DETECTION OF ANTIBODIES IN SERA FROM CHAGAS-DISEASE PATIENTS USING A TRYPANOSOMA-CRUZI IMMUNODOMINANT RECOMBINANT ANTIGEN

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作者
PARANHOSBACALLA, GS
SANTOS, MRM
COTRIM, P
RASSI, A
JOLIVET, M
CAMARGO, ME
DASILVEIRA, JF
机构
[1] ESCOLA PAULISTA MED,DEPT MICROBIOL IMMUNOL & PARASITOL,RUA BOTUCATU 862,BR-04023062 SAO PAULO,BRAZIL
[2] BIOMERIEUX,LYON,FRANCE
[3] BIOLAB DIAGNOST,SAO PAULO,BRAZIL
[4] UFG,FAC MED GOIAS,GOIANIA,GO,BRAZIL
[5] USP,INST MED TROP,SAO PAULO,BRAZIL
关键词
CHAGAS DISEASE; RECOMBINANT ANTIGEN; IMMUNODOMINANT REPETITIVE ANTIGEN; ELISA; SERODIAGNOSIS;
D O I
10.1111/j.1365-3024.1994.tb00336.x
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
A Trypanosoma cruzi DNA fragment encoding an immunodominant repetitive antigen (H49) was subcloned into a protein purification and expressed system. Purified H49 peptide reacted specifically in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) with sera from T. cruzi-infected patients, but not with sera from patients with other parasitic diseases such as leishmaniasis and T. rangeli-infection. The H49 recombinant ELISA was able to detect specific antibodies in 84% of chronic chagasic serum samples tested. One of the major advantage of the recombinant ELISA for serodiagnosis of chronic Chagas' disease resides in its high specificity (100%). Our data suggest that recombinant peptides could provide a practical basis for specific diagnosis tests for Chagas' disease.
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页数:5
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