Journal of Veterinary Parasitology
SCOPUS
  • Year: 2011
  • Volume: 25
  • Issue: 2

Detection of immune reactive proteins in the fluids and membranes of Cysticercus tenuicollis cyst by immunoprecipitation tests

  • Author:
  • S. Nath1, S. Pal2, P.K. Sanyal, S.C. Mandal
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 146 to 148

Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Anjora, Durg-491 001, India

1Corresponding author E-mail: subhradal@gmail.Com

2Present address Asstt. Prof. Department of Vety. Parasitology, College of Vety. Sc. & A.H. Jabalpur (M.P.) 482001.

Part of M.V.Sc thesis of the first author.

Abstract

Detection of immune reactive proteins present in the Cysticercus tenuicollis cyst fluid (CTF) and membrane (CTM) were done by double immunodiffusion (DID), immunoelectrophoresis (IEP) and counter immunoelectrophoresis (CIEP). Both DID and IEP showed that CTF antigen contained one parasitic protein and one host protein and CTM antigen had two parasitic protein of which one protein was common to fluid antigen. Result of DID revealed only 14.29% sensitivity in the diagnosis of Teania hydatigena cysticercosis. The CIEP of experimental goat and rabbit sera and naturally infected goat sera indicated that the CTF antigen was more immunoreactive than CTM antigen.

Keywords

Cysticercus tenuicollis, Teania hydatigena, DID, IEP, CIEP