@inproceedings{RoedigerBoehmNitschkeetal., author = {R{\"o}diger, Stefan and B{\"o}hm, Alexander and Nitschke, J{\"o}rg and Stavitskaya, Luba and Gruner, Melanie and Kundzer, Alena V. and Volkova, Margarita V. and Generalov, I. and Schmidt, Carsten and Schr{\"o}der, Christian and Roggenbuck, Dirk and Schierack, Peter}, title = {Development of a Method for Multiplex Real-Time Analysis of Enzymatic Activity on a Microbead-Chip}, series = {Infection, tumors and autoimmunity, report on the 11th Dresden Symposium on Autoantibodies held in Dresden on September 1-4, 2013}, booktitle = {Infection, tumors and autoimmunity, report on the 11th Dresden Symposium on Autoantibodies held in Dresden on September 1-4, 2013}, publisher = {Pabst Science Publ.}, address = {Lengerich [u.a.]}, isbn = {978-3-89967-881-9}, pages = {275 -- 280}, language = {en} } @misc{KundzerVolkovaBogdanosetal., author = {Kundzer, Alena V. and Volkova, Margarita V. and Bogdanos, Dimitrios Petrou and R{\"o}diger, Stefan and Schierack, Peter and Generalov, I. and Nevinsky, G. A. and Roggenbuck, Dirk}, title = {Deoxyribonuclease activity of polyclonal IgGs: a putative serological marker in patients with spondyloarthritides}, series = {Immunologic Research}, volume = {56}, journal = {Immunologic Research}, number = {2-3}, issn = {0257-277X}, doi = {10.1007/s12026-013-8424-9}, pages = {457 -- 464}, abstract = {Antibodies executing catalytic activity are referred to as antibody enzymes or short "abzymes" and may have diagnostic relevance. Abzymes with deoxyribonuclease (DNase) activity have been demonstrated in patients with autoimmune and infectious diseases. Despite several reports on the occurrence of DNase abzymes in systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases, conclusive data about DNase activity of antibodies in patients with spondyloarthritides (SpAs) are lacking. In recent cross-sectional studies evaluating levels of IgG DNase activity in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA), reactive arthritis (ReA), and ankylosing spondylitis (AS), DNase activity of IgG has been assessed by the rivanol clot method and confirmed by agarose gel electrophoresis. Remarkably, levels of IgG DNase activity were significantly higher in sera of SpA patients than those in control subjects. In patients with PsA, ReA, and AS, a positive correlation of DNase IgG activity with synovitis, disease activity, and stage of spondylitis was observed, respectively. Given the involvement of autoimmune reactions in cytolysis and connective tissue degradation in PsA, ReA, and to a lesser extent in AS, abzymes might have an impact on the pathophysiology of SpAs. Detection of IgG DNase activity in patients suffering from SpA represents an exciting new research field and may assist in the differential diagnosis of SpA.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{RoedigerBoehmNitschkeetal., author = {R{\"o}diger, Stefan and B{\"o}hm, Alexander and Nitschke, J{\"o}rg and Stavitskaya, Luba and Gruner, Melanie and Kundzer, Alena V. and Volkova, Margarita V. and Generalov, I. and Schmidt, Carsten and Schr{\"o}der, Christian and Roggenbuck, Dirk and Schierack, Peter}, title = {Development of a Method for Multiplex Real-Time Analysis of Enzymati c Activity on a Microbead-Chip.}, series = {Infections, Tumors and Autoimmunity, Report on the 11th Dresden Symposium on Autoantibodies held in Dresden on September 01. - 04., 2013}, booktitle = {Infections, Tumors and Autoimmunity, Report on the 11th Dresden Symposium on Autoantibodies held in Dresden on September 01. - 04., 2013}, publisher = {Pabst Science Publ.}, address = {Lengerich}, isbn = {978-3-89967-881-9}, pages = {280}, language = {en} }