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1 December 2008 Naturally Acquired IgM Antibody Response to the C-Terminal Region of the Merozoite Surface Protein 1 of Plasmodium vivax in Korea: Use for Serodiagnosis of Vivax Malaria
Joon-Sup Yeom, Eu-Suk Kim, Kook-Jin Lim, Jae-Hoon Oh, Mi-Jin Sohn, Seung-Bum Yoo, Eunkyung Kim, Ineui Bae, Yun-Jae Jung, Jae-Won Park
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Abstract

The antibody levels against the C-terminal region of the merozoite surface protein 1 of Plasmodium vivax (PvMSP1c) were measured in 276 patients with P. vivax malaria (patient group), 320 malaria-naïve healthy individuals (control group 1), and 70 malaria-naïve individuals with various disorders (control group 2) using the immunoglobulin M (IgM) capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and the direct sandwich ELISA. To evaluate the antibody response during relapse, 5 relapsed patients were tested using the IgM capture ELISA. The IgM antibodies were negative in 99.7% of control group 1 and in 100% of control group 2; they were positive in 90.6% of the patient group. The total antibody levels were positive in 88.4% of the patient group with the direct sandwich ELISA. The sera from the second malaria episode, i.e., relapsed patients, were 100% positive on the IgM capture ELISA. The results of this study suggest that the IgM capture ELISA may be a useful diagnostic method for P. vivax malaria for both primary infection and relapse.

Joon-Sup Yeom, Eu-Suk Kim, Kook-Jin Lim, Jae-Hoon Oh, Mi-Jin Sohn, Seung-Bum Yoo, Eunkyung Kim, Ineui Bae, Yun-Jae Jung, and Jae-Won Park "Naturally Acquired IgM Antibody Response to the C-Terminal Region of the Merozoite Surface Protein 1 of Plasmodium vivax in Korea: Use for Serodiagnosis of Vivax Malaria," Journal of Parasitology 94(6), 1410-1414, (1 December 2008). https://doi.org/10.1645/GE-1484.1
Received: 26 September 2007; Accepted: 1 April 2008; Published: 1 December 2008
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