轮状病毒NASBA检测研究

Study on Rotavirus detection by nucleic acid sequence based amplification

轮状病毒是世界范围内流行性胃肠炎暴发的重要病因。以患者粪便为样抽提轮状病毒RNA,在轮状病毒VP7高保守基因区段上设计引物,运用核酸序列依赖的扩增(NASBA)法进行检测,变性琼脂糖凝胶电泳和Northern杂交验证。NASBA预期的特异性产物为392bp,并在仅以目标核酸为模板或在浓度高达1μg/μL的非特异性核酸存在的混合模板中,均有清晰的目标带产生,表现出了很高的特异性。其灵敏度和RT-PCR相同甚至更高,可检测到50pg的核酸,并且当反应时间为3h时检测灵敏度最高。NASBA法扩增效率高、灵敏度高、快速易操作,尤其适用在基层单位推广应用。

Rotavirus is one of the major cause of the viral gastroenteritis throughout the world. A nucleic acid sequence-based amplification（NASBA） technique for the detection of rotavirus in faecal specimens was developed and compared to the RT-PCR technique. Primers were designed according to the high conserved region of VP7 gene. Amplicons were detected by denaturating agarose gel, and then demonstrated by Northern hybridization with digoxigenin-labeled oligonucleotide probe. The anticipative specific amplification product is 392bp,and no nonspecific products appear even the concentration of nontarget nucleic acid as high as 1μg/μL.A detection limit of 50pg target RNNmL is obtained when the Qptimal amplification time of 3h used.The NASBA assay will be a favourable alternative to RT-PCR for the investigation of rotavirus outbreaks as a routine diagnostic test in the near future because it is shown to be highly sensitive, specific and do not require specialized equipment.