title: Studies on specific serological antigens in metacercariae and juveniles of Paragoniums westermani and its monoclonal antibodies.
abstract: The polyclonal antibodies to juveniles of Paragoniums westermani (PwJ-PcAbs) from sera of Wistar rats infected with Paragoniums westermani (P.w.) were purified by Sephadex G 200 chromatography. Next the shared serological antigens of P.w. metacercaria and juveniles (PwMJ-SAg) from the crude antigens of the metacercariae (M-NS-Ag) were purified with immuno-affinity chromatography on cyanogen bromide-activated cross-linked Sepharose 4B beads coupled with PwJ-PcAbs. PwMJ-SAg, a group of glycoprotein molecules shown by the staining test, were specific serological antigens of P.w. metacercariae and juveniles, identified by the immunoabsorb test and immunoelectrophoresis. By SDS-PAGE, PwMJ-SAg were fractionated to seven bands, including major bands A (27.5 K) and Bi (19.5 K), the two major serological antigen molecules. 20 sera samples from the patients with the nonpulmonary type of P. w. paragonimiasis were detected using PwMJ-SAg and M-NS-Ag by Dot-ELISA, and the difference of sensitivity between two antigens was highly statistically significant (P less than 0.001). BALB/c mice, in the early stage of infection with P. w. metacercaria, were immunized with PwMJ-SAg. The spleen cells of the mice were isolated and fused with SP2/o, a murine myeloma cell line. After three subclonal cultures, eight cell lines secreting monoclonal antibodies (McAbs) to PwMJ-SAg were prepared from 384 wells of hybridoma cells. All McAbs were IgG1 subclass.
authors.affiliation: Nanjing Medical College, PRC.
authors.forename: Z J
authors.initials: ZJ
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Y P
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: W X
authors.initials: WX
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology*; D000947:Antigens, Helminth / Q000276:immunology*; D002459:Cell Fusion; D006801:Humans; D006825:Hybridomas / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000473:pathology; D010238:Paragonimus / Q000276:immunology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013154:Spleen / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000947:Antigens, Helminth