Monoclonal antibody against Saint Louis encephalitis prM viral protein.

Saint Louis encephalitis virus belongs to Flavivirus genus; Flaviviridae family jointly with other medically important flaviviruses including dengue virus and West Nile virus. The biological properties and functions of prM flavivirus protein are under investigation due to its importance in the generation of infectious virion and host interactions. Monoclonal antibodies have become powerful tools in this approach.

Monoclonal antibody to dengue capsid protein: its application in dengue studies.

Dengue fever (DF) and dengue hemorrhagic fever/dengue shock syndrome (DHF/DSS) are considered the most important arthropod-borne viral diseases in terms of morbidity and mortality. The emergency and severity of dengue (Den) infections increase the necessity of an early, quick and effective dengue laboratory diagnostic. Viral isolation is considered a gold standard for diagnosis of dengue infection using monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) as a tool for determining serotype specificity.

[Monoclonal antibodies recognizing the capsular polysaccharide of Cryptococcus neoformans].

Our objective was to obtain monoclonal antibodies (Mab), by using the cell fusion technology, capable of recognizing the serotype A glucuronoxylomannan (GXM) fraction. Cryptococcus neoformans is a yeastlike fungus surrounded by a polysaccharide capsule and an agent of deep mycosis in men that affects particularly AIDS patients. 3 groups of Balb/c mice were immunized with GXM coupled to lamb erythrocytes at a dose of 10 microg of GXM by subcutaneous route, 50 microg of GXM by subcutaneous route and 50 microg of GXM y intraperitoneal route.

Development of a monoclonal antibody specific to a recombinant envelope protein from dengue virus type 4 expressed in Pichia pastoris.

A mouse monoclonal antibody (MAb, 4B6) was able to recognize dengue virus type 4 envelope (E) protein both as a recombinant protein in Pichia pastoris and when it was present in infected brains of suckling mice. 4B6 was characterized by enzyme-linked immunoadsorbent assay (ELISA), hemaglutination inhibition, neutralization, and immunoblot. The MAb was isotyped as IgG2a.