Detection of molecular markers of toxoplasmosis among Egyptian patients with miscarriage using avidity IgG-ELISA and Western blotting.
A total of 54 miscarriage patients were divided into 3 groups. GI: 10 toxoplasmosis patients with +ve IgM-ELISA; GII: 24 toxoplasmosis patients with +ve IgG-ELISA, and GIII: 20 non-toxoplasmosis cross-matched females as a control. All groups were subjected to IgG-avidity ELISA & IgG-avidity immunoblotting. Avidity Indices (AI) by ELISA ranged from 22.6% to 73.3% in GI and from 9.6%-75.6% in GII. AI were high (>40%) in 3 (30%) patients in G I and in 8 (33.3%) patients in G II. Sera of GI recognized the 20, 28, 32, 60, 93 & 100 Kda bands with 55% reduction in the 38 and 60 Kda bands after treatment with 6 M urea solutions. Sera of GII recognized the 20, 28, 32, 38, 45, 95-97 & 106 Kda bands. There was 12.5%, 16.6% & 16.7% reduction in the 20, 32, & 106 Kda bands, respectively, after urea. The 38 & 60 Kda bands were identified as good diagnostic markers for the recent toxoplasmosis infection (GI). The 20, 32 & 106 Kda bands were good markers of high avidity antibodies during the chronic toxoplasmosis (GII).
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt.
Hala S
HS
Elwakil
Dina M
DM
Abdel Hameed
Hala S
HS
Thabet
Mona A
MA
Ahmed
D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000469:parasitology; D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood*; D000915:Antibody Affinity; D000953:Antigens, Protozoan / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology; D015153:Blotting, Western / Q000379:methods; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005819:Genetic Markers; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology; D011247:Pregnancy; D015597:Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000469:parasitology*; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000235:genetics*; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology
D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan; D000953:Antigens, Protozoan; D005819:Genetic Markers; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M