Characterization of a 31-kDa specific antigen from Parastrongylus cantonensis (Nematoda: Metastrongylidae)

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  • Praphathip Eamsobhana Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10700, Thailand Author

Abstract

A 31 kDa specific antigen of Parastrongylus cantonensis was previously shown in immunoblotting to be potentially useful for diagnosis of human parastrongyliasis. The present showed that this 31-kDa component appeared to be a glycoprotein. Immunoblotting using serum from a patient with parasitologically confirmed parastrongyliasis revealed no inhibition of its antigenicity following treatment with periodate. As the 31-kDa specific band could still be observed after carbohydrate destruction, the sugar residue of this glycoprotein antigen is therefore not responsible for the specificity in immunodiagnosis of human Parastrongylus cantonensis infection.

Published

09-09-2026

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (1998): Volume 2 Issue 1 (1998)

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Original Research Articles

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Characterization of a 31-kDa specific antigen from Parastrongylus cantonensis (Nematoda: Metastrongylidae). (2026). International Medical Research Journal, 2(1). https://journal.nih.gov.my/index.php/imrj/article/view/44

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