Prevalence and characteristics of serum autoantibodies in patients followed for infertility at Grenoble University Hospital

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INTRODUCTION: Fertility disorders in autoimmune diseases are well described. However, little is known about the presence of a humoral serum autoimmunity in case of infertility (antinuclear antibodies, ACAN or antiphospholipid, APL) without criteria of autoimmune disease.

METHODS: We studied the prevalence, associated factors, and efficacy of immunomodulatory therapy in patients with unexplained infertility. Two groups were created retrospectively among patients followed in medically assisted procreation (PMA) for infertility: a group with serum autoimmunity (AI+) (ACAN, APL or anti-thyroperoxidase antibodies) and a group without serum autoimmunity (HAVE-). Clinical, biological, and therapeutic data were collected.

RESULTS: The prevalence of autoimmunity was 33% among consultant patients. One hundred patients were seen in internal medicine consultation, 70 were included in the AI+ group and 30 in the AI- group. In the AI+ group, 76% had ACANs, 29% had anti-TPOs and 23% had APLs. There was a significant correlation between ACAN level and the presence of endometriosis (P=0.048). Immunomodulatory therapy was introduced for 68 of the 70 women in the AI+ group; pregnancy occurred in 28 patients (40%) during the treatment period, compared with 7 in the "AI-" group (23%), with a tendency to significance (P=0.09). In conclusion, there is an increased prevalence of serum autoimmunity in patients with fertility disorders, possibly with the efficacy of an immunomodulatory treatment to confront prospective therapeutic studies.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:48

Enthalten in:

Presse medicale (Paris, France : 1983) - 48(2019), 11 Pt 1 vom: 07. Nov., Seite e307-e315

Sprache:

Französisch

Weiterer Titel:

Prévalence et caractéristiques de l’auto-immunité sérique chez les patientes suivies pour infertilité au CHU de Grenoble

Beteiligte Personen:

Wackenheim, Chloé [VerfasserIn]
Hoffman, Pascale [VerfasserIn]
Dumestre-Pérard, Chantal [VerfasserIn]
Bouillet, Laurence [VerfasserIn]
Alfaidy, Nadia [VerfasserIn]
Deroux, Alban [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibodies, Antinuclear
Antibodies, Antiphospholipid
Autoantibodies
Autoantigens
EC 1.11.1.7
EC 1.11.1.8
Iodide Peroxidase
Iron-Binding Proteins
Journal Article
TPO protein, human

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Date Completed 11.12.2019

Date Revised 17.12.2019

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.lpm.2019.10.002

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM303307730