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Connective tissue diseases

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Disease information

Connective tissue diseases (CTDs) are inflammatory rheumatic diseases based upon development of antibodies against body’s specific target antigens. The spectrum of these diseases includes:

  • Systemic lupus erythematous (SLE)
  • Progressive systemic sclerosis
  • Sjögren’s syndrome
  • Sharp syndrome

The hallmark of connective tissue diseases is the presence of antibodies directed against nuclear antigens. These antibodies are called ANAs (anti-nuclear antibodies) and are serological markers for CTDs. The target antigens can be:

  • Nucleic acids
  • Cell nuclear proteins
  • Ribonucleoproteins

These antibodies are implicated in 20 to 100% of the cases. Therefore, differential ANA diagnostics is an indispensable parameter for diagnosis of connective tissue diseases and their differentiation from other autoimmune diseases.

Diagnostic Guidelines

The gold standard for the detection of ANAs is indirect immunofluorescence (IFA) with human epithelial cells (HEp-2). This technique is both highly sensitive and specific. Moreover, microscopic analysis displays particular cellular patterns of the immunofluorescent conjugate bound to auto-antibodies, each dependent upon the location of specific target antigens.

Although, standardized protocols require additional testing of the antibodies using specific tests like ELISA and line blot, once they are detected on IFA, the fact that all nuclear antigens can not be obtained in purified samples as yet makes IFA the only reliable test for the diagnosis of connective tissue diseases.

Connective tissue diseases products

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wdt_ID Method Parameter Substrate Species/ Antigen
186 IFA cell nuclei (ANA) EUROPattern
cell nuclei (ANA)
cell nuclei (ANA)
HEp-2 cells
liver
(2 BIOCHIPs per field)
human
monkey
187 IFA cell nuclei
(ANA global test)
HEp-2 cells
liver
(2 BIOCHIPs per field)
human
monkey
188 IFA EUROPLUS ANA Mosaic 10
cell nuclei (ANA)
SS-A + SS-B
2 BIOCHIPs per field:
HEp-2 cells
SS-A+SS-B BIOCHIPs
human
189 IFA ANA Mosaic 2 EUROPattern
cell nuclei (ANA), EUROPattern
mitochondria (AMA)
2 BIOCHIPs per field:
HEp-2 cells
kidney
human
rat
190 IFA cell nuclei (ANA)
mitochondria (AMA
HEp-2 cells
kidney
(2 BIOCHIPs per field)
human
rat
191 IFA cell nuclei (ANA) EUROPattern
cell nuclei (ANA)
HEp-20-10 cells
liver
(2 BIOCHIPs per field)
human
monkey
192 IFA cell nuclei
(ANA global test)
HEp-20-10 cells
liver
(2 BIOCHIPs per field)
human
monkey
193 IFA EUROPLUS ANA Mosaic 10A
cell nuclei (ANA)
SS-A + SS-B
2 BIOCHIPs per field:
HEp-20-10 cells
SS-A+SS-B BIOCHIPs
human
194 IFA cell nuclei (ANA)
mitochondria (AMA)
HEp-20-10 cells
kidney
(2 BIOCHIPs per field)
human
rat
195 IFA EUROPLUS ANA Mosaic 20A
cell nuclei (ANA)
cell nuclei (ANA)
SS-A + SS-B
ribosomal P-proteins + Jo-1
4 BIOCHIPs per field:
HEp-20-10 cells
liver
SS-A+SS-B BIOCHIPs
rib. P-prot.+Jo-1 BIOCHIPs
human
monkey
196 IFA EUROPLUS ANA Mosaic 22A
cell nuclei (ANA)
cell nuclei (ANA)
nRNP/Sm + Sm + SS-A
SS-B + Scl-70 + Jo-1
4 BIOCHIPs per field:
HEp-20-10 cells
liver
nRNP/Sm+Sm+SS-A BIOCHIPs
SS-B+Scl-70+Jo-1 BIOCHIPs
human
monkey
197 IFA cell nuclei (ANA)
cell nuclei (ANA)
HEp-20-10 cells
liver
(2 BIOCHIPs per field)
human
rat
198 IFA cell nuclei (ANA) HEp-2 cells human
199 IFA cell nuclei (ANA)
EUROPattern
HEp-2 cells human
200 IFA cell nuclei (ANA) HEp-20-10 cells human
201 IFA cell nuclei (ANA)
EUROPattern
HEp-20-10 cells human
202 EUROLINE Myositis Profile
(Mi-2, Ku, PM-Scl, Jo-1, PL-7,
PL-12, Ro-52 separately)
EUROLINE
203 EUROLINE positive control serum: IgG, human, 100x concentrated
for DL 1530-X G
204 EUROLINE Myositis Profile 3
(Mi-2, Ku, PM-Scl100, PM-Scl75, Jo-1, SRP,
PL-7, PL-12, EJ, OJ, Ro-52 separately)
EUROLINE
205 EUROLINE Autoimmune Inflammatory Myopathies 16 Ag
(Mi-2 alpha, Mi-2 beta, TIF1g, MDA5, NXP2, SAE1, Ku, PM-Scl100,
PM-Scl75, Jo-1, SRP, PL-7, PL-12, EJ, OJ, Ro-52 separately)
EUROLINE
206 EUROLINE Autoimmune Inflammatory Myopathies 16 Ag et cN-1A
(Mi-2 alpha, Mi-2 beta, TIF1g, MDA5, NXP2, SAE1, Ku,
PM-Scl100, PM-Scl75, Jo-1, SRP, PL-7, PL-12, EJ, OJ,
Ro-52, cN-1A separately)
EUROLINE
207 EUROLINE positive control serum: IgG, human, 100x concentrated
for DL 1532 G
208 EUROLINE Systemic Sclerosis Profile (Nucleoli)
(Scl-70, CENP A, CENP B, RP11, RP155,
fibrillarin, NOR90, Th/To, PM-Scl100, PM-Scl75,
Ku, PDGFR, Ro-52 separately)
EUROLINE
209 ELISA histones antigen-coated
microplate wells
native, highly purified histones,
bovine thymus
210 IFA antibodies against cell nuclei
(ANA control), homogeneous pattern
Method Parameter Substrate Species/ Antigen
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