Table 3 Serum antibody reactions to Blastocystis antigens detected by Western immunoblotting in different clinical groups
Protein band at molecular weight | Number of subjects with presence of protein bands (n, %) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
IBS-P (n = 26) | IBS-N (n = 14) | HC-P (n = 24) | HC-N (n = 16) | |
17Â kDa | 1 (4) | 0 (0) | 5 (21) | 0 (0) |
27Â kDa | 25 (96) | 12 (86) | 17 (71) | 7 (44) |
37Â kDa | 3 (12) | 0 (0) | 3 (13) | 0 (0) |
50Â kDa | 26 (100) | 13 (93) | 16 (67) | 8 (50) |
60-65Â kDa | 26 (100) | 12 (86) | 19 (80) | 13 (81) |
75-90Â kDa | 25 (96) | 13 (93) | 14 (58) | 9 (56) |
95-105Â kDa | 14 (54) | 3 (21) | 14 (58) | 2 (13) |
150Â kDa | 5 (19) | 1 (7) | 16 (67) | 1 (6) |