Full-length nucleoproteins from Ebola and Marburg viruses were expressed as His-tagged recombinant proteins in Escherichia coli and nucleoprotein-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays(ELISAs) were established for t...Full-length nucleoproteins from Ebola and Marburg viruses were expressed as His-tagged recombinant proteins in Escherichia coli and nucleoprotein-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays(ELISAs) were established for the detection of antibodies specific to Ebola and Marburg viruses. The ELISAs were evaluated by testing antisera collected from rabbit immunized with Ebola and Marburg virus nucleoproteins. Although little cross-reactivity of antibodies was observed in antiEbola virus nucleoprotein rabbit antisera, the highest reactions to immunoglobulin G(Ig G) were uniformly detected against the nucleoprotein antigens of homologous viruses. We further evaluated the ELISA's ability to detect antibodies to Ebola and Marburg viruses using human sera samples collected from individuals passing through the Guangdong port of entry. With a threshold set at the mean plus three standard deviations of average optical densities of sera tested, the ELISA systems using these two recombinant nucleoproteins have good sensitivity and specificity. These results demonstrate the usefulness of ELISA for diagnostics as well as ecological and serosurvey studies of Ebola and Marburg virus infection.展开更多
为建立方便快捷的水泡性口炎病毒(VSV)检测方法,本研究以抗VSV单克隆抗体(MAb)为捕获抗体,兔抗VSV多克隆抗体为检测抗体,建立VSV双抗体夹心ELISA检测方法。结果显示,该方法的最佳工作条件为:抗VSV MAb 1A2的包被浓度为3.09μg/mL,兔抗VS...为建立方便快捷的水泡性口炎病毒(VSV)检测方法,本研究以抗VSV单克隆抗体(MAb)为捕获抗体,兔抗VSV多克隆抗体为检测抗体,建立VSV双抗体夹心ELISA检测方法。结果显示,该方法的最佳工作条件为:抗VSV MAb 1A2的包被浓度为3.09μg/mL,兔抗VSV多克隆抗体和酶标抗体的工作浓度分别为5.16μg/mL和1∶5 000,以OD450nm≥0.231作为阳性判定标准。该ELISA方法对猪水泡病病毒、猪水疱疹病毒及羊传染性脓疱病毒等均无交叉反应;敏感度可达3.125μg/mL(101TCID50);其重复性变异系数小于10%。采用建立的ELISA方法与RT-PCR方法同时检测187份临床样品,符合率达到97.9%,具有良好的相关性。本实验建立的VSV双抗体夹心ELISA检测方法具有特异性好、敏感性高、成本低及方便快捷等优点,可以用于VSV的快速检测。展开更多
基金supported by Important National Science & Technology Specific Projects (2012ZX10004403)
文摘Full-length nucleoproteins from Ebola and Marburg viruses were expressed as His-tagged recombinant proteins in Escherichia coli and nucleoprotein-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays(ELISAs) were established for the detection of antibodies specific to Ebola and Marburg viruses. The ELISAs were evaluated by testing antisera collected from rabbit immunized with Ebola and Marburg virus nucleoproteins. Although little cross-reactivity of antibodies was observed in antiEbola virus nucleoprotein rabbit antisera, the highest reactions to immunoglobulin G(Ig G) were uniformly detected against the nucleoprotein antigens of homologous viruses. We further evaluated the ELISA's ability to detect antibodies to Ebola and Marburg viruses using human sera samples collected from individuals passing through the Guangdong port of entry. With a threshold set at the mean plus three standard deviations of average optical densities of sera tested, the ELISA systems using these two recombinant nucleoproteins have good sensitivity and specificity. These results demonstrate the usefulness of ELISA for diagnostics as well as ecological and serosurvey studies of Ebola and Marburg virus infection.
文摘为建立方便快捷的水泡性口炎病毒(VSV)检测方法,本研究以抗VSV单克隆抗体(MAb)为捕获抗体,兔抗VSV多克隆抗体为检测抗体,建立VSV双抗体夹心ELISA检测方法。结果显示,该方法的最佳工作条件为:抗VSV MAb 1A2的包被浓度为3.09μg/mL,兔抗VSV多克隆抗体和酶标抗体的工作浓度分别为5.16μg/mL和1∶5 000,以OD450nm≥0.231作为阳性判定标准。该ELISA方法对猪水泡病病毒、猪水疱疹病毒及羊传染性脓疱病毒等均无交叉反应;敏感度可达3.125μg/mL(101TCID50);其重复性变异系数小于10%。采用建立的ELISA方法与RT-PCR方法同时检测187份临床样品,符合率达到97.9%,具有良好的相关性。本实验建立的VSV双抗体夹心ELISA检测方法具有特异性好、敏感性高、成本低及方便快捷等优点,可以用于VSV的快速检测。