Abstract BACKGROUND: Diagnosis of Echinococcus granulosus in the definitive host particularly in dog is the significant complication in the endemic area. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study is serological detection of E. granulosus in the infected dogs. METHODS: Dot-ELISA based on the copro-antigen and recombinant EPC1 antigen (rEPC1) for antibody detection was performed. Blood and fecal samples ...

Subcellular particles of homogenates of mouse spleen were separated at various centrifugal forces between 5oo0 • lO 6 and 30 ooo. lO 6 o~t in the zonal centrifuge. Each fraction was analyzed for transplantation antigen, ATPase, nonspecific esterase and alkaline phosphatase. Under appropriate conditions, zonal centrifugation proved tobe an efficient procedure to separate particles containing hig...

the present study was carried out for the antigen detection of feline panleukopenia virus (fpv) in diarrhoeic cats referred to the veterinary clinic of the school of ahvaz university, in southwest iran. faecal samples were collected from 67 diarrhoeic household cats during 2005 to 2007. according to the age and clinical signs, the cats were divided into two groups; 6 months, hemorrhagic and ...

background: prostate specific antigen (psa) is a protein currently used in vconjunction with the digital rectal examination to detect and guide management of prostate cancer. there are several causes of increase in serum psa including urological manipulations, medications, prostatic diseases, prostate cancer, prostate inflammation or infection, etc. some studies had reported cystoscopy to cause...

background: anaphylactic reactions, such as urticaria, edema, respiratory symptoms, and anaphylactic shock often complicate the course of cystic echinococcosis (ce). methods: to investigate the role of the ige immunoreactive antigen 5 (ag 5) in the sero-positive patients with ce, we determined n-terminal of 57 kda subunit of ag5 responsible for ige and c-terminal of this active antigen related ...

Background: Chronic HBV infection has a continuous effect on blood sugar and phospholipid metabolism. Metabolic syndrome (MS) insulin resistance (IR) are the main risk factor leading to diabetes cardiovascular disease. At present, relationship between chronic MS was still controversial. Objective: To explore correlation hepatitis B virus (HBV) status, level of surface antigen-anti...