Production and characterization of two serotype independent monoclonal antibodies against foot-and-mouth disease virus

Two foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) were produced from mice immunized with either FMDV serotype A, subunit (12S) or FMDV serotype O, whole virus (140S). Both mAbs (F1412SA and F21140SO) recognized all seven serotypes of FMDV in a double antibody sandwich (DAS) ELISA, suggesting that the binding epitopes of the two mAbs are conserved between serotypes. These mAbs are IgG1 isotype and contain kappa light chains. In order to define the mAb binding epitopes, the reactivity of these mAbs against trypsin-treated and denatured FMDV were examined using an indirect ELISA. The binding site of the mAb, F1412SA is trypsin sensitive and the epitope is linear. Both ELISA and Western blot results suggested that the polypeptide VP2 contributed to the immunodominant site. This mAb showed reactivity to VP2 peptide (DKKTEETTILEDRIL). The mAb, F21140SO, recognized an epitope which is trypsin resistant and discontinuous. This mAb binding to FMDV is dependent on conformational structures of intact viral (140S) or subunit (12S) particle, since it failed to recognize any viral protein in Western blot. This conformational and highly conserved epitope is the first identified epitope among all seven FMDV serotypes. Because the use of mAbs increases the specificity, accuracy and efficiency of diagnostic tests compared to polyclonal antisera, these two mAbs with different specificities are suitable for type-independent diagnosis of FMDV, such as DAS ELISA, or could be adapted to immuno-chromatographic or flow-through rapid test.     

Diagnostic methods for African horsesickness virus using monoclonal antibodies to structural and non-structural proteins.

A panel of 32 hybridoma cell lines secreting monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) reactive with African horsesickness virus serotype 4 (AHSV-4) has been developed. Four of the MAbs recognized the major core antigen VP7, twenty recognized the outer capsid protein VP2 and eight reacted with the non-structural protein NS1. With the VP7-specific MAbs a rapid and sensitive double antibody sandwich immunoassay has been developed to detect viral antigen in infected Vero cells and in spleen tissue from AHSV-infected horses. The sensitivity of the assay is 10 ng viral antigen per 100 microliters. The NS1-specific MAbs allowed visualization by immunofluorescence of tubule-like structures in the cytoplasm of infected Vero cells. This can be very useful as a confirmatory diagnostic procedure. The antigenic map of the outer capsid VP2 protein with MAbs is also reported.     

O型口蹄疫病毒单克隆抗体的制备及生物学特性分析

以纯化的O型口蹄疫泛亚毒株O/YS/CHA/05抗原免疫BALB/c小鼠,在加强免疫3 d后,取脾细胞与SP2/0骨髓瘤细胞进行融合,经间接ELISA法和间接免疫荧光法(IFA)筛选, 获得2株稳定分泌单克隆抗体的杂交瘤细胞株,命名为4A8和1F6,同时确定二者均为O型口蹄疫病毒特异性单克隆抗体.中和试验和Western-blot分析结果表明,4A8和1F6均识别线性表位,无中和活性.亚类鉴定结果显示:4A8和1F6重链类型分别为IgG1和IgG2b;轻链类型均为κ.相加ELISA分析结果表明,两者针对的抗原位点相同或相近.     

Characterization of monoclonal antibodies against Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae serotype 5.

Two monoclonal antibodies against Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae serotype 5, designated as 5MAb-1 and 5MAb-6, were characterized. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay-inhibition tests with whole-cell antigens obtained from strains of serotype 1 through 12 of A pleuropneumoniae revealed that 5 MAb-1 bound to only serotype-5 strains. The epitope recognized by 5MAb-1 was a carbohydrate that was sensitive to periodate oxidation and resided on the structure of beta-1,6-linked D-galactose in an O-antigen polysaccharide of serotype-5 lipopolysaccharide. Analysis of these results revealed that the O-antigen polysaccharide of lipopolysaccharide was 1 of the antigenic determinants responsible for the serotype specificity of A pleuropneumoniae. On the other hand, 5MAb-6 reacted with strains of serotype 1 through 10 in varying degrees and its epitope was located on polypeptides sensitive to proteinase K. In an immunoblotting analysis, 5MAb-6 reacted with 2 polypeptide bands, with molecular weights of approximately 41,500 and 28,000, in the outer membrane protein-rich fraction obtained from strains of serotype 1 through 10. These results indicated that outer membrane proteins from several serotype strains of A pleuropneumoniae possessed common antigenic determinants.     

Detection of antibodies against African swine fever virus using infected monolayers and monoclonal antibodies

Three monoclonal antibodies, specific for porcine IgG, IgM and IgA, were used to develop isotype-specific immunoperoxidase monolayer assays for the detection of antibodies against African swine fever virus. A mixture of anti-IgM and anti-IgG monoclonal antibodies was used in an assay designed for screening sera. This test was compared with a commercially available ELISA by using experimental sera and field sera obtained after an outbreak of African swine fever on two farms in the Netherlands in 1986. Although the ELISA was less sensitive than the immunoperoxidase monolayer assay on sera taken early after infection, the tests were equally useful for screening purposes. The isotype-specific assays gave epizootiological information about the stage of infection on the two farms.     

Production and characterization of monoclonal antibodies against Actinobacillus (Haemophilus) pleuropneumoniae serotype 2

Four hybridoma cell lines producing monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) against Actinobacillus (Haemophilus) pleuropneumoniae were established by fusion of mouse myeloma and spleen cells obtained from mice immunized with a serotype 2, strain SH-15. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay-inhibition tests with antigens obtained from 12 serotype strains of A. pleuropneumoniae and 9 other gram-negative bacteria showed that all the MAbs bound to only serotype 2 strains of A. pleuropneumoniae. The epitopes recognized by the MAbs were located on a carbohydrate moiety of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of the organism, which was sensitive to periodate oxidation. In immunoblotting analyses of LPS obtained from A. pleuropneumoniae serotype 2, all the four MAbs reacted specifically with the characteristic ladder bands of LPS detected by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. These results suggest that O-antigen side chains of the LPS are one of the antigenic determinants responsible for the serotype-specificity of A. pleuropneumoniae.     

犬副流感病毒单克隆抗体的研制及其特性鉴定

为研制犬副流感特异性诊断试剂,我们以犬副流感病毒(CPIV)免疫8周龄BALB/c小鼠,采用淋巴细胞杂交瘤技术获得4株稳定分泌针对CPIV的单克隆抗体(MAb)细胞株,分别命名为4F386、584C9、4G7F4和4C9D8.4株MAb腹水针对CPIV的间接ELISA抗体效价达1:10~5～1:10~6,与犬瘟热病毒(CDV)和犬细小病毒(CPV)均不发生交叉反应.MAb 4F386和4C9D8为IgG,5B4C9和4G7F4为IgM.Western blot检测表明,4F386与CPIV的F蛋白发生特异性反应,4G7F4与CPW的HN蛋白发生特异性反应,而584C9和4C9D8不与变性的CPIV蛋白发生反应.4株MAb均具有中和病毒活性,间接免疫荧光检测均呈为阳性.本研究为进一步研制CPIV特异性诊断和治疗制剂创造了条件.     

Production, characterization and protective effect of monoclonal antibodies to Haemophilus paragallinarum serotype A.

Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) to Haemophilus paragallinarum serotype A were obtained by fusion of murine myeloma cells (P3-X63-Ag8-U1) and spleen cells from BALB/c mice immunized with whole cells of strain 221. Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay with whole cells was used to show that the monoclonal antibodies are specific for serotype A of H. paragallinarum. Four monoclonal antibodies indicated hemagglutination-inhibition (HAI) activity against serotype A; their titers were 10(4)-10(5). By western blotting, two of these monoclonal antibodies reacted with a protein of molecular weight 39,000. Chickens treated with mAbs possessing HAI activity survived without clinical signs of infection. No challenge strain was isolated from these chickens, indicating that four mAbs with HAI activity suppressed growth of the challenge strain in the nasal cavity, whereas mAbs without HAI activity showed no passive protective effect. These results demonstrated that HI antibodies contributed to protection, and strongly suggest that hemagglutinin (HA) antigen, especially the epitopes which were recognized by these mAbs are important for protective immunity in chickens.     

抗Asia1型口蹄疫病毒单克隆抗体的制备及生物学特性鉴定

用纯化的Asia1型口蹄疫病毒免疫BALB/c小鼠,取免疫小鼠脾细胞与SP2/0骨髓瘤细胞进行融合,经间接ELISA和间接免疫荧光(IFA)筛选,有限稀释法克隆,获得了2株稳定分泌单克隆抗体的杂交瘤细胞株,分别命名为3H6、5G3,其细胞培养上清效价分别为1:64和1:128,小鼠腹水效价分别为1×10~(-4)和8×10~(-3);ELISA和IFA结果显示,2株单抗仅与Asial型口蹄疫病毒反应,不与O型口蹄疫病毒反应,表明它们均为抗Asial型口蹄疫病毒的型特异性单克隆抗体。westem blot结果显示,2株单克隆抗体均不与全病毒抗原反应,表明它们所针对的抗原表位均为构象表位。相加ELISA试验表明,两株单抗识别不同的抗原表位。经硫氰酸盐洗脱法测定,3H6和5G3的相对亲和力指数分别为1.0 mol/L和1.5 mol/L。这2株单抗的获得为建立口蹄疫病毒检测方法提供了强有力的工具。     

Production and characterization of monoclonal antibodies to Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae serotype 5b.

Monoclonal antibodies specific for capsular polysaccharide (CPS) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of A. pleuropneumoniae serotype 5b were generated by hybridoma cells and selected by indirect ELISA of culture supernatants with purified and structurally defined LPS and CPS preparations and their synthetic conjugates. It was shown in this study that at least one monoclonal antibody, 3B4, presented 100% specificity and recognized all A. pleuropneumoniae serotype 5 field strains tested in a dot-ELISA assay.     

Protein aggregation complicates the development of baculovirus-expressed African horsesickness virus serotype 5 VP2 subunit vaccines

This paper describes the expression of a cloned African horsesickness virus (AHSV) serotype 5 VP2-gene by a baculovirus recombinant that was generated by the BAC-TO-BAC system. Immunization of horses with crude cell lysates containing recombinant baculovirus-expressed AHSV5 VP2 did induce neutralizing antibodies, but afforded only partial protection against virulent virus challenge. Further analysis of partially protective crude cell lysates revealed that baculovirus-expressed AHSV5 VP2 was predominantly present in the form of insoluble aggregates. Only approximately 10% of VP2 was present in a soluble form. Immunization of guinea-pigs with aggregated and soluble forms of AHSV5 VP2 established that only soluble VP2 was capable of inducing neutralizing antibodies. This finding adds a new dimension to the development of AHSV VP2s as subunit vaccines. Further investigation is needed to limit formation of insoluble aggregates and optimize conditions for producing VP2 in a form capable of inducing protective immunity.     

鲤春病毒单克隆抗体的制备

鲤春病毒血症（Spring Viraemia of Carp，SVC）是鲤科鱼类的一种急性、高致死率的传染病，被国际动物卫生组织（OIE）列为必须申报的疫病之一。1971年欧洲人首先报道了鲤春病毒血症，有资料记载，该病曾给欧洲中部和东部的鲤鱼养殖业造成巨大的经济损失。2002年4月美国北卡罗来纳州某养殖场的135000尾锦鲤暴发传染病，发病率达10％，同年6月美国威斯康星州的野生鲤鱼也大量发病。随后确认两起疫病病原均为鲤春病毒（SVCV），经OIE设在英国的OIE参考实验室鉴定表明，该病毒株与1998年英国从中国进口的金鱼中分离到的SVC病毒株一致，并称之为“中国株”。此举直接把美国SVC病毒株的来源指向中国，对中国活鱼尤其是观赏鱼的出口构成了重大威胁。     

Production and characterization of monoclonal antibodies to serotype specific antigens of Haemophilus pleuropneumoniae serotype 2

Mouse monoclonal antibodies were produced to Haemophilus pleuropneumoniae bacteria of the most common serotype 2. 11 hybridoma cultures were recovered that produced antibodies with moderate to strong reactivity to the antigen. 10 of these antibodies were specific to isolated capsular antigens from H. pleuropneumoniae of serotype 2, while one antibody reacted with capsular antigens from bacteria of all 8 serotypes. One hybridoma producing antibodies with a titre of 1:1000 was cloned and the antibody specificity studied further. The binding of this antibody (1F3) to whole bacteria, and capsular extracts isolated at different temperatures indicate that the antibody is specific for a thermostable polysaccharide antigen present in the cellular capsule of H. pleuropneumoniae of serotype 2.     

抗犬瘟热病毒重组核衣壳蛋白单克隆抗体的制备及鉴定

以纯化的重组犬瘟热病毒(CDV)N蛋白免疫BALB/c小鼠,应用常规杂交瘤技术获得两株能稳定分泌特异性单克隆抗体的杂交瘤细胞系,分别命名为A_4C_6C_(12)和A_5B_8H_7。间接ELISA检测腹水效价分别为1:10~6、1:10~5;亚类鉴定结果分别为IgG2a、IgG2b,轻链均为κ型;Western blot和ELISA分析结果显示2株单克隆抗体均能与重组N蛋白和CDV发生反应,而与犬细小病毒及犬腺病毒等无交叉反应;ELISA叠加试验的增值结果表明两株单克隆抗体识别的抗原位点不同。特异性抗CDV-rN的单克隆抗体的获得,为进一步用于临床诊断研究奠定了基础。     

Production of monoclonal antibodies against swine fever virus and their use in laboratory diagnosis

Thirteen hybridoma cell lines which secrete monoclonal antibodies (MCAs) against swine fever virus (SFV) strain Brescia were produced. The hybrid cells resulted from fusion of P3X63-Ag8.653 myeloma cells with splenocytes of Balb/c mice which had been immunized with purified SFV. Screening of supernatant fluids was performed by an indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and an immunoperoxidase monolayer assay (IPMA). The IPMA, and an immunoperoxidase test (IPT) performed on cryostat sections, were used to characterize these MCAs on several pestivirus strains. All MCAs reacted to a varying degree with all but one of the SFV strains tested. None of the MCAs reacted with the bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) strains. Two MCAs are now used routinely in the differential diagnosis between infections with field strains of SFV, and the Chinese vaccine strain and BVDV strains.     

A characterization of monoclonal antibodies prepared against Pasteurella haemolytica serotype 1 surface antigens.

The production and characterization of monoclonal antibodies against Pasteurella haemolytica serotype 1 is described. Ten monoclonal antibodies were produced and divided, on the basis of their properties, into six different groups. One produced bacteria agglutination only of P. haemolytica serotype 1. Three antibodies bound with P. haemolytica serotypes 1, 5-8 and 12 and the antigen was identified in immunoblots as lipopolysaccharide. Two antibodies bound P. haemolytica serotypes 1, 2, 5-8 and 12 and P. multocida serotypes 1-7, 9, 12, 15 and 16, recognizing an epitope present on a 29 kDa outer membrane protein. One antibody bound all P. haemolytica and P. multocida serotypes. The antigen was a hexosamine less than 30 kDa which contained a formalin sensitive epitope. One antibody bound only to P. haemolytica serotype 1 and the antigen was identified as a 66 kDa outer membrane protein. Two antibodies bound P. haemolytica serotypes 1, 2, 5-9 and 12 and the antigen, while not identified, was localized on the outer membrane. This study identified antigens which contribute to the cross-reactions among P. haemolytica and P. multocida serotypes and the antibodies may be useful in investigating the pathogenesis of pneumonic pasteurellosis.     

抗蓝舌病病毒VP7和NS2蛋白单克隆抗体的制备及鉴定

为建立蓝舌病病毒(BTV)的检测方法和研究该病毒蛋白的功能,本研究利用BTV血清8型(BTV8)免疫BALB/c小鼠,取免疫后的小鼠脾淋巴细胞与SP2/0细胞融合,制备单克隆抗体(MAb).并以BTV8作为包被抗原建立间接ELISA方法,经筛选获得了8株稳定分泌抗BTV8 MAb的杂交瘤细胞株(1B2、1F6、2B1、2D10、3B6、3D9、4D4和4D12).Western blot结果显示,MAb 1F6、2B1、2D10、3B6、3D9与BTV8 VP7蛋白反应,MAb B2、4D4、4D12与BTV8 NS2蛋白反应.间接免疫荧光结果显示,该8株MAb与24型BTV血清型呈不同的反应论系.本研究所获得的MAb为建立BTV免疫学检测方法和相关病毒蛋白的功能研究提供了实验依据.     

A single dilution enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the quantitative detection of antibodies to African horsesickness virus

A single dilution enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), utilizing a reference serum with a known, predetermined end-titre was used to compute antibody titres of serum samples against African horsesickness virus. Compared to the complement fixation test it was found to be highly reproducible and sensitive. The assay also reduced the effect of between-test variations on test results and proved superior to an existing single-dilution ELISA method.     

抗乙型脑炎病毒非结构蛋白NS1单克隆抗体的制备与鉴定

本研究利用原核表达的乙型脑炎病毒(JEV)SA14-14-2株非结构蛋白NS1作为免疫原.免疫8周龄BALB/c小鼠,采用淋巴细胞杂交瘤技术进行融合,共获得4株特异性针对JEV NS1的杂交瘤细胞,分别命名为1H6、2C3、3A7、4C8,经测定1H6单抗亚类属于IgG2b,其他3株为IgG1,轻链均为K链.4株杂交瘤细胞诱生小鼠腹水效价分别达1:20 480、1:2 560、1:20 480、1:10 240,western blot证实所得杂交瘤细胞分泌的抗体均可与JEVNS1蛋白发生特异性反应,间接免疫荧光试验表明1H6、3A7、4C8 3株单抗能够识别天然的JEV NS1蛋白.本研究为进一步探究JEV NS1蛋白结构及其功能奠定了基础.