Clinical Features and Cytokine Profile in Myositis Patients with Anti-EJ Autoantibodies Detected by a Novel Immunoprecipitation Assay.

Yang YangYangtengyu LiuLi HuangLi WangKe LiuMeidong LiuHui LuoXiaoxia ZuoYisha Li Huali Zhang

Published in: BioMed research international (2019)

The novel immunoprecipitation assay is suitable to detect and monitor the levels of anti-EJ autoantibody. The serum levels of anti-EJ, IP-10, IL-6, MCP-1, and VEGF may be related to disease activity in myositis patients with anti-EJ antibodies.

Keyphrases

disease activity
systemic lupus erythematosus
rheumatoid arthritis
high throughput
rheumatoid arthritis patients
interstitial lung disease
ankylosing spondylitis
endothelial cells
vascular endothelial growth factor
systemic sclerosis
juvenile idiopathic arthritis
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis