Dişli Faruk, Yıldız Sedat
Faculty of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department of Basic Physiotherapy, Bingöl University, Bingöl, Türkiye.
Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physiology, İnönü University, Malatya, Türkiye.
Ir J Med Sci. 2025 Apr;194(2):717-724. doi: 10.1007/s11845-025-03886-8. Epub 2025 Feb 1.
The SARS-CoV-2 virus, responsible for COVID-19, has the potential to induce the formation of antibodies that target self-antigens. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of antinuclear antibodies (ANA), the most common type of autoantibody, in both healthy individuals and those recovered from COVID-19.
This retrospective study involved 400 participants (200 with COVID-19 and 200 healthy controls), aged 18 to 60 years, without any chronic diseases, including autoimmune conditions. Analyses were performed using three different ANA ELISA test kits (anti-dsDNA, anti-ENA, and anti-Hep-2 nucleus tests) that were developed and validated.
Among the 200 healthy individuals, 38 (19%) tested positive for dsDNA, 37 (18.5%) for ENA, and 30 (15%) for Hep-2 nucleus antibodies. The rates of ANA positivity were significantly higher in individuals with COVID-19, with 97 (48.5%) positive for dsDNA, 81 (40.5%) for ENA, and 84 (42%) for Hep-2 nucleus antibodies (p < 0.05).
One in every two to three individuals with COVID-19 exhibited ANA positivity, indicating that the SARS-CoV-2 virus poses a significant risk regarding autoimmunity. Furthermore, the incidence of ANA in healthy individuals was observed to be higher than the literature average.
导致COVID-19的严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2(SARS-CoV-2)病毒有可能诱导针对自身抗原的抗体形成。本研究旨在调查健康个体和COVID-19康复者中最常见的自身抗体类型——抗核抗体(ANA)的流行情况。
这项回顾性研究纳入了400名年龄在18至60岁之间、无任何慢性疾病(包括自身免疫性疾病)的参与者(200名COVID-19患者和200名健康对照)。使用三种经过开发和验证的不同ANA酶联免疫吸附试验试剂盒(抗双链DNA、抗可提取核抗原和抗人喉癌上皮细胞系核试验)进行分析。
在200名健康个体中,38人(19%)抗双链DNA检测呈阳性,37人(18.5%)抗可提取核抗原检测呈阳性,30人(15%)抗人喉癌上皮细胞系核抗体检测呈阳性。COVID-19患者的ANA阳性率显著更高,其中97人(48.5%)抗双链DNA阳性,81人(40.5%)抗可提取核抗原阳性,84人(42%)抗人喉癌上皮细胞系核抗体阳性(p<0.05)。
每两到三名COVID-19患者中就有一人表现出ANA阳性,这表明SARS-CoV-2病毒在自身免疫方面构成重大风险。此外,观察到健康个体中ANA的发生率高于文献平均水平。