Differentiation of matrix proteins of influenza A viruses using enzyme immunoassay]

Matrix protein is known as a type-specific structural protein of influenza viruses. An attempt has been made to find out whether or not strain-specific components could be detected from matrix protein, in addition to its type-specific antigen determinants. The technique of enzyme immune assay was chosen as the optional method to differentiate between matrix proteins of various influenza-A viruses. Antigen titration was undertaken of several matrix proteins, using two specific anti-matrix-protein sera in each case. Information regarding serological relationships between the tested matrix proteins of various influenza-A viruses was obtained from a quotient between the titres of one antigen, on the one hand, and the two anti-matrix-protein sera used in titration, on the other. Two matrix protein sub-types were established in the context of the influenza-A viruses tested. Sub-type M1 was attributable to older strains (A/PR/8 and A/FM/1), whereas the matrix protein of sub-type M2 was found to be present in more recent strains (A/Hongkong and A/Port Chalmers).     

Detection of bovine respiratory syncytial virus using a heterologous antigen-capture enzyme immunoassay

Based on the marked antigenic similarities that exist between antigens of the human and bovine strains of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), an enzyme immunoassay (EIA) designed to detect human RSV was used to detect bovine RSV. The commercial test kit (RSV EIA) consists of a solid phase (beads) coated with a capture antiserum prepared against the Long strain of human RSV. The RSV EIA test was compared with the method of inoculation of cell cultures and fluorescent antibody (FA) staining of lung tissue for the detection of bovine RSV. Using a cell culture-propagated stock of strain 375 of bovine RSV, the threshold of sensitivity of the EIA test for the cattle strain of RSV was determined to be less than or equal to 10(2.3) CCID50/ml. In addition, RSV EIA detected the bovine RSV in nasal samples obtained from 3 experimentally inoculated cattle. The RSV EIA exhibited a sensitivity of greater than or equal to 80% during the period that shedding of infectious virus took place. All of the bovine RSV FA-positive lung samples (n = 37) were positive by the RSV EIA. Twenty-six of the remaining 214 bovine RSV FA-negative lung samples were positive by the RSV EIA. The RSV EIA was also used to test 137 nasal swabs obtained from cases of bovine respiratory disease. Of these, 38 tested positive by RSV EIA. All samples that tested positive by EIA were confirmed by blocking assays using hyperimmune serum anti-bovine RSV and a pool of monoclonal antibodies specific for that virus.     

Serologic detection of antibodies to Newcastle disease virus in water fowl using the hemagglutination inhibition test and enzyme immunoassay]

8410 samples from Moscovy duck, Pekin duck and geese were incorporated into examinations of antibodies against the Newcastle Disease virus. A new enzyme-immuno-assay (EIA) for antibody detection in Moscovy duck and Pekin duck was developed using purified antigen from NDV-strain "La Sota". The epidemiology as well as the relation of incidence of the Newcastle Disease in waterfowl was discussed.     

The detection of Bacillus anthracis protective antigens by enzyme immunoassay (EIA) using polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies

An Enzyme-Immunoassay (EIA) for the detection of Bacillus anthracis-protective antigen (PA) within one hour was developed. If the rabbit antiserum was used, 15 ng PA/ml could be detected and with the monoclonal antibody, the detection limit was 60 ng PA/ml. With respect to the higher specificity and with regard to the aspects of animalcare, monoclonal antibodies should be used in the test instead of the polyclonal antiserum.     

猪流感病毒多表位抗原的小鼠黏膜免疫试验

为探讨经黏膜途径免疫接种猪流感病毒(SIV)多肽疫苗的可行性,选择STV主要结构蛋白血凝素(HA)的T、B抗原表位,将多个表位片段串联,定向克隆到原核表达载体pET-30a(+)中,对串联表达的重组猪流感病毒蛋白SIV-ep1、SW-ep2、SIV-el2进行了小鼠免疫试验。重组蛋白以包涵体形式表达,经洗涤定量后,采用灌胃途径免疫6周龄KM小鼠,检测免疫小鼠抗体及细胞免疫水平。结果发现三免后各免疫组血清IgG抗体与PBS对照组差异极显著(P<0.01);黏膜分泌型IgA抗体,所有免疫蛋白组与PBS组差异均极显著(P<0.01);细胞免疫检测,所有免疫组小鼠外周血T淋巴细胞增殖明显;猪流感病毒血凝抗体检测,SIV-ep1免疫组、SIV-ep2免疫组、SIV-ep1与LT蛋白免疫组抗SIVH1N1亚型HI效价达1:1024,SIV-el2蛋白免疫组HI效价达1:512。结果表明,猪流感病毒重组多表位抗原灌胃免疫小鼠,能产生理想的黏膜免疫抗体和血清抗体。     

Use of hydrophobic cloths as antibody adsorbents for enzyme immunoassay: detection of Brucella antigens

A cloth-ELISA (C-ELISA) antigen capture assay for the detection of Brucella melitensis and B. abortus was developed. Segments (6-mm squares) of hydrophobic polyester cloth coated with diluted serum from a B. abortus-infected cow were incubated with saline suspensions of heat-killed Brucella cells, or with cultures of bovine or sheep blood or bovine tissue homogenates that had been inoculated with B. abortus or B. melitensis added to trypticase soy broth (TSB) and incubated for 2-3 days. The captured antigen was detected by a bovine anti-Brucella antibody-horseradish peroxidase conjugate system. The enrichment culture technique detected as few as three Brucella colony-forming units (c.f.u.) in 0.5 ml of bovine blood and was positive in cultures in which the Brucella concentration had reached 3 X 10(6) c.f.u. ml-1 (after 2 or 3 days incubation). The combined enrichment-cloth-ELISA method gave complete correlation with cultural isolation and results were available 3 days before colonies appeared in conventional culture. Hydrophobic cloths have potential use in diagnostic procedures since they provide simple, rapid and economical assays.     

禽流感病毒单克隆抗体的制备及其抗蛋白抗原的分析

以纯化的H9N2亚型禽流感病毒为抗原,免疫BALB/c小鼠,细胞融合后,经间接ELISA和血凝抑制试验(HI)筛选,获得了8株能稳定分泌抗禽流感病毒单克隆抗体的杂交瘤细胞株。特异性试验证明,8株杂交瘤细胞株诱生小鼠腹水的特异ELISA抗体效价可达1∶3.2×103~1∶5.1×106,其中2株HI效价达212。8株单抗与H5亚型血凝素分型抗原不发生血凝,与减蛋综合征(EDS-76)病毒、传染性支气管炎病毒(IBV)、新城疫病毒(NDV)均不反应。亚类鉴定证实,除1C7单抗为IgG2b外,其他7株均为IgG1亚类。Westernblotting试验分析初步表明,8株单抗至少针对纯化病毒粒子3种不同的蛋白抗原,其中3株针对核蛋白(NP),2株针对基质蛋白M1,2株针对血凝素HA/HA1。对感染细胞的Western blotting分析结果与纯化病毒结果基本一致,其中1株未明显沉淀纯化病毒粒子蛋白的单抗可以与感染细胞的M2蛋白多肽反应。     

Analysis of swinepox virus antigens using monoclonal antibodies.

Seventeen monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) against swinepox virus (SPV) were produced and characterized. These MAbs were classified into eight groups (A through H) on the basis of the molecular weight of the polypeptides which they recognized and the staining patterns of antigens in SPV-infected cells by the indirect immunofluorescent (IF) technique. The MAbs belonging to groups A, B, C and G recognized late antigens in cytoplasmic inclusion bodies with molecular weights of 97 kD, 65 kD, 48 kD and 15 kD, respectively. The MAbs belonging to groups D and H respectively recognized 35 kD and 12 kD late antigens, which first appeared in cytoplasmic inclusion bodies and spread to the cytoplasms and surface membranes of the infected cells. The MAb of group F recognized an 18 kD late antigen with granular distribution in the cytoplasm. The MAbs of group E recognized a 32 kD early antigen. Although all the MAbs belonging to the six groups (A, D through H) were specific for SPV, some of those belonging to groups B and C showed cross-reactivity with members of the other genera of poxviridae. An MAb in group B, SP14, cross-reacted with orf and rabbit fibroma viruses. Two MAbs in group C, SP24 and SP32, cross-reacted with vaccinia, cowpox, ectromelia, and rabbit fibroma viruses. These findings indicate that at least two SPV antigens contain cross-reactive epitopes with different genera of poxviridae.     

Radial hemolysis in the diagnosis of influenza virus infections]

Some of the parameters of the radial haemolysis test were studied, and the test was used to determine antibody titres of sera obtained from patients involved in the epidemic outbreak of influenza-A/Port Chalmers, 1975. The sensitivity of the method was found to depend on the degree of erythrocyte sensitisation. An enlargement by 40 per cent of the haemolytic halo diameter should be considered and treated as antibody rise, if the reaction was to used in serological diagnosis under the conditions tested. The findings were in agreement with the complement fixation reaction in 48 per cent of all cases and with the haemagglutination inhibition test in 53.8 per cent.     

Differentiation of infectious laryngotracheitis virus strains using restriction endonucleases

Strains of infectious laryngotracheitis virus (ILTV) were examined using an indirect immunofluorescent test (IIF) and with restriction endonucleases for detecting intratypic differences. Electrophoretic analysis of ILTV DNA fragments cleaved with restriction endonuclease Hind 111 clearly distinguished between strains. The IIF test did not discriminate between strains. A molecular weight estimate of ILTV DNA was made by summation of restriction endonuclease fragments cleaved with BamH1 (102.1 X 10(6)) and Hind111 (97.35 X 10(6)). Differences between the estimates may indicate the presence of submolar fragments.     

The validation of an enzyme immunoassay for the detection of antibodies to bovine leukosis virus

Validation of an enzyme immuno-assay for detection of antibodies against bovine leucosis virus is described in this paper. Internal standardisation of the test was done by means of a negative control serum. With absolute extinction of the negative control serum between 100 and 200 mE, a serum sample is rated positive, if its extinction is 1.5 times above the control. The methodological sensitivity of the enzyme immuno-assay described has proved to be four times as high as that of the immunodiffusion test. The results recorded at five diagnostic laboratories suggested a sensitivity of the test of 97.6 percent (92.1 to 100 percent) and a specificity of 98.1 percent (94.4 to 100 percent). The high efficiency of the test can be confirmed by immunoblotting.     

Comparison of different Fasciola hepatica antigens and their use to detect infection in sheep by an enzyme immunoassay

Soluble antigens of adult Fasciola hepatica were extracted from homogenized parasites and purified with gel chromatography on Sephadex G-200. Six peaks were obtained, and the second highest in molecular weight showed highest correspondence in a microplate enzyme immuno assay with parasite metabolite antigens. Optimal coating antigen concentration was 5 micrograms/ml and sample dilution 1:20. Total running time of assay was 3 hours. Positive and negative sheep sera was obtained from a group of experimentally infected tracer lambs.     

氟喹诺酮类药物多组份残留的酶免疫分析法

采用N-羟基琥珀酰亚胺(NHS)活性酯法制备诺氟沙星、环丙沙星、达氟沙星和沙拉沙星完全抗原,经紫外光谱扫描鉴定后,免疫小鼠,ELISA测定抗体交叉反应性,筛选簇特异性抗体,建立多组份ciELISA检测方法.紫外光谱扫描结果证实4种半抗原与载体蛋白发生共价结合,所制备的沙拉沙星与诺氟沙星抗血清效价都在1:64 000以上,环丙沙星和达氟沙星抗血清效价都在1 :32 000以上.交叉反应率测定结果表明,沙拉沙星抗血清对沙拉沙星、诺氟沙星、环丙沙星和恩诺沙星的交叉反应率依次为100.00%、92.68%、89.12%和83.56%;利用沙拉沙星抗血清建立了针对上述4种药物的多组份ciELISA检测方法,最低检测限依次为19.3、34.5、31.3、29.2 μg/L,大于5μg/L水平的添加回收率均大于83%.     

H5亚型禽流感病毒荧光检测试纸条的研制

为了对引起家禽重大经济损失和具有公共卫生意义的H5亚型禽流感病毒(AIV)进行快速超敏检测,本研究研制了针对HA蛋白的4株单克隆抗体(MAb)杂交瘤细胞株,通过MAb的两两配对试验,以荧光量子点作为抗体标记生物材料,基于夹心法原理建立了H5亚型AIV荧光免疫层析检测试纸条。结果显示,该方法能够特异性检测出H5N1、H5N2等H5亚型AIV,而与H1N1、H3N2、H7N9、H9N2、NDV等其他病原无交叉反应;对标准检测抗原H5N1(Re-6)的最低检测量为1 ng/mL,比市售H5亚型AIV胶体金检测试纸条灵敏度高100倍;该方法的变异系数(CV)值在10%以内,与商品化的试剂盒检测结果符合率达99.8%。本文建立的H5亚型AIV荧光检测试纸条快速、敏感,检测结果准确可靠,为H5亚型禽流感的流行病学调查和快速诊断提供了基础。