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Masih Z, Hoghooghirad N, Madani R, Sharbatkhori M. Expression and production of protoscolex recombinant P29 protein and its serological evaluation for diagnosis of human hydatidosis. J Parasit Dis 2021; 46:377-383. [DOI: 10.1007/s12639-021-01454-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Shahabinejad P, Shahriarirad R, Omidian M, Ghorbani F, Barazesh A, Sarkari B. Diagnostic performance of Echinococcus granulosus protoscolices antigens in the serodiagnosis of human cystic echinococcosis. J Immunoassay Immunochem 2020; 41:833-840. [PMID: 32552259 DOI: 10.1080/15321819.2020.1781653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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The development of suitable serological tests for the diagnosis of CE is still necessary. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of ELISA in the diagnosis of human cystic echinococcosis (CE), using parasite protoscolices antigens. Liver hydatid cysts were isolated from sheep infected with hydatid cysts and the protoscolices were isolated from the hydatid cyst fluid. Protoscolices crude antigen was prepared by mechanical disruption, plus freeze-thawing and sonication methods. Thirty sera samples of confirmed hydatid cyst patients, 30 samples of healthy individuals, and 30 samples of people with other infections were collected and the samples were evaluated in an ELISA system, using the crude protoscolices antigen. The sera samples were also simultaneously evaluated by antigen B-ELISA. The estimated value of sensitivity and specificity for the ELISA, using the crude protoscolices antigens, was 93.3% (95% CI: 76.4-98.8%) and 90% (95% CI: 78.8-95.8%), respectively. These values were 86.6 (95% CI: 68.3-95.6) and 91 (95% CI: 80.81-96.9) for the antigen-B based ELISA. Antigens prepared from protoscolices of hydatid cyst are suitable candidates for the serologic diagnosis of human CE. Further studies are needed to identify a single specific antigen among the protoscolices antigens to improve the diagnostic performance of these antigens.
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- Pardis Shahabinejad
- Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences , Shiraz, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences , Shiraz, Iran.,Thoracic and Vascular Surgery Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences , Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences , Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences , Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences , Bushehr, Iran
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- Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences , Shiraz, Iran.,Basic Sciences in Infectious Diseases Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences , Shiraz, Iran
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Iraqi W. Diagnostic value of semi-purified antigens of hydatid cyst fluid in human cystic echinococcosis. Acta Parasitol 2016; 61:144-50. [PMID: 26751885 DOI: 10.1515/ap-2016-0019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2015] [Accepted: 10/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Cystic Echinococcosis (CE) is an infection caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus. The diagnosis of this disease has been problematic. Serological tests detecting antibodies against E. granulosus are the most popular and mainly use the crude Hydatid Cyst Fluid (HCF) or its components, Ag 5 and B. However, the diagnostic value of these tests is limited by the problems of specificity and/or sensitivity. The use of purified HCF antigens could be more helpful in the serodiagnosis of CE compared to the whole HCF. In the present study, we have evaluated the diagnostic value of semi-purified antigens using ELISA tests. Our results have shown that the 53 KDa antigen gave the best specificity (97.5%) and sensitivity (80%). We have also used Western Blot technique to analyze the serological profile against HCF. The results have confirmed that the most immunogenic component of HCF is the Ag 5.
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Yamano K, Kouguchi H, Uraguchi K, Mukai T, Shibata C, Yamamoto H, Takaesu N, Ito M, Makino Y, Takiguchi M, Yagi K. First detection of Echinococcus multilocularis infection in two species of nonhuman primates raised in a zoo: a fatal case in Cercopithecus diana and a strongly suspected case of spontaneous recovery in Macaca nigra. Parasitol Int 2014; 63:621-6. [PMID: 24780141 DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2014.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2013] [Revised: 03/31/2014] [Accepted: 04/17/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The causative parasite of alveolar echinococcosis, Echinococcus multilocularis, maintains its life cycle between red foxes (Vulpes vulples, the definitive hosts) and voles (the intermediate hosts) in Hokkaido, Japan. Primates, including humans, and some other mammal species can be infected by the accidental ingestion of eggs in the feces of red foxes. In August 2011, a 6-year-old zoo-raised female Diana monkey (Cercopithecus diana) died from alveolar echinococcosis. E. multilocularis infection was confirmed by histopathological examination and detection of the E. multilocularis DNA by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). A field survey in the zoo showed that fox intrusion was common, and serodiagnosis of various nonhuman primates using western blotting detected a case of a 14-year-old female Celebes crested macaque (Macaca nigra) that was weakly positive for E. multilocularis. Computed tomography revealed only one small calcified lesion (approximately 8mm) in the macaque's liver, and both western blotting and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) showed a gradual decline of antibody titer. These findings strongly suggest that the animal had recovered spontaneously. Until this study, spontaneous recovery from E. multilocularis infection in a nonhuman primate had never been reported.
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- Kimiaki Yamano
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Hokkaido Institute of Public Health, North 19, West 12, Kitaku, Sapporo 060-0819, Hokkaido, Japan.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Hokkaido Institute of Public Health, North 19, West 12, Kitaku, Sapporo 060-0819, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Hokkaido Institute of Public Health, North 19, West 12, Kitaku, Sapporo 060-0819, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Sapporo Maruyama Zoo, Miyagaoka 3-1, Chuoku, Sapporo 064-0959, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Sapporo Maruyama Zoo, Miyagaoka 3-1, Chuoku, Sapporo 064-0959, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Sapporo Maruyama Zoo, Miyagaoka 3-1, Chuoku, Sapporo 064-0959, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Sapporo Maruyama Zoo, Miyagaoka 3-1, Chuoku, Sapporo 064-0959, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Sapporo Maruyama Zoo, Miyagaoka 3-1, Chuoku, Sapporo 064-0959, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Hamamatsu Zoological Gardens, Kanzanjicho 199, Nishiku, Hamamatsu 431-1209, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, North 18, West 9, Kitaku, Sapporo 060-0818, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Hokkaido Institute of Public Health, North 19, West 12, Kitaku, Sapporo 060-0819, Hokkaido, Japan
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Kilimcioğlu AA, Girginkardeşler N, Korkmaz M, Özkol M, Düzgün F, Östan İ, Pabuşcu Y, Dinç G, Ok ÜZ. A mass screening survey of cystic echinococcosis by ultrasonography, Western blotting, and ELISA among university students in Manisa, Turkey. Acta Trop 2013; 128:578-83. [PMID: 23978681 DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2013.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2013] [Revised: 08/13/2013] [Accepted: 08/14/2013] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is one of the most important zoonotic diseases in a wide geographic area, including Turkey. In the present project, a total of 4275 students from Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey, were screened by ultrasonography (US) and specific antibodies for CE were examined by Western blotting (WB) and ELISA in finger prick blood samples of 2034 of 4275 volunteered students. We aimed to report the apparent prevalence of CE based on different diagnostic procedures and to compare WB and ELISA with US in diagnosis of CE in a mass screening setting. Six new cases were diagnosed as CE by US during the survey. In addition to these cases, three students were also detected to have been previously operated and pathologically confirmed for hepatic CE. US revealed parenchymal changes in these cases in concordance with their operation history; so, the prevalence of CE by US was calculated as 0.21% (9/4275) (95%CI, 0.11-0.39%) among university students in Manisa. Bands were detected at 8, 28, 32, 38, 42, 47, 70 and 90kDa by WB and the cases were considered to be positive for CE when at least three of the bands were seen together. Apparent prevalence of CE by ELISA and WB were found to be 2.11% (43/2034) (95%CI, 1.57-2.83%) and 0.25% (5/2034) (95%CI, 0.10-0.57%), respectively. Of the six US positive cases, WB was positive in only one case with two cysts in the liver. All of four cases with liver involvement were positive by ELISA. The high prevalence of CE among university students in Manisa indicated that CE is a major health problem in this area of Turkey. Our results supported that WB is rather difficult and not feasible as a mass screening test and may not be effective for confirmation especially in asymptomatic cases. As a result, we recommend US to be used initially in mass screening surveys for CE followed by confirmation by ELISA for suspected cases. Further examination primarily by chest X-ray followed by computed tomography and/or magnetic resonance imaging, if needed, should be recommended for US negative, ELISA and WB positive individuals who may have non-abdominal cysts.
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Al-Mounase M, Mustafa F, Kateh A. Seroepidemiology of human cystic echinococcosis in Basrah governorate. Qatar Med J 2013; 2012:38-41. [PMID: 25003039 PMCID: PMC3991046 DOI: 10.5339/qmj.2012.2.11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2012] [Accepted: 09/01/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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An antigen of high sensitivity and 97.5% specificity prepared from hydatid cyst fluid was used in an ELISA test for a sero-epidemiological survey in areas of Basra, Iraq. The calculated predictive values for positive and negative cases were 3.5% and 96.4% respectively.
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- Environmental Pollution Research Unit, Basrah Technical Institute, Basrah, Iraq
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- Dept of Biology, Education College, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq
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- Environmental Pollution Research Unit, Basrah Technical Institute, Basrah, Iraq
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Yamano K, Miyoshi M, Goto A, Kawase S. Time course of the antibody response in humans compared with rats experimentally infected with hepatic alveolar echinococcosis. J Helminthol 2014; 88:24-31. [PMID: 23137748 DOI: 10.1017/S0022149X12000685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Human alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is caused by the accidental ingestion of Echinococcus multilocularis eggs. Early detection is essential as surgical resection is the only treatment for a complete cure. However, details are unclear about changes in the antibody response during the initial stages of infection, yet such information is useful for early serodiagnosis. Therefore, a long-term investigation was performed into the time course of the antibody response before 'positive' detection. Patient sera were used for enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and Western blotting (WB) analysis using crude antigens extracted from E. multilocularis protoscoleces. Rats were experimentally infected with AE and similarly analysed by ELISA and WB. Among the markers for diagnoses, the 18 kDa band (main marker) appeared last in the preoperative stages and disappeared first after operation in a WB test. Although the 18 kDa antigen can be useful as a marker for AE diagnosis, it cannot contribute to the detection of some patients before the 18 kDa band appearance. To avoid misdiagnosis, different diagnostic antigens such as the 26-28 and 7-8 kDa bands should also be considered. These bands tend to appear earlier than the 18 kDa band and thus offer the potential for early detection of AE. We first observed changes in the antibody response in a relatively early stage after infection in human AE cases. Notably, changes in the antibody response of two intermediate species were similar. These findings provide valuable information for the early detection of human AE cases in the future.
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Al-Olayan EM, Helmy H. Diagnostic value of different antigenic fractions of hydatid cyst fluid from camel and sheep in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Journal of Saudi Chemical Society 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jscs.2011.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Li T, Ito A, Pengcuo R, Sako Y, Chen X, Qiu D, Xiao N, Craig PS. Post-treatment follow-up study of abdominal cystic echinococcosis in tibetan communities of northwest Sichuan Province, China. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2011;5:e1364. [PMID: 22039558 PMCID: PMC3201905 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2010] [Accepted: 09/02/2011] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Background Human cystic echinococcosis (CE), caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus, with the liver as the most frequently affected organ, is known to be highly endemic in Tibetan communities of northwest Sichuan Province. Antiparasitic treatment with albendazole remains the primary choice for the great majority of patients in this resource-poor remote area, though surgery is the most common approach for CE therapy that has the potential to remove cysts and lead to complete cure. The current prospective study aimed to assess the effectiveness of community based use of cyclic albendazole treatment in Tibetan CE cases, and concurrently monitor the changes of serum specific antibody levels during treatment. Methodology/Principal Findings Ultrasonography was applied for diagnosis and follow-up of CE cases after cyclic albendazole treatment in Tibetan communities of Sichuan Province during 2006 to 2008, and serum specific IgG antibody levels against Echinococcus granulosus recombinant antigen B in ELISA was concurrently monitored in these cases. A total of 196 CE cases were identified by ultrasound, of which 37 (18.9%) showed evidence of spontaneous healing/involution of hepatic cyst(s) with CE4 or CE5 presentations. Of 49 enrolled CE cases for treatment follow-up, 32.7% (16) were considered to be cured based on B-ultrasound after 6 months to 30 months regular albendazole treatment, 49.0% (24) were improved, 14.3% (7) remained unchanged, and 4.1% (2) became aggravated. In general, patients with CE2 type cysts (daughter cysts present) needed a longer treatment course for cure (26.4 months), compared to cases with CE1 (univesicular cysts) (20.4 months) or CE3 type (detached cyst membrane or partial degeneration of daughter cysts) (9 months). In addition, the curative duration was longer in patients with large (>10 cm) cysts (22.3 months), compared to cases with medium (5–10 cm) cysts (17.3 months) or patients with small (<5 cm) cysts (6 months). At diagnosis, seven (53.8%) of 13 cases with CE1 type cysts without any previous intervention showed negative specific IgG antibody response to E. granulosus recombinant antigen B (rAgB). However, following 3 months to 18 months albendazole therapy, six of these 7 initially seronegative CE1 cases sero-converted to be specific IgG antibody positive, and concurrently ultrasound scan showed that cysts changed to CE3a from CE1 type in all the six CE cases. Two major profiles of serum specific IgG antibody dynamics during albendazole treatment were apparent in CE cases: (i) presenting as initial elevation followed by subsequent decline, or (ii) a persistent decline. Despite a decline, however, specific antibody levels remained positive in most improved or cured CE cases. Conclusions This was the first attempt to follow up community-screened cystic echinococcosis patients after albendazole therapy using ultrasonography and serology in an endemic Tibetan region. Cyclic albendazole treatment proved to be effective in the great majority of CE cases in this resource-poor area, but periodic abdominal ultrasound examination was necessary to guide appropriate treatment. Oral albendazole for over 18 months was more likely to result in CE cure. Poor drug compliance resulted in less good outcomes. Serology with recombinant antigen B could provide additional limited information about the effectiveness of albendazole in CE cases. Post-treatment positive specific IgG antibody seroconversion, in initially seronegative, CE1 patients was considered a good indication for positive therapeutic efficacy of albendazole. Cystic echinococcosis is a serious public health problem in Tibetan communities of northwest Sichuan Province, China. Antiparasitic treatment with albendazole remains the only choice in most cases, due to the poor socio-economy and inadequate hospital facilities in this area. A post-treatment follow-up study was carried out in community-detected 49 CE cases by application of abdominal ultrasound and serology with recombinant antigen B (rAgB) in a Tibetan region of Sichuan from 2006 to 2008. Following 6 to 30 months regular albendazole therapy, 32.7% of CE cases were considered cured at ultrasound, 49.0% were classed as improved, 14.3% remained unchanged or static, and 4.1% of cases became aggravated. The treatment course for cure was longer in patients with CE2 type cyst pathology compared to cases with CE1, CE3a or CE3b type cysts. In addition, patients with large cysts (≥10 cm) had a longer curative duration compared to those with medium cysts (5–10 cm) or small cysts (<5c m). The changes of serum specific IgG antibody levels against rAgB were not strongly associated with the viability of cystic echinococcal lesions, however, post-treatment specific IgG antibody positive sero-conversion in initially seronegative CE1 patients, was an indicator for the albendazole efficacy in specific CE patients.
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de la Rue ML, Yamano K, Almeida CE, Iesbich MP, Fernandes CD, Goto A, Kouguchi H, Takahashi K. Serological reactivity of patients with Echinococcus infections (E. granulosus, E. vogeli, and E. multilocularis) against three antigen B subunits. Parasitol Res 2010; 106:741-5. [DOI: 10.1007/s00436-009-1707-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2009] [Accepted: 12/15/2009] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Li T, Ito A, Chen X, Sako Y, Qiu J, Xiao N, Qiu D, Nakao M, Yanagida T, Craig PS. Specific IgG responses to recombinant antigen B and em18 in cystic and alveolar echinococcosis in china. Clin Vaccine Immunol 2010; 17:470-5. [PMID: 20042519 DOI: 10.1128/CVI.00466-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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An understanding of the correlation of the specific antibody responses and the disease phase is essential in evaluating diagnostic values of immunological tests in human echinococcosis. In this study, 422 echinococcosis patients diagnosed by ultrasonography, including 246 with cystic echinococcosis (CE), 173 with alveolar echinococcosis (AE), and 3 with dual infection, were tested for specific IgG in sera against recombinant AgB (rAgB) and recombinant Em18 (rEm18) in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. As a result, rAgB-specific antibody was detected in 77.6% of CE and 86.1% of AE patients, while rEm18-specific antibody was present in 28.9% of CE and 87.3% of AE patients. Additionally, all three patients with dual infection exhibited specific antibodies responding to rAgB and rEm18. Further analysis revealed that rAgB-specific antibody was elevated in a significantly greater proportion (87.3%) of CE patients with cysts at active or transitional stages (CE1, CE2, or CE3), compared to 54.8% of other patients with cysts at an early or an inactive stage (CL or CE4 or CE5). Furthermore, rAgB-specific antibody was detected in 95.6% of CE2 cases, which was statistically greater than that (73.7%) in CE1 patients. Although rEm18-specific antibody was elevated in 28.9% of CE patients, the positive reaction was much weaker in CE than in AE cases. Serum levels and concentrations of rEm18-specific antibody were further indicated to be strongly disease phase correlated in AE patients, with positive rates of 97.4% in cases with alveolar lesions containing central necrosis and 66.7% in patients with early alveolar lesions that measured </=5 cm.
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Yamano K, Goto A, Miyoshi M, Furuya K, Sawada Y, Sato N. Diagnosis of alveolar echinococcosis using immunoblotting with plural low molecular weight antigens. J Helminthol 2009; 83:57-61. [DOI: 10.1017/s0022149x08116510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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AbstractAlveolar echinococcosis (AE) is endemic to Hokkaido, Japan. For the past 20 years, detection of AE among inhabitants has involved serological screening using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) followed by Western blotting (WB). Between the years 1987 and 2000, antigens targeted on 66, 55 and 30–35 kDa bands were routinely used in the WB step of AE diagnosis. However, since 2001 diagnosis has been dependent on three smaller molecular weight antigens (26–28, 18 and 7–8 kDa). Due to its higher sensitivity, this improved WB approach has been used as a confirmation step in the screening process and also for the testing of suspected AE cases in hospital outpatients. Using the improved WB technique, a total of 1745 serum samples were examined in 2001–2006 with 81 patients detected and registered with AE. Interestingly, sera from 76 of the 81 diagnosed AE patients (93.8%) demonstrated reactivity with all three antigens. However, sera from the remaining five patients (6.2%) demonstrated no reactivity with the 18 kDa antigen, even though they exhibited clearly detectable levels of reactivity with the 26–28 and 7–8 kDa bands. These results suggest that medical practitioners need to pay particular attention to the specific reactions to some different diagnostic antigens to minimize the risk of misdiagnosing AE patients. In turn, these results may also provide important diagnostic information for cystic echinococcosis (CE).
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Monteiro KM, Zaha A, Ferreira HB. Recombinant subunits as tools for the structural and functional characterization of Echinococcus granulosus antigen B. Exp Parasitol 2008; 119:490-498. [DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2008.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2007] [Revised: 04/15/2008] [Accepted: 04/17/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Human cystic echinococcosis is a severe zoonotic infection caused by the larval stage of the taeniid tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus. The infection may be fatal if proper treatment is not provided; hence, early diagnosis is very important. Currently, ELISA and immunoblotting are the most reliable tests for serodiagnostic purposes, although their accuracy is largely dependent on the quality of the antigenic source used. Hydatid cyst fluid has been the antigenic extract of choice for primary immunodiagnosis of the disease, which is mainly based on the detection of antigens B and 5. Several problems are associated with this extract, however, including a lack of sensitivity and specificity, and difficulties with standardization of its use. This paper reviews recent advances in the identification and characterization of novel antigens that may be useful for the immunodiagnosing of human cystic echinococcosis, with emphasis on progress in recombinant technologies and synthetic peptides. Novel approaches are discussed, such as the design of antigenic extracts from other developmental stages of the parasite, as well as the usefulness of serum cytokine detection in the clinical follow-up of affected patients after surgical or pharmacological treatment.
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- David Carmena
- MRC Clinical Sciences Centre, Membrane Transport Biology Group, Faculty of Medicine. Imperial College, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, London, UK.
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Craig PS, McManus DP, Lightowlers MW, Chabalgoity JA, Garcia HH, Gavidia CM, Gilman RH, Gonzalez AE, Lorca M, Naquira C, Nieto A, Schantz PM. Prevention and control of cystic echinococcosis. Lancet Infect Dis 2007; 7:385-94. [PMID: 17521591 DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(07)70134-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 358] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Human cystic echinococcosis (hydatid disease) continues to be a substantial cause of morbidity and mortality in many parts of the world. Elimination is difficult to obtain and it is estimated that, using current control options, achieving such a goal will take around 20 years of sustained efforts. Since the introduction of current (and past) hydatid control campaigns, there have been clear technological improvements made in the diagnosis and treatment of human and animal cystic echinococcosis, the diagnosis of canine echinococcosis, and the genetic characterisation of strains and vaccination against Echinococcus granulosus in animals. Incorporation of these new measures could increase the efficiency of hydatid control programmes, potentially reducing the time required to achieve effective prevention of disease transmission to as little as 5-10 years.
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- Philip S Craig
- Cestode Zoonoses Research Group, School of Environment and Life Sciences, University of Salford, Salford, UK
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Carmena D, Benito A, Eraso E. Antigens for the immunodiagnosis of Echinococcus granulosus infection: An update. Acta Trop 2006; 98:74-86. [PMID: 16527225 DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2006.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2005] [Revised: 01/12/2006] [Accepted: 02/07/2006] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The taeniid tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus is the causative agent of the echinococcal disease, an important zoonosis with worldwide distribution. Accurate immunodiagnosis of the infection requires highly specific and sensitive antigens to be used in immunodiagnostic assays. The choice of an appropriate source of antigenic material is a crucial point in the improvement of the diagnostic features of tests, and must be based on the developmental stage of the parasite and the host. The most common antigenic sources used for the immunodiagnosis of echinococcal disease are hydatid cyst fluid, somatic extracts and excretory-secretory products from protoscoleces or adults of E. granulosus. Hydatid cyst fluid is the antigenic source of reference for immunodiagnosis of human hydatidosis, which is mainly based on the detection of antigens B and 5. Somatic extracts have been widely used in the serodiagnosis for E. granulosus infection in dogs and ruminant intermediate hosts, although in the last few years the detection of excretory-secretory products of the worm in faeces (coproantigens) have become the most reliable method for the detection of the parasite in the definitive host. This review emphasizes recent advances in the identification and characterization of novel antigens with potential for the immunodiagnosis of echinococcal disease. Progress in recombinant technologies and synthetic peptides are also discussed. The paper highlights the need to search for new antigenic components with high diagnostic sensitivity and specificity, a fact that remains a crucial task in the improvement of the immunodiagnosis of the disease.
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- David Carmena
- Department of Immunology, Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of the Basque Country, Vitoria, Spain.
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Al-Qaoud KM, Abdel-Hafez SK. Humoral and cytokine response during protection of mice against secondary hydatidosis caused by Echinococcus granulosus. Parasitol Res 2005; 98:54-60. [PMID: 16261354 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-005-0004-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2005] [Accepted: 07/19/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Infection of BALB/c mouse with protoscoleces of Echinococcus granulosus constitutes a model for the study of secondary hydatidosis and the associated immune response in immunization and infection trials. The aims of this study were to induce a protective immunity against secondary hydatidosis using conventional vaccination approaches and to analyse the immune responses that accompany this protection. Mice immunized with antigen B (AgB), a component of crude sheep hydatid fluid (CSHF), showed a significant level of protection as indicated by a 98.3% reduction in cyst load. This reduction in cyst development was accompanied by a high concentration of interferon gamma secreted by antigen-stimulated spleen cells, as compared with those secreted by cells of mice immunized with CSHF or protoscoleces homogenate (PSH) antigens. In contrast, interleukin-4 was significantly higher in the supernatants of cells stimulated with CSHF or PSH compared with AgB (191.5, 195.7 and 127.5 pg, respectively). Kinetic analysis of immunoglobulin subclasses showed persistently high levels of IgG1 and IgG2a subclasses in immunized infected animals until 6 months of infection, whereas IgG3 showed a significant decline after 1 month of infection. In infected non-immunized control mice, all IgG subclasses showed a gradual increase after the first month of infection until the experiment termination (8 months after infection).
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- Khaled M Al-Qaoud
- Department of Biological Sciences, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan.
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Manterola C, Cuadra A, Muñoz S, Sanhueza A, Bustos L, Vial M, Fonseca F. In a diagnostic test study the validity of three serodiagnostic test was compared in patients with liver echinococcosis. J Clin Epidemiol 2005; 58:401-6. [PMID: 15862726 DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2004.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2003] [Revised: 09/08/2004] [Accepted: 10/05/2004] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE To determine the efficacy of immunoprecipitation (DD5), enzyme immunoanalysis (ELISA-IgG), and immunoelectrotransference or Western blot (WB) in patients with liver echinococcosis (LE) used separately, in parallel and in series. METHODS Diagnostic test study. DD5, ELISA-IgG, and WB were applied in 75 patients with LE and 75 with cholelithiasis. Surgery was considered a reference standard. The sample size was calculated assuming a 99% confidence interval (99% CI), expected sensitivity (S) of 90% and a worst result of 80%; expected specificity (SP) of 95% and a worst result of 85%. S, SP, and predictive values (PPV and NPV) were calculated. RESULTS The best S was verified with ELISA-IgG and WB (82.7%) and the best SP with DD5 (94.7%). DD5 presented a better PPV (92.9%) and WB a better NPV (83.5%). When applying the tests in parallel, the best S was obtained from the combination of DD5 and WB (82.7%); and the best SP, PPV and NPV with ELISA-IgG and WB (88.0%, 87.3%, and 83.5%, respectively). CONCLUSIONS DD5 appears as the most specific test and as having greater PPV; ELISA-IgG and WB are more sensitive. The combined use of these tests does not improve diagnosis validity.
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- Carlos Manterola
- Department of Surgery, Hospital Regional de Temuco, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de La Frontera, Casilla 54-D, Temuco, Chile.
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Carmena D, Martínez J, Benito A, Guisantes JA. Characterization of excretory-secretory products from protoscoleces of Echinococcus granulosus and evaluation of their potential for immunodiagnosis of human cystic echinococcosis. Parasitology 2004; 129:371-8. [PMID: 15471012 DOI: 10.1017/s0031182004005670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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This study describes, for the first time, the characterization of excretory-secretory antigens (ES-Ag) from Echinococcus granulosus protoscoleces, evaluating their usefulness in the immunodiagnosis of human cystic echinococcosis. ES-Ag were obtained from the first 50 h maintenance of protoscoleces in vitro. This preparation contained over 20 major protein components which could be distinguished by 1-dimensional SDS-PAGE with apparent masses between 9 and 300 kDa. The culture of of protoscoleces from liver produced a greater variety of excretory-secretory protein components than those from lung. Determination of enzymatic activities of secreted proteins revealed the presence of phosphatases, lipases and glucosidases, but no proteases. These findings were compared to those obtained from somatic extracts of protoscoleces and hydatid cyst fluid products. Immunochemical characterization was performed by immunoblotting with sera from individuals infected by cystic echinococcosis (n = 15), non-hydatidic parasitoses (n = 19), various liver diseases (n = 24), lung neoplasia (n = 16), and healthy donors (n = 18). Antigens with apparent masses of 89, 74, 47/50, 32, and 20 kDa showed specificity for immunodiagnosis of human hydatidosis. The 89 and 74 kDa components corresponded to antigens not yet described in E. granulosus, whereas proteins of 41-43 kDa and 91-95 kDa were recognized by the majority of the non-hydatid sera studied.
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- D Carmena
- Department of Immunology, Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of the Basque Country, 01080 Vitoria, Spain
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Li J, Zhang WB, McManus DP. Recombinant antigens for immunodiagnosis of cystic echinococcosis. Biol Proced Online 2004; 6:67-77. [PMID: 15188015 PMCID: PMC411165 DOI: 10.1251/bpo74] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2004] [Revised: 04/22/2004] [Accepted: 04/27/2004] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Three cDNAs, termed EpC1, TPxEg and EgG5, were isolated by immunoscreening from an Echinococcus granulosus cDNA library. The recombinant phages exhibited strong reactivity with sera from humans with confirmed cystic echinococcosis (CE) and with sera from mice infected with E. granulosus oncospheres. The cDNAs were subcloned into a pET vector, expressed as fusion proteins tagged with GST and affinity purified against the GST tag. Of the three recombinant proteins, EpC1 achieved the highest performance for serodiagnosis of CE in Western blot analysis using a panel of clinically defined human sera to initially address the sensitivity and specificity of the molecules. The protein yielded an overall sensitivity of 92.2% and specificity of 95.6%, levels unprecedented taking into account the large panel of 896 human sera that were tested. The strategy used may also prove suitable for improved immunodiagnosis of other parasitic infections.
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- Jun Li
- Molecular Parasitology Laboratory, Australian Centre for International and Tropical Health and Nutrition, Queensland Institute of Medical Research. 300 Herston Road, Herston, Brisbane, Queensland 4029. Australia
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- Molecular Parasitology Laboratory, Australian Centre for International and Tropical Health and Nutrition, Queensland Institute of Medical Research. 300 Herston Road, Herston, Brisbane, Queensland 4029. Australia
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- Molecular Parasitology Laboratory, Australian Centre for International and Tropical Health and Nutrition, Queensland Institute of Medical Research. 300 Herston Road, Herston, Brisbane, Queensland 4029. Australia
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Nasrieh MA, Abdel-Hafez SK. Echinococcus granulosus in Jordan: assessment of various antigenic preparations for use in the serodiagnosis of surgically confirmed cases using enzyme immuno assays and the indirect haemagglutination test. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2004; 48:117-23. [PMID: 14972381 DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2003.09.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2003] [Revised: 09/19/2003] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The Enzyme linked immunosorbent Assay (ELISA), indirect haemagglutination (IHA), and immunoblot techniques (IB) were used for the serodiagnosis of surgically confirmed cystic echinococcosis (CE) caused by the tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus. Antigens used for the detection of IgG or total antibodies included crude sheep hydatid fluid (CSHF), autoclaved antigen B (AAB), boiled antigen B (BAB), and homogenate protoscoleces antigen (HPA). The overall sensitivity of the ELISA and IHA tests used for the serodiagnosis of 57 surgically confirmed human cases was 91.2% and 68.4%, respectively. The sensitivity of both tests was comparable in groups whose sera were collected one week before surgery and up to one year after surgery at 95.8% and 87.5%, respectively. In contrast, the sensitivity of the ELISA was significantly higher than that of IHA for sera of patients collected after one year of surgery. There was a positive correlation (r = 0.61) between the titers of antibodies detected by the ELISA and IHA. Using the IB technique, antigen B fractions (8/12, 16, and 24 KDa) were detectable by sera of 68.4% using either CSHF or AAB, 49.1% using BAB and 22.8% using HPA as detecting antigens. The overall sensitivity of the three AgB fractions was identical or similar to that of the 8/12 KDa fraction alone, indicating that the detection of the latter fraction is sufficient for the serodiagnosis of CE infection in humans. In conclusion, the ELISA is the test of choice for the serodiagnosis of CE and the follow up of cases following surgery using CSHF as an antigen. The IB test is a confirmatory test when antigen B fractions of CSHF or AAB are detected.
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- Manal A Nasrieh
- Department of Biological Sciences, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan
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Mamuti W, Yamasaki H, Sako Y, Nakao M, Xiao N, Nakaya K, Sato N, Vuitton DA, Piarroux R, Lightowlers MW, Craig PS, Ito A. Molecular cloning, expression, and serological evaluation of an 8-kilodalton subunit of antigen B from Echinococcus multilocularis. J Clin Microbiol 2004; 42:1082-8. [PMID: 15004057 PMCID: PMC356886 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.42.3.1082-1088.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Full-length cDNA and genomic DNA encoding an 8-kDa subunit of antigen B from Echinococcus multilocularis (designated EmAgB8/1) were isolated from an E. multilocularis metacestode cDNA library and a protoscolex genomic DNA library, respectively. The open reading frame of the cDNA clone encodes a polypeptide comprising 85 amino acids with a 20-amino-acid NH(2)-terminal signal sequence, which was confirmed following N-terminal sequencing of the native antigen. Reverse transcription-PCR analysis revealed that the clone encoding EmAgB8/1 is predominantly transcribed in larval E. multilocularis. The gene consists of two exons (encoding the signal sequence and mature protein) separated by a 91-bp intron. The mature form was expressed in Escherichia coli, and its antigenic reactivity was compared with that of a counterpart, an 8-kDa subunit of antigen B from Echinococcus granulosus (EgAgB8/1) by Western blotting and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) with serum samples from patients confirmed to have cystic echinococcosis (CE) and alveolar echinococcosis (AE). Recombinant EmAgB8/1 showed positive reactions in Western blots with 81.3% (65 of 80) of serum samples from CE patients and 40.6% (26 of 64) of serum samples from AE patients, while recombinant EgAgB8/1 showed positive reactions with 86% (43 of 50) and 42% (19 of 45) of the serum samples from these CE and AE patients, respectively. By the ELISA, both EmAgB8/1 and EgAgB8/1 exhibited similar positive reactions with 88% (44 of 50) of serum samples from CE patients and 37.8% (17 of 45) serum samples from AE patients. Statistical analysis revealed that the sensitivity of EmAgB8/1 was comparable to that of EgAgB8/1 for the serodiagnosis of echinococcal diseases. There was no cross-reaction with sera from patients with cysticercosis, which often cross-react when native antigens are used for serodiagnosis.
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- Wulamu Mamuti
- Department of Parasitology, Asahikawa Medical College, Asahikawa, Japan
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Ortona E, Riganò R, Buttari B, Delunardo F, Ioppolo S, Margutti P, Profumo E, Teggi A, Vaccari S, Siracusano A. An update on immunodiagnosis of cystic echinococcosis. Acta Trop 2003; 85:165-71. [PMID: 12606093 DOI: 10.1016/s0001-706x(02)00225-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Immunological parameters are increasingly investigated as possible markers for the development of cystic echinococcosis. Among the newer immunologic tests for assessing the host-parasite relationship, assay of immunoglobulin isotypes with the use of distinct parasite antigens and detection of Th1/Th2 cytokine expression are an interesting new approach. The findings upon which we have constructed our immunological hypothesis of the host-parasite relationship are: (1) immunoglobulin isotype profiles differ in patients with distinct clinical outcomes of the disease; in particular, antigen B is the antigen of choice to detect specific IgG4, which is the immunoglobulin isotype most clearly associated with the progression of the disease; (2) the isolation and characterisation of recombinant parasite proteins that behave as molecular markers of allergic reactions associated with cystic echinococcosis; (3) Th1/Th2 cell activation is involved in the clinical outcome of Echinococcus granulosus infection and, in particular Th2 response, is associated with susceptibility to the disease, whereas a Th1 response is associated with protective immunity.
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- Elena Ortona
- Laboratory of Immunology, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161, Rome, Italy
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Ito A, Sako Y, Yamasaki H, Mamuti W, Nakaya K, Nakao M, Ishikawa Y. Development of Em18-immunoblot and Em18-ELISA for specific diagnosis of alveolar echinococcosis. Acta Trop 2003; 85:173-82. [PMID: 12606094 DOI: 10.1016/s0001-706x(02)00221-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Extensive experience has documented that Em2(plus)-ELISA, Em10-ELISA and Em18-immunoblot and Em18-ELISA are reliable serologic methods for detection of alveolar echinococcosis (AE) caused by the metacestodes of Echinococcus multilocularis. Among these, tests based on detection of antibodies to the specific Em18 antigen, either immunoblot or ELISA, appears to be the most specific for AE. Between 90 and 97% of AE cases with characteristic hepatic lesions detectable by image analysis have been positive in Em18-serology. In contrast Antigen B (8 kDa)-immunoblot is the most sensitive for all forms of echinococcosis, although it can not differentiate AE from cystic echinococcosis (CE). Primary serologic screening for echinococcosis, especially for CE using hydatid cyst fluid of Echinococcus granulosus appears to be highly sensitive in endemic areas. Glycoproteins (GPs) purified from cyst fluid of Taenia solium are highly specific for diagnosis of T. solium neuorcysticercosis (NCC). Using currently available antigens it is not difficult to differentiate these three larval cestodiases serologically. We recommend that (1) primary screening of CE in endemic areas should be carried out using hydatid cyst fluid of E. granulosus prepared from cysts in either sheep, human or mouse for immunoblot and from sheep or mouse for ELISA, (2) both primary screening and confirmation of AE in endemic areas should be carried out using Em18-ELISA, Em18-immunoblot or Em2(plus)-ELISA. Serodiagnosis in areas where both AE and CE are endemic, such as in China, should be carried out as a combination of (1) and (2), and (3) serology of NCC should be carried out using GP-ELISA or GP-immunoblot. All samples showing antibody to Em18 are exclusively from echinococcosis cases. There have been no false positive test reactions with sera from other diseases. Strongest Em18 responders are all from patients with AE but some weaker responses may be found in sera of persons with advanced complex lesions of CE. These highly reliable serodiagnostic methods using native, recombinant and synthetic antigens are briefly summarized and experiences with these methods in Japan is reviewed. We believe that use of these specific antigens in screening and confirmation programs for AE in Japan will improve specificity and reduce the confusion, anxiety and expense in persons whose sera give false positive reactions with crude echinococcal antigens.
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- Akira Ito
- Department of Parasitology, Asahikawa Medical College, Midorigaoka-Higashi 2-1-1-1, 078-8510, Asahikawa, Japan.
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Echinococcosis is a cosmopolitan zoonosis caused by adult or larval stages of cestodes belonging to the genus Echinococcus (family Taeniidae). The two major species of medical and public health importance are Echinococcus granulosus and E. multilocularis, which cause cystic echinococcosis (CE) and alveolar echinococcosis (AE), respectively. Both CE and AE are both serious diseases, the latter especially so, with a high fatality rate and poor prognosis if managed inappropriately. This review discusses new concepts and approaches in the immunology and diagnosis of CE, but comparative reference has also been made to AE infection and to earlier pivotal studies of both diseases. The review considers immunity to infection in the intermediate and definitive hosts, innate resistance, evasion of the immune system, and vaccination of intermediate and definitive hosts, and it particularly emphasizes procedures for diagnosis of CE and AE, including the value of immunodiagnostic approaches. There is also discussion of the new advances in recombinant and related DNA technologies, especially application of PCR, that are providing powerful tools in the fields of vaccinology and molecular diagnosis of echinococcosis.
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- Wenbao Zhang
- Molecular Parasitology Laboratory, Australian Centre for International and Tropical Health and Nutrition, The Queensland Institute of Medical Research and The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4029, Australia
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Kittelberger R, Reichel MP, Jenner J, Heath DD, Lightowlers MW, Moro P, Ibrahem MM, Craig PS, O'Keefe JS. Evaluation of three enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) for the detection of serum antibodies in sheep infected with Echinococcus granulosus. Vet Parasitol 2002; 110:57-76. [PMID: 12446090 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-4017(02)00308-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The aim of this study was to develop an immunological method for the identification of sheep infected with Echinococcus granulosus which would allow the monitoring of animals imported into countries free from hydatidosis and as an aid to countries where control schemes for the disease are in operation. Three enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) were developed and validated, using as antigen either a purified 8 kDa hydatid cyst fluid protein (8kDaELISA), a recombinant EG95 oncosphere protein (OncELISA) or a crude protoscolex preparation (ProtELISA). Sera used for the assay validations were obtained from 249 sheep infected either naturally or experimentally with E. granulosus and from 1012 non-infected sheep. The highest diagnostic sensitivity was obtained using the ProtELISA at 62.7 and 51.4%, depending on the cut-off. Assay sensitivities were lower for the 8kDaELISA and the OncELISA. Diagnostic specificities were high, ranging from 95.8 to 99.5%, depending on the ELISA type and cut-off level chosen. A few sera from 39 sheep infected with T. hydatigena and from 19 sheep infected with T. ovis were recorded as positive. Western immunoblot analysis revealed that the dominant antigenic components in the crude protoscolex antigen preparation were macromolecules of about 70-150 kDa, most likely representing polysaccharides. This study demonstrated that the ProtELISA was the most effective immunological method of those assessed for detection of infection with E. granulosus in sheep. Because of its limited diagnostic sensitivity of about 50-60%, it should be useful for the detection of the presence of infected sheep on a flock basis and cannot be used for reliable identification of individual animals infected with E. granulosus.
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- Reinhold Kittelberger
- National Centre for Disease Investigation, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, PO Box 40742, Ward Street, Upper Hutt, New Zealand.
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Neurocysticercosis, cystic echinococcosis and alveolar echinococcosis are the three major zoonotic larval cestodiases worldwide and threatening human life. Early therapeutic treatment based on early differential diagnosis at the early stage of infection and epidemiological surveillance with the expectation for control and prevention are the keys for improvement of quality of human life. Recent advances in (1). differential serodiagnosis of these three diseases, (2). molecular identification of human taeniid species and (3). polymorphism of mitochodrial DNA highly informative for future molecular epidemiology are reviewed in this article.
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- Akira Ito
- Department of Parasitology, Asahikawa Medical College, Midorigaoka-Higashi 2-1-1-1, Asahikawa 078-8510, Japan.
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Rafiei A, Craig PS. The immunodiagnostic potential of protoscolex antigens in human cystic echinococcosis and the possible influence of parasite strain. Ann Trop Med Parasitol 2002; 96:383-9. [PMID: 12171619 DOI: 10.1179/000349802125001195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The results of ELISA, SDS-PAGE and western blotting indicated that the protoscolex antigens of Echinococcus granulosus (of 10-125 kDa) included antigens recognized by sera from human cases of cystic echinococcosis (CE). Some of the latter antigens (of approximately 79, 59, 45, 38, 31 and 29 kDa) exhibited cross-reactivity with sera from humans with other parasitic infections, including alveolar echinococcosis, cysticercosis and African trypanosomiasis. The 31-kDa antigen recognized by IgG antibodies in human CE sera only appeared to be present in the extracts of protoscoleces from sheep, and not in the corresponding extracts from horse or camel cysts. In contrast, the human CE sera recognized a 45-kDa protoscolex antigen only present in the horse cysts and a 125-kDa antigen present in the camel and horse (but not sheep) cysts. Extracts of protoscoleces from different species of hosts might therefore provide a source of strain-specific diagnostic antigens for human CE.
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- A Rafiei
- Medical Faculty, Ahwaz Medical Science University, Ahwaz, Iran
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Doiz O, Benito R, Sbihi Y, Osuna A, Clavel A, Gómez-Lus R. Western blot applied to the diagnosis and post-treatment monitoring of human hydatidosis. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2001; 41:139-42. [PMID: 11750167 DOI: 10.1016/s0732-8893(01)00293-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The serologic diagnosis of hydatidosis (caused by Echinococcus granulosus) can be made by different techniques, although the lack of standardization of the antigens affects the sensitivity, specificity and concordance among the different tests. We have applied the Western-Blot (WB) technique, associated with a purified antigen from sheep hydatid fluid, at 60 samples of serum from 14 patients suffering echinococcosis in different bodily locations, monitored for 3 years. The WB test enabled the detection of antibodies in the pre-surgical samples for proteins of 12-14, 16, 20, 24-26, 34, 39 and 42 kDa in molecular weight in 15-96% of the patients. The combination involving 2 of the 3 proteins of 20, 39 and 42 kDa has made it possible to diagnose 100% of the cases. The antibodies specific to proteins 39 and 42 kDa disappeared in less than one year in the patients cured after surgery, while in patients with persistent or recurrent parasitism the bands present before surgery persisted or other new ones appeared. The WB with purified antigens proved to be highly useful in the diagnosis and post-surgical monitoring of hydatidosis patients. The antigen used is proposed as a standard antigen for the diagnosis and follow-up of pre- and postsurgical hydatidosis.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Aged
- Animals
- Antibodies, Helminth/blood
- Antibodies, Helminth/immunology
- Antigens, Helminth/immunology
- Blotting, Western/methods
- Echinococcosis/blood
- Echinococcosis/diagnosis
- Echinococcosis/drug therapy
- Echinococcosis/immunology
- Echinococcosis, Hepatic/blood
- Echinococcosis, Hepatic/diagnosis
- Echinococcosis, Hepatic/drug therapy
- Echinococcosis, Hepatic/immunology
- Echinococcosis, Pulmonary/blood
- Echinococcosis, Pulmonary/diagnosis
- Echinococcosis, Pulmonary/immunology
- Echinococcus/immunology
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Sheep
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- O Doiz
- Servicio de Microbiología y Parasitología, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Zaragoza, Spain
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Ortona E, Riganò R, Margutti P, Notargiacomo S, Ioppolo S, Vaccari S, Barca S, Buttari B, Profumo E, Teggi A, Siracusano A. Native and recombinant antigens in the immunodiagnosis of human cystic echinococcosis. Parasite Immunol 2000; 22:553-9. [PMID: 11116435 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3024.2000.00336.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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To evaluate the diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of immunoelectrophoresis (IEP), indirect haemagglutination (IHA), enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and immunoblotting (IB), we compared their ability in detecting IgG antibodies to a hydatid fluid fraction (HFF) and to native and recombinant antigen B of Echinococcus granulosus. We tested sera from patients who had cystic echinococcosis (CE) grouped according to their type of cysts (n = 204), from patients with other parasitic diseases (n = 21), lung or liver carcinomas (n = 6) or serous cysts (n = 26) and from healthy controls (n = 90). HFF-IB gave the highest sensitivity (80%) followed by ELISA (72%), IHA (54%) and IEP (31%), respectively. The diagnostic sensitivity significantly (P < 0.01) decreased as cysts matured from type I-II to type VII. Recombinant and native antigen B-IB yielded similar sensitivity (74%). A large number of clinically or surgically confirmed CE patients (20%) resulted negative. In these patients' sera, IB to assess the usefulness of the recombinant E. granulosus elongation factor-1 beta/delta in detecting IgE antibodies yielded 33% of positivity. Our findings underline the need to standardize techniques and antigenic preparations and to improve the performance of immunodiagnosis by characterizing new antigens and detecting distinct immunoglobulin classes.
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- E Ortona
- Laboratorio di Immunologia, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Roma, Italy
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Rott MB, Fernández V, Farias S, Ceni J, Ferreira HB, Haag KL, Zaha A. Comparative analysis of two different subunits of antigen B from Echinococcus granulosus: gene sequences, expression in Escherichia coli and serological evaluation. Acta Trop 2000; 75:331-40. [PMID: 10838217 DOI: 10.1016/s0001-706x(00)00069-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Two different Echinococcus granulosus antigen B subunits (AgB8/1 and AgB8/2) were characterized and the structure of the genes encoding these two proteins were compared. DNA sequences were expressed in Escherichia coli and the antigens' diagnostic value was then assessed. The genomic sequence of AgB8/1 has a 92 bp intron in the position corresponding to amino acid 16; the AgB8/2 genomic sequence presents a 68 bp intron in the position corresponding to amino acid 20. Both introns are located between the putative N-terminal hydrophobic sequence and the secreted peptide. A comparison between the AgB8/1 and AgB8/2 nucleotide sequences showed a 53.5% identity among exons and a 50% identity between introns. According to the molecular diversity analysis, the elapsed time since both genes shared a common ancestor would be around 4.2x10(7) years. When the native AgB and the two recombinant antigens (rAgB8/1 and rAgB8/2) were tested in an anti-IgG ELISA, the sensitivity of the native antigen B was 77.41% and its specificity was 81.9%, while rAgB8/1 showed 54.84% of sensitivity and 80.17% of specificity and rAg138/2 had an 83.87% sensitivity and a 98.28% specificity. Statistical analysis confirms that rAgB8/2 has a better performance than rAgB8/1 and native AgB in ELISA.
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- M B Rott
- Departamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, RS, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Barbieri M, Fernández V, González G, Luaces VM, Nieto A. Diagnostic evaluation of a synthetic peptide derived from a novel antigen B subunit as related to other available peptides and native antigens used for serology of cystic hydatidosis. Parasite Immunol 1998; 20:51-61. [PMID: 9572048 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3024.1998.00117.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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A synthetic peptide (GU4) derived from an antigen B (AgB) subunit was serologically compared with crude antigen (HCFA); immunopurified AgB and antigen 5 (Ag5), and two other synthetic peptides, for diagnosis of human cystic hydatidosis. GU4 was derived from the sequence of AgB/2, the novel AgB subunit described by us. The other two peptides: 65 (AgB mimotope) and 89-122 (Ag5 mimotope), were described by others. Antigens B and 5 showed higher diagnostic sensitivity than corresponding peptides. All sera reacting with peptides 89-122 and GU4 also reacted with 65. The latter provided three to four times higher sensitivity than the former two peptides, but 30% lower specificity. The diagnostic efficiency of AgB (82%) was higher than those of Ag5 (74%) and HCFA (71%). Interestingly, 89-122 only reacted with hydatid sera, some of which did not react with AgB. Considering positive those reacting with 89-122 or AgB, sensitivity increases from 77% (with AgB) to 82% (combined), while specificity is the same as with AgB (86%). Our results suggest that hydatid serology may be improved by: a) combining several defined antigens (including synthetic peptides), b) design of new E. granulosus-specific mimotopes, which react with the false negative sera (16/90; 18%).
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- M Barbieri
- Cátedra de Inmunología, Facultades de Química y Ciencias, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
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McVie A, Ersfeld K, Rogan MT, Craig PS. Expression and immunological characterisation of Echinococcus granulosus recombinant antigen B for IgG4 subclass detection in human cystic echinococcosis. Acta Trop 1997; 67:19-35. [PMID: 9236937 DOI: 10.1016/s0001-706x(97)00056-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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A 165bp DNA fragment derived from the 12 kDa subunit of Echinococcus granulosus antigen B (AgB), a major hydatid cyst fluid antigen was cloned in the pMa1-c2 expression vector. A 52 kDa maltose binding-AgB fusion protein (rAgB.MBP) was produced and inclusion bodies containing the fusion protein were solubilised in urea and affinity purified on an amylose-Sepharose 6B column. The immunogenicity of the purified recombinant antigen for IgG4 antibody detection was tested with human serum using immunoblotting, ELISA and dot-ELISA assays and compared to native AgB. Both recombinant and native AgB preparations were highly reactive for human IgG4 antibodies in serum of cystic echinococcus (CE) patients. Recombinant AgB.MBP (rAgB.MBP) showed approximately 65% sensitivity in detection of IgG4 serum antibodies by ELISA from confirmed CE patients. Cross-reactivity (33%) occurred with alveolar echinococcosis (E. multilocularis) sera but recombinant AgB showed no seroreactivity with sera from other helminth infections tested (schistosomsis, onchocercsis, cysticercosis) or from uninfected individuals residing in CE endemic or non-endemic regions. The serologic sensitivity (63%) for IgG4 antibodies of a native AgB fraction enriched from human hydatid cyst fluid was similar to that for recombinant AgB (65%) though specificity was slightly lower (81%). A dot-ELISA for detection of total IgG, incorporating the rAgB.MBP resulted in 74% sensitivity and 88% specificity for human CE and 93% sensitivity and 65% specificity for native AgB. Recombinant AgB is a potential replacement for native antigens currently being used and could provide a better standardised E. granulosus specific test for clinical confirmation for CE especially for IgG4 antibody detection which appears to be predominantly associated with advanced disease.
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- A McVie
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Salford, UK.
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Nirmalan N, Craig PS. Immunoblot evaluation of the species-specificity of Em18 and Em16 antigens for serodiagnosis of human alveolar echinococcosis. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 1997; 91:484-6. [PMID: 9373662 DOI: 10.1016/s0035-9203(97)90293-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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An immunoblot study to confirm the species-specificity of the diagnostic antigens Em18 and Em16 of Echinococcus multilocularis protoscolex extract showed that both antigens cross-reacted with sera from cystic echinococcosis (CE) patients. The 18 kDa component was detectable by 75% of the sera from active alveolar echinococcosis (AE) patients, while only 31% detected Em16. Western blot analysis also showed that AE sera recognized a band in the 18 kDa region of E. granulosus protoscolex extract, which was different from the 16/17 kDa subunit of antigen B. The results suggested that Em18 antigen is present in E. granulosus as well as E. multilocularis, and that some CE patients may have serum antibody against this antigen.
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- N Nirmalan
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Salford, UK
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Hydatid cyst fluid from sheep and camels infected with Echinococcus granulosus, together with partially purified preparations of hydatid fluid antigen B and a recombinant antigen B product, were tested in an ELISA for their ability to detect IgG antibodies against E granulosus in the serum of naturally infected sheep. The antibody activity in sera from sheep naturally infected with Taenia hydatigena cysticercosis or Fasciola hepatica was also tested. All the antigen preparations from native hydatid cyst fluid were able to detect antibodies in the sera from a significant proportion of sheep with natural hydatid cyst infection, as identified by inspection at slaughter, although the seroreactivity was variable. The native antigen B preparation from camel hydatid cyst fluid gave the highest sensitivity in the ELISA (total 90 per cent), with 99 per cent specificity. In all cases, the recombinant antigen B was the least sensitive antigen (25 per cent) although it was highly specific (99 per cent).
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- M M Ibrahem
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Salford
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The specificity and sensitivity of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) and Western immunoblot assays in detecting antibodies in serum from patients suffering cystic hydatid disease (Echinococcus granulosus) are compared using either crude antigen preparations (total sheep hydatid fluid and homogenates of protoscoleces), purified fractions enriched in Antigens 5 and B, and glycoproteins from hydatid fluid. Polyprotein bands of 12-14, 20, and 34 kDa, when purified from hydatid fluid by applying changes in the ionic strength, yielded a sensitive (95%) immunodiagnostic test that was also extremely specific (100%) when assayed with sera from noninfected humans and from patients suffering from other parasitic diseases. However, subjecting hydatid fluid to chromatography through a concanavilin A column rendered a 42 kDa band that was sensitive (95%) as well as highly specific (100%) for hydatidosis. Therefore purification procedures can strongly affect the diagnostic value of antigens with identical electrophoretic behavior in sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE).
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- Y Sbihi
- Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad de Granada, Spain
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Craig PS, Rogan MT, Allan JC. Detection, screening and community epidemiology of taeniid cestode zoonoses: cystic echinococcosis, alveolar echinococcosis and neurocysticercosis. Adv Parasitol 1996; 38:169-250. [PMID: 8701796 DOI: 10.1016/s0065-308x(08)60035-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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- P S Craig
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Salford, UK
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Webbe G. Recent developments in cestode research. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 1995; 89:345-6, 353. [PMID: 7570857 DOI: 10.1016/0035-9203(95)90001-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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- G Webbe
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK
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Zhang LH, Leggatt GR, McManus DP. Further characterization of the 38 kDa antigen from Echinococcus granulosus (hydatid disease) cyst fluid: evidence for antigenic heterogeneity and reactivity with anti-P1 antibodies. Parasite Immunol 1995; 17:287-96. [PMID: 7494641 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3024.1995.tb00894.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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A panel of 5 IgM and 6 IgG1 monoclonal antibodies (MoAbs) was produced against a band, eluted from a reducing SDS-PAGE gel, containing the 38 kDa subunit of antigen 5 (Ag 5) from Echinococcus granulosus cyst fluid; seven of the MoAbs were shown subsequently to bind epitopes on Ag 5 but none recognized phosphorylcholine or periodate-sensitive carbohydrate epitopes. Differences in the fine specificity of the MoAbs were apparent and, upon reduction, heterogeneity in 38 kDa components from hydatid cyst fluids of different intermediate host origin was revealed by peptide fingerprinting and immunoblotting using the MoAbs. One of the IgG1 MoAbs (ED9) was able to distinguish a reduced 38 kDa molecule in cyst fluids from two distinct genotypes--the horse/dog and sheep/dog strains--of E. granulosus and this may have implications for hydatid serology, immunoepidemiology and strain typing. Furthermore, epitopes on this 38 kDa component or on a different molecule with the same or similar M(r) are reactive with anti-P1 blood group antigen antibodies and this could result in false-positive reactions where sera from P2 patients with suspected hydatid disease are tested by immunoblot or immunoprecipitation analysis.
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- L H Zhang
- Molecular Parasitology Unit, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Bancroft Centre, Brisbane, Australia
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Shambesh MK, Craig PS, Gusbi AM, Echtuish EF, Wen H. Immunoblot evaluation of the 100 and 130 kDa antigens in camel hydatid cyst fluid for the serodiagnosis of human cystic echinococcosis in Libya. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 1995; 89:276-9. [PMID: 7660432 DOI: 10.1016/0035-9203(95)90538-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Two high molecular weight antigens with molecular masses approximately 100 kDa and 130 kDa were identified by immunoblotting camel hydatid cyst fluid, with 94% sensitivity in sera from surgically confirmed Libyan cystic echinococcosis cases. 40% of sera from surgically confirmed alveolar echinococcosis cases cross-reacted with the 100 and 130 kDa antigens, as did 5.3% of sera from human Taenia solium cysticercosis patients. No cross-reaction occurred with sera from human schistosomiasis mansoni or onchocerciasis patients. In addition, all sera from patients with non-hydatid space-occupying lesions (i.e. simple liver cysts, kidney cysts, lung tuberculosis, pulmonary carcinoma, pulmonary empyema, and lung abscess) were seronegative against the same antigens, as were control serum samples from healthy individuals. The 100 and 130 kDa antigens were strongly recognized by sera from cystic echinococcosis patients when camel or horse hydatid cyst fluid was used in immunoblotting but were only weakly recognized if sheep or human hydatid cyst fluid was used. Camel hydatid cyst fluid could be an important source of diagnostic antigens for human cystic echinococcosis in the Middle East endemic region.
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- M K Shambesh
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Salford, UK
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- R C Thompson
- WHO Collaborating Centre for the Molecular Epidemiology of Parasitic Infections, Western Australia
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Profumo E, Ortona E, Riganò R, Gioia I, Notargiacomo S, Ioppolo S, Siracusano A. Cellular and humoral responses to antigenic subunits of Echinococcus granulosus cyst fluid in hydatid patients. Parasite Immunol 1994; 16:393-8. [PMID: 7528907 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3024.1994.tb00366.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The hydatid fluid antigenic subunits which stimulate the proliferative response of T cells in PBMC isolated by hydatid patients were identified. In the same subjects, the serum IgG antibody profiles were determined by immunoblotting to compare T cell activation and IgG production. The study was carried out on 18 patients with clinically and serologically diagnosed hydatidosis and on ten healthy blood donors. To assess the proliferative response to the different antigenic subunits, sheep hydatid fluid was separated by the SDS-PAGE and the fractions were blotted onto nitrocellulose and solubilized. The comparison between immunoblotting and PBMC proliferation assay shows that the 55 and 65 kDa subunits of antigen 5 and the 12 kDa subunit of antigen B are the most reactive subunits in the two techniques. The 16 and 20 kDa subunits of antigen B are more reactive in PBMC proliferation assay than in immunoblotting, thus assigning a specific role to antigen B in cellular response.
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- E Profumo
- Laboratorio di Immunologia, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- P Frosch
- Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Germany
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Leggatt GR, McManus DP. Identification and diagnostic value of a major antibody epitope on the 12 kDa antigen from Echinococcus granulosus (hydatid disease) cyst fluid. Parasite Immunol 1994; 16:87-96. [PMID: 7517028 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3024.1994.tb00327.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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An IgG1 monoclonal antibody (MoAb), designated C9E7H8, has been produced against an epitope on the 12 kDa antigen of Echinococcus granulosus cyst fluid, believed to represent the smallest subunit of antigen B. This MoAb, raised against purified 12 kDa antigen eluted from a reducing SDS-PAGE gel, demonstrated strong binding to native sheep cyst fluid in ELISA and recognition of all three subunits of antigen B (at 12, 16, 23 kDa) by immunoblot under both reducing and non-reducing conditions. Immunoblot analysis also indicated that the complementary epitope is conserved amongst cyst fluids from different intermediate hosts of E. granulosus, including fluids from cysts of two distinct strains, and is present in cyst fluid from E. multilocularis. The monoclonal displays binding to a cDNA clone, EgPS-3, which we have previously shown expresses part of the 12 kDa molecule. EgPS-3, expressed as a glutathione-S-transferase fusion protein, was successful in positive detection of 74% of cystic hydatid patients, although cross-reactions were observed with 25% of sera from alveolar hydatid and 22% of sera from schistosomiasis japonica patients. Three peptides, based on the predicted amino acid sequence of EgPS-3, showed increased specificity but slightly reduced sensitivity in the detection of antibody from E. granulosus patients. The predominant epitope recognized by human antibody occurs in the N-terminal 27 amino acids (peptide 65) of EgPS-3 which also correlates with the location of the monoclonal antibody epitope.
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- G R Leggatt
- Molecular Parasitology Unit, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Bancroft Centre, Australia
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The purpose of this study was to identify species-specific protein components of Echinococcus multilocularis by Western blotting and establish a simple and highly sensitive method for differential serodiagnosis of alveolar hydatid disease (AHD) from cystic hydatid disease. Using Western blotting analyses we demonstrated 2 previously undescribed, species-specific, antigenic components of protoscoleces of E. multilocularis easily detectable with sera from active AHD patients exclusively. The 18 kDa component was recognized by sera from all active AHD patients, whereas the 16 kDa antigen was characteristically detected by patients with advanced lesions. The potential utility of these components for differential serodiagnosis of AHD is discussed.
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- Department of Parasitology, Gifu University School of Medicine, Japan
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