AIM: To explore the relationship between serum p53 antibodies (p53-Abs) and clinicopathological characteristics and therapeutic effect in patients with esophageal carcinoma (EC), and to investigate sequential cha...AIM: To explore the relationship between serum p53 antibodies (p53-Abs) and clinicopathological characteristics and therapeutic effect in patients with esophageal carcinoma (EC), and to investigate sequential changing regularity of serum pS3-Abs after radiotherapy. METHODS: The serum pS3-Ab levels were detected in 46 EC patients and 30 healthy adults by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The blood samples were collected on the day before radiotherapy and on the administration of an irradiation dose of 20 Gy/10 f/12 d, 40 Gy/20 f/24 d and 60 Gy/30 f/36 d after radiotherapy. RESULTS: The level and positive rate of serum pS3-Abs in EC patients were significantly higher than those in normal individuals (P 〈 0.05). Serum anti-p53 antibodies were positive in 18 of 46 EC patients (39.1%). The positive rate of pS3-Abs in EC was related to histological grade, disease stage and lymph node metastasis (P 〈 0.05), but it was not significantly related to sex, age and to the size and site of tumor. The level and positive rate of p53-Abs had significant differences between before radiotherapy and after administration of an irradiation dose of 40 Gy/20 f/24 d and 60 Gy/30 f/36 d (P 〈 0.05 orP 〈 0.01). The positive rate of p53-Abs in EC patients with effect was significantly lower than that in those without effect after radiotherapy (P 〈 0.0001).CONCLUSION: Detection of serum p53-Abs is helpful to the diagnosis of esophageal carcinoma. Monitoring for sequential change of serum p53-Abs before and after radiotherapy in patients with esophageal carcinoma is also useful to evaluate the response to the treatment and prognosis of the patients.展开更多
AIM: To investigate catalase (KatA) and alkyl hydroperoxide reductase (AhpC) antibodies of Helicobacter pylori as biomarkers for gastric cancer (GC). METHODS: This study included 232 cases and 264 controls. Recombinan...AIM: To investigate catalase (KatA) and alkyl hydroperoxide reductase (AhpC) antibodies of Helicobacter pylori as biomarkers for gastric cancer (GC). METHODS: This study included 232 cases and 264 controls. Recombinant KatA and AhpC proteins were constructed and the levels of antibodies were tested by indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Logistic regression was applied to analyze the relationships between KatA, AhpC and GC. The chi(2) trend test was used to evaluate the dose-response relationships between serum KatA and AhpC antibody levels and GC. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to evaluate the screening accuracy of KatA and AhpC as biomarkers. Combined analysis was used to observe screening accuracy of predictors for GC. RESULTS: In all subjects, the association between KatA and AhpC and GC risk was significant (P < 0.001) with odds ratio (OR) = 12.84 (95%CI: 7.79-21.15) and OR = 2.4 (95%CI: 1.55-3.73), respectively. KatA and AhpC antibody levels were strongly related to GC risk with a dose-dependent effect (P for trend < 0.001). The area under the ROC (AUC) for KatA was 0.806, providing a sensitivity of 66.81% and specificity of 86.36%; and the AUC for AhpC was 0.615, with a sensitivity of 75.65% and specificity of 45.49%. The AUC was 0.906 for KatA and flagella protein A (FlaA) combined analysis. CONCLUSION: Serum KatA and AhpC antibodies are associated with GC risk and KatA may serve as a biomarker for GC. KatA/FlaA combined analysis improved screening accuracy.展开更多
The systemic fungal organism, Blastomyces dermatitidis causes blastomycosis in animals and hu-mans. This study was designed to evaluate antibody detection in 55 serial serum specimens from 9 dogs with blastomycosis us...The systemic fungal organism, Blastomyces dermatitidis causes blastomycosis in animals and hu-mans. This study was designed to evaluate antibody detection in 55 serial serum specimens from 9 dogs with blastomycosis using B. dermatitidis yeast lysate antigens produced from two human isolates (B5896;B5931) and two dog isolates (ERC-2;T-58) with the indirect enzyme linked im-munosorbent assay (ELISA;peroxidase system) to determine an optimal lysate antigen(s) for use in the ELISA to detect antibody in the dog serum specimens. The mean absorbance values when the lysate antigens were compared with respect to their ability to detect antibody in the day 0 sera from the 9 dogs were 1.024 (ERC-2), 1.351 (B5896), 1.700 (B5931) and 2.084 (T-58) respectively. All of the reagents exhibited a high level of sensitivity and in all instances the amount of antibody declined as the time interval post-treatment increased, but the T-58 lysate prepared from the dog isolate from Tennessee was the optimal reagent. We continue to evaluate antigens for B. derma-titidis antibody detection in different immunodiagnostic assays.展开更多
[ Objective] To screen a suitable serum dilution and determine the normal range of antibodies against rabies viruses (RV) in dog serum. [Method]A sensitive, specific and suitable serum dilution was screened. A total...[ Objective] To screen a suitable serum dilution and determine the normal range of antibodies against rabies viruses (RV) in dog serum. [Method]A sensitive, specific and suitable serum dilution was screened. A total of 812 dog serum samples were collected from Changchun, Nanning and Uuzhou regions, and then they were diluted with above screened serum dilution and evaluated by indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbont assay (ELISA). The positive and negative standard dog sara from the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) were used as controls. The serum samples with different A450 were randomly selected and the anti-RV serum titers were detected by rapid fluorescent focus inhibition test (RFFIT). According to the A450 of dog sera, the normal A450 range of negative serum and 95% confidence intervals were calculated with SPSS 10.0 software, and the regression equation of OIE standards was established. [ Result] The screened serum dilution was sensitive and specific; at least 756 negative serum samples were obtained; the normal range and 95% confidence interval of negative serum were 0.127 3 ± 0.059 8 and 0.078 1 -0.172 3, respectively; and the regression equation was A450 = 1.139 serum titer (IU) ±0.470. [ Conclusion] These results lay a foundation for thecontrolling of dog rabies endemic and the development of ELISA kits of dog antibodies against RV.展开更多
To understand immunization effect of pseudorabies vaccine and infection status of porcine pseudorabies (PR) in pig farms and guide prevention and control against PR, 453 copies of blood samples collected from 43 dif...To understand immunization effect of pseudorabies vaccine and infection status of porcine pseudorabies (PR) in pig farms and guide prevention and control against PR, 453 copies of blood samples collected from 43 different scale pig farms in four counties (districts) of Binzhou City were detected with ELISA to investigate PRV gB antibody and gE antibody. Detection results showed that the gB antibody positive rate of sows was 75.58%, and that of fattening pigs was 68.67% ; the pig farms with positive rate higher than 70% accounted for 74.42% of total survey pig farms. The PRV gE antibody positive rates of sows and fatte- ning pigs were 25.41% and 26.67%, and the positive rates of pig farms were 46.51% and 44.33%, respectively. There were regional differences among counties (districts).展开更多
Glycosphingolipids(gangliosides)have been characterized as important biological molecules with a key role as regulators in many physiological processes on cellular,tissue,organ,and organism levels.The deviations in th...Glycosphingolipids(gangliosides)have been characterized as important biological molecules with a key role as regulators in many physiological processes on cellular,tissue,organ,and organism levels.The deviations in their normal amounts,production,and metabolism are very often related to the development of many multi-factor socially important diseases.GM3 ganglioside,as a small molecule,plays important roles in the cascade regulatory pathways in the pathology of many disorders like neurodegenerative diseases,autoimmune diseases,inflammation,diabetes,malignant transformation,and others.Ganglioside GM3 and its derivatives are membrane-bound glycosphingolipids composed of an oligosaccharide head structure containing one sialic acid residue.These molecules transduce signals involved in cell surface events,including the phosphorylation of transmembrane receptors.This ganglioside is the most widely distributed among tissues,and it serves as a precursor for most of the more complex ganglioside species.GM3 inhibits the function of fibroblast growth factor receptor,and cell growth is regulated by GM3-enriched microdomain.GM3 is thought to inhibit immunologic functions,such as the proliferation and production of cytokines by T cells.On the other hand,the anti-ganglioside antibodies(AGAs)are important in many acquired demyelinating immunemediated neuropathies,like Multiple sclerosis(MS),Guillain–Barrésyndrome(GBS)and its variation,Miller–Fisher syndrome(MFS)and could be suggested as important diagnostic and prognostic markers about the describe diseases and their etiology.We show that the complexes of anti-ganglioside antibodies to GM3(detected by ELISA)may be useful diagnostic and prognostic tool markers for autoimmune diseases,neurodegenerative disorders,malignancy,diabetes,and inflammation.Our pilot studies suggest increased serum IgG anti-GM3 antibodies titers in patients with secondary progressive MS(SPMS),throat cancer,elder people with diabetes(89–96 years),old Lewis rats(30–33 months),and in the serum of subjected on lead intoxication BALB/c mice treated by salinomycin.We observed no changes in the titers in healthy elder people(89–96 years),in 70-year-old woman on dialysis,in relapsing-remitting MS(RRMS)patients on long-term treatment with Glatiramer acetate,Laquinimod,and Interferons,as well as in 18–22 months old Wistar rats and subjected on lead intoxication BALB/c mice treated by monensin and dimercaptosuccinic acid(DMSA).Considerable decrease of serum GM3 in early MS correlate with early damage and severe destruction of the blood–brain barrier,which provides impetus to initiate early therapy.展开更多
Neisseria meningitidis is a gram negative diplococcal bacterium. Worldwide, N. meningitidis is the leading cause of bacterial meningitis and sepsis, with five serogroups (A, B, C, Y, and W-135) responsible for the maj...Neisseria meningitidis is a gram negative diplococcal bacterium. Worldwide, N. meningitidis is the leading cause of bacterial meningitis and sepsis, with five serogroups (A, B, C, Y, and W-135) responsible for the majority of the disease. Multivalent (A, C, Y, and W-135) polysaccharide and conjugate vaccines have been licensed in the United States and elsewhere and are widely available. We have developed a multi-plexed electrochemiluminescent assay to quantitate serum antibody responses to meningococcal polysaccharides A, C, Y, and W-135 to allow for rapid evaluation of li- censed and investigational vaccines. A 96-well plate containing a carbon electrode arrayed with polysaccharides A, C, Y, and W-135 on separate spots within each well has been developed for simultaneous detection of polysaccharidespecific antibodies in serum samples from vaccinated individuals. The assay conditions were optimized using the anti-meningococcal serogroup A/C reference serum pool, CDC 1992 (NIBSC 99/706), through evaluation of plate types, coating polysaccharide concentrations, and blocking and serum diluent buffers. Comparison of single and multiplex assays demonstrated the sensitivity, specificity, and speed of the multi-plex format for the quantification of serum antibody responses to N. meningitidis polysaccharides A, C, Y and W-135.展开更多
Objective- To compare the consistency of the results from detecting HIV-1 antibody in the paired urine and serum specimens from drug users by ELISA. Methods: The paired urine and serum specimens from 273 drug users de...Objective- To compare the consistency of the results from detecting HIV-1 antibody in the paired urine and serum specimens from drug users by ELISA. Methods: The paired urine and serum specimens from 273 drug users detained at a detoxification unit were collected, and the HIV-1 antibodies in the specimens of them were screened by urine and serum ELISA kits, respectively. Results: Of 273 serum specimens, 94 ones showed positive reaction and among 94 counterpart urine specimens, 93 ones also appeared positive reaction. Taking the results together,the consistent rate of HIV-1 antibody screened by urine and serum ELISA kits was 99.6%. Conclusion: The urine ELISA kit, which screened HIV-1 antibody of urine showing almost the same results tested by serum ELISA kit, is reliable. It is proposed that urine ELISA be introduced in many fields.展开更多
基金Technology Research and Exploration Funds of Gansu Province, No. 0709TCYA030
文摘AIM: To explore the relationship between serum p53 antibodies (p53-Abs) and clinicopathological characteristics and therapeutic effect in patients with esophageal carcinoma (EC), and to investigate sequential changing regularity of serum pS3-Abs after radiotherapy. METHODS: The serum pS3-Ab levels were detected in 46 EC patients and 30 healthy adults by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The blood samples were collected on the day before radiotherapy and on the administration of an irradiation dose of 20 Gy/10 f/12 d, 40 Gy/20 f/24 d and 60 Gy/30 f/36 d after radiotherapy. RESULTS: The level and positive rate of serum pS3-Abs in EC patients were significantly higher than those in normal individuals (P 〈 0.05). Serum anti-p53 antibodies were positive in 18 of 46 EC patients (39.1%). The positive rate of pS3-Abs in EC was related to histological grade, disease stage and lymph node metastasis (P 〈 0.05), but it was not significantly related to sex, age and to the size and site of tumor. The level and positive rate of p53-Abs had significant differences between before radiotherapy and after administration of an irradiation dose of 40 Gy/20 f/24 d and 60 Gy/30 f/36 d (P 〈 0.05 orP 〈 0.01). The positive rate of p53-Abs in EC patients with effect was significantly lower than that in those without effect after radiotherapy (P 〈 0.0001).CONCLUSION: Detection of serum p53-Abs is helpful to the diagnosis of esophageal carcinoma. Monitoring for sequential change of serum p53-Abs before and after radiotherapy in patients with esophageal carcinoma is also useful to evaluate the response to the treatment and prognosis of the patients.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81573219Heilongjiang Province Office of Education Foundation,No.12541288
文摘AIM: To investigate catalase (KatA) and alkyl hydroperoxide reductase (AhpC) antibodies of Helicobacter pylori as biomarkers for gastric cancer (GC). METHODS: This study included 232 cases and 264 controls. Recombinant KatA and AhpC proteins were constructed and the levels of antibodies were tested by indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Logistic regression was applied to analyze the relationships between KatA, AhpC and GC. The chi(2) trend test was used to evaluate the dose-response relationships between serum KatA and AhpC antibody levels and GC. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to evaluate the screening accuracy of KatA and AhpC as biomarkers. Combined analysis was used to observe screening accuracy of predictors for GC. RESULTS: In all subjects, the association between KatA and AhpC and GC risk was significant (P < 0.001) with odds ratio (OR) = 12.84 (95%CI: 7.79-21.15) and OR = 2.4 (95%CI: 1.55-3.73), respectively. KatA and AhpC antibody levels were strongly related to GC risk with a dose-dependent effect (P for trend < 0.001). The area under the ROC (AUC) for KatA was 0.806, providing a sensitivity of 66.81% and specificity of 86.36%; and the AUC for AhpC was 0.615, with a sensitivity of 75.65% and specificity of 45.49%. The AUC was 0.906 for KatA and flagella protein A (FlaA) combined analysis. CONCLUSION: Serum KatA and AhpC antibodies are associated with GC risk and KatA may serve as a biomarker for GC. KatA/FlaA combined analysis improved screening accuracy.
文摘The systemic fungal organism, Blastomyces dermatitidis causes blastomycosis in animals and hu-mans. This study was designed to evaluate antibody detection in 55 serial serum specimens from 9 dogs with blastomycosis using B. dermatitidis yeast lysate antigens produced from two human isolates (B5896;B5931) and two dog isolates (ERC-2;T-58) with the indirect enzyme linked im-munosorbent assay (ELISA;peroxidase system) to determine an optimal lysate antigen(s) for use in the ELISA to detect antibody in the dog serum specimens. The mean absorbance values when the lysate antigens were compared with respect to their ability to detect antibody in the day 0 sera from the 9 dogs were 1.024 (ERC-2), 1.351 (B5896), 1.700 (B5931) and 2.084 (T-58) respectively. All of the reagents exhibited a high level of sensitivity and in all instances the amount of antibody declined as the time interval post-treatment increased, but the T-58 lysate prepared from the dog isolate from Tennessee was the optimal reagent. We continue to evaluate antigens for B. derma-titidis antibody detection in different immunodiagnostic assays.
基金funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology Support Project(2008BAB96B11-3)the Guangxi Science Foundation of China(0728057)+1 种基金the Key Project of Technology Development Plan of Jilin Province(20080930)the Scientific Research Foundation for Introduction of Talent, Jilin University,Faculty of Agriculture(4305050102C1)
文摘[ Objective] To screen a suitable serum dilution and determine the normal range of antibodies against rabies viruses (RV) in dog serum. [Method]A sensitive, specific and suitable serum dilution was screened. A total of 812 dog serum samples were collected from Changchun, Nanning and Uuzhou regions, and then they were diluted with above screened serum dilution and evaluated by indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbont assay (ELISA). The positive and negative standard dog sara from the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) were used as controls. The serum samples with different A450 were randomly selected and the anti-RV serum titers were detected by rapid fluorescent focus inhibition test (RFFIT). According to the A450 of dog sera, the normal A450 range of negative serum and 95% confidence intervals were calculated with SPSS 10.0 software, and the regression equation of OIE standards was established. [ Result] The screened serum dilution was sensitive and specific; at least 756 negative serum samples were obtained; the normal range and 95% confidence interval of negative serum were 0.127 3 ± 0.059 8 and 0.078 1 -0.172 3, respectively; and the regression equation was A450 = 1.139 serum titer (IU) ±0.470. [ Conclusion] These results lay a foundation for thecontrolling of dog rabies endemic and the development of ELISA kits of dog antibodies against RV.
基金Supported by Science and Technology Cooperation Project of Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences(214YDHZ32)Pig Industry Innovation Team of Agricultural Industry Research System of Shandong Province(SDAIT-06-011-14)
文摘To understand immunization effect of pseudorabies vaccine and infection status of porcine pseudorabies (PR) in pig farms and guide prevention and control against PR, 453 copies of blood samples collected from 43 different scale pig farms in four counties (districts) of Binzhou City were detected with ELISA to investigate PRV gB antibody and gE antibody. Detection results showed that the gB antibody positive rate of sows was 75.58%, and that of fattening pigs was 68.67% ; the pig farms with positive rate higher than 70% accounted for 74.42% of total survey pig farms. The PRV gE antibody positive rates of sows and fatte- ning pigs were 25.41% and 26.67%, and the positive rates of pig farms were 46.51% and 44.33%, respectively. There were regional differences among counties (districts).
文摘Glycosphingolipids(gangliosides)have been characterized as important biological molecules with a key role as regulators in many physiological processes on cellular,tissue,organ,and organism levels.The deviations in their normal amounts,production,and metabolism are very often related to the development of many multi-factor socially important diseases.GM3 ganglioside,as a small molecule,plays important roles in the cascade regulatory pathways in the pathology of many disorders like neurodegenerative diseases,autoimmune diseases,inflammation,diabetes,malignant transformation,and others.Ganglioside GM3 and its derivatives are membrane-bound glycosphingolipids composed of an oligosaccharide head structure containing one sialic acid residue.These molecules transduce signals involved in cell surface events,including the phosphorylation of transmembrane receptors.This ganglioside is the most widely distributed among tissues,and it serves as a precursor for most of the more complex ganglioside species.GM3 inhibits the function of fibroblast growth factor receptor,and cell growth is regulated by GM3-enriched microdomain.GM3 is thought to inhibit immunologic functions,such as the proliferation and production of cytokines by T cells.On the other hand,the anti-ganglioside antibodies(AGAs)are important in many acquired demyelinating immunemediated neuropathies,like Multiple sclerosis(MS),Guillain–Barrésyndrome(GBS)and its variation,Miller–Fisher syndrome(MFS)and could be suggested as important diagnostic and prognostic markers about the describe diseases and their etiology.We show that the complexes of anti-ganglioside antibodies to GM3(detected by ELISA)may be useful diagnostic and prognostic tool markers for autoimmune diseases,neurodegenerative disorders,malignancy,diabetes,and inflammation.Our pilot studies suggest increased serum IgG anti-GM3 antibodies titers in patients with secondary progressive MS(SPMS),throat cancer,elder people with diabetes(89–96 years),old Lewis rats(30–33 months),and in the serum of subjected on lead intoxication BALB/c mice treated by salinomycin.We observed no changes in the titers in healthy elder people(89–96 years),in 70-year-old woman on dialysis,in relapsing-remitting MS(RRMS)patients on long-term treatment with Glatiramer acetate,Laquinimod,and Interferons,as well as in 18–22 months old Wistar rats and subjected on lead intoxication BALB/c mice treated by monensin and dimercaptosuccinic acid(DMSA).Considerable decrease of serum GM3 in early MS correlate with early damage and severe destruction of the blood–brain barrier,which provides impetus to initiate early therapy.
文摘Neisseria meningitidis is a gram negative diplococcal bacterium. Worldwide, N. meningitidis is the leading cause of bacterial meningitis and sepsis, with five serogroups (A, B, C, Y, and W-135) responsible for the majority of the disease. Multivalent (A, C, Y, and W-135) polysaccharide and conjugate vaccines have been licensed in the United States and elsewhere and are widely available. We have developed a multi-plexed electrochemiluminescent assay to quantitate serum antibody responses to meningococcal polysaccharides A, C, Y, and W-135 to allow for rapid evaluation of li- censed and investigational vaccines. A 96-well plate containing a carbon electrode arrayed with polysaccharides A, C, Y, and W-135 on separate spots within each well has been developed for simultaneous detection of polysaccharidespecific antibodies in serum samples from vaccinated individuals. The assay conditions were optimized using the anti-meningococcal serogroup A/C reference serum pool, CDC 1992 (NIBSC 99/706), through evaluation of plate types, coating polysaccharide concentrations, and blocking and serum diluent buffers. Comparison of single and multiplex assays demonstrated the sensitivity, specificity, and speed of the multi-plex format for the quantification of serum antibody responses to N. meningitidis polysaccharides A, C, Y and W-135.
文摘Objective- To compare the consistency of the results from detecting HIV-1 antibody in the paired urine and serum specimens from drug users by ELISA. Methods: The paired urine and serum specimens from 273 drug users detained at a detoxification unit were collected, and the HIV-1 antibodies in the specimens of them were screened by urine and serum ELISA kits, respectively. Results: Of 273 serum specimens, 94 ones showed positive reaction and among 94 counterpart urine specimens, 93 ones also appeared positive reaction. Taking the results together,the consistent rate of HIV-1 antibody screened by urine and serum ELISA kits was 99.6%. Conclusion: The urine ELISA kit, which screened HIV-1 antibody of urine showing almost the same results tested by serum ELISA kit, is reliable. It is proposed that urine ELISA be introduced in many fields.