scholarly journals Trypanosoma cruzi Recombinant Complement Regulatory Protein: a Novel Antigen for Use in an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Diagnosis of Chagas' Disease

2002 ◽  
Vol 40 (10) ◽  
pp. 3735-3740 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. S. F. Meira ◽  
L. M. C. Galvao ◽  
E. D. Gontijo ◽  
G. L. L. Machado-Coelho ◽  
K. A. Norris ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Trypanosoma Cruzi ◽  
Chagas Disease ◽  
Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Regulatory Protein ◽  
Protein A ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Complement Regulatory Protein

scholarly journals Excretory-Secretory Antigens of Trypanosoma cruzi Are Potentially Useful for Serodiagnosis of Chronic Chagas' Disease

2001 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 1024-1027 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mineo Nakazawa ◽  
Daniela S. Rosa ◽  
Valéria R. A. Pereira ◽  
Milena O. Moura ◽  
Veridiana C. Furtado ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Trypanosoma Cruzi ◽  
Chagas Disease ◽  
Sensitivity And Specificity ◽  
Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Chronic Chagas Disease ◽  
Secreted Antigens

ABSTRACT The reactivities of sera from chronic chagasic patients against the trypomastigote excreted-secreted antigens (TESA) of Trypanosoma cruzi strains with different biodemes were analyzed by TESA-blot and TESA–enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Although both tests presented high sensitivity and specificity, TESA-ELISA is more appropriate for screening a larger number of samples.

scholarly journals Evaluation of a chemiluminescent enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the diagnosis of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in a nonendemic setting

2013 ◽  
Vol 108 (7) ◽  
pp. 928-931 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Izquierdo ◽  
Alexandre Ferreira Marques ◽  
Montserrat Gállego ◽  
Sílvia Sanz ◽  
Sílvia Tebar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Trypanosoma Cruzi ◽  
Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Cruzi Infection

scholarly journals Evaluation of a monoclonal antibody affinity purified antigen for zymodeme specific serological diagnosis of Trypanosoma cruzi infection

1987 ◽  
Vol 82 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mauro Schechter
Keyword(s):  
Monoclonal Antibody ◽  
Trypanosoma Cruzi ◽  
Affinity Chromatography ◽  
Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Specific Monoclonal Antibody ◽  
Antibody Affinity ◽  
Specific Diagnosis ◽  
Purified Antigen ◽  
Cruzi Infection

Theoretically, serological assays with affinity purified marker antigens can allow strain-specific diagnosis even when parasites cannot be retrieved from and infected host. A Trypanosoma cruzi antigen was purified by affinity chromatography using a zymodeme (Z) 2 specific monoclonal antibody (2E2C11). An indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) based on the purified antigen could discriminate between sera from rabbits immunized with T. cruzi zymodeme clones but could not discriminate between sera from mice infected with different zymodemes.

A Comparison of an Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) and Western Blotting for Detection of Peanut Mottle Virus and Peanut Stripe Virus1

1986 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 64-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. L. Sherwood ◽  
H. A. Melouk
Keyword(s):  
Western Blotting ◽  
Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Protein A ◽  
Mottle Virus ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Coat Proteins ◽  
Western Blots ◽  
Peanut Stripe Virus ◽  
Dry Milk ◽  
The Difference

Abstract Western blotting was used to detect infections of peanut cv. Tamnut 74 with peanut mottle virus (PMV) and/or peanut stripe virus (PStV). Leaf samples were ground in electrophoresis sample buffer and heated for 5 min at 95 C prior to electrophoresis in 12% polyacrylamide gels. After electrophoresis, proteins were transferred to nitrocellulose sheets at 100V for 45 min. Western blots were performed by first blocking unbound sites on the nitrocellulose with 5% non-fat dry milk in Tris-buffered saline (TBS), pH 7.4 for 30 min, followed by incubation in a 1/200 dilution of PMV and/or PStV antiserum in TBS (the latter antiserum provided by J. W. Demski, U. of GA) for 45 min. This was followed by incubation in protein-A-peroxidase (2 μg/mL in TBS) for 45 min, followed by 4-chloro-1-napthol plus hydrogen peroxide in TBS. As little as 25 ng of either purified PMV or PStV was detected. This was similar to the limits of detection fo the double sandwich enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Because of the difference in migration of the coat proteins of PMV and PStV, both viruses may be detected in plants infected with PMV and PStV. This assay can be performed in approximately 6 h when mini-gels are used for the initial electrophoretic seperation and does not require the antiserum to be fractionated or bound to an enzyme as is the case with ELISA.

scholarly journals The Trypomastigote Small Surface Antigen from Trypanosoma cruzi Improves Treatment Evaluation and Diagnosis in Pediatric Chagas Disease

2017 ◽  
Vol 55 (12) ◽  
pp. 3444-3453 ◽  
Author(s):  
Virginia Balouz ◽  
Luciano J. Melli ◽  
Romina Volcovich ◽  
Guillermo Moscatelli ◽  
Samanta Moroni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Trypanosoma Cruzi ◽  
Chagas Disease ◽  
Surface Antigen ◽  
Rapid Assessment ◽  
Drug Efficacy ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Serological Tests ◽  
Small Surface ◽  
Content Type

ABSTRACTChagas disease is caused by the protozoan parasiteTrypanosoma cruzi. Assessment of parasitological cure upon treatment with available drugs relies on achieving consistent negative results in conventional parasitological and serological tests, which may take years to assess. Here, we evaluated the use of a recombinantT. cruziantigen termed trypomastigote small surface antigen (TSSA) as an early serological marker of drug efficacy inT. cruzi-infected children. A cohort of 78 pediatric patients born toT. cruzi-infected mothers was included in this study. Only 39 of the children were infected withT. cruzi, and they were immediately treated with trypanocidal drugs. Serological responses against TSSA were evaluated in infected and noninfected populations during the follow-up period using an in-house enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and compared to conventional serological methods. Anti-TSSA antibody titers decreased significantly faster than anti-whole parasite antibodies detected by conventional serology both inT. cruzi-infected patients undergoing effective treatment and in those not infected. The differential kinetics allowed a significant reduction in the required follow-up periods to evaluate therapeutic responses or to rule out maternal-fetal transmission. Finally, we present the case of a congenitally infected patient with an atypical course in whom TSSA provided an early marker forT. cruziinfection. In conclusion, we showed that TSSA was efficacious both for rapid assessment of treatment efficiency and for early negative diagnosis in infants at risk of congenitalT. cruziinfection. Based upon these findings we propose the inclusion of TSSA for refining the posttherapeutic cure criterion and other diagnostic needs in pediatric Chagas disease.

scholarly journals Combined Use of Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay and Flow Cytometry To Detect Antibodies to Trypanosoma cruzi in Domestic Canines in Texas

2004 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 1198-1198
Author(s):  
Sean V. Shadomy ◽  
Stephen C. Waring ◽  
Olindo Assis Martins-Filho ◽  
Rodrigo Corrêa Oliveira ◽  
Cynthia A. Chappell
Keyword(s):  
Flow Cytometry ◽  
Trypanosoma Cruzi ◽  
Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Combined Use
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