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Exp Parasitol ; 166: 37-43, 2016 Jul.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27018063

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Neurocysticercosis (NCC), an infection of the brain by Taenia solium (Ts) cysts, is the most common cause of adult-onset epilepsy in developing countries. Serological testing consists primarily of varying methods to detect antibodies in body fluids and more recently antigen (Ag) detection assays to identify individuals or animals with viable parasites. Antigen assays currently in use employ monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) raised against T. saginata, which have known cross reactivity to animal cestodes but are highly specific in human samples. We produced, characterized and tested 21 mAbs raised against T. solium whole cyst antigens, vesicular fluid or excretory secretory products. Reactivity of the TsmAbs against specific cyst structures was determined using immunofluorescence and immunohistochemistry on histological sections of Ts muscle cysts. Four TsmAbs reacted to vesicular space alone, 9 to the neck and cyst wall, one to the neck and vesicular space and 7 to the neck, cyst wall and vesicular space. An in-house ELISA assay to detect circulating Ts antigen, using the TsmAbs as capture antibodies and a rabbit polyclonal anti-Ts whole cyst antibody as a detector antibody demonstrated that eight of the 21 TsmAbs detected antigens in known NCC-positive human sera and three of these also in urine samples. Reactivity was expressed as normalized ratios of optical densities (OD positive control/OD negative control). Three TsmAbs had ratios >10 and five between 2 and 10. The TsmAbs have potential utility for the diagnosis and post-treatment monitoring of patients with viable NCC infections.


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Anticuerpos Monoclonales/inmunología , Antígenos Helmínticos/análisis , Neurocisticercosis/diagnóstico , Taenia solium/inmunología , Animales , Anticuerpos Antihelmínticos/inmunología , Anticuerpos Monoclonales/metabolismo , Especificidad de Anticuerpos , Antígenos Helmínticos/sangre , Antígenos Helmínticos/orina , Bilis/inmunología , Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática , Femenino , Técnica del Anticuerpo Fluorescente , Hibridomas/inmunología , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos BALB C , Neurocisticercosis/inmunología , Conejos , Especificidad de la Especie , Porcinos
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