IgA immunoglobulin isotype of rheumatoid factor in primary Sjögren's syndrome. 2021

Maria Maślińska, and Małgorzata Mańczak, and Brygida Kwiatkowska, and Vince Ramsperger, and Long Shen, and Lakshmanan Suresh
National Institute of Geriatrics, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Warsaw, Poland. maslinskam@gmail.com.

Primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) is an autoimmune disease with autoantibodies overproduction, including rheumatoid factors (RF). RF-IgA, IgG immunoglobulin classes are suggested as potential biomarkers of pSS. We studied 76 patients with pSS (ACR/Eular 2017); laboratory tests included ESR, C-reactive protein, concentrations of gamma globulins, RF, Anti-SS-A/Ro, and anti-SS-B/La. Eye dryness and keratoconjunctivitis sicca were confirmed with Schirmer's test, the ocular staining score (OSS) using lissamine green, fluorescein staining and biopsy of minor salivary gland with the histopathological evaluation. Differences between groups were analyzed with U Mann-Whitney test. Correlations between quantitative variables were assessed with the Spearman correlation coefficient.. The best diagnostic values of immunoglobulin concentration for discriminating pSS patients and healthy individuals are for RF-IgA. With cut-off of 21.5 EU/mL, the sensitivity is 72% and specificity is 100%. Very high specificity (100%) is also obtained for RF-IgM concentration of 74.1 EU/mL. Sensitivity is, however, smaller than that for RF-IgA and amounted to 61%. The RF-IgG is the poorest indicator of pSS with 51% of sensitivity and 95% of specificity. To summarize RF-IgA strongly associate with anti-SS-A and anti-SS-B autoantibodies. Both RF-IgA and RF-IgM may be used as diagnostic tools for pSS. Conclusions: among the three studied rheumatoid factor subtypes, RF-IgA showed the best diagnostic accuracy for pSS. RF-IgA correlated with anti-SS-A/Ro and anti-SS-B antibodies even more closely than RF-IgM. The assessment of the RF-IgA serum concentration may be helpful in the process of establishing pSS diagnosis.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007070 Immunoglobulin A Represents 15-20% of the human serum immunoglobulins, mostly as the 4-chain polymer in humans or dimer in other mammals. Secretory IgA (IMMUNOGLOBULIN A, SECRETORY) is the main immunoglobulin in secretions. IgA,IgA Antibody,IgA1,IgA2,Antibody, IgA
D007074 Immunoglobulin G The major immunoglobulin isotype class in normal human serum. There are several isotype subclasses of IgG, for example, IgG1, IgG2A, and IgG2B. Gamma Globulin, 7S,IgG,IgG Antibody,Allerglobuline,IgG(T),IgG1,IgG2,IgG2A,IgG2B,IgG3,IgG4,Immunoglobulin GT,Polyglobin,7S Gamma Globulin,Antibody, IgG,GT, Immunoglobulin
D007075 Immunoglobulin M A class of immunoglobulin bearing mu chains (IMMUNOGLOBULIN MU-CHAINS). IgM can fix COMPLEMENT. The name comes from its high molecular weight and originally was called a macroglobulin. Gamma Globulin, 19S,IgM,IgM Antibody,IgM1,IgM2,19S Gamma Globulin,Antibody, IgM
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D012217 Rheumatoid Factor Autoantibodies found in adult RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS patients that are directed against GAMMA-CHAIN IMMUNOGLOBULINS. Factor, Rheumatoid

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