PMID- 23982266 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20140928 LR - 20171116 IS - 1758-1001 (Electronic) IS - 0004-5632 (Linking) VI - 51 IP - Pt 2 DP - 2014 Mar TI - Soluble form of receptor for advanced glycation end-products (sRAGE): do sRAGE ligands or anti-sRAGE auto-antibodies interfere with sRAGE quantification? PG - 248-57 LID - 10.1177/0004563213493402 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: The soluble form of the receptor for advanced glycation end-products (sRAGE) has been studied in various diseases. It is not clear why sRAGE levels vary between studies, with controversial results. What also remains to be determined is whether receptor for advanced glycation end-products (RAGE) ligands could affect sRAGE assessment by epitope masking. Recently described anti-sRAGE autoantibodies may play an interfering role. The aim of this study was therefore to investigate the influence of RAGE ligands and anti-sRAGE autoantibodies on sRAGE quantification. METHODS: The RAGE ligands carboxymethyllysine (CML; AGEs with a high affinity for RAGE), S100 proteins, high-mobility group protein B1 (HMGB1) and beta-amyloid peptide (abeta) were tested by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) with recombinant sRAGE (rHu-sRAGE) or serum from healthy controls. Using ELISA, anti-sRAGE autoantibodies (IgGs) were identified in haemodialysis (HD) patients, then purified and incubated with rHu-sRAGE or serum to investigate their effects on sRAGE levels. RESULTS: RAGE ligands, either alone at three different concentrations (CML was also tested at different glycation levels) or a mixture of all these ligands, did not affect sRAGE levels when incubated with rHu-sRAGE or control serum. Compared with healthy controls, HD patients had higher levels of sRAGE (P < 0.001) and anti-sRAGE IgGs (P < 0.05). However, incubation of rHu-sRAGE with purified IgGs from HD patients had no effect on sRAGE quantification. CONCLUSIONS: RAGE ligands or anti-sRAGE autoantibodies did not interfere with sRAGE quantification. Further studies are required to elucidate the variability in sRAGE levels reported in the literature and to define the potential of sRAGE for use as a reliable biomarker. FAU - Lorenzi, Rodrigo AU - Lorenzi R AD - Department of Vascular Aging Biology, Blood-Vessel Interface and Vascular Repair Unit, Lille School of Medicine, Lille2 University, Lille, France. FAU - Grossin, Nicolas AU - Grossin N FAU - Lambert, Marc AU - Lambert M FAU - Daroux, Maite AU - Daroux M FAU - Adjoutah, Zoubir AU - Adjoutah Z FAU - Flahaut, Christophe AU - Flahaut C FAU - Jacolot, Philippe AU - Jacolot P FAU - Tessier, Frederic J AU - Tessier FJ FAU - Lefranc, Didier AU - Lefranc D FAU - Desremaux, Pierre AU - Desremaux P FAU - Dubucquoi, Sylvain AU - Dubucquoi S FAU - Boulanger, Eric AU - Boulanger E LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20130827 PL - England TA - Ann Clin Biochem JT - Annals of clinical biochemistry JID - 0324055 RN - 0 (Autoantibodies) RN - 0 (Immunoglobulin G) RN - 0 (Ligands) RN - 0 (Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products) RN - 0 (Receptors, Immunologic) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Aged MH - Aged, 80 and over MH - *Artifacts MH - Autoantibodies/*immunology MH - Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay/*methods MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Immunoglobulin G/immunology MH - Ligands MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - Protein Structure, Tertiary MH - Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products MH - Receptors, Immunologic/*analysis/chemistry/immunology/*metabolism MH - Renal Dialysis MH - Solubility OTO - NOTNLM OT - Quality assurance & control OT - clinical studies OT - immunoassay OT - laboratory methods EDAT- 2013/08/29 06:00 MHDA- 2014/10/01 06:00 CRDT- 2013/08/29 06:00 PHST- 2013/08/29 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/08/29 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/10/01 06:00 [medline] AID - 0004563213493402 [pii] AID - 10.1177/0004563213493402 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Ann Clin Biochem. 2014 Mar;51(Pt 2):248-57. doi: 10.1177/0004563213493402. Epub 2013 Aug 27.