Detection by Western blot of four antigens characterizing acute clinical leishmaniasis due to Leishmania infantum

Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 1995 Nov-Dec;89(6):690-1. doi: 10.1016/0035-9203(95)90447-6.

Abstract

Western blot analysis of sera from 32 patients with acute clinical leishmaniasis due to Leishmania infantum showed the simultaneous presence of antibodies against 4 antigens with molecular masses of 18, 21, 23, 31 kDa. The simultaneous presence of these 4 antigens was specific to the clinical disease and it was not detected in 47 sera from asymptomatic individuals living in the leishmaniasis endemic area of Alpes-Maritimes (southern France) or in 37 sera from patients with other protozoan infections.

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Animals
  • Antigens, Protozoan / blood*
  • Antigens, Protozoan / chemistry
  • Blotting, Western
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Leishmania infantum / immunology*
  • Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / immunology*
  • Leishmaniasis, Visceral / immunology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Molecular Weight

Substances

  • Antigens, Protozoan