Rheumatology 2002; 41: 1313-1317
© 2002 British Society for Rheumatology
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A critical evaluation of commercial immunoassays for antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies directed against proteinase 3 and myeloperoxidase in Wegener's granulomatosis and microscopic polyangiitis
Department of Rheumatology, University of Lübeck and Rheumaklinik Bad Bramstedt, Germany
Objective. To evaluate the performance of 11 commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kits for the detection of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) directed against proteinase 3 (PR3) and myeloperoxidase (MPO) in patients with Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) and microscopic polyangiitis (MPA).
Methods. Serum samples were taken from 92 patients with a histological and clinical diagnosis of WG (n=50) or MPA (n=42) and from 30 disease controls (systemic lupus erythematosus, n=15; rheumatoid arthritis, n=15) and 30 healthy controls. Each of the sera was tested for the presence of ANCA directed against PR3 and MPO using 11 commercially available direct ELISA kits, our in-house PR3- and MPO-ANCA capture ELISAs, and the indirect immunofluorescence technique (IFT).
Results. In tests for WG using PR3-ANCA, the commercial direct ELISA kits differed widely in their sensitivity (from 22 to 70%) and negative predictive value (NPV) (from 43 to 70%), but only moderately in their specificity (from 93 to 100%) and positive predictive value (PPV) (from 93 to 100%). The highest sensitivity (74%) and specificity (100%) for PR3-ANCA were obtained with the in-house capture ELISA. Similar differences and trends were noted for MPO-ANCA assays. Diagnostic sensitivity was more than 60% for four and at least 50% for six of the 11 ELISA kits. The PPV varied from 84 to 100% and the NPV from 58 to 70%. In tests for MPA, the MPO-ANCA ELISA kit designated F and the in-house capture ELISA were best (both had sensitivity 62% and specificity 100%). For both WG and MPA, maximum sensitivity for ANCA was obtained with IFT (80 and 70% respectively).
Conclusion. Determination of PR3-ANCA and MPO-ANCA with the commercial direct ELISA kits achieved poor sensitivity for both WG and MPA. The in-house PR3 and MPO-ANCA capture ELISAs performed better than the commercial ELISAs, combining higher specificity with similar sensitivity. IFT remains the best method for ANCA detection in both diseases.
KEY WORDS: ANCA, Wegener's granulomatosis, Microscopic polyangiitis, Proteinase 3, Myeloperoxidase, ELISA.
Correspondence to: E. Csernok, Oskar-Alexander-Strasse 26, 24576 Bad Bramstedt, Germany.
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