Artigos Científicos - CCAST
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Item Acesso aberto (Open Access) Development and assessment of a latex agglutination test based on recombinant MSP5 to detect antibodies against Anaplasma marginale in cattle(2014) RAMOS, Carlos Alberto do Nascimento; ARAÚJO, Flábio Ribeiro de; SANTOS, Rafaelle Cunha dos; MELO, Elaine Silva de Pádua; SOUSA, Letícia Carvalho de; VIDAL, Carlos Eugênio Soto; GUERRA, Neurisvan Ramos Guerra; RAMOS, Rafael Antonio do NascimentoThe recombinant protein MSP5 has been established as an important antigen for serological diagnosis of Anaplasma marginale by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). However, due to the high cost of specialized equipment, this technique is not accessible to all laboratories, especially in developing countries in areas where the disease is endemic. The present study describes the standardization of a latex agglutination test (LAT) to detect antibodies against A. marginale based on recombinant MSP5. Compared with indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (iELISA), the relative sensitivity and specificity of the LAT were 95.21% and 91.86% respectively, with an almost perfect agreement between tests (kappa index = 0.863). These results can be considered important for the serological diagnosis of A. marginale, as they indicate that the test represents a rapid and low cost alternative to ELISA.Item Acesso aberto (Open Access) The development of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for Trypanosoma vivax antibodies and its use in epidemiological surveys(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2006-11) MADRUGA, Cláudio Roberto; ARAÚJO, Flábio Ribeiro de; CAVALCANTE, Gustavo Góes; MARTINS, Charles Ferreira; BARBOSA, Imke Barbara Pfeifer; RIBEIRO, Laura Rios; KESSLER, Raul Henrique; SOARES, Cleber Oliveira; MIGUITA, Midori; MELO, Elaine Silva de Pádua; ALMEIDA, Robson Ferreira Cavalcante de; LIMA JUNIOR, Manoel Sebastião da CostaThere are data indicating that the distribution of Trypanosoma vivax in the Brazilian territory is expanding with potential to reach other areas, where the vectors are present. The detection of anti-trypanosomal antibodies in serum provides important information of the trypanosomal status in cattle herds. For this reason, an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (Tv-ELISA-Ab) with crude antigen from one Brazilian isolate of T. vivax was developed and evaluated. The sensitivity and specificity were respectively 97.6 and 96.9%. In the evaluation of cross-reactions, three calves inoculated with T. evansi trypimastigotes blood forms showed optical densities (OD) under the cut-off during the whole experimental period, except one at 45 days post-inoculation. With relation to Babesia bovis, B. bigemina, and Anaplasma marginale, which are endemic hemoparasites in the studied area, the cross-reactions were shown to be 5.7, 5.3, and 1.1%, respectively. The first serological survey of Pantanal and state of Pará showed that T. vivax is widespread, although regions within both areas had significantly different prevalences. Therefore, this Tv-ELISA-Ab may be a more appropriate test for epidemiological studies in developing countries because the diagnostic laboratories in most countries may be able to perform an ELISA, which is not true for polymerase chain reaction.