摘要:
A simple immunoassay method is provided which distinguishes pathogenic from nonpathogenic forms Entamoeba histolytica in biological samples. This assay utilizes monoclonal antibody preparations which are specific for designated epitopes of the 170 kd subunit of the Gal/GalNAc lectin. When pathogenic forms, specifically, are to be detected, at least one antibody which is immunospecific for an epitope unique to the forms of the 170 kd lectin found in pathogenic strains is used in the assay. The invention further includes monoclonal antibodies which are immunospecific for epitopes 1-3 of the 170 kd subunit of the Gal/GalNAc lectin of either pathogenic or nonpathogenic forms and to monoclonal antibodies specifically immunoreactive with epitopes unique to nonpathogenic derived 170 kd subunit, as well as purified forms of the Gal/GalNAc lectin from both pathogenic and nonpathogenic forms.
摘要:
A method to prepare a monoclonal antibody (mAb) specifically immunoreactive with an epitope of the Gal/GalNAc lectin of a pathogenic or nonpathogenic E. histolytica, or the 70 kd subunit thereof, is provided. This method comprises culturing an immortalized cell line capable of secreting the mAbs, where the cell line is obtained by immortalizing antibody-producing cells from a mammal immunized with a purified 170 kd subunit, or with purified Gal/GalNAc lectin of a pathogenic E. histolytica. The supernatants of the cells are screened for the presence or absence of antibodies specific for the subunit or lectin from a pathogenic E. histolytica and from a pathogenic E. histolytica, so as to determine the pathogen/nonpathogen specificity of the monoclonal antibody. Antibodies produced by this method and epitopes with which they react on pathogenic and/or nonpathogenic E. histolytica also are disclosed.
摘要:
A simple immunoassay method is provided which distinguishes pathogenic from nonpathogenic forms Entamoeba histolytica in biological samples. This assay utilizes monoclonal antibody preparations which are specific for designated epitopes of the 170 kd subunit of the Gal/GalNAc lectin. When pathogenic forms, specifically, are to be detected, at least one antibody which is immunospecific for an epitope unique to the forms of the 170 kd lectin found in pathogenic strains is used in the assay. The invention further includes monoclonal antibodies which are immunospecific for epitopes 1-3 of the 170 kd subunit of the Gal/GalNAc lectin of either pathogenic or nonpathogenic forms and to monoclonal antibodies specifically immunoreactive with epitopes unique to nonpathogenic derived 170 kd subunit, as well as purified forms of the Gal/GalNAc lectin from both pathogenic and nonpathogenic forms.