IgA Anticardiolipin Antibodies – Relation with other Antiphospholipid Antibodies and Clinical Significance

1998 ◽  
Vol 79 (02) ◽  
pp. 282-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josep Ordi-Ros ◽  
Francesc Monegal-Ferran ◽  
Nuria Martinez ◽  
Fina Cortes-Hernandez ◽  
Miquel Vilardell-Tarres ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lupus Erythematosus ◽  
Antiphospholipid Antibodies ◽  
Fetal Loss ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Anticardiolipin Antibodies ◽  
Antiphospholipid Antibody ◽  
Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome ◽  
Serum Samples ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Vein Thrombosis

SummaryObjective: To evaluate the usefulness of IgA antiphospholipid antibodies as markers of thrombosis and/or antiphospholipid antibody syndrome. Patients and Methods: A cross-sectional study design in a tertiary, university-based, autoimmune reference hospital. Seven-hundred ninety-five patients classified into five different groups – autoimmune diseases (255), deep vein thrombosis (153), transitory ischemic attacks (108), obstetric complications (196), infectious diseases (83) and controls (81) – were tested for IgA, IgG and IgM aPL, and lupus anticoagulant. Plasma and serum samples were drawn for detection of aPL using an internationally standardized ELISA method and LA was carried out using coagulometric assays. Results: True IgA aPL were found only in two patients with systemic lupus erythematosus; these patients were also positive to IgG aPL. Conclusion: The incidence of true positivity to IgA anticardiolipin antibodies is extremely low. Their determination was not helpful in diagnosing the antiphospholipid syndrome or in explaining thrombotic events or aPL related manifestations – fetal loss – in the groups studied.

scholarly journals CLINICAL AND IMMUNOLOGICAL CORRELATIONS IN PATIENTS WITH SYSTEMICLUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS WITH ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY SYNDROME

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 7-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
E A Belolipetskaia ◽  
I B Beliaeva ◽  
V I Mazurov ◽  
E A Trofimov ◽  
S V Lapin
Keyword(s):  
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ◽  
Lupus Erythematosus ◽  
Antiphospholipid Antibodies ◽  
Annexin V ◽  
Anticardiolipin Antibodies ◽  
Antiphospholipid Antibody ◽  
Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome ◽  
Systemic Lupus ◽  
Glycoprotein I ◽  
Threefold Increase

Antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL): lupus anticoagulant (LA), anticardiolipin antibodies (aCL) and anti-β2-glycoprotein I antibodies (anti-β2GPI) are found in 12 to 44% of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients. On average, antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS) develops in50% of aPL-positive patients with SLE. The seronegative APS is characterized by the absence of the diagnostic levels of "classical" aPL and by the presence of non-criteria aPL: antibodies against pro- thrombin (aPT), antibodies against annexin V, antibodies against phosphatidylethanoamine (aPE), antibodies to phosphatidylserine/prothrombin complex (aPS-PT) and antibodies against negatively charged phospholipids. The presence of four antibodies (LA + aCT + anti-β2GPI + aPT) is associated with a threefold increase in the risk of thrombosis. The presence of aCL and anti-β2GPI in SLE patients with APS and recurrent thromboses is associated with the HLA dRB1 * 0402.

scholarly journals Relationship of antiphospholipid antibodies to pregnancy loss in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a cross-sectional study [see comments]

Blood ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 80 (4) ◽  
pp. 975-980
Author(s):  
JS Ginsberg ◽  
P Brill-Edwards ◽  
M Johnston ◽  
JA Denburg ◽  
M Andrew ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lupus Erythematosus ◽  
Antiphospholipid Antibodies ◽  
Lupus Anticoagulant ◽  
Pregnancy Loss ◽  
Anticardiolipin Antibody ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Anticardiolipin Antibodies ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Previous Pregnancy

To determine whether an association exists between the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies and pregnancy loss, a cross-sectional study was performed. Consecutive women who were referred to three outpatient rheumatology clinics and who had systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and a history of one or more pregnancies were evaluated. Patients were interviewed to determine outcomes of all previous pregnancies. Blood was taken on two separate occasions at least 3 months apart to test for the presence of the lupus anticoagulant and anticardiolipin antibodies; on both occasions, five tests of the lupus anticoagulant, with well- defined normal ranges, and an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to measure IgG anticardiolipin antibodies were performed. Patients were considered to be positive for the lupus anticoagulant if one or more tests was abnormal on both occasions and positive for anticardiolipin antibodies if the test was abnormal on both occasions. Forty-two women were studied. Statistically significant associations were shown between lupus anticoagulant positivity and previous pregnancy loss (odds ratio [OR], 4.8; 95% confidence intervals [CI], 1.0 to 23.6; P = .05) and between anticardiolipin antibody positivity and previous pregnancy loss (OR, 20.0; 95% CI, 1.3 to 97.0; P = .01). All seven women with multiple episodes of pregnancy loss were lupus anticoagulant positive and four of these were also anticardiolipin antibody positive. If patients who are transiently positive for lupus anticoagulant and/or anticardiolipin antibodies are considered to be test positive, the associations with pregnancy loss are no longer statistically significant. Within the group of lupus anticoagulant-positive patients, we observed stronger associations between the presence of six or more positive tests and pregnancy loss than between the presence of two to five positive tests and pregnancy loss. No single test for the lupus anticoagulant provides a statistically significant association with pregnancy loss. The results of our study show that by performing multiple lupus anticoagulant tests and by repeating testing for lupus anticoagulant and anticardiolipin antibodies on more than one occasion, significant associations between the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies and previous pregnancy loss can be shown in patients with SLE.

The Relationship of Antiphospholipid Antibodies to Thromboembolic Disease in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Cross-Sectional Study

1991 ◽  
Vol 66 (05) ◽  
pp. 520-524 ◽  
Author(s):  
A A Long ◽  
J S Ginsberg ◽  
P Brill-Edwards ◽  
M Johnston ◽  
C Turner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ◽  
Lupus Erythematosus ◽  
Antiphospholipid Antibodies ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Anticardiolipin Antibodies ◽  
Thromboembolic Events ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Systemic Lupus ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Relationship Of

SummaryIn order to determine whether an association exists between antiphospholipid antibodies (APLA) and thromboembolic events in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), we performed a cross-sectional study of consecutive unselected SLE patients. The occurrence of previous thromboembolic events was determined by investigators blinded to the APLA status of the patients by critical review of objective tests that had been performed at the time of symptomatic presentation and by performing venous Doppler ultrasound of the legs to elicit venous reflux as an indication of previous venous thrombosis. The presence of APLA was determined by coagulation assays for the lupus anticoagulant (LA) using five tests with well-defined control ranges and by ELISA assay for anticardiolipin antibodies (ACLA). These tests were measured on two separate occasions. The results of the study demonstrate a statistically significant association between persistently abnormal ACLA assays and thromboembolic events and a non-significant trend between persistently abnormal LA and thromboembolic events. Transient abnormalities of LA and ACLA were less strongly associated with thromboembolic events. We conclude that in patients with SLE, there is a significant association between thromboembolism and APLA.

scholarly journals Relationship of antiphospholipid antibodies to pregnancy loss in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a cross-sectional study [see comments]

Blood ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 80 (4) ◽  
pp. 975-980 ◽  
Author(s):  
JS Ginsberg ◽  
P Brill-Edwards ◽  
M Johnston ◽  
JA Denburg ◽  
M Andrew ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lupus Erythematosus ◽  
Antiphospholipid Antibodies ◽  
Lupus Anticoagulant ◽  
Pregnancy Loss ◽  
Anticardiolipin Antibody ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Anticardiolipin Antibodies ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Previous Pregnancy

Abstract To determine whether an association exists between the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies and pregnancy loss, a cross-sectional study was performed. Consecutive women who were referred to three outpatient rheumatology clinics and who had systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and a history of one or more pregnancies were evaluated. Patients were interviewed to determine outcomes of all previous pregnancies. Blood was taken on two separate occasions at least 3 months apart to test for the presence of the lupus anticoagulant and anticardiolipin antibodies; on both occasions, five tests of the lupus anticoagulant, with well- defined normal ranges, and an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to measure IgG anticardiolipin antibodies were performed. Patients were considered to be positive for the lupus anticoagulant if one or more tests was abnormal on both occasions and positive for anticardiolipin antibodies if the test was abnormal on both occasions. Forty-two women were studied. Statistically significant associations were shown between lupus anticoagulant positivity and previous pregnancy loss (odds ratio [OR], 4.8; 95% confidence intervals [CI], 1.0 to 23.6; P = .05) and between anticardiolipin antibody positivity and previous pregnancy loss (OR, 20.0; 95% CI, 1.3 to 97.0; P = .01). All seven women with multiple episodes of pregnancy loss were lupus anticoagulant positive and four of these were also anticardiolipin antibody positive. If patients who are transiently positive for lupus anticoagulant and/or anticardiolipin antibodies are considered to be test positive, the associations with pregnancy loss are no longer statistically significant. Within the group of lupus anticoagulant-positive patients, we observed stronger associations between the presence of six or more positive tests and pregnancy loss than between the presence of two to five positive tests and pregnancy loss. No single test for the lupus anticoagulant provides a statistically significant association with pregnancy loss. The results of our study show that by performing multiple lupus anticoagulant tests and by repeating testing for lupus anticoagulant and anticardiolipin antibodies on more than one occasion, significant associations between the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies and previous pregnancy loss can be shown in patients with SLE.

scholarly journals Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome and Infertility

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (10) ◽  
pp. 621-627
Author(s):  
Vivian de Oliveira Rodrigues ◽  
Adriana de Góes e Silva Soligo ◽  
Gabriel Duque Pannain
Keyword(s):  
Antiphospholipid Antibodies ◽  
Fetal Loss ◽  
Female Infertility ◽  
Antiphospholipid Antibody ◽  
Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome ◽  
Therapeutic Approaches ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
The Past ◽  
New Therapeutic Approaches ◽  
Abortion Complications

AbstractAntiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS) is a systemic, autoimmune, prothrombotic disease characterized by persistent antiphospholipid antibodies (aPLs), thrombosis, recurrent abortion, complications during pregnancy, and occasionally thrombocytopenia. The objective of the present study was to review the pathophysiology of APS and its association with female infertility. A bibliographic review of articles of the past 20 years was performed at the PubMed, Scielo, and Bireme databases. Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome may be associated with primary infertility, interfering with endometrial decidualization and with decreased ovarian reserve. Antiphospholipid antibodies also have direct negative effects on placentation, when they bind to the trophoblast, reducing their capacity for invasion, and proinflammatory effects, such as complement activation and neutrophil recruitment, contributing to placental insufficiency, restricted intrauterine growth, and fetal loss. In relation to thrombosis, APS results in a diffuse thrombotic diathesis, with global and diffuse dysregulation of the homeostatic balance. Knowing the pathophysiology of APS, which is closely linked to female infertility, is essential for new therapeutic approaches, specialized in immunomodulation and inflammatory signaling pathways, to provide important advances in its treatment.

Antiphospholipid Syndrome: A Review

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (02) ◽  
pp. 51-58
Author(s):  
Md. Motahar Hossain ◽  
Md. Akhter Hossain ◽  
Yasmin Rahman ◽  
Md. Kamrul Hasan
Keyword(s):  
Antiphospholipid Syndrome ◽  
Antiphospholipid Antibodies ◽  
Arterial Thrombosis ◽  
Anticardiolipin Antibodies ◽  
Vitamin K Antagonist ◽  
Classification Criteria ◽  
Antiphospholipid Antibody ◽  
Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome ◽  
Pregnancy Morbidity ◽  
Pregnancy And Postpartum

Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is an autoimmune disease characterized by venous thromboembolism, arterial thrombosis, and obstetric morbidities in the setting of persistently positive levels of antiphospholipid antibodies. It may be primary or secondary. The latest classification criteria (Sydney 2006) recognize just three tests to define this syndrome- lupus anticoagulant, anticardiolipin antibodies and anti-?2-glycoprotein-1 antibodies. Treatment of thrombotic events involves lifelong anticoagulation with vitamin K antagonist warfarin. Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS) with only pregnancy morbidity is treated with thromboprophylaxis with heparin during pregnancy and postpartum for 6 weeks. In this review we discuss the pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of the APS.

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