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9802100

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-12-9
pubmed:abstractText
Dirofilaria immitis and D. repens, the agents of human pulmonary and subcutaneous dirofilariosis respectively, may coexist in areas of Southern Europe, and L3 and L4 of both species develop in subcutaneous tissue. Previous studies have shown that humans develop high levels of specific IgM, IgG and IgE anti-D. immitis. An antigen of approximately 22 kDa (Di22) is a marker of pulmonary dirofilariosis. In this work, we demonstrate that D. repens also induces IgG in infected humans. Polypeptides between 40 and 26 kDa from adult somatic antigenic complex of the later species, are specifically recognized by sera from individuals with subcutaneous dirofilariosis due to D. repens. These findings complement the previous studies on specific antigens for the serological diagnosis of pulmonary dirofilariosis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0048-2951
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
39
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
397-400
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Human humoral immune response to Dirofilaria species.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratorio de Parasitología, Universidad de Salamanca, Spain.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't