Echinococcus granulosus human infection stimulates low avidity anticarbohydrate IgG2 and high avidity antipeptide IgG4 antibodies

Parasite Immunology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 27-34

  Sterla, Silvia ^a   Sato, Hiroshi ^b   Nieto, Alberto ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^b HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Antibody activity; Carbohydrate epitopes; E. granulosus; Hydatid disease; IgG subclasses; Phosphorylcholine

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; PARASITE ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HYDATID CYST; PARASITE IMMUNITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ANTIBODY AFFINITY; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; CARBOHYDRATES; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PEPTIDES;

EID: 0033047535     PISSN: 01419838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3024.1999.00197.x     Document Type: Article

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