Use of a monoclonal, anti Plasmodium berghei antibody, cross reacting with P. falciparum, for the detection of P. falciparum in in vitro infected blood

Avi Pass*, Boaz Avidor, Jacob Golenser, Reuven Laskov, Dov Sulitzeanu

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Abstract

This report describes an immunoradiometric assay for Plasmodium falciparum in infected blood, based on a cross-reacting monoclonal antibody (mAb) raised against P. berghei. In this assay, binding of the mAb to intact P. berghei parasites coated on microtiter plates is inhibited by solubilized P. falciparum infected red blood cells. The use of P. berghei parasites in conjunction with monoclonal antibodies should facilitate the development of an inexpensive and reproducible test for the immunodiagnosis of malaria.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)31-34
Number of pages4
JournalImmunology Letters
Volume10
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1985

Keywords

  • Plasmodium berghei
  • Plasmodium falciparum
  • immunodiagnosis
  • monoclonal antibody

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