Identification of larval-stage antigens of ascaris suum recognized with immune sera from pigs

J Vet Med Sci. 2001 Jun;63(6):683-5. doi: 10.1292/jvms.63.683.

Abstract

Antigens were identified from the third-stage larvae (L3) and lung-stage larvae of Ascaris suum by two-dimensional immunoblot method with antisera obtained from pigs that received chemically abbreviated Ascaris suum larval infections. Forty-seven and 13 spots were recognized as antigens from the L3 and lung-stage larvae, respectively. Their apparent molecular weight ranged from 20 to 101 kDa and their isoelectric point from 3.6 to 8.0. The present study provides a framework for further molecular cloning of those antigens and consequently leads to the development of recombinant peptide vaccines against A. suum.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antigens, Helminth / analysis*
  • Ascariasis / blood
  • Ascariasis / immunology
  • Ascariasis / parasitology
  • Ascariasis / veterinary*
  • Ascaris suum / growth & development*
  • Ascaris suum / immunology
  • Blotting, Western / veterinary
  • Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel / veterinary
  • Female
  • Isoelectric Focusing / veterinary
  • Male
  • Specific Pathogen-Free Organisms
  • Swine
  • Swine Diseases / blood
  • Swine Diseases / immunology
  • Swine Diseases / parasitology*

Substances

  • Antigens, Helminth