Comparison of Dot-Elisa with Sandwich-Elisa for the Detection of Circulating Antigens in Patients with Bancroftian Filariasis

1990 ◽  
Vol 42 (6) ◽  
pp. 546-549 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zheng Hui-Jun ◽  
Tao Zheng-Hou ◽  
Cheng Weng-Feng ◽  
Willy F. Piessens
Keyword(s):  
Sandwich Elisa ◽  
Bancroftian Filariasis ◽  
Circulating Antigens ◽  
Dot Elisa

Dipstick dot ELISA for the detection of Taenia coproantigens in humans

Parasitology ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 107 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. C. Allan ◽  
F. Mencos ◽  
J. Garcia-Noval ◽  
E. Sarti ◽  
A. Flisser ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sandwich Elisa ◽  
Taenia Solium ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Diagnostic Techniques ◽  
Dipstick Test ◽  
Rural Villages ◽  
Worm Recovery ◽  
Wide Scale ◽  
Diagnostic Work ◽  
Dot Elisa

SummaryA dipstick dot ELISA for detection of Taenia-specific coproantigens was developed. The test was based on a sandwich ELISA using antibodies raised against adult Taenia solium. Antibodies were adsorbed to nitrocellulose paper previously adhered to acetate plastic to form dipsticks. Once blocked with 5% skimmed milk and dried the antibody-coated dipsticks were stable for several weeks at room temperature. Both micro and dot ELISA formats were genus specific although the dot ELISA was less sensitive than the micro ELISA based on the same antiserum. During field studies, in which the majority of samples were tested in rural villages soon after collection, 3728 samples were tested. All samples were also examined by microscopy using formol ether concentration and individuals questioned to determine whether they were aware of being infected. After the initial diagnostic work individuals were treated with taeniacidal drugs for worm recovery. Use of the coproantigen test significantly increased the number of cases diagnosed. Of the 41 cases diagnosed by the three diagnostic techniques combined 31 were detected by the dipstick assay making it the most sensitive technique employed. The specificity of the dipstick assay was 99·9% with a positive predictive value of 88·%. The combined diagnostic approach did not, however, diagnose all cases. The coproantigen test was fast and easy to use. Further improvements may make the dipstick test suitable for wide-scale use in field studies and diagnostic laboratories.

scholarly journals Detection of circulating antigens in serum samples of mice experimentally infected with Trichinella spiralis by a sandwich ELISA based on IgY

2014 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 181-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Jing ◽  
J. Cui ◽  
R. Liu ◽  
L. Liu ◽  
P. Jiang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Post Infection ◽  
Trichinella Spiralis ◽  
Sandwich Elisa ◽  
Egg Yolk ◽  
Mouse Serum ◽  
Serum Samples ◽  
Egg Yolk Immunoglobulin ◽  
Muscle Larvae ◽  
Sandwich Elisa Assay ◽  
Circulating Antigens

AbstractIn the present study, a sandwich ELISA based on IgY (egg yolk immunoglobulin) was developed for detection of circulating antigens (CAg) in sere of mice experimentally infected with Trichinella spiralis. The IgY-sandwich ELISA assay involved the use of chicken antibody IgY against excretory-secretory (ES) antigens of Trichinella spiralis muscle larvae as a capture antibody and mouse polyclonal antibody IgG to ES antigens as a detecting antibody. This method was able to detect as little as 3 ng/ml of ES antigens added to normal mouse serum. A group of sixteen mice was orally inoculated with 500 T. spiralis muscle larvae per animal. The serum samples from the infected mice were taken during 1–35 days post-infection (dpi). The CAg was detectable as early as 8 dpi in the sera of infected mice. The level of CAg increased dramatically during 13–15 dpi and reached a peak at 22 dpi and remained a plateau for 3 days, then declined gradually. Another peak of CAg occurred at 31 dpi. The anti-Trichinella antibodies was first detected in 14.3 % of the infected mice at 2 weeks post-infection (wpi), and reached a peak positive rate of 100 % at 5 wpi. Moreover, the infected mice were treated with abendazole at 5 wpi and the serum CAg levels increased significantly during 2–6 days posttreatment (dpt) and then declined rapidly during 8–14 dpt. By 42 dpt, the CAg levels decreased to the undetected level, but the detection rate of antibodies was still 100 %. The IgY-sandwich ELISA appears to be a sensitive for detection of antigenemia of T. spiralis and valuable to judge the efficacy of chemotherapy in trichinellosis.

Detection of circulating antigen in bancroftian filariasis by sandwich ELISA using filarial serum IgG

1984 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
pp. 259-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. V. R. Reddy ◽  
Ashok Malhotra ◽  
B. C. Harinath
Keyword(s):  
Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Sandwich Elisa ◽  
Negative Reaction ◽  
Serum Immunoglobulin ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Bancroftian Filariasis ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
Serum Igg ◽  
Filarial Antigen ◽  
Circulating Antigen

ABSTRACTThe utility of the IgG fraction of human filarial serum immunoglobulin in detecting circulating antigen by sandwich enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was studied. 27 of 33 sera from persons with microfilaracmia, 19 of 30 sera from clinical cases of filariasis, 4 of 30 sera from normal persons from a region endemic for filariasis showed the presence of circulating filarial antigen. All the 20 normal sera from the area where filariasis was not endemic gave negative reaction for filarial antigen. Those sera from persons with microfilaracmia that showed the presence of circulating antigen also showed an apparent positive correlation between the microfilarial density and the antigen titre.

Detection of Trichinella spiralis Circulating Antigens in Serum of Experimentally Infected Mice by an IgY-mAb Sandwich ELISA

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 727-733 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhong-Quan Wang ◽  
Guang-Yu Fu ◽  
Feng-Jun Jing ◽  
Jing Jin ◽  
Hui-Jun Ren ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Trichinella Spiralis ◽  
Sandwich Elisa ◽  
Circulating Antigens

scholarly journals Dynamics of Antigenemia and Coproantigens during a Human Fasciola hepatica Outbreak

1998 ◽  
Vol 36 (9) ◽  
pp. 2723-2726 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana M. Espino ◽  
Ailén Díaz ◽  
Antonio Pérez ◽  
Carlos M. Finlay
Keyword(s):  
Fasciola Hepatica ◽  
Clinical Symptoms ◽  
Sandwich Elisa ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Serum Samples ◽  
La Palma ◽  
Detection Assay ◽  
Circulating Antigen ◽  
Circulating Antigens ◽  
Stool Samples

In the present study the dynamics of antigenemia and coproantigens were studied in patients withFasciola hepatica infection during an outbreak occurring in La Palma, Pinar del Rı́o, in the West Province of Cuba. Stool and serum samples were collected from 67 patients and 40 healthy subjects. Stool samples were studied by a simple gravity sedimentation technique and an ES78 sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for observation of eggs and detection of parasite coproantigens, respectively. Serum samples were also studied by the ES78 sandwich ELISA and an indirect ELISA to detect circulating antigens and antibodies, respectively. At the beginning of the study, 8 of 67 patients had patent infections and 59 had prepatent infections, which was determined by the recent consumption of lettuce contaminated with metacercariae of F. hepatica, the presence of clinical symptoms, and the absence of Fasciolaeggs in their stools. Patients with prepatent infections were monitored by all techniques until patency. Circulating antigens were not detected in patients with patent infections. However, coproantigens were clearly detected in all patients with patent infections. On the other hand, 28.8% of patients with prepatent infections tested positive for circulating antigens and 81.4% tested positive for coproantigens in the first stool sample studied. Only two other coproantigen determinations were necessary to diagnose 93.2% of the patients. While circulating antigen levels diminished in all patients during the infection, coproantigen levels increased. The present study demonstrates that the ES78 sandwich ELISA is a better tool than parasitological examination for diagnosis of active early infection, since by the combination of the circulating-antigen detection assay and the coproantigen detection assay 91% of patients were able to be diagnosed at the beginning of the study. In contrast, a coprologic analysis repeated over several weeks was necessary to diagnose 100% of the patients.

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