1989
Amastigote and epimastigote stage-specific components of Trypanosoma cruzi characterized by using monoclonal antibodies. Purification and molecular characterization of an 83-kilodalton amastigote protein.
Pan A, McMahon-Pratt D. Amastigote and epimastigote stage-specific components of Trypanosoma cruzi characterized by using monoclonal antibodies. Purification and molecular characterization of an 83-kilodalton amastigote protein. The Journal Of Immunology 1989, 143: 1001-8. PMID: 2501384, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.143.3.1001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTissue culture-derived trypomastigotesTrypanosoma cruziCruzi amastigotesPreliminary sequence dataStage-specific componentsCulture-derived trypomastigotesStage-specific monoclonal antibodiesSingle protein moleculesMembrane-enriched preparationsAmino acid compositionSequence dataEpimastigote membranesHuman chagasic seraStage differentiationAxenic cultureMolecular characterizationT. cruzi amastigotesEpimastigotesProtein moleculesProteinChagas diseaseMonoclonal antibodiesLeishmania speciesAcid compositionChagasic sera
1987
Serodiagnostic assay for visceral leishmaniasis employing monoclonal antibodies
Jaffe C, McMahon-Pratt D. Serodiagnostic assay for visceral leishmaniasis employing monoclonal antibodies. Transactions Of The Royal Society Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1987, 81: 587-594. PMID: 3445339, DOI: 10.1016/0035-9203(87)90418-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisceral leishmaniasisMonoclonal antibodiesSerodiagnostic assaysVL seraParasite antigensChagas diseaseSystemic lupus erythematosusNon-endemic areasDifferent parasite antigensLeishmania antigenLupus erythematosusMucocutaneous leishmaniasisLepromatous leprosyNegative control seraPositive casesSpecies-specific monoclonal antibodiesNormal serumControl seraRapid diagnosisAntigenSerum dilutionSerumAntibodiesLeishmaniasisSpecific inhibition