Identification of autoantibody biomarkers for primary Sjögren's syndrome using protein microarrays

Proteomics. 2011 Apr;11(8):1499-507. doi: 10.1002/pmic.201000206. Epub 2011 Mar 17.

Abstract

Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) is a chronic, progressive autoimmune disease primarily affecting women. Diagnosis of SS requires an invasive salivary gland tissue biopsy and a long delay from the start of the symptoms to final diagnosis has been frequently observed. In this study,we aim to identify salivary autoantibody biomarkers for primary SS (pSS) using a protein microarray approach. Immune-response protoarrays were used to profile saliva autoantibodies from patients with pSS (n = 514), patients with systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE, n = 513), and healthy control subjects (n = 513). We identified 24 potential autoantibody biomarkers that can discriminate patients with pSS from both patients with SLE and healthy individuals. Four saliva autoantibody biomarkers, anti-transglutaminase, anti-histone, anti-SSA, and anti-SSB, were further tested in independent pSS (n = 534), SLE (n = 534), and healthy control (n = 534) subjects and all were successfully validated with ELISA. This study has demonstrated the potential of a high-throughput protein microarray approach for the discovery of autoantibody biomarkers. The identified saliva autoantibody biomarkers may lead to a clinical tool for simple, noninvasive detection of pSS at low cost.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Antinuclear / analysis
  • Autoantibodies / analysis*
  • Autoantibodies / immunology
  • Biomarkers / analysis
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Histones / immunology
  • Humans
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / immunology
  • Protein Array Analysis
  • Saliva / immunology
  • Sjogren-Larsson Syndrome / diagnosis
  • Sjogren-Larsson Syndrome / immunology*
  • Sjogren-Larsson Syndrome / metabolism
  • Transglutaminases / immunology

Substances

  • Antibodies, Antinuclear
  • Autoantibodies
  • Biomarkers
  • Histones
  • SS-A antibodies
  • SS-B antibodies
  • Transglutaminases