| Title | Enzyme-linked immunoelectrotransfer blotting analysis of human serologic responses to infective hookworm larval antigen. | | Author(s) | Xue H, Liu S, Ren H, Qiang H, Xiao S, Feng Z, Hotez P | | Institution | Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China. | | Source | Chin Med J (Engl) 1999 Mar; 112(3):249-50. | | MeSH | Ancylostoma
Ancylostomiasis
Animals
Antigens, Helminth
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Humans
Larva
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
| | Abstract | OBJECTIVE: To explore the possibility of using specific antigens for immunodiagnosis of hookworm disease in endemic area.
METHOD: Infective third-stage larvae of the canine hookworm, Ancylostoma caninum (A. caninum), were prepared as the source of antigen. Enzyme-linked immunoelectrotransfer blotting (EITB) was employed as an immunodiagnostic method.
RESULTS: Two immunodominant bands of hookworm antigens (42 kDa and 55 kDa) were recognized by the sera of hookworm-infected patients (serum dilution 1:200; antigen centrifuged at 36,000 r/m for 20 minutes, but not by sera from negative controls.
CONCLUSION: The 42 kDa and 55 kDa A. caninum antigens might be the specific antigens that could be used for immunodiagnosis of hookworm disease in endemic area. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 11593560 |
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