ELISAS FOR PARASITOLOGISTS - OR LIES, DAMNED LIES AND ELISAS

被引:40
作者
VENKATESAN, P
WAKELIN, D
机构
[1] Pradhib Venkateson and Derek Wokelin are, the Department of Life Science, University of Nottingham, Nottingham
来源
PARASITOLOGY TODAY | 1993年 / 9卷 / 06期
基金
英国惠康基金;
关键词
D O I
10.1016/0169-4758(93)90020-G
中图分类号
R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ; 100103 ;
摘要
The introduction in 1971, by Engvoll and Perlmann 1, of enzyme labels in immunoassays represented a significant technical advance. Their enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) proved to be as sensitive as radioimmunoossoys but safer to use. Since then, ELISAs have been widely used in the assay o f anti-bodies and antigens. In this article, Pradhib Venkateson and Derek Wokelin focus on some o f the problems associated with ELISAs when applied to parasitic infections, which can modify antibody responses, by immunosuppression or polyclonal activation. The article also considers optimization, which is an essential step in the establishment o f on ELISA. © 1993.
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页码:228 / 232
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