Evaluation of liver fluke recombinant cathepsin B-1 protease as a serodiagnostic antigen for human opisthorchiasis

Parasitology International

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 191-195

  Sripa, Jittiyawadee ^a   Brindley, Paul J ^b   Sripa, Banchob ^a   Loukas, Alex ^c   Kaewkes, Sasithorn ^a   Laha, Thewarach ^a  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cathepsin B; Cholangiocarcinoma; Cysteine protease; ELISA; Immunodiagnosis; Opisthorchiasis; Serodiagnosis; Thailand

Indexed keywords

CATHEPSIN B; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; PARASITE ANTIGEN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHINOSTOMA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HOOKWORM; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINUTE INTESTINAL FLUKE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPISTHORCHIASIS; OPISTHORCHIS VIVERRINI; PARASITE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE SERODIAGNOSIS; PICHIA PASTORIS; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; TAENIA; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; CATHEPSIN B; CHROMATOGRAPHY, AFFINITY; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HELMINTH PROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; OPISTHORCHIASIS; OPISTHORCHIS; PICHIA; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS; THAILAND;

FASCIOLA HEPATICA; OPISTHORCHIS VIVERRINI; PICHIA PASTORIS;

EID: 82655174014     PISSN: 13835769     EISSN: 18730329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2011.05.009     Document Type: Article

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