Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies associated vasculitis – Clinical profile and outcomes

Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis in Mexican Population: Clinical Phenotype, Autoantibody Profile and Renal Characteristics

Objective: To describe the clinical, serological characteristics, and renal histology in Mexican patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) associated vasculitis (AAV). Methods: Forty patients with diagnosis of AAV and renal biopsy, followed at a tertiary care center in Mexico City from 2002-2012 were retrospectively studied. Demographics, comorbidities, clinical, laboratory varia...

Clinical outcomes of treatment of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis based on ANCA type.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether the classification of patients with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) according to ANCA type (anti-proteinase 3 (PR3) or anti-myeloperoxidase (MPO) antibodies) predicts treatment response. METHODS Treatment responses were assessed among patients enrolled in the Rituximab in ANCA-associated Vasculitis trial according to both A...

Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies: methodological aspects and clinical significance in systemic vasculitis.

Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) are the serological hallmark of some idiopathic systemic vasculitides, such as granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) and, to a lesser extent, Churg-Strauss syndrome (CCS), the so-called ANCA-associated vasculitides (AAV). ANCA were first detected by immunofluorescence (IIFT), subsequently the target antigens myelopero...

anti neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies in uveitis

anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies have been detected in patients with some autoimmune and vascular diseases such as wegner's granulomatosis, polyarthritis nodosa and systemic lupus erythematosus. indirect immunofluorescence technique has been employed to detect these autoantibodies. by this method, two general patterns of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies were seen: a cytoplasmic (...

Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies and vasculitis.