TY - JOUR ID - 16829 TI - Application of Specific Monoclonal Antibodies for Characterization of Leishmania spp. Promastigotes Using Indirect Immunofluorescent and Immunoperoxidase Tests JO - Iranian Journal of Immunology JA - IJI LA - en SN - 1735-1383 AU - Sadjjadi, Seyed Mahmoud AU - Mohseni Ardehali, Sadreddin AU - Adibmanesh, Reza AU - Basiri, Ezzatollah AD - Department of Parasitology and Mycology AD - Bacteriology and Virology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran Y1 - 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 2 IS - 1 SP - 56 EP - 62 KW - Immunofluorescent KW - Immunoperoxidase KW - Leishmania KW - Monoclonal KW - Antibody KW - Promastogote DO - N2 - Background: Different methods have been used for characterization of Leishmania promastigotes. Monoclonal antibodies are useful in characterization of   Leishmania spp . both amastogotes and promastigotes. Objective: Comparing the characterization of   Leishmania spp. promastigotes with immunoperoxidase test (Avidin-Biotin) techniques and an indirect immunofluorescent assay (IFA).   Methods: Application of specific monoclonal antibodies for characterization of different   Leishmania species. Immunoperoxidase tests (Avidin-Biotin) and indirect immunofluorescent assay (IFA) were employed for characterization of different   Leishmnia promastigotes from culture. Five monoclonal antibodies including LXXVIII-2E5- A8 (D2) specific for   L. donovani:L. infantum , IS2-2B4 (A11) specific for L. tropica, XCIV-H2- AB (T10) specific for   L. tropica, XLVI-5B8- B3 (T1) specific for L. major, and T7 reactive to both   L. major and L. tropica as well as an anti GP63 mAb were used. Results: The best result was obtained with the dilution of 1:50 for both mAb and conjugate. One hundred percent sensitivity and specificity was achieved for characterization of Leishmania promastogotes with both methods. Conclusion: As immunoperoxidase method needs less equipments compared to IFA technique, it would be a preferred method for characterization of promastigotes. UR - https://iji.sums.ac.ir/article_16829.html L1 - https://iji.sums.ac.ir/article_16829_7d9bc8922fdc42c83c1d7da20a327dc9.pdf ER -