Tokano Y, Murashima A, Takasaki Y, Hashimoto H, Okumura K, Hirose S
Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Ann Rheum Dis. 1989 Oct;48(10):803-9. doi: 10.1136/ard.48.10.803.
The concentration of soluble interleukin 2 receptor (IL-2R) was determined in the serum of 54 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) by an enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using two monoclonal antibodies with the IL-2R. Concentrations of soluble IL-2R in the serum of the patients with SLE (study group) were significantly higher than in 20 normal subjects (control group). The relation between concentrations of soluble IL-2R and clinical findings was investigated. The concentration of soluble IL-2R showed no particular relation with the clinical manifestations and did not correlate with the level of anti-DNA antibody or CH50. Significant correlation between the concentration of soluble IL-2R and disease activity did exist, however. Furthermore, the concentration of soluble IL-2R in some cases changed simultaneously with the disease activity. Thus the concentration of soluble IL-2R may serve as a new clinical indicator of disease activity in patients with SLE.
采用两种抗白细胞介素2受体(IL-2R)单克隆抗体,通过酶联免疫吸附测定法(ELISA)测定了54例系统性红斑狼疮(SLE)患者血清中可溶性白细胞介素2受体(IL-2R)的浓度。SLE患者(研究组)血清中可溶性IL-2R的浓度显著高于20名正常受试者(对照组)。研究了可溶性IL-2R浓度与临床症状之间的关系。可溶性IL-2R的浓度与临床表现无特定关系,与抗DNA抗体水平或CH50无关。然而,可溶性IL-2R浓度与疾病活动度之间确实存在显著相关性。此外,在某些情况下,可溶性IL-2R的浓度随疾病活动度同时变化。因此,可溶性IL-2R的浓度可能作为SLE患者疾病活动度的一种新的临床指标。