Abstract INTRODUCTION: We evaluated IL-10, IL-2 and regulatory T cells (Treg), in response to ovalbumin (OA), in offspring from schistosomotic mouse mothers. METHODS: We used animals born (BIM) or suckled (SIM) from infected mothers; and mice born/suckled from infected (BSIM) or non-infected mothers (...
Abstract The aim of this study was to evaluate the presence of anti-Toxocara antibodies in naturally infected broiler chickens (n = 189) from the state of Paraná, southern Brazil. The chickens were reared in a semi-intensive system by small family farmers (n = 7). An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (...
Abstract The aim of this study was to evaluate phage display technology for mapping Haemonchus contortus mimotopes. We screened the PhD-7 Phage Display Peptide Library Kit with a sheep polyclonal antibody against H. contortus. After four rounds of selection, 50 phage peptide clones were selected by biop...
Abstract INTRODUCTION: The etiology of several hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cases remains largely unknown. Although Fasciola hepatica has been associated with liver fibrosis in Latin America, it has not yet been associated with HCC. This study aimed to determine the existence of specific IgG antibodie...
Anticuerpos Antihelmínticos/sangre,
Carcinoma Hepatocelular/sangre,
Carcinoma Hepatocelular/parasitología,
Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática,
Fasciola hepatica/inmunología,
Fascioliasis/complicaciones,
Fascioliasis/diagnóstico,
Inmunoglobulina G/sangre,
Neoplasias Hepáticas/sangre,
Neoplasias Hepáticas/parasitología,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Perú,
Factores de Riesgo
ABSTRACT The Taenia solium cysticercosis affects millions of people worldwide and is considered a public health problem, especially in developing countries. The diagnosis of neurocysticercosis is complex and involves the analysis of epidemiological, clinical, neuroimaging, and immunological host data. Ne...
Anticuerpos Antihelmínticos/sangre,
Western Blotting,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Cisticercosis/sangre,
Cisticercosis/epidemiología,
Cisticercosis/parasitología,
Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática,
Prevalencia,
Estudios Seroepidemiológicos,
Taenia solium/inmunología,
Taenia solium/aislamiento & purificación
Pastor, André Filipe;
Rocha, Abraham;
Cassemiro, Klécia de Melo;
Tenório, Marli;
Melo, Paula;
Grilis, Maria Rosângela;
Rhuama, Maressa;
Rezende, Antonio Mauro;
Melo Neto, Osvaldo Pompilio de;
Marques Jr, Ernesto;
Dhalia, Rafael.
BACKGROUND Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a parasitic disease caused mainly by the Wuchereria bancrofti worm and that affects up to 120 million people worldwide. LF is the second cause of chronic global deformity, responsible for 15 million people with lymphedema (elephantiasis) and 25 million men with sc...
Abstract Fasciolosis is caused by Fasciola hepatica that affects the bile ducts and liver parenchyma of ruminants, which can result in economic loss. This study aimed to carry out the validity of the commercial kit ELISA® indirect front of the simple fecal sedimentation test used as the standard. 143 sa...
Anticuerpos Antihelmínticos/sangre,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Enfermedades de los Bovinos/sangre,
Enfermedades de los Bovinos/diagnóstico,
Enfermedades de los Bovinos/epidemiología,
Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática,
Fasciola hepatica/inmunología,
Fascioliasis/diagnóstico,
Fascioliasis/epidemiología,
Fascioliasis/veterinaria,
Heces/parasitología,
Juego de Reactivos para Diagnóstico,
Reproducibilidad de los Resultados
BACKGROUND Amphimerus spp. is a liver fluke that infects humans and domestic animals. It is highly prevalent in some Ecuadorian communities. Currently, diagnosis is based on the microscopic observation of eggs in faeces, but this has variable sensitivity. More sensitive methods are needed for diagnostic ...
Introduction: The screening of neurocysticercosis is complex and immunological methods have varying validity. Objective: To evaluate the validity of ELISA for antigen and antibody, and EITB for antibody in the screening of neurocysticercosis. Methods: Meta-analysis of diagnostic tests with an ex-ante pro...
Luna, Expedito JA;
Furucho, Celia R;
Silva, Rubens A;
Wanderley, Dalva M;
Carvalho, Noemia B;
Satolo, Camila G;
Leite, Ruth M;
Silveira, Cassio;
Silva, Lia MB;
Aith, Fernando M;
Carneiro Jr, Nivaldo;
Shikanai-Yasuda, Maria A.
With the urbanisation of the population in developing countries and the process of globalisation, Chagas has become an emerging disease in the urban areas of endemic and non-endemic countries. In 2006, it was estimated that the prevalence of Chagas disease among the general Bolivian population was 6.8%. ...
Anticuerpos Antihelmínticos/sangre,
Bolivia/etnología,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Enfermedad de Chagas/diagnóstico,
Enfermedad de Chagas/epidemiología,
Emigrantes e Inmigrantes/estadística & datos numéricos,
Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática,
Prevalencia,
Factores de Riesgo,
Estudios Seroepidemiológicos,
Trypanosoma cruzi/inmunología
