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van de Sande WWJ. In vitro susceptibility testing for black grain eumycetoma causative agents. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2021; 115:343-354. [PMID: 33537781 PMCID: PMC8046409 DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/traa184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2020] [Revised: 11/30/2020] [Accepted: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Eumycetoma is a neglected tropical implantation mycosis characterized by large subcutaneous swellings. Inside the infected tissue, the causative agents are found in grains. The most common causative agents form black grains and are sterile upon isolation. In vitro susceptibility assays were developed for eumycetoma causative agents. They were based on the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute M38A protocol and modified to enable the use of hyphae as a starting inoculum. To ease endpoint reading, viability dyes such as resazurin or XTT have been used. So far the in vitro susceptibility assays developed have mainly been used to establish if causative agents are inhibited in growth by various antifungal agents, but not for clinical decision making. For drug discovery, the assay proved useful in determining which compounds were able to prevent hyphal growth. However, a clear correlation between in vitro inhibition in terms of the half maximal inhibitory concentration or 50% minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC50) and therapeutic efficacy assayed in a novel model system in terms of Galleria mellonella larval survival was not found. For clinical decision making, a range of MICs were found for each antifungal agent. However, no clinical breakpoints have been established for any of the causative agents. For itraconazole, the MIC50 of most causative agents was below the attainable serum levels, which might indicate that they are susceptible. However, before in vitro susceptibility can be used in clinical decision making for mycetoma, a correlation between MIC and clinical outcome needs to be made.
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- Wendy W J van de Sande
- Erasmus Medical Center, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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ELbadawi HS, Mahgoub E, Mahmoud N, Fahal AH. Use of immunoblotting in testing Madurella mycetomatis specific antigen. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2017; 110:312-6. [PMID: 27198216 DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/trw023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2016] [Accepted: 03/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Though serodiagnosis of actinomycetoma is established, that of eumycetoma due to Madurella mycetomatis is limited because of lack of pure antigen. Reliable rapid tests are needed to make an accurate timely diagnosis. The purpose of this study is to detect antigen parts of M. mycetomatis, which act specifically with M. mycetomatis antibodies. METHODS Cytoplasmic antigen was prepared from molecularly identified cultures of M. mycetomatis by sonication, ultracentrifugation, dried, weighed and appropriately reconstituted. M. mycetomatis cytoplasmic antigen were separated using 12% sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel, and immunoblotting to detect the reactive ones.Immunoblotting was carried out in nitrocellulose strips containing different molecular size. Sera from patients and co-patients as control were used. RESULTS When stained with Coomassie brilliant blue R 250 seven molecular weights appeared but only three, 45, 60, 95 kDa reacted with M. mycetomatis patients few from control group, one from a malaria patient. No reactive band was observed with sera from actinomycetoma, Aspergillus flavus-associated aspergillosis, schistosomiasis, leishmaniasis, fungal sinusitis nor healthy controls. CONCLUSIONS Specific fractions of M. mycetomatis antigen which were demonstrated by immunoblotting showed 75% sensitivity and 95% specificity. The true negative tests were 14 patients (32.5%). This also means that immunoblotting is reasonably reliable in diagnosis and follow-up of eumycetoma patients.
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- Hana S ELbadawi
- Mycetoma Research Centre, Soba University Hospital, Khartoum, Sudan
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- Mycetoma Research Centre, Soba University Hospital, Khartoum, Sudan Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
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- Mycetoma Research Centre, Soba University Hospital, Khartoum, Sudan
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- Mycetoma Research Centre, Soba University Hospital, Khartoum, Sudan
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Hay RJ, Fahal AH. Mycetoma: an old and still neglected tropical disease. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2015; 109:169-70. [PMID: 25667234 DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/trv003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Roderick J Hay
- The International Foundation for Dermatology, William House, 4 Fitzroy Square, London, W1T 5HQ, UK
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- Mycetoma Research Unit, University of Khartoum, Sudan
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Ibrahim AI, El Hassan AM, Fahal A, van de Sande WW. A histopathological exploration of the Madurella mycetomatis grain. PLoS One 2013; 8:e57774. [PMID: 23483927 PMCID: PMC3590280 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0057774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2012] [Accepted: 01/25/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Although the Madurella mycetomatis grains seem to interfere with the host defense mechanisms and impede the antifungal drugs penetration, yet their histological features are not fully known and hence this study was set out to determine that. The study included 80 patients with confirmed M. mycetomatis eumycetoma. After informed written consent, surgical biopsies were obtained from the excised tissues during the patients' surgical treatment. All sections were stained with haematoxylin and eosin, Grocott's hexamine silver, Periodic Acid-Schiff's, Masson-Fontana, Perl's Prussian Blue, Von-kossa's, Formalin Inducing Fluorescence and Schmorl's stains. Modified bleaching technique was used. The concentrations of Zinc, Copper, Calcium, Iron, Lead, Cobalt and Nickel were determined by Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer. The M. Mycetomatis grains appeared to consist of lipid, protein and melanin. The melanin was located on the hyphal wall as thick layers. The Zinc, Copper and Calcium concentrations in the grains were four, six, and sixteen folds higher than in normal tissue respectively, the other metals were found in the same concentrations as in normal tissue. In the grains, calcium was located in the melanin vicinity. From this study, it can be concluded that, the grains contain melanin, heavy metals, proteins, lipids and they contribute in the formation of the grain cement matrix. These elements seem to contribute in the organism pathogenicity and might impede the penetration of various anti-fungal agents.
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- Anahid Izzat Ibrahim
- Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences - University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
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- Mycetoma Research Center, University of Khartoum, Sudan, Khartoum, Sudan
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- Erasmus MC, Department of Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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van Belkum A, Fahal A, van de Sande WWJ. Mycetoma caused by Madurella mycetomatis: a completely neglected medico-social dilemma. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2013; 764:179-89. [PMID: 23654067 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-4726-9_15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Mycetoma is a debilitating disease with a highly particular geographical distribution. The mycetoma belt circles the entire world just above the equator and defines the region with the highest prevalence and incidence. Although the disease is seen in Central America, India and all across Africa, Sudan seems to be the homeland of mycetoma. Mycetoma is an infectious disease caused either by bacteria (actinomycetoma) or true fungi (eumycetoma). In Sudan most cases are caused by the fungal species Madurella mycetomatis. The precise natural habitat of this fungus is still an enigma, but its DNA can easily be found in soil and plant samples in endemic areas. Although the entire human population in these areas are in regular contact with the fungus, most individuals are unaffected. Thus mycetoma is an ideal clinical and experimental model system for the study of host-pathogen interactions. Also, given its relative importance locally, improvements in clinical and laboratory diagnostics and knowledge of the epidemiology of the disease are badly needed. This chapter describes the current state of affairs in the field of eumycetoma caused by M. mycetomatis. The value of laboratory research on this disease and future perspective for control and prevention of the infection are discussed.
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- Alex van Belkum
- BioMérieux, Microbiology Unit, La Balme-Les-Grottes, France.
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Mastrolorenzo A, Giomi B, Cipollini EM, Tammaro R, Decarli N, Cammelli D, Fabiani Tropeano F, Tiradritti L, Difonzo EM, Zuccati G. Mycetomatoid infection of the penis by Candida albicans. Int J Dermatol 2012; 51:1082-5. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2011.05386.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Scedosporium spp. are increasingly recognized as causes of resistant life-threatening infections in immunocompromised patients. Scedosporium spp. also cause a wide spectrum of conditions, including mycetoma, saprobic involvement and colonization of the airways, sinopulmonary infections, extrapulmonary localized infections, and disseminated infections. Invasive scedosporium infections are also associated with central nervous infection following near-drowning accidents. The most common sites of infection are the lungs, sinuses, bones, joints, eyes, and brain. Scedosporium apiospermum and Scedosporium prolificans are the two principal medically important species of this genus. Pseudallescheria boydii, the teleomorph of S. apiospermum, is recognized by the presence of cleistothecia. Recent advances in molecular taxonomy have advanced the understanding of the genus Scedosporium and have demonstrated a wider range of species than heretofore recognized. Studies of the pathogenesis of and immune response to Scedosporium spp. underscore the importance of innate host defenses in protection against these organisms. Microbiological diagnosis of Scedosporium spp. currently depends upon culture and morphological characterization. Molecular tools for clinical microbiological detection of Scedosporium spp. are currently investigational. Infections caused by S. apiospermum and P. boydii in patients and animals may respond to antifungal triazoles. By comparison, infections caused by S. prolificans seldom respond to medical therapy alone. Surgery and reversal of immunosuppression may be the only effective therapeutic options for infections caused by S. prolificans.
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van de Sande WWJ, de Kat J, Coppens J, Ahmed AOA, Fahal A, Verbrugh H, van Belkum A. Melanin biosynthesis in Madurella mycetomatis and its effect on susceptibility to itraconazole and ketoconazole. Microbes Infect 2007; 9:1114-23. [PMID: 17644456 DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2007.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2007] [Revised: 05/04/2007] [Accepted: 05/09/2007] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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One of the hallmarks of eumycetoma is the formation of fungal grains, which are secreted by multiple sinuses in infected tissues. Madurella mycetomatis grains are black. This black colour was shown to be due to the presence of melanin. Melanin can be produced through various biochemical pathways. It appeared that M. mycetomatis melanisation could be blocked by inhibitors of the pyo- and dihydroxynaphthalene (DHN)-melanin pathways but not by inhibitors of the dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-DOPA)-melanin pathway. Melanin isolated from M. mycetomatis cells provides in vitro protection against the killing effects of the oxidant permanganate and several antifungals. When melanin was added to the culture medium, MICs were found to be 16-fold elevated in the case of itraconazole and 32-fold for ketoconazole. MICs for amphotericin B, fluconazole and voriconazole were not affected. Since itraconazole and ketoconazole are the main antifungal agents used to treat mycetoma, the clinical relevance of the in vitro rise in MIC should be studied further.
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- Wendy W J van de Sande
- Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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van de Sande WWJ, Janse DJ, Hira V, Goedhart H, van der Zee R, Ahmed AOA, Ott A, Verbrugh H, van Belkum A. Translationally controlled tumor protein from Madurella mycetomatis, a marker for tumorous mycetoma progression. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2006; 177:1997-2005. [PMID: 16849514 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.177.3.1997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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About 40 years ago Abs against the fungus Madurella mycetomatis were first demonstrated to be present in eumycetoma patients, a disease characterized by tumorous swellings. To date nothing is known about the individual immunoreactive Ags present in this fungus. In the present study, we identify its first immunogenic Ag, a protein homologous to the translationally controlled tumor protein (TCTP), a well-conserved histamine release factor in a range of eukaryotes. The gene for this Ag was demonstrated to be present in two variants in M. mycetomatis, with 13% aa difference between the two proteins encoded. In vitro, TCTP was secreted into the culture medium. In vivo, it was found to be expressed on hyphae present in developing stages of the eumycetoma-characteristic black grain. Significant IgG and IgM immune responses, against the whole protein and selected M. mycetomatis-specific peptides, were determined. The Ab levels correlated with lesion size and disease duration. Overall, the patients with the largest lesions had the highest Ab level, which lowered with decreasing size of the lesion. After 6-15 years of disease duration the Ab levels were the highest. TCTP is the first well-characterized immunogenic Ag, simultaneously the first monomolecular vaccine candidate, identified for the fungus M. mycetomatis.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Antibodies, Fungal/biosynthesis
- Antibodies, Fungal/blood
- Antibodies, Neoplasm/biosynthesis
- Antibodies, Neoplasm/blood
- Antigens, Fungal/biosynthesis
- Antigens, Fungal/genetics
- Antigens, Fungal/isolation & purification
- Antigens, Neoplasm/biosynthesis
- Antigens, Neoplasm/genetics
- Antigens, Neoplasm/isolation & purification
- Bacteriophage lambda/genetics
- Bacteriophage lambda/immunology
- Base Sequence
- Biomarkers, Tumor/biosynthesis
- Biomarkers, Tumor/genetics
- Biomarkers, Tumor/isolation & purification
- Disease Progression
- Edible Grain/microbiology
- Female
- Gene Library
- Humans
- Madurella/genetics
- Madurella/pathogenicity
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mycetoma/immunology
- Mycetoma/microbiology
- Mycetoma/pathology
- Protein Biosynthesis/genetics
- Protein Biosynthesis/immunology
- Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
- Tumor Protein, Translationally-Controlled 1
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- Wendy W J van de Sande
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Ahmed AOA, van Leeuwen W, Fahal A, van de Sande W, Verbrugh H, van Belkum A. Mycetoma caused by Madurella mycetomatis: a neglected infectious burden. THE LANCET. INFECTIOUS DISEASES 2004; 4:566-74. [PMID: 15336224 DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(04)01131-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 171] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Tropical eumycetoma is frequently caused by the fungus Madurella mycetomatis. The disease is characterised by extensive subcutaneous masses, usually with sinuses draining pus, blood, and fungal grains. The disease affects individuals of all ages, although disability is most severe in adults who work outdoors. Compared with major diseases such as tuberculosis, malaria, and HIV, disease from M mycetomatis is underestimated but socioeconomically important. Many scientific case reports on mycetoma exist, but fundamental research was lacking until recently. We present a review on developments in the clinical, epidemiological, and diagnostic management of M mycetomatis eumycetoma. We describe newly developed molecular diagnostic and gene typing procedures, and their application for management of patients and environmental research. Fungal susceptibility tests have been developed as well as a mouse model of infection. These advances should greatly further our understanding of the molecular basis of eumycetoma.
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- Abdalla O A Ahmed
- Institute of Endemic Diseases, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan
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Mycetoma is a chronic infectious disease, most commonly caused by Madurella mycetomatis, that remains localized, involves cutaneous and subcutaneous tissue, fascia, and bone, and is noncontagious. The disease is characterized by tumefaction, draining sinuses, and the presence of sclerotia. The 31 fungi known to cause mycetoma are associated with soil and woody plants. A chronic, tumor-like deforming disease develops during subsequent years following the introduction of the etiologic agent via localized trauma. Combined surgical and medical management with ketoconazole results in the best outcome.
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- M R McGinnis
- Medical Mycology Research Center, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, USA
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Fahal A, El Toum E, El Hassan A, Mahgoub E, Gumaa S. The host tissue reaction toMadurella mycetomatis: new classification. Med Mycol 1995. [DOI: 10.1080/02681219580000041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Fahal A, El Toum E, El Hassan A, Mahgoub E, Gumaa S. A preliminary study on the ultrastructure ofActinomadura pelletieriand its host tissue reaction. Med Mycol 1994. [DOI: 10.1080/02681219480000461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Hay RJ, Mahgoub ES, Leon G, al-Sogair S, Welsh O. Mycetoma. JOURNAL OF MEDICAL AND VETERINARY MYCOLOGY : BI-MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR HUMAN AND ANIMAL MYCOLOGY 1992; 30 Suppl 1:41-9. [PMID: 1474458 DOI: 10.1080/02681219280000751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- R J Hay
- Institute of Dermatology, St. Thomas's Hospital, London, UK
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Zaini F, Moore MK, Hathi D, Hay RJ, Noble WC. The antigenic composition and protein profiles of eumycetoma agents. Mycoses 1991; 34:19-28. [PMID: 1922185 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.1991.tb00614.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The protein profiles of different eumycetoma agents were compared by SDS gel electrophoresis. Dendrograms confirmed the homogeneity of isolates of Pseudallescheria boydii but amongst Madurella species, particularly isolates identified as M. grisea, there were substantial differences in protein composition. However using Western blotting reference isolates of the different species showed distinct antigen patterns in response to immune rabbit sera. In particular there was little evidence of cross reactivity between M. mycetomatis and M. grisea. However this specificity was not apparent when human sera from patients with different eumycetoma infections were compared in an ELISA system using the same antigens. It is possible that the formation of a mycetoma grain may limit a patient's exposure to antigens which confer specificity, an explanation which may also account for the variability in antibody responses seen.
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- F Zaini
- Department of Medical Mycology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
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Wethered DB, Markey MA, Hay RJ, Mahgoub ES, Gumaa SA. Humoral immune responses to mycetoma organisms: characterization of specific antibodies by the use of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and immunoblotting. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 1988; 82:918-23. [PMID: 2476875 DOI: 10.1016/0035-9203(88)90042-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Levels of antibodies were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in 13 patients with eumycetomas due to Madurella mycetomatis infections. Raised levels of specific IgM were observed in 12 patients, compared with normal human controls. By contrast, low levels of specific IgG were detected in some patients. Specific responses to separated protein antigens were investigated by immunoblotting. Of 10 patients' sera tested, IgM in 2 recognized up to 7 of the blotted antigens between 45 and 84 kDa. Gold-labelled protein A (which predominantly binds to IgG) indicated that sera from 2 patients reacted with at least 6 protein bands with relative molecular masses between 64 and 95. The demonstration of significant IgM levels by ELISA, but few antigenic bands in sera from the same patients by immunoblotting, may point to an antibody response against polysaccharide fungal antigens in mycetoma patients. The use of the ELISA to detect antibodies of different classes and the characterization of their antigenic specificities by immunoblotting may have both diagnostic and prognostic value.
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- D B Wethered
- Department of Medical Microbiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK
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