Project description:Synovial antigen arrays were probed with 1:150 dilutions of plasma derived from SJL mice immunized with fibrinogen emulsified in CFA or with CFA alone. Autoantibody binding was detected with a Cy3-conjugated goat-anti-mouse IgG/M secondary antibody. SAM was applied to identify antigens with statistically significant differences in array reactivity between FIA and CFA control plasma (q < 0.01) obtained from mice before boosting. The SAM hits were subjected to hierarchical cluster analysis and are displayed as a heatmap. Synovial array profiling of FIA plasma demonstrated autoreactive B-cell responses against peptides representing native fibrinogen, and B-cell epitope spreading resulting in additional targeting of citrullinated fibrinogen in the samples obtained before boosting.
Project description:Synovial antigen arrays were probed with 1:150 dilutions of plasma derived from SJL mice immunized with fibrinogen emulsified in CFA or with CFA alone. Autoantibody binding was detected with a Cy3-conjugated goat-anti-mouse IgG/M secondary antibody. SAM was applied to identify antigens with statistically significant differences in array reactivity between FIA and CFA control plasma (q < 0.01) obtained from mice before boosting. The SAM hits were subjected to hierarchical cluster analysis and are displayed as a heatmap. Synovial array profiling of FIA plasma demonstrated autoreactive B-cell responses against peptides representing native fibrinogen, and B-cell epitope spreading resulting in additional targeting of citrullinated fibrinogen in the samples obtained before boosting. Custom-spotted protein slides were probed with plasma samples from individual mice. Four slides were probed with plasma derived from mice immunized with CFA and six slides were probed with plasma derived from mice immunized with fibrinogen emulsified in CFA.
Project description:Citrullinated and unmodified peptides (>95% purity, ProImmune AB) were immobilized onto a chemically modified glass slide, sera from RA patients and healthy controls were applied into the reactions sites and fluorescence intensity after incubation with anti-human IgG antibody was acquired in a laser scanner. Final results for each citrullinated peptide were calculated by subtracting the intensity values of corresponding arginine containing control peptide from citrullinated peptide for all RA patients and controls.