Diagnostic Potential of Anti-rNcp-43 Polyclonal Antibodies for the Detection of Neospora caninum |
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Authors: | Gizele Lima de Sá Diene de Borba Pacheco Leonardo Garcia Monte Francine Alves Sinnott Marina Amaral Xavier Caroline Rizzi Sibele Borsuk Maria Elisabeth Aires Berne Renato Andreotti Cláudia Pinho Hartleben |
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Institution: | 1. Laboratório de Imunodiagnóstico, Núcleo de Biotecnologia, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, P.O. Box 354, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, CEP 96010-900, Brazil 2. Laboratório de Pesquisa em Doen?as Infecciosas, Núcleo de Biotecnologia, Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 3. Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 4. Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA), Gado de Corte, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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Abstract: | Neosporosis is a disease caused by the apicomplexan parasite Neospora caninum, which is closely related to Toxoplasma gondii. N. caninum infection represents an important cause of reproductive failure in sheep, goats, horses, and cattle worldwide. The diagnosis of neosporosis is based on the detection of pathogen-specific antibodies in animal sera or the presence of tissue cysts. However, morphological similarities and serological cross-reactivity between N. caninum and T. gondii can result in the misdiagnosis. In this study, the N. caninum tachyzoite surface protein Ncp-43 was expressed in a recombinant form to elicit polyclonal antibodies (pAb) response. The pAb was purified and conjugated to horseradish peroxidase (HRP) or fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) to detect the recombinant and native Ncp-43 proteins, respectively. The pAb and pAb/HRP were able to recognize rNcp-43 by dot blot and ELISA, and pAb/FITC immunolabeled the apical complex of tachyzoites. A blocking enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (b-ELISA) was performed to evaluate pAb/HRP as a diagnostic tool. The mean percent inhibition for the positive and negative serum samples from cattle with neosporosis was significantly different (P < 0.0001). These results suggest that the pAb may bind to the same epitopes of Ncp-43 as anti-N. caninum antibodies in the positive samples tested. The b-ELISA using the pAb/HRP can facilitate diagnostic testing for neosporosis, since fewer steps are involved, and cross-reactivity with secondary antibodies is avoided. In summary, this report describes the production of antibodies against N. caninum, and evaluates the potential of these tools for the development of new diagnostic tests for neosporosis. |
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