Patients with pulmonary tuberculosis develop a strong humoral response against methylated heparin-binding hemagglutinin.

نویسندگان

  • Stefania Zanetti
  • Alessandra Bua
  • Giovanni Delogu
  • Cinzia Pusceddu
  • Maristella Mura
  • Franca Saba
  • Piero Pirina
  • Carlo Garzelli
  • Cono Vertuccio
  • Leonardo A Sechi
  • Giovanni Fadda
چکیده

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.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Clinical and diagnostic laboratory immunology

دوره 12 9  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2005