The Haywain: Anti-synthetase Antibodies in Patients with Inflammatory Diseases: Targeting Monocytes or Neutrophils?
Autoantibiodies against aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases are found in patients suffering from a wide range of autoimmune and inflammatory disorders. Recent data indicate that these antibodies are directed against splice-variants of synthetase genes, the so-called catalytic nulls. Latter molecules have cytokine-like functions and are involved in the regulation of the activation of lymphocytes, monocytes and granulocytes. The potential role of anti-synthetase antibodies as a diagnostic tool and a target for therapeutic interventions is discussed.
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D000604:Amino Acyl-tRNA Synthetases D001323:Autoantibodies D003882:Dermatomyositis D006801:Humans D008025:Ligases D009000:Monocytes D009504:Neutrophils
Anti-synthetase aminoacyl-tRNA dermatomyositis inflammatory
diseases interstitial lung disease polymyositis.