Dafa'alla T H, Ghalib H W, Abdelmageed A, Williams J F
US NIH/Sudan Medical Parasitology Research Project, Khartoum, Sudan.
Clin Exp Immunol. 1992 May;88(2):258-63. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.1992.tb03070.x.
In this study Onchocerca gutturosa was compared with O. volvulus in an ELISA test to detect Onchocerca-specific IgG and IgG subclasses. The test was developed and standardized to detect Onchocerca-specific IgG and IgG subclasses in sera of onchocerciasis patients and endemic controls. Onchocerca volvulus and O. gutturosa crude water-soluble antigens showed no significant difference in detecting onchocerca-specific IgG antibody (T = 1.88, P greater than 0.05). The levels of IgG subclasses varied greatly. IgG4 showed the highest detected mean level (0.84 +/- 0.59) and the other three subclasses showed considerably lower mean levels (IgG1 = 0.27 +/- 0.16, IgG2 = 0.24 +/- 0.17, IgG3 = 0.28 +/- 0.12). The status and score of skin lesions were found to have significant effect on the IgG and IgG subclasses levels (all P less than 0.001). IgG4 showed a positive correlation with the microfilarial (Mf) load (r = 0.21, P less than 0.03). IgG3 levels have a significant negative correlation with the Mf load (r = -0.23, P less than 0.02). The biological significance of these IgG and IgG subclasses in onchocerciasis is discussed.
在本研究中,在酶联免疫吸附测定(ELISA)试验中对牛盘尾丝虫与旋盘尾丝虫进行比较,以检测盘尾丝虫特异性IgG及IgG亚类。该试验经过开发和标准化,用于检测盘尾丝虫病患者和流行区对照血清中的盘尾丝虫特异性IgG及IgG亚类。旋盘尾丝虫和牛盘尾丝虫的粗水溶性抗原在检测盘尾丝虫特异性IgG抗体方面无显著差异(T = 1.88,P>0.05)。IgG亚类水平差异很大。IgG4检测到的平均水平最高(0.84±0.59),其他三个亚类的平均水平则低得多(IgG1 = 0.27±0.16,IgG2 = 0.24±0.17,IgG3 = 0.28±0.12)。发现皮肤病变的状态和评分对IgG及IgG亚类水平有显著影响(所有P<0.001)。IgG4与微丝蚴(Mf)负荷呈正相关(r = 0.21,P<0.03)。IgG3水平与Mf负荷呈显著负相关(r = -0.23,P<0.02)。本文讨论了这些IgG及IgG亚类在盘尾丝虫病中的生物学意义。