临床实验室中用于检测抗克氏锥虫免疫球蛋白G的非传统流式细胞术方法。

Non-conventional flow cytometry approaches to detect anti-Trypanosoma cruzi immunoglobulin G in the clinical laboratory.

作者信息

Vitelli-Avelar Danielle Marquete, Sathler-Avelar Renato, Wendling Ana Paula Barbosa, Rocha Roberta Dias Rodrigues, Teixeira-Carvalho Andréa, Martins Natália Evelin, Dias João Carlos Pinto, Rassi Anis, Luquetti Alejandro Ostemayer, Elói-Santos Silvana Maria, Martins-Filho Olindo Assis

机构信息

Laboratório de Doença de Chagas, Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Brazil.

出版信息

J Immunol Methods. 2007 Jan 10;318(1-2):102-12. doi: 10.1016/j.jim.2006.10.009. Epub 2006 Nov 13.

Abstract

We have recently developed a flow cytometric approach to detect anti-live trypomastigote and anti-fixed epimastigote IgG antibodies (FC-ALTA and FC-AFEA) in sera from individuals infected by Trypanosoma cruzi. Here, we present the first evaluation of the applicability of FC-AFEA-IgG as a diagnostic tool for Chagas disease. Performance analysis demonstrated that FC-AFEA-IgG has a sensitivity of 82% and a specificity of 100%. The assessment for prognosis performed by FC-ALTA-IgG1 and FC-AFEA-IgG, after classification of chagasic patients as belonging to indeterminate (IND), cardiac (CARD) or digestive (DIG) clinical forms, showed that most of IND have higher amounts of IgG than individuals' carrying CARD or DIG Chagas disease. FC-AFEA-IgG was also evaluated as a method to monitor chemotherapy efficacy in individuals classified into three distinct categories: not treated (NT), treated but not cured (TNC), and treated and cured (TC). Performance analysis demonstrated that FC-AFEA-IgG has an extraordinary capacity as a serological criterion to assess cure after therapeutic intervention in Chagas disease. These results represent a great advance in the application of serological techniques for clinical investigations on Chagas disease, and they clearly define new directions and perspectives. We intend to continue this field research focusing our attention on the influence of the degree of clinical damage on the FC-ALTA-IgG1 and FC-AFEA-IgG reactivity.

摘要

我们最近开发了一种流式细胞术方法,用于检测克氏锥虫感染个体血清中的抗活锥鞭毛体和抗固定上鞭毛体IgG抗体(FC - ALTA和FC - AFEA)。在此,我们首次评估FC - AFEA - IgG作为恰加斯病诊断工具的适用性。性能分析表明,FC - AFEA - IgG的灵敏度为82%,特异性为100%。在将恰加斯病患者分为不确定(IND)、心脏(CARD)或消化(DIG)临床类型后,通过FC - ALTA - IgG1和FC - AFEA - IgG进行的预后评估显示,大多数IND患者的IgG含量高于患有CARD或DIG型恰加斯病的个体。FC - AFEA - IgG还被评估为一种监测化疗疗效的方法,将个体分为三个不同类别:未治疗(NT)、治疗但未治愈(TNC)和治疗且治愈(TC)。性能分析表明,FC - AFEA - IgG作为评估恰加斯病治疗干预后治愈情况的血清学标准具有非凡的能力。这些结果代表了血清学技术在恰加斯病临床研究应用中的巨大进步,并且明确界定了新的方向和前景。我们打算继续这项实地研究,将注意力集中在临床损伤程度对FC - ALTA - IgG1和FC - AFEA - IgG反应性的影响上。

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