Helminth antigens ( Taenia solium, Taenia crassiceps, Toxocara canis, Schistosoma mansoni and Echinococcus granulosus) and cross-reactivities in human infections and immunized animals

Helminth antigens were investigated in the search for accessible heterologous antigens capable to discriminate different helminthiases, by the enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and the immunoblot assay (IB). Antigens used were: Taenia solium cysticercus total saline (Tso); Taenia crassiceps...

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Published in:Acta tropica 2003-12, Vol.89 (1), p.73-84
Main Authors: Ishida, M.M.I., Rubinsky-Elefant, G., Ferreira, A.W., Hoshino-Shimizu, S., Vaz, A.J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Antigens, Helminth - blood
Antigens, Helminth - immunology
Biological and medical sciences
Cross Reactions
Cross-reactivity
Echinococcus - immunology
Echinococcus granulosus
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
General aspects
Helminthiases
Helminthiasis - immunology
Human infectious diseases. Experimental studies and models
Humans
Infectious diseases
Medical sciences
Rabbits
Schistosoma mansoni
Schistosoma mansoni - immunology
Taenia solium - immunology
Taenia sp
Toxocara canis
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Summary:Helminth antigens were investigated in the search for accessible heterologous antigens capable to discriminate different helminthiases, by the enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and the immunoblot assay (IB). Antigens used were: Taenia solium cysticercus total saline (Tso); Taenia crassiceps cysticercus vesicular fluid (Tcra-VF); T. crassiceps cysticercus glycoproteins (Tcra-GP and Tcra-(18-14)-GP); Toxocara canis larva excretory-secretory (TES); Schistosoma mansoni adult total saline (Sm) and Echinococcus granulosus hydatid fluid (Eg). The assayed sera were from patients with: cysticercosis ( n=18); toxocariasis ( n=40); schistosomiasis ( n=19) and hydatidosis ( n=50) with proven clinical and laboratory diagnosis, and sera from rabbits immunized with Tso, Tcra-VF, TES and Eg. Cross-reactivity occurred mostly between infections caused by Taenia and Echinococcus or in immunized rabbits, by ELISA. Moreover, the cross-reactivity among helminthiases was found with the use of antigens belonging to phylogenetically related parasite species, Eg, Tso and Tcra-VF, by sharing same antigenic components. Lower cross-reactivities were obtained by IB technique, when only peptides were considered as antigens, and the use of T. crassiceps purified glycoproteins demonstrated high sensitivity and specificity in the diagnosis of human cysticercosis, similarly to that using homologous antigen (Tso) by the same technique.
ISSN:0001-706X
1873-6254
DOI:10.1016/j.actatropica.2003.09.005