BACKGROUND: Antimitochondrial antibodies specific for primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) target the E2 subunits of 2-oxo acid dehydrogenase complexes, in particular the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDC)-E2. Their antigen-specific detection relies on conventional ELISA using purified PDC. More recent assays have employed a hybrid containing the 3 E2-subunits (MIT3). Some PBC sera react with one or the other preparation, suggesting the presence of nonoverlapping epitopes. METHODS: We have developed an ELISA (anti-M2-3E) using a mixture of purified PDC and MIT3 as antigenic targets. We compared this assay to anti-MIT3 alone, conventional anti-PDC, and indirect immunofluorescence using 173 PBC and 247 disease controls. RESULTS: The anti-M2-3E ELISA showed a 93.6% diagnostic sensitivity compared with 91.3%, 83.8%, and 87.3% for MIT3, purified PDC, or indirect immunofluorescence, respectively, when all specificities are set to 98.8%. By immunoblotting, anti-M2-3E-positive sera unreactive to purified PDC recognized recombinant E2-subunits of the other 2 complexes, whereas those with no reactivity to MIT3 immunofixed PDC subunits E1alpha or E1beta. CONCLUSIONS: The diagnostic accuracy of the anti-M2-3E ELISA for detection of antibodies to 2-oxo acid dehydrogenase complexes exceeds that of conventional ELISA and IFL; its novelty derives from the combination of the MIT3 hybrid and purified PDC.
BACKGROUND: Antimitochondrial antibodies specific for primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) target the E2 subunits of 2-oxo acid dehydrogenase complexes, in particular the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDC)-E2. Their antigen-specific detection relies on conventional ELISA using purified PDC. More recent assays have employed a hybrid containing the 3 E2-subunits (MIT3). Some PBC sera react with one or the other preparation, suggesting the presence of nonoverlapping epitopes. METHODS: We have developed an ELISA (anti-M2-3E) using a mixture of purified PDC and MIT3 as antigenic targets. We compared this assay to anti-MIT3 alone, conventional anti-PDC, and indirect immunofluorescence using 173 PBC and 247 disease controls. RESULTS: The anti-M2-3E ELISA showed a 93.6% diagnostic sensitivity compared with 91.3%, 83.8%, and 87.3% for MIT3, purified PDC, or indirect immunofluorescence, respectively, when all specificities are set to 98.8%. By immunoblotting, anti-M2-3E-positive sera unreactive to purified PDC recognized recombinant E2-subunits of the other 2 complexes, whereas those with no reactivity to MIT3 immunofixed PDC subunits E1alpha or E1beta. CONCLUSIONS: The diagnostic accuracy of the anti-M2-3E ELISA for detection of antibodies to 2-oxo acid dehydrogenase complexes exceeds that of conventional ELISA and IFL; its novelty derives from the combination of the MIT3 hybrid and purified PDC.
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