Antibodies specific for heat shock proteins in human and murine malaria

• Main Authors: Manxin Zhang, Hajime Hisaeda, Shigeyuki Kano, Yoshitsugu Matsumoto, Yan Peng Hao, Sornchai Looaresuwan, Masamichi Aikawa, Kunisuke Himeno
• Other Authors: Tokushima University Faculty of Medicine
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/26570
• Institution: Mahidol University

Heat shock proteins (HSPs) are immunodominant antigens recognized by the host immune system in various infectious diseases. We analyzed HSP-specific antibodies, including immunoglobulin G (IgG), IgM and IgA, in sera from malaria patients in Thailand by using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. All...