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Anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies (ASCA) in Crohn's disease are associated with disease severity but not NOD2/CARD15 mutations.

Abstract
Anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies (ASCAs) have been proposed as serological markers, which may differentiate Crohn's disease (CD) from ulcerative colitis (UC) and predict disease phenotype. Their importance in pathogenesis is unproven. We investigated the relationship between ASCAs, disease phenotype and NOD2/CARD15 genotype in CD and whether ASCAs were related to antibodies to other fungal proteins. Serum from 228 patients [143 CD, 75 UC, 10 with indeterminate colitis (IC)] and 78 healthy controls (HC) were assayed for ASCA. Antibodies (IgA, IgG) to other fungal proteins (Fusarium species ATC20334, Mycoprotein) were measured in the same samples using an in-house enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) assay. ASCAs were present in 57% of CD, 19% of UC, 30% of IC and 8% of HCs. ASCA-positive status was a predictor for CD with sensitivity of 57%, specificity of 87%, positive predictive value of 78% and negative predictive value of 68%. ASCA was associated with proximal (gastroduodenal and small bowel involvement) rather than purely colonic disease (P < 0.001) and with a more severe disease phenotype and requirement for surgery over a median follow-up time of 9 years (P < 0.0001). No associations with NOD2/CARD15 mutations were seen. There was no association between ASCA and antibodies to MP (IgA or IgG). These data implicate ASCA as a specific marker of disease location and progression in CD, emphasizing the heterogeneity within IBD.
AuthorsL J Walker, M C Aldhous, H E Drummond, B R K Smith, E R Nimmo, I D R Arnott, J Satsangi
JournalClinical and experimental immunology (Clin Exp Immunol) Vol. 135 Issue 3 Pg. 490-6 (Mar 2004) ISSN: 0009-9104 [Print] England
PMID15008984 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Antibodies, Fungal
  • Biomarkers
  • Carrier Proteins
  • Immunoglobulin A
  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
  • NOD2 protein, human
  • Nod2 Signaling Adaptor Protein
Topics
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Age of Onset
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Antibodies, Fungal (biosynthesis, blood)
  • Biomarkers (blood)
  • Carrier Proteins (genetics)
  • Colitis, Ulcerative (immunology)
  • Crohn Disease (genetics, immunology, pathology)
  • Disease Progression
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin A (biosynthesis)
  • Immunoglobulin G (biosynthesis)
  • Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mutation
  • Nod2 Signaling Adaptor Protein
  • Phenotype
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae (immunology)
  • Sensitivity and Specificity

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