Anticardiolipin and anti-beta-2-glycoprotein I antibodies

Ibrahim Marai*, Angela Tincani, Genesio Balestrieri, Yehuda Shoenfeld

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Abstract

The anticardiolipin (aCL) antibody test was first established in 1983, using cardiolipin (negatively charged phospholipid) as an antigen in a solid-phase immunoassy. It was first applied to the study of systemic lupus erythematosus patients, and was found associated with thromboses and recurrent pregnancy losses. The wide use of this test was determinant in the definition of the "aCL or antiphospholipid syndrome" (APS). Later, it was demonstrated that aCL antibodies do not recognize anionic phospholipids but are directed against plasma proteins bound to anionic phospholipids, mainly beta-2-glycoprotein I, which is now considered as the autoantigen in APS. Anti-beta-2-glycoprotein I (anti-β2GPI) is not yet accepted as a serological criterion for APS, but most investigators would consider a patient with anti-β2GPI antibodies and clinical features of APS to have the syndrome. aCL and anti-β2GPI are a heterogeneous group of antibodies with different clinical significances and can be present in different autoimmune diseases as well as in infectious diseases.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)33-38
Number of pages6
JournalAutoimmunity
Volume38
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2005

Keywords

  • Anti-beta-2-glycoprotein I antibodies
  • Anticardiolipin antibodies
  • Antiphospholipid syndrome
  • Autoimmune diseases

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