Instituto Nacional de Parasitología Dr. Mario Fatala Chaben, Av. Paseo Colón 568, Buenos Aires 1063, Argentina.
Microbes Infect. 2010 May;12(5):359-63. doi: 10.1016/j.micinf.2010.01.011. Epub 2010 Feb 1.
Trypanosoma cruzi-specific immune responses were evaluated in a total of 88 subjects living in areas endemic of Chagas disease of Argentina by IFN-gamma ELISPOT assays and immunoblotting. Positive T. cruzi antigen-induced IFN-gamma responses were detected in 42% of subjects evaluated (15/26 positive by conventional serology and 22/62 seronegative subjects). Using immunoblotting, T. cruzi-specific IgG reactivity was detected in all seropositive subjects and in 11% (7/61) of subjects negative by conventional serology. Measurements of T cell responses and antibodies by immunoblotting, in conjunction with conventional serology, might enhance the capability of detection of exposure to T. cruzi in endemic areas.
采用 IFN-γ ELISPOT assays 和免疫印迹法,评估了居住在阿根廷恰加斯病流行地区的 88 名受试者的克氏锥虫特异性免疫应答。在评估的受试者中,有 42%(15/26 例常规血清学阳性和 22/62 例血清学阴性的受试者)检测到克氏锥虫抗原诱导的 IFN-γ 阳性反应。通过免疫印迹法,在所有血清学阳性的受试者和 11%(7/61)的常规血清学阴性的受试者中检测到克氏锥虫特异性 IgG 反应性。结合常规血清学检测,通过免疫印迹法测量 T 细胞应答和抗体,可能会提高在流行地区检测接触克氏锥虫的能力。