Anti-smooth muscle antibody

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Anti-smooth muscle antibodies are antibodies (immunoglobulins) formed against smooth muscle. These antibodies are typically associated with autoimmune hepatitis. [1] [2]

These antibodies can be directed against actin, troponin, and tropomyosin. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Dawkins, RL; Joske RA (June 1973). "Immunoglobulin deposition in liver of patients with active chronic hepatitis and antibody against smooth muscle". British Medical Journal. 2 (5867): 643–645. doi:10.1136/bmj.2.5867.643. PMC   1589647 . PMID   4577016.
  2. ↑ M. Eric Gershwin (2007). Liver immunology: principles and practice. Humana Press. pp. 265–. ISBN   978-1-58829-818-8 . Retrieved 26 October 2010.
  3. ↑ Kenneth Michael Pollard (2006). Autoantibodies and autoimmunity: molecular mechanisms in health and disease. Wiley-VCH. pp. 293–. ISBN   978-3-527-31141-5 . Retrieved 26 October 2010.
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