The Hamster Model for Identification of Specific Antigens of Taenia solium Tapeworms
Joint Authors
Ochoa-Sánchez, Alicia
Jiménez, Lucía
Landa-Piedra, Abraham
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-10-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Humans acquire taeniasis by ingesting pork meat infected with Taenia solium cysticerci, which are the only definitive hosts of the adult stage (tapeworm) and responsible for transmitting the human and porcine cysticercosis.
Hence, detection of human tapeworm carriers is a key element in the development of viable strategies to control the disease.
This paper presents the identification of specific antigens using sera from hamsters infected with T.
solium tapeworms analyzed by western blot assay with crude extracts (CEs) and excretion-secretion antigens (E/S Ag) obtained from T.
solium cysticerci and tapeworms and extracts from other helminthes as controls.
The hamster sera infected with T.
solium tapeworms recognized specific bands of 72, 48, 36, and 24 kDa, in percentages of 81, 81, 90, and 88%, respectively, using the T.
solium tapeworms E/S Ag.
The antigens recognized by these hamster sera could be candidates to improve diagnosis of human T.
solium taeniasis.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ochoa-Sánchez, Alicia& Jiménez, Lucía& Landa-Piedra, Abraham. 2011. The Hamster Model for Identification of Specific Antigens of Taenia solium Tapeworms. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-990160
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ochoa-Sánchez, Alicia…[et al.]. The Hamster Model for Identification of Specific Antigens of Taenia solium Tapeworms. BioMed Research International No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-990160
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ochoa-Sánchez, Alicia& Jiménez, Lucía& Landa-Piedra, Abraham. The Hamster Model for Identification of Specific Antigens of Taenia solium Tapeworms. BioMed Research International. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-990160
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-990160