List of target antigens in pemphigoid

Circulating auto-antibodies in the human body can target normal parts of the skin leading to disease. This is a list of antigens in the skin that may become targets of circulating auto-antibodies leading to the various types of pemphigoid.

Target antigens for the different pemphigoid variants
Pemphigoid variantAntibody isotypeAntigenMolecular weight (KDa)
Bullous pemphigoidIgG, IgE[1]NC16A terminal of BPAG2
BPAG1
180
230
Gestational pemphigoidIgG1NC16A terminal of BPAG2
BPAG1
180
230
Cicatricial pemphigoidC-terminal of BPAG2180
Ocular cicatricial pemphigoidIntegrin beta-4 subunit200
Antiepiligrin cicatricial pemphigoid[nb 1]Laminin 5 (Epiligrin, Laminin 332)
Linear IgA bullous dermatosisLAD1 portion of BPAG2
Collagen type VII
97
290/145
Protein 105 pemphigoidProtein in lower lamina lucida105

Of note, there are also several other diseases that are caused by auto-antibodies that target the same anatomic area of the skin which is termed the basement membrane zone. These diseases include:

Target antigens for the different autoimmune bullous conditions targeting the basement membrane zone of the human integumentary system, excluding pemphigoid
DiseaseAntibody isotypeAntigenMolecular weight (KDa)
Epidermolysis bullosa acquisitaCollagen type VII290/145
Bullous lupus erythematosusCollagen type VII290/145
Lichen planus pemphigoides[nb 2]BPAG2180

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The antiepiligrin variant of cicatricial pemphigoid is associated with gastric cancer.
  2. ↑ In this condition bullae develop on skin already affected by lesions of lichen planus as well as on areas of skin without lesions of lichen planus.

See also

References

  1. ↑ London, Vanessa A.; Kim, Gene H.; Fairley, Janet A.; Woodley, David T. (2012). "Successful Treatment of Bullous Pemphigoid with Omalizumab". Archives of Dermatology. 148 (11): 1241–1243. doi:10.1001/archdermatol.2012.1604. PMID 23165827.
  • Bolognia, Jean L.; et al. (2007). Dermatology. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN 978-1-4160-2999-1.
  • James, William D.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
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