Antinuclear Factors in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Rheumatoid Arthritis
Authors: EUGENE V. BARNETT
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1965)

Article1 July 1965Antinuclear Factors in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Rheumatoid ArthritisEUGENE V. BARNETT, M.D., A. FREDERICK NORTH JR., M.D., JOHN J. CONDEMI, M.D., RALPH F. JACOX, M.D., JOHN H. VAUGHAN, M.D.EUGENE V. BARNETT, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, A. FREDERICK NORTH JR., M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JOHN J. CONDEMI, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, RALPH F. JACOX, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JOHN H. VAUGHAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-63-1-100 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptDiscovery of the lupus erythematosus (LE) cell phenomenon in 1948 by Hargraves, Richmond, and Morton (1) was the first of a series of observations of what have proved to be immunologic phenomena in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). In 1950 the serum factor essential for the production of LE cells was identified as a gamma globulin (2). Subsequently the LE cell phenomenon was demonstrated to involve the reaction of white blood cell nucleoprotein (3) and antibody contained in the gamma globulin fraction of SLE sera (4). Several investigators (5, 6-8), utilizing immunofluorescence techniques, detected antinuclear factors in SLE sera capable of...References1. HARGRAVESRICHMONDMORTON MMHR: Presentation of two bone marrow elements "tart" cell and "L.E." cell. Proc. Mayo Clin. 23: 25, 1948. MedlineGoogle Scholar2. HASERICKLEWISBORTZ JRLADW: Blood factor in acute disseminated lupus erythematosus. I. Determination of gamma globulin as specific plasma fraction. Amer. J. Med. Sci. 219: 660, 1950. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. HOLMANDEICHER HRHR: The reaction of the L.E. cell factor with deoxyribonucleoprotein of the cell nucleus. J. Clin. Invest. 38: 2059, 1959. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. 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VAUGHAN, M.D.Affiliations: Rochester, New YorkFrom the Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Strong Memorial and Rochester General Hospitals, Rochester, N. Y.This study was supported by research grants from the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md., and the National Foundation, New York, N. Y.Portions of this study were presented before the Second Fall Meeting of the American College of Physicians, Los Angeles, Calif., October 10, 1964.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Eugene V. Barnett, M.D., Department of Medicine, the Center for the Health Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Calif. 90024. 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NEBLETT, M.B., PH.D. 1 July 1965Volume 63, Issue 1Page: 100-108KeywordsAntigensArthritisGlobulinsImmunofluorescenceLupus erythematosusNeutrophilsPediatricsResearch grantsRheumatoid arthritisWhite blood cells ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 July 1965 PDF downloadLoading ...