Abstract
Reactivities of human sera against selected recombinant Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens were assessed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The results obtained indicate that patients with tuberculosis (TB) do not develop a strong humoral response against PE_PGRS and PPE proteins or against the Ag85B and heparin-binding hemagglutinin (HBHA) recombinant antigens. Conversely, purified methylated HBHA was strongly recognized by sera obtained from TB patients compared to controls.
Lingua originale | English |
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pagine (da-a) | 1135-1138 |
Numero di pagine | 4 |
Rivista | Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology |
Volume | 12 |
DOI | |
Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2005 |
Keywords
- Antibodies, Bacterial
- Antibody Formation
- Antibody Specificity
- Antigens, Bacterial
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- Hemagglutinins
- Humans
- Lectins
- Methylation
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Recombinant Proteins
- Tuberculosis, Pulmonary