Evaluation of the Korean isolate-1 tachyzoite antigen for serodiagnosis of toxoplasmosis

Korean J Parasitol. 2008 Mar;46(1):45-8. doi: 10.3347/kjp.2008.46.1.45.

Abstract

To evaluate the usefulness of the Korean Isolate-1 (KI-1) antigen for serodiagnosis of toxoplasmosis, antigen profiles of KI-1 tachyzoites were analyzed in comparison with RH tachyzoites by SDS-PAGE and immunoblotting. ELISA was performed on latex agglutination (LA)-positive and negative serum samples using KI-1 and RH antigens. Immunoblotting of the KI-1 antigen showed multiple antigen bands with molecular sizes of 22-105 kDa. Among them, 1 and 6 common bands were noted against a KI-1-infected and a RH-infected human serum, respectively, which represented differences in antigenic profiles between KI-1 and RH tachyzoites. However, all 9 LA-positive human sera were found positive by ELISA, and all 12 LA-negative sera were negative by ELISA; the correlation between the ELISA titers and LA titers was high (r = 0.749). Our results suggest that tachyzoites of KI-1 may be useful for serodiagnosis of human toxoplasmosis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Antigens, Protozoan / blood*
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Korea
  • Latex Fixation Tests
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Middle Aged
  • Rabbits
  • Serologic Tests
  • Toxoplasmosis / blood
  • Toxoplasmosis / diagnosis*

Substances

  • Antigens, Protozoan