Hind III genomic polymorphism of the C3b receptor (CR1) in patients with SLE: low erythrocyte CR1 expression is an acquired phenomenon

Kumar, Amit ; Kumar, Ashok ; Sinha, Subrata ; Khandekar, P. S. ; Banerjee, Kakoli ; Srivastava, L. M. (1995) Hind III genomic polymorphism of the C3b receptor (CR1) in patients with SLE: low erythrocyte CR1 expression is an acquired phenomenon Immunology and Cell Biology, 73 . pp. 457-462. ISSN 0818-9641

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Abstract

Expression of the human erythrocyte C3b receptor (CR1-CD35) and its Hind III RFLP was studied in a group of 37 patients with SLE, 15 consanguineous relatives of the patients and 48 healthy normal subjects. The CR1 number on erythrocytes was quantitated by ELISA using a mAb to CR1. Serum levels of complement proteins (C3, C4, C3d) and circulating immune complexes (CIC) were estimated simultaneously in controls and relatives. The patients were followed up during the course of the treatment. The CR1/erythrocyte (CR1/E) in patients were found to be significantly low in comparison to controls. The gene frequencies for the alleles H and L (7.4 and 6.9 kb Hind III restriction fragments) in the patients were 0.75 and 0.25. respectively, which did not differ significantly from the controls (0.77 and 0.23 in normal subjects and 0.79 and 0.21 in consanguineous relatives of the patients). However, patients expressed fewer CR1/E within each genotype than their relatives and healthy subjects. CR1/E was found to be stable in consecutive samples in controls. In patients, the numbers varied between low and high during the course of the treatment. The variation in the numbers was significantly correlated with C3d and CIC as well as with the severity of the disease. Our results suggest that low levels of CR1 on erythrocytes in SLE patients are acquired during the course of the disease and that the 6.9 kb restriction fragment does not play a role in causing susceptibility to the disease.

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Keywords:Complement C3b Receptor; Circulating Immune Complexes; Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism; Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
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