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Increased serum concentration of soluble CD30 in patients with Graves' disease and Hashimoto's thyroiditis.

Abstract
This study investigated serum levels of the soluble form of CD30 (sCD30), which is mainly secreted from T helper 2(Th2) cells, in autoimmune thyroid diseases. The possible relationship of sCD30 to autoantibody production was also evaluated. Serum levels of sCD30 were determined by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in 71 patients with Graves' disease, 37 patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis, and 21 normal donors. Compared with normal subjects (7.1 +/- 4.5 U/mL), sCD30 was increased in patients with Graves' disease (29.2 +/- 25.2 U/mL, P < 0.0001) and in patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis (29.9 +/- 26.9 U/mL, P < 0.0001). In Graves' disease, sCD30 levels were higher in thyrotoxic patients (41.7 +/- 31.2 U/mL, P < 0.001) than in remission patients (15.8 +/- 11.0 U/mL), and a significant correlation was observed between sCD30 levels and serum activities of TSH receptor antibody (r = 0.444, P < 0.0001). In Hashimoto's thyroiditis, sCD30 levels were higher in patients with transient destructive thyrotoxicosis caused by the aggravation of the disease (48.8 +/- 34.4 U/mL, P < 0.05) than in euthyroid patients (24.2 +/- 19.4 U/mL). These data suggest that serum sCD30 is a valuable marker of disease activity and support an important role of the Th2-type immune response in the pathogenesis in Graves' disease and Hashimoto's thyroiditis.
AuthorsM Okumura, Y Hidaka, S Kuroda, K Takeoka, H Tada, N Amino
JournalThe Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism (J Clin Endocrinol Metab) Vol. 82 Issue 6 Pg. 1757-60 (Jun 1997) ISSN: 0021-972X [Print] United States
PMID9177377 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Autoantibodies
  • Ki-1 Antigen
Topics
  • Adult
  • Autoantibodies (analysis)
  • Female
  • Graves Disease (immunology)
  • Humans
  • Ki-1 Antigen (analysis)
  • Middle Aged
  • Reference Values
  • Solubility
  • Thyroiditis, Autoimmune (immunology)
  • Thyrotoxicosis (immunology)

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