Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
- Volume 29 Issue 1
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- Pages.21-30
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- 1991
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- 2982-5164(pISSN)
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- 1738-0006(eISSN)
Immunohistochemical study on the antigenicity of each organ structure of Clonorchis sinensis
간흡충 충체의 부위별 항원성에 대한 면역조직화학적 연구
- Jin Kim (Department of Patholgy, Chonnam University Medical School) ;
- Jong-Yil Chai (Department of Parasitology and Institute of Endemic Disease, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
- Weon-Gyu Kho (Department of Patholgy, Chonnam University Medical School) ;
- Kyu-Hyuk Cho (Department of Patholgy, Chonnam University Medical School) ;
- Soon-Hyung Lee (Department of Parasitology and Institute of Endemic Disease, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
- Published : 1991.03.01
Abstract
An immunohistochemical study was performed to demonstrate comparative antigenicity of each body structure of the liver fluke, Clonorchis sinensis, such as the digestive tract, reproductive organs, excretory system, tegument and suckers. Indirect immunoperoxidase technique was applied, rising formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded sections of C. sinensis as the antigen. Pooled cat sera obtained 10 weeks after an experimental infection with C. sinensis and peroxidase-conjugated goat anti-cat IgG were used as the primary and secondary antibodies, respectively. The intensity of immunohistochemical stain was very sensitive upon the titers of the primary and secondary antibodies, and their optimum dilutions were found to be 1:1,000∼1:2,000 and 1:1,000, respectively. The intestinal epithelial cells, intestinal content and excretory bladder showed strong positive coloring reactions even at lower titer (1 : 2,000) of the primary antibody, whereas the uterine wall and eggs, vitelline glands, and male reproductive organs showed only weak positive reactions despite an increase in the antibody titer (1:1,000). On the other hand, the suckers, tegument, subtegumental cells and other parenchyme portions did not reveal any positive immunoperoxidase reaction at the same antibody titers. From the above results, it is highly suggested that the most potent antigenicity of C. sinensis occur from their excretory-secretory substances originated from the digestive and excretory organs.
간흡충의 충체 부위별 항원성을 알아보고자 면역조직화차적 방법을 이용하여 간흡충의 소화기관, 생식기관, 배설기관, 흡반, 표피 등의 염색강도를 비교 관찰하였다. 간흡충 실험 감염 후 2~8주 된 토끼에서 담관 내 충체를 포함하는 간 조직을 얻어 중성 포르말린 용액에 고정하고 파라핀으로 포매한 다음 4
Keywords
- Clonorchis sinensis;
- antigenicity;
- immunohistochemistry;
- immunoperoxidase stain;
- excretory-secretory antigen