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ArticleThe Korean journal of parasitology1998

Antibody reaction of human anti-Toxoplasma gondii positive and negative sera with Neospora caninum antigens.

H W Nam, S W Kang, W Y Choi

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Article in The Korean journal of parasitology, 1998. 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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9citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

H W NamDepartment of Parasitology, Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. howoo@cmc.cuk.ac.kr
S W Kang
W Y Choi
Catholic University of Korea · KRNational Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service · KR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Anti-Neospora caninum antibody was detected in anti-Toxoplasma gondii positive and negative human sera by ELISA, western blot and immunofluorescence assay (IFA). Twelve cases out of 172 (6.7%) Toxoplasma-positive sera cross-reacted with both T. gondii and N. caninum antigens, and one out of 110 Toxoplasma-negative sera reacted with N. caninum antigen by ELISA. By western blot, all 12 sera reacted with T. gondii antigens with various banding patterns but specifically at 30 kDa (SAG1) and 22 kDa (SAG2) bands. With N. caninum antigen, the number of reactive bands was reduced, however a 43 kDa band reacted in three cases in Toxoplasma-positive sera in addition to one in Toxoplasma-negative control sera. All sera of the Toxoplasma-positive group labeled surface membrane of T. gondii, but reacted differently with N. caninum. Fluorescence was detected in surface membrane, subcellular organelles, or both in N. caninum. And one case in the Toxoplasma-negative group also reacted with N. caninum strongly in subcellular organelles. This suggested that the antibody against N. caninum may be present in human sera although the positive rate was very low in this study. The possibility of human infection with N. caninum remains to be evaluated further.

Indexed as

Cross ReactionsAnimalsAntibodies, ProtozoanAntigens, ProtozoanBlotting, WesternEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHumansNeosporaToxoplasmaAntibodies, ProtozoanAntigens, Protozoan

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PMID9868893
PMCPMC2732967
OpenAlexW2134882541

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