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SIMULTANEOUS ASSAY OF THYROID ADENYLATE CYCLASE‐ AND GROWTH‐STIMULATING ANTIBODIES USING FRTL‐5 CELLS. EVIDENCE SUGGESTING THEIR IDENTITY IN PATIENTS WITH GRAVES' DISEASE
Author(s) -
MARCOCCI C.,
VITTI P.,
LOPEZ G.,
SANTINI F.,
MAMMOLI C.,
FENZI G. F.,
PINCHERA A.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
clinical endocrinology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.055
H-Index - 147
eISSN - 1365-2265
pISSN - 0300-0664
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2265.1989.tb03732.x
Subject(s) - adenylate kinase , endocrinology , medicine , cyclase , antibody , graves' disease , thyroid , disease , biology , immunology , receptor , stimulation
SUMMARY The relationship between thyroid growth‐stimulating antibodies (TGSAb) and thyroid adenylate cyclase‐stimulating antibodies (TSAb) in patients with Graves' disease is still a matter of controversy. To investigate this problem, we have developed an assay for the simultaneous measurement of TSAb and TGSAb using FRTL‐5 cells. TSAb was detected by its ability to stimulate iodide (I − ) uptake and TGSAb by the 3 H‐thymidine ([ 3 H]‐Tdr) incorporation assay. Thirty‐four immunoglobulin G (IgG) preparations from patients with active Graves' disease were selected from a previous series in order to include both TSAb‐negative IgGs (n = 9) and TSAb‐positive IgGs ( n = 25) by the cAMP stimulation assay, with a wide range of stimulatory activity. With one exception, the TSAb‐positive IgGs produced a significant stimulation of I − uptake; 20 of them were also TGSAb‐positive. The nine IgGs negative in the cAMP assay, were also negative in the I − uptake and the [ 3 H]‐Tdr incorporation assays. The majority of samples had a similar potency in the two assays and a significant positive correlation was found (r=0.76; P < 0.001). Two IgGs previously shown to inhibit TSH‐stimulated adenylate cyclase in FRTL‐5 cells produced an almost complete inhibition (80–90%) of both TSH‐ and Graves' IgG‐stimulated I‐ uptake and [ 3 H]‐Tdr incorporation. In conclusion, using a simultaneous assay for thyroid growth and adenylate cyclase stimulation, TGSAb in Graves' patients were found only in TSAb‐positive IgGs; both Graves' IgG‐stimulated activities were inhibited by antibodies blocking the TSH‐dependent adenylate