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ArticleClinical and vaccine immunology : CVI2012

Evaluation of a recombinant multiepitope peptide for serodiagnosis of Toxoplasma gondii infection.

Jianfang Dai, Min Jiang, Yanyun Wang, Lili Qu, Rujun Gong, Jin Si

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Article in Clinical and vaccine immunology : CVI, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers.

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37citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

37 citing papers in PubMed, 69 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jianfang DaiDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Min Jiang
Yanyun Wang
Lili Qu
Rujun Gong
Jin Si
Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Detection of Toxoplasma gondii infection with sensitive and specific methods is a key step in the prevention and treatment of toxoplasmosis. Among the available diagnostic tests, serology is commonly used. Although serological tests give satisfactory results, the production of reliable reagents remains laborious and expensive. There is therefore a real need to acquire specific and effective recombinant antigens for the serodiagnosis of T. gondii infection. In this study, a multiepitope peptide was designed and successfully expressed in Escherichia coli, and then IgG and IgM enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) were developed and evaluated. Our results showed that the new multiepitope antigen is one of the most promising recombinant antigens which could be used in routine screening of human toxoplasmosis.

Indexed as

Antigens, ProtozoanAntibodies, ProtozoanEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayEpitopesEscherichia coliGene ExpressionHumansImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin MRecombinant ProteinsSensitivity and SpecificitySerologic TestsToxoplasmaToxoplasmosisAntibodies, ProtozoanAntigens, ProtozoanEpitopesImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin MRecombinant Proteins

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PMID22219311
PMCPMC3294622
OpenAlexW2161964466

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