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The use of peptides for immunodiagnosis of human Chagas disease

Amino Acids
Chagas disease, caused by the protozoa Trypanosoma cruzi, continues to be a serious public health problem in Latin America, worsened by the limitations in its detection.
Anna Julia Ribeiro, K. Silva, L. Lopes, Carlos Ananias Aparecido Resende, C. Couto, I. Gandra, I. Pereira, I. Barcelos, S. Pereira, S. Xavier, Grasiele S. V. Tavares, J. Machado, Mariana Campos da Paz, Miguel Angel Chávez-Fumagalli, E. A. Coelho, R. Giunchetti, A. Chaves, W. Dutra, A. A. Gonçalves, A. Galdino   +19 more
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Diagnosing Schistosomiasis

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1997
The ideal diagnostic method for schistosomiasis detection seems to be still far from available. Paucity of egg output in low prevalence situations, low levels of circulating antigens in individuals with low intensity of infection and inadequate ...
Ana Rabello
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Monoclonal IgY antibodies: advancements and limitations for immunodiagnosis and immunotherapy applications

Therapeutic Advances in Vaccines and Immunotherapy
Due to their high specificity and scalability, Monoclonal IgY antibodies have emerged as a valuable alternative to traditional polyclonal IgY antibodies.
Ashraf A Tabll, Y. Shahein, M. Omran, Nahla Hussein, Asmaa El-Shershaby, Ana Petrović, Marija Glasnovic, R. Smolić, Martina Smolić   +8 more
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Laser-emission imaging of nuclear biomarkers for high-contrast cancer screening and immunodiagnosis

Nature Biomedical Engineering, 2017
Detection of nuclear biomarkers, such as nucleic acids and nuclear proteins, is critical for early-stage cancer diagnosis and prognosis. Conventional methods relying on morphological assessment of cell nuclei in histopathology slides may be subjective ...
Yu-Cheng Chen, Xiaotian Tan, Qihan Sun, Qiushu Chen, Wenjie Wang, Xudong Fan   +5 more
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Diagnostic Methods of Common Intestinal Protozoa: Current and Future Immunological and Molecular Methods

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2022
Intestinal protozoan infection is a persisting public health problem affecting the populations of developing countries in the tropical and subtropical regions.
Loeki Enggar Fitri, Didi Candradikusuma, Yulia Dwi Setia, Purwa Adrianta Wibawa, Agustin Iskandar, Nuning Winaris, Aulia Rahmi Pawestri   +6 more
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Recombinant multiepitope proteins expressed in Escherichia coli cells and their potential for immunodiagnosis

Microbial Cell Factories
Recombinant multiepitope proteins (RMPs) are a promising alternative for application in diagnostic tests and, given their wide application in the most diverse diseases, this review article aims to survey the use of these antigens for diagnosis, as well ...
A. A. Gonçalves, Anna Julia Ribeiro, Carlos Ananias Aparecido Resende, C. Couto, I. Gandra, Isabelle Caroline Santos Barcelos, Jonatas Abinadabe Oliveira Silva, J. Machado, K. Silva, Líria Souza Silva, Michelli Santos, Lucas Silva Lopes, Mariana Teixeira Faria, S. Pereira, S. Xavier, M. Aragão, Mayron Antonio Candida-Puma, Izadora Cristina Moreira Oliveira, A. A. Souza, L. Nogueira, Mariana Campos da Paz, E. A. Coelho, R. Giunchetti, S. Freitas, Miguel Angel Chávez-Fumagalli, R. Nagem, A. Galdino   +26 more
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Fatty acid and retinol-binding protein: A novel antigen for immunodiagnosis of human strongyloidiasis

PLoS ONE, 2019
The tenacious human parasitic helminth Strongyloides stercoralis is a significant health problem worldwide. The current lack of a definitive diagnostic laboratory test to rule out this infection necessitates designing more specific diagnostic methods ...
Leila Masoori, A. Meamar, M. Bandehpour, A. Hemphill, E. Razmjou, K. Mokhtarian, M. Roozbehani, A. Badirzadeh, N. Jalallou, L. Akhlaghi, R. Falak   +10 more
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The evolution and role of interferon gamma release assays (IGRAs) in moderate and low income settings.

Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2014
The interferon gamma release assays have been extensively evaluated in the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection as well as in diagnosis of active pulmonary and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis since their introduction just over a decade ago.
C N Ratnatunga
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Anti-POSTN and Anti-TIMP1 Autoantibodies as Diagnostic Markers in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Frontiers in Genetics, 2022
Esophageal cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed malignant gastrointestinal tumors. The aim of the study was to explore the diagnostic values of anti-POSTN and anti-TIMP1 autoantibodies in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC).
Weihong Xie, Guiying Sun, Guiying Sun, Jicun Zhu, Jicun Zhu, Huimin Wang, Huimin Wang, Zhuo Han, Zhuo Han, Peng Wang, Peng Wang, Peng Wang   +11 more
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Using a panel of multiple tumor-associated antigens to enhance autoantibody detection for immunodiagnosis of gastric cancer

Oncoimmunology, 2018
Autoantibodies against tumor-associated antigens (TAAs) are attractive non-invasive biomarkers for detection of cancer due to their inherently stable in serum.
Shuaibing Wang, Jiejie Qin, H. Ye, Keyan Wang, Jianxiang Shi, Yan Ma, Y. Duan, Chunhua Song, Xiao Wang, L. Dai, Kaijuan Wang, Peng Wang, Jianying Zhang   +12 more
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