title: Production and characterization of monoclonal antibodies against excretory/secretory products of adult Echinococcus granulosus, and their application to coproantigen detection.
abstract: Two IgM murine monoclonal antibodies (MAbs), EgC1 and EgC3, were produced against the excretory/secretory (E/S) products of Echinococcus granulosus adult worms. Immunoblotting revealed that both predominantly recognized a 50 kDa antigen in the somatic extract and an 85 kDa component in the E/S products. Immunolocalization showed that both MAbs reacted with the tegument of the parasite, and additionally EgC3 reacted with parenchyma and the tegument lining the external surface of the reproductive organs. A coproantigen capture ELISA was developed using a rabbit polyclonal antibody against E/S products from adult tapeworms as catching antibodies, and each one of MAbs as detecting antibody. The assays detected seven out of eight (EgC1), and eight out of eight (EgC3) experimentally infected dogs (worm burdens ranging from 61 to 57,500), using heat-treated samples obtained at prepatent period, and none (n=8) of helminth-free samples. Time course analysis showed that, after a 12-25 days lag, coproantigen levels rose above cut off O.D. values and typically peaked around 30 days post-infection (DPI) at the end of the experiment. One dog experimentally infected with Taenia hydatigena metacestodes was slightly detected as positive at different time points after 30 DPI. Both MAbs showed a similar pattern of recognition, but T. hydatigena antigens were undetectable for a longer period, and reached lower O.D. values with EgC1. Interestingly, fecal samples from two experimentally infected dogs with Echinococcus multilocularis were not recognized by the EgC1 assay, suggesting a potential value as species-specific diagnostic tool.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Biología Parasitaria, Facultad de Ciencias, Instituto de Higiene, Universidad de la República, Av. A. Navarro 3051, Montevideo CP11600, Uruguay.
authors.forename: Cecilia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Casaravilla
authors.forename: Ramiro
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Malgor
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: Hirofumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sakai
authors.forename: Nariaki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nonaka
authors.forename: Masao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kamiya
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Carmona
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology*; D000947:Antigens, Helminth / Q000032:analysis* / Q000276:immunology; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D004285:Dogs; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D048209:Echinococcus granulosus / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006877:Hydroxamic Acids; D015151:Immunoblotting; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000909:Antibodies, Helminth; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000947:Antigens, Helminth; D006877:Hydroxamic Acids; C010896:coprogen