Steenkamp K J, Duim W, Myer M S, Malfeld S C, Anderson R
Department of Immunology, University of Pretoria.
S Afr Med J. 1995 Dec;85(12):1293-4.
Two different acetylcholine receptor (AChR) preparations derived from amputated human muscle (AChRAMP) and from the human rhabdomyosarcoma cell line TE671 (AChRTE671) were compared in radio-immunoprecipitation assays for the detection of AChR auto-antibodies in serum specimens from 20 patients with proven myasthenia gravis. Tests performed with the AChRTE671 and AChRAMP antigen preparations were positive in all the patients and in 19/20 respectively. A high degree of correlation (r = 0.94) was evident between the two auto-antigen preparations. Assays based on the use of TE671-derived antigen represent a useful alternative to the conventional assay using AChRAMP for the detection of AChR auto-antibodies.
在放射免疫沉淀试验中,对源自截肢人体肌肉的两种不同乙酰胆碱受体(AChR)制剂(AChRAMP)和源自人横纹肌肉瘤细胞系TE671的制剂(AChRTE671)进行了比较,以检测20例确诊为重症肌无力患者血清标本中的AChR自身抗体。使用AChRTE671和AChRAMP抗原制剂进行的检测在所有患者中均呈阳性,分别为19/20例。两种自身抗原制剂之间存在高度相关性(r = 0.94)。基于使用TE671衍生抗原的检测方法是使用AChRAMP进行传统检测以检测AChR自身抗体的一种有用替代方法。