Evaluation of the fidelity of immunolabelling obtained with clone 5D8/1, a monoclonal antibody directed against the enteroviral capsid protein, VP1, in human pancreas
Richardson, Sarah J.; Leete, Pia; Dhayal, S; et al.Russell, Mark A.; Oikarinen, M; Laiho, JE; Svedin, E; Lind, K; Rosenling, T; Chapman, N; Bone, AJ; Foulis, Alan K.; Frisk, G; Flodström-Tullberg, M; Hober, D; Hyoty, H; Morgan, Noel G.
Date: 1 February 2014
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Diabetologia
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Springer Verlag (Germany)
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Aims/hypothesis: Enteroviral infection has been implicated in the development of islet autoimmunity in type 1 diabetes and enteroviral antigen expression has been detected by immunohistochemistry in the pancreatic beta cells of patients with recent-onset type 1 diabetes. However, the immunohistochemical evidence relies heavily on the ...
Aims/hypothesis: Enteroviral infection has been implicated in the development of islet autoimmunity in type 1 diabetes and enteroviral antigen expression has been detected by immunohistochemistry in the pancreatic beta cells of patients with recent-onset type 1 diabetes. However, the immunohistochemical evidence relies heavily on the use of a monoclonal antibody, clone 5D8/1, raised against an enteroviral capsid protein, VP1. Recent data suggest that the clone 5D8/1 may also recognise non-viral antigens; in particular, a component of the mitochondrial ATP synthase (ATP5B) and an isoform of creatine kinase (CKB). Therefore, we evaluated the fidelity of immunolabelling by clone 5D8/1 in the islets of patients with type 1 diabetes. Methods: Enteroviral VP1, CKB and ATP5B expression were analysed by western blotting, RT-PCR and immunocytochemistry in a range of cultured cell lines, isolated human islets and human tissue. Results: Clone 5D8/1 labelled CKB, but not ATP5B, on western blots performed under denaturing conditions. In cultured human cell lines, isolated human islets and pancreas sections from patients with type 1 diabetes, the immunolabelling of ATP5B, CKB and VP1 by 5D8/1 was readily distinguishable. Moreover, in a human tissue microarray displaying more than 80 different cells and tissues, only two (stomach and colon; both of which are potential sites of enterovirus infection) were immunopositive when stained with clone 5D8/1. Conclusions/interpretation: When used under carefully optimised conditions, the immunolabelling pattern detected in sections of human pancreas with clone 5D8/1 did not reflect cross-reactivity with either ATP5B or CKB. Rather, 5D8/1 is likely to be representative of enteroviral antigen expression. © 2013 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
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