared to mothers during pregnancy in all groups studied. For anti-p133-Ro60, reactivity paralleled that of anti-p305. In the screen employing apoptotic cells, p133-Ro60, but not p305, significantly attenuated the binding of immunoglobulin G isolated from a mother whose child had CHB (42.1% reduced to 13.9%, absence/presence of p133-Ro60, respectively, P<0.05).<br />Conclusions: These data suggest that anti-p305 is not a robust maternal marker for assessing increased risk of CHB during an anti-SSA/Ro pregnancy.<br /> (© 2015 The Authors. Published on behalf of the American Heart Association, Inc., by Wiley Blackwell.)
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- Adult
Antibodies, Antinuclear blood
Antibodies, Antinuclear genetics
Apoptosis
Autoantibodies blood
Autoantibodies immunology
Autoimmune Diseases blood
Autoimmune Diseases immunology
Biomarkers blood
Calcium Channels, T-Type blood
Calcium Channels, T-Type genetics
Epitopes blood
Epitopes immunology
Female
Heart Block blood
Heart Block immunology
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Pregnancy
Risk Factors
Young Adult
Antibodies, Antinuclear immunology
Autoimmune Diseases complications
Calcium Channels, T-Type immunology
Heart Block congenital
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2047-9980
- Volume :
- 4
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of the American Heart Association
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 25994441
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.115.001836