Antigenemia is associated with low antibody response to carbohydrate determinants of a filarial surface antigen

The IgG response to a filarial surface antigen (DssdI) was evaluated in circulating antigen (Og4C3 test) positive and negative individuals from the Wuchereria bancrofti endemic region of Orissa, India. Circulating filarial antigen (CFA) positive individuals exhibited depressed antibody levels to DssdI and individuals with high antibody levels were invariably CFA negative. Low IgG levels to DssdI are associated with CFA positivity irrespective of microfilaraemia and clinical status. Thus asymptomatic microfilaraemic individuals with antigen positivity exhibited low IgG levels similar to symptomatic (chronic filariasis with elephantiasis, hydrocele) or asymptomatic amicrofilaraemic individuals with antigenemia. Western blot analysis revealed a band of approximately 210 kDa reactive with CFA‐negative, but not with CFA‐positive sera. DssdI was subjected to mild periodate oxidation to investigate the role of carbohydrate epitopes. The treatment considerably reduced the antigenic recognition of DssdI, stressing the immunodominance of carbohydrate residues of DssdI in infection‐free individuals. In contrast, individuals with active infection failed to produce such antibodies to filarial surface carbohydrates.

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