AIM:To evaluate the predictive value of islet autoantibodies for the diagnosis of autoimmune uveitis(AU),as well as to characterize the association bet ween islet autoantibodies and AU.METHODS:Totally 97 patients with...AIM:To evaluate the predictive value of islet autoantibodies for the diagnosis of autoimmune uveitis(AU),as well as to characterize the association bet ween islet autoantibodies and AU.METHODS:Totally 97 patients with AU and 100 healthy persons without any autoimmune diseases as the control group were recruited.Multiple serum islet autoantibodies were measured using commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kits(ELISA).A supplementary questionnaire was used to complement the subject's demographics and clinical features.The level of glucose concentrations and white blood cells were measured.Conditional logistic regression was performed to estimate odds ratios(ORs),and 95%confidence intervals(CIs)of AU according to islet autoantibodies and to evaluate the predictive value of islet autoantibodies for AU diagnosis.Autoantibodies subgroups and other variables were included into analysis.RESULTS:In AU patients,the prevalence of detecting at least one of the autoantibodies was 31.9%(31/97).The most frequent autoantibody was ZnT8A(30.9%),followed by GADA(11.3%),IA-2A(4.1%),ICA(2.1%)and IAA(2.1%).Islet autoantibodies were found to be correlated positively with AU diagnosis[OR(95%CI):13.86(3.28,58.50),P<0.001].Moreover,Zn-T8A was remarkably correlated with AU diagnosis[OR(95%CI):6.13(1.96,19.17),P<0.001],In contrast,neither GADA nor other islet antibodies(IA-2A,ICA and IAA)showed any association with AU risk under an additive model.CONCLUSION:The prevalence of islet antibodies,especially ZnT8A,in patients with AU is higher.Islet antibodies as well as novel biomarkers should be included in routine evaluation at AU and is a valuable biological marker to classify newly-diagnosed uveitis.展开更多
Type 1 diabetes mellitus is heterogeneous in many facets. The patients suffered from type 1 diabetes present several levels of islet function as well as variable number and type of islet-specific autoantibodies. This ...Type 1 diabetes mellitus is heterogeneous in many facets. The patients suffered from type 1 diabetes present several levels of islet function as well as variable number and type of islet-specific autoantibodies. This study was to investigate prevalence and heterogeneity of the islet autoantibodies and clinical phenotypes of type 1 diabetes mellitus; and also discussed the process of islet failure and its risk factors in Chinese type 1 diabetic patients. A total of 1,291 type 1 diabetic patients were enrolled in this study. Demographic information was collected. Laboratory tests including mixed-meal tolerance test, human leukocyte antigen alleles, hemoglobin A1 c, lipids, thyroid function and islet autoantibodies were conducted. The frequency of islet-specific autoantibody in newly diagnosed T1 DM patients(duration shorter than half year) was 73% in East China. According to binary logistic regressions, autoantibody positivity, longer duration and lower Body Mass Index were the risk factors of islet failure. As the disease developed, autoantibodies against glutamic acid decarboxylase declined as well as the other two autoantibodies against zinc transporter 8 and islet antigen 2. The decrease of autoantibodies was positively correlated with aggressive beta cell destruction. Autoantibodies can facilitate the identification of classic T1 DM from other subtypes and predict the progression of islet failure. As there were obvious heterogeneity in autoantibodies and clinical manifestation in different phenotypes of the disease, we should take more factors into consideration when identifying type 1 diabetes mellitus.展开更多
基金Supported by the Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province of China(No.2017SF-265)the Science Foundation of Xi’an of China[No.2017121SF/YX015(2)].
文摘AIM:To evaluate the predictive value of islet autoantibodies for the diagnosis of autoimmune uveitis(AU),as well as to characterize the association bet ween islet autoantibodies and AU.METHODS:Totally 97 patients with AU and 100 healthy persons without any autoimmune diseases as the control group were recruited.Multiple serum islet autoantibodies were measured using commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kits(ELISA).A supplementary questionnaire was used to complement the subject's demographics and clinical features.The level of glucose concentrations and white blood cells were measured.Conditional logistic regression was performed to estimate odds ratios(ORs),and 95%confidence intervals(CIs)of AU according to islet autoantibodies and to evaluate the predictive value of islet autoantibodies for AU diagnosis.Autoantibodies subgroups and other variables were included into analysis.RESULTS:In AU patients,the prevalence of detecting at least one of the autoantibodies was 31.9%(31/97).The most frequent autoantibody was ZnT8A(30.9%),followed by GADA(11.3%),IA-2A(4.1%),ICA(2.1%)and IAA(2.1%).Islet autoantibodies were found to be correlated positively with AU diagnosis[OR(95%CI):13.86(3.28,58.50),P<0.001].Moreover,Zn-T8A was remarkably correlated with AU diagnosis[OR(95%CI):6.13(1.96,19.17),P<0.001],In contrast,neither GADA nor other islet antibodies(IA-2A,ICA and IAA)showed any association with AU risk under an additive model.CONCLUSION:The prevalence of islet antibodies,especially ZnT8A,in patients with AU is higher.Islet antibodies as well as novel biomarkers should be included in routine evaluation at AU and is a valuable biological marker to classify newly-diagnosed uveitis.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81270897,81300668,81370939,81400813,81400808,81530026,81370922)the Jiangsu Provincial Special Program of Medical Science(BL2012026)the Project Funded by the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions support this study
文摘Type 1 diabetes mellitus is heterogeneous in many facets. The patients suffered from type 1 diabetes present several levels of islet function as well as variable number and type of islet-specific autoantibodies. This study was to investigate prevalence and heterogeneity of the islet autoantibodies and clinical phenotypes of type 1 diabetes mellitus; and also discussed the process of islet failure and its risk factors in Chinese type 1 diabetic patients. A total of 1,291 type 1 diabetic patients were enrolled in this study. Demographic information was collected. Laboratory tests including mixed-meal tolerance test, human leukocyte antigen alleles, hemoglobin A1 c, lipids, thyroid function and islet autoantibodies were conducted. The frequency of islet-specific autoantibody in newly diagnosed T1 DM patients(duration shorter than half year) was 73% in East China. According to binary logistic regressions, autoantibody positivity, longer duration and lower Body Mass Index were the risk factors of islet failure. As the disease developed, autoantibodies against glutamic acid decarboxylase declined as well as the other two autoantibodies against zinc transporter 8 and islet antigen 2. The decrease of autoantibodies was positively correlated with aggressive beta cell destruction. Autoantibodies can facilitate the identification of classic T1 DM from other subtypes and predict the progression of islet failure. As there were obvious heterogeneity in autoantibodies and clinical manifestation in different phenotypes of the disease, we should take more factors into consideration when identifying type 1 diabetes mellitus.