[HTML][HTML] Anti-cytokine autoantibodies are ubiquitous in healthy individuals

M Watanabe, K Uchida, K Nakagaki, H Kanazawa… - FEBS letters, 2007 - Elsevier
M Watanabe, K Uchida, K Nakagaki, H Kanazawa, BC Trapnell, Y Hoshino, H Kagamu…
FEBS letters, 2007Elsevier
Anti-cytokine autoantibodies in healthy individuals have been widely reported but the
occurrence is variable and inconstant. We hypothesized that cytokine-binding in vivo may
explain their variable and infrequent detection. Therefore, we focused on the detection of the
cytokine-autoantibody complexes and found that anti-cytokine autoantibody to IL-2, IL-8,
tumor necrosis factor-α, vascular endothelial growth factor and granulocyte-colony
stimulating factor were present in all 15 individuals evaluated, while those to IL-3 …
Anti-cytokine autoantibodies in healthy individuals have been widely reported but the occurrence is variable and inconstant. We hypothesized that cytokine-binding in vivo may explain their variable and infrequent detection. Therefore, we focused on the detection of the cytokine-autoantibody complexes and found that anti-cytokine autoantibody to IL-2, IL-8, tumor necrosis factor-α, vascular endothelial growth factor and granulocyte-colony stimulating factor were present in all 15 individuals evaluated, while those to IL-3, osteopontin and macrophage-colony stimulating factor were not detected in anyone. Autoantibodies against IL-4, IL-6, IL-10, and interferon-gamma were variously detected. Thus, we discovered that anti-cytokine autoantibodies to multiple cytokines are ubiquitous in healthy individuals.
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