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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-7-25
pubmed:abstractText
In an attempt to identify antigenic molecules from Schistosoma mansoni eggs, a serological study was performed on children of a Venezuelan town (Caraballeda) in which the transmission of schistosomiasis had been interrupted two years prior to sera sampling. Infected children received treatment with Praziquantel and, based on the disappearance of eggs in the stools plus negativization of the circumoval precipitin test (COPT) one year after treatment, they were classified as either responders or non-responders to chemotherapy. Western blots of soluble egg antigen (SEA) with a very sensitive chemiluminescent substrate were performed. Sera from responder children recognized a 25 kDa band of SEA which diminished significantly after treatment. This was less frequent in non-responder children. When the sera of responder and non-responder children were compared before treatment, we found that the recognition of the 40 and 41 kDa proteins could be predictive of response to chemotherapy. All these antigens, used in ELISA-type techniques, might be of importance in the evaluation and follow-up of large scale schistosome control programmes.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0141-9838
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
111-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:7540743-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:7540743-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:7540743-Antibodies, Helminth, pubmed-meshheading:7540743-Antigens, Helminth, pubmed-meshheading:7540743-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:7540743-Child, pubmed-meshheading:7540743-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:7540743-Chronic Disease, pubmed-meshheading:7540743-Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel, pubmed-meshheading:7540743-Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, pubmed-meshheading:7540743-Epitopes, pubmed-meshheading:7540743-Feces, pubmed-meshheading:7540743-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:7540743-Immune Sera, pubmed-meshheading:7540743-Ovum, pubmed-meshheading:7540743-Parasite Egg Count, pubmed-meshheading:7540743-Praziquantel, pubmed-meshheading:7540743-Schistosoma mansoni, pubmed-meshheading:7540743-Schistosomiasis mansoni
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of chemotherapy on immune response to egg antigens of Schistosoma mansoni in chronically infected children from areas of low transmission.
pubmed:affiliation
Instituto de Medicina Tropical, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't