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Trial reportBioMed research international2014

High molecular weight proteins of Trypanosoma cruzi reduce cross-reaction with Leishmania spp. in serological diagnosis tests.

Alejandra Yunuen Cervantes-Landín, Ignacio Martínez, Muslim Schabib, Bertha Espinoza

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Trial report in BioMed research international, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Alejandra Yunuen Cervantes-LandínDepartamento de Inmunología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México C.U., Avenida Universidad No. 3000 Col., Deleg. Coyoacán, 04510 México, DF, Mexico.
Ignacio MartínezDepartamento de Inmunología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México C.U., Avenida Universidad No. 3000 Col., Deleg. Coyoacán, 04510 México, DF, Mexico.
Muslim SchabibCentro Médico Nacional "La Raza", Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Calzada Vallejo Sin Número, Colonia La Raza, Deleg. Azcapotzalco, 02990 México, DF, Mexico.
Bertha EspinozaDepartamento de Inmunología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México C.U., Avenida Universidad No. 3000 Col., Deleg. Coyoacán, 04510 México, DF, Mexico.
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México · MXMexican Social Security Institute · MX

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chagas disease is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. Because of its distribution throughout Latin America, sometimes it can overlap with other parasitic diseases, such as leishmaniasis, caused by Leishmania spp. This might represent a problem when performing serological diagnosis, because both parasites share antigens, resulting in cross-reactions. In the present work we evaluated Mexican sera samples: 83.8% of chagasic patients recognized at least one antigen of high molecular weight (>95 kDa) when evaluated by Western blot. Proteins of 130 kDa and 160 kDa are predominantly being recognized by asymptomatic chagasic patients. When the proteins were extracted using Triton X-100 detergent, a larger number of specific T. cruzi proteins were obtained. This protein fraction can be used to increase specificity to 100% in Western blot assays without losing sensitivity of the test. High molecular weight proteins of T. cruzi include glycoproteins with a great amount of αMan (α-mannose), αGlc (α-glucose), GlcNAc (N-acetylglucosamine), and αGal (α-galactose) content and these structures play an essential role in antigens recognition by antibodies present in patients' sera.

Indexed as

Antibodies, ProtozoanAntigens, ProtozoanBlotting, WesternChagas DiseaseCross ReactionsFemaleHumansLeishmaniaLeishmaniasisMaleMolecular WeightProtozoan ProteinsTrypanosoma cruziAntibodies, ProtozoanAntigens, ProtozoanProtozoan Proteins

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PMID25136581
PMCPMC4124657
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