Dot immunobinding assay for detection of bovine herpesvirus 4 antibodies in rabbits.

A dot immunobinding assay (DIA) was used for the detection of antibody against bovine herpesvirus 4 (BHV-4) in experimentally infected specific-pathogen-free male and female rabbits. A semipurified virus preparation was used as the antigen, and protein A/G-horseradish-peroxidase conjugate and diaminobenzidine tetrahydrochloride were used as the detection system. Results of the DIA procedure on serum samples of experimentally infected male and female rabbits were compared with those of a complement-dependent virus neutralization (VN) test. None of the tested sera (0/60 samples) from either male or female rabbits were positive by the complement-dependent VN test. Results of the DIA procedure for the same tested sera were positive in 35 of 60 samples (58%) from BHV-4 infected rabbits, indicating higher sensitivity of DIA procedure as compared with the complement-dependent VN test.     

A sensitive dot immunobinding assay for serodiagnosis of African swine fever virus with application in field conditions.

The present work describes a simple dot immunobinding assay (DIA) for African swine fever virus (ASFV) antibody detection that can be used under field conditions. The assay uses nitrocellulose strips dotted with a cytoplasmic soluble antigen (CS-P) of ASFV. The nitrocellulose strips are adhered to a plastic handle. The test serum samples react with the CS-P, and antibodies are detected using a protein A-peroxidase conjugate. Both incubations are carried out at 20 C. The efficacy of the DIA as a screening test for ASFV was compared to an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and an immunoblotting (IB) test using 343 sera collected from natural African swine fever epizootics and from inapparent ASFV carriers. The DIA had comparable sensitivity to both reference techniques, and all samples positive in the ELISA and IB test were also positive in the DIA. False-positive reactions were not detected when whole blood or poorly preserved serum samples were tested by DIA. Some poorly preserved sera that were positive initially by the ELISA were no longer ELISA positive in a later run, although they were positive in IB and DIA. These positive DIA and IB test results could be caused by the differences in antibody epitope binding.     

Dot immunobinding assay for the detection of bluetongue virus antibodies in sheep experimentally inoculated with bluetongue virus type 1.

Dot immunobinding assay (DIA) was evaluated for the detection of bluetongue virus (BTV) antibodies in sheep experimentally inoculated with BTV 1. Serum samples collected on 14, 21, 28, 43 and 60 day post infection (dpi) were positive for precipitating antibodies by the agar gel precipitation test (AGPT) while antibodies could be detected as early as 7 dpi by DIA and ELISA. Virus neutralizing antibodies were detected first at 14 dpi. The sensitivity of the four tests was compared on the same serum samples collected at different intervals. The results indicated that DIA was more sensitive than AGPT and the serum neutralization test and as sensitive as ELISA. Thus due to sensitivity simplicity and economy, DIA could replace AGPT for diagnosis and serological survey for BTV infection in animals.     

A Preliminary Comparative Study of a Dipstick Colloidal Dye Immunoassay and Two Antigen-detection ELISAs for Diagnosis of Trypanosoma evansi Infection in Cattle

A dipstick colloidal dye immunoassay (DIA) was developed for the field diagnosis of Trypanosoma evansi infection using affinity-purified polyclonal antibodies (PcAbs) and the monoclonal antibody (McAb) 8B9. PcAbs were adsorbed onto Palanil Red dye particles and used as dye reagents. Dipsticks were dotted with four different antibodies; normal rabbit and mouse IgGs as negative controls, and anti-T. evansi PcAb and McAb 8B9, which capture trypanosome antigens in the tested samples. Since the dye reagent bound to the captured antigens, the presence of coloured dots on the dipstick identified trypanosome infections. The sensitivity of the DIA was compared with two antigen detection ELISAs (Ag-ELISA); one was PcAb-based and the other was based on a combination of the same Mc- and PcAbs as were employed for the DIA. With a positive serum, the DIA detected trypanosomal antigen up to a dilution of 1:500 for both the PcAb and McAb dots, at which dilution the PcAb- and combination-based Ag-ELISA gave positive OD readings of 0.13 and 0.36, respectively. When 124 field sera were tested, circulating antigens were detected in 51 (41%) samples by the DIA, and 76 (61%) and 49 (40%) samples by the PcAb- and combination-based Ag-ELISAs respectively, of which 48 (63%) and 34 (69%) were also positive by the DIA.     

Comparison of the dot-immunobinding assay with the complement fixation test for the detection of Brucella antibodies in sheep

A dot-immunobinding assay (DIA), using as antigen a sonic extract of Brucella abortus dotted on nitrocellulose bound to a plastic strip, was employed for the detection of Brucella antibodies in 666 sheep sera. The results were compared with the complement fixation test (CFT). All the 242 sera belonging to two flocks were found to be negative by DIA. CFT was negative in 239 cases, whereas three samples showed anti-complementary activity. Of the 424 sera from the remaining three flocks, 98 were positive by both tests and six were positive in DIA, but negative in CFT. In addition, 14 of the 19 anti-complementary sera were also positive by DIA.     

Dot immunobinding assay in comparison with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the detection of bluetongue virus antibodies in sheep

A total of 384 sheep serum samples collected from two organised sheep farms was tested by dot immunobinding assay (DIA) and indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (I-ELISA) for the presence of bluetongue virus (BTV) antibodies. The results of both these assays were compared to find a sensitive, specific, rapid, easily performed and economical test for the diagnosis of bluetongue disease. DIA detected BTV antibodies in 210 samples (54.94%) and I-ELISA detected 157 positive samples (40.88%). Competitive ELISA (C-ELISA) was performed to check the discrepancies in I-ELISA and DIA. On the basis of these tests the overall agreement, relative specificity and sensitivity between ELISA and DIA were 75%, 87.6% and 100%, respectively. DIA was found to be a rapid, sensitive, easily performed and economical test as compared to ELISA.     

双抗体夹心ELISA检测水牛γ-干扰素方法的建立及初步应用

纯化2株针对水牛γ-干扰素的单克隆抗体,其中1株进行HRP标记作为检测抗体,另1株单抗作为捕获抗体,建立检测水牛γ-干扰素的双抗体夹心ELISA(DAS-ELISA)。通过对封闭液、抗体稀释液等条件进行优化,经过方阵滴定试验确定捕获抗体的最佳浓度为625 ng/mL,检测抗体的工作效价为1∶100;所建立的DAS-ELISA方法检测灵敏度25 ng/mL,批内变异系数为0.52%～6.86%,批间变异系数为5.6%～7.07%。采集60头单次皮内注射结核菌素的水牛肝素钠抗凝全血,利用牛结核杆菌特异性抗原rHIS-CFP10/ESAT-6融合蛋白体外刺激外周血淋巴细胞释放IFN-γ,用所建立的夹心ELISA检测所有样本,与皮内变态反应试验比较,结果显示,自制夹心ELISA方法检测水牛结核病的敏感性为62%,特异性为87%,符合率为75%,表明可应用于水牛结核病的检测。     

Comparison of dot immunobinding assay, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and immunodiffusion for serodiagnosis of paratuberculosis.

A rapid, simple and inexpensive dot immunobinding assay (DIA) was evaluated for the serodiagnosis of paratuberculosis in cattle. The assay was performed on nitrocellulose strips which were dotted with purified protoplasmic antigen of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis. After incubation with test serum samples, the bound antibodies were detected using an enzyme-amplified immunostaining procedure. The efficacy of DIA as a screening test for paratuberculosis was compared to that of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), a modified agar gel immunodiffusion (mAGID) test, and an AGID test using 329 serum samples from cattle which were examined for M. paratuberculosis infection by a sensitive fecal culture technique. The DIA and ELISA had comparable results and both of the enzyme immunoassays had higher sensitivity than tests based on AGID. The sensitivity of all four tests was influenced by the intensity of fecal bacterial shedding. Preabsorption of sera with Mycobacterium phlei increased the sensitivity of both enzyme immunoassays. the specificity but reduced the sensitivity of both enzyme immunoassays.     

Comparison of the dot-immunobinding assay with the serum agglutination test, the rose bengal plate test and the milk ring test for the detection of Brucella antibodies in bovine sera and milk.

In this study, Brucella antibodies in bovine sera and milk were detected using the dot-immunobinding assay (DIA), the serum agglutination test (SAT), the Rose Bengal plate test (RBPT) and the milk ring test (MRT). For this purpose, a total of 116 paired blood and milk samples collected at the same time from 56 aborted and from 60 healthy dairy cows was examined. In DIA, a nitrocellulose membrane (NCM) was used as the solid phase. Antigen adsorbed on the NCM was extracted from Brucella abortus S99 by heat treatment. The results obtained by DIA were compared with those of SAT, RBPT and MRT. Of the 116 paired blood and milk samples, 24 were positive and 72 were negative by all tests used. Serum samples of six aborted cows were positive by DIA, SAT and RBPT but the milk samples were negative by DIA and MRT. Serum and milk samples of four aborted cows gave positive reaction only by DIA tests. The remaining six aborted cows were negative only by MRT and two of them were negative by both RBPT and MRT. Four sera of healthy cows were found to be positive only by SAT.     

犬C-反应蛋白荧光定量免疫层析检测方法的建立与应用

试验开展了犬C-反应蛋白(C-CRP)荧光微球免疫层析定量方法的研究,旨在研制一种操作简易、灵敏度高,用于快速定量检测C-CRP荧光免疫层析试纸条。采用双抗体夹心法和荧光免疫层析技术,以羧基荧光微球标记的抗C-CRP单克隆抗体及羊抗鸡IgY为标记抗体,抗C-CRP单克隆抗体和鸡IgY分别作为检测线和质控线制备荧光免疫层析试纸条。结果显示,所制备C-CRP检测试纸条的检测范围为0.5～250mg/L,检测限为0.5mg/L,批内和批间变异系数(CV)分别为0.68%～6.94%和0.89%～8.79%,平均回收率为98.15%～101.19%,试剂与9种干扰物质无交叉反应。加速破坏稳定性试验表明试纸条可以常温放置24个月。临床样本测试发现,其与I-CHROMA试剂盒检测结果相关性良好(R2=0.995)。综上所述,该荧光免疫层析试纸条灵敏度、特异度较高,且操作简单、快速,可用于宠物犬临床检测。     

Serological reactions in sheep and cattle experimentally infected with three Australian isolates of bluetongue virus

Serums from 103 sheep and 24 cattle experimentally infected with one of 3 serotypes of bluetongue virus isolated in Australia were tested for antibody to bluetongue virus in the serum neutralisation test and the agar gel diffusion precipitin test. Antibody to bluetongue virus was first detected by these tests 8 to 10 days after intravenous infection in 4 sheep that were bled daily for serum analysis. The agar gel diffusion test failed to detect antibody in 28% (29/103) of sheep which had seroconverted in the serum neutralisation test. A further 7% (7/103) of sheep serums were negative in both tests 14 to 22 d after infection. Both tests detected antibody to bluetongue virus in all cattle serums by 10 days after detection of viraemia. In comparison with the intravenous route of infection, extended prepatent periods for the commencement of viraemia resulting from intradermal, subcutaneous and intrauterine routes of infection in the cattle caused corresponding delays in the detection of antibody. For example, one cow that was infected by intrauterine inoculation did not become viraemic until 22 d after inoculation and antibody was not detected until 32 d after inoculation.     

A double-antibody enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the detection of turkey hemorrhagic enteritis virus antibody and antigen

A highly sensitive and specific double-antibody enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) is described for the detection of antigen and antibody of turkey hemorrhagic enteritis virus (HEV). The assay utilizes a virus-neutralizing monoclonal antibody (MAb) to capture the antigen and turkey antiserum against HEV as the second antibody. Microtiter plates were first coated with a dilution of 1:3000 of the MAb (300 ng immunoglobulin/well) and are used for detection of both antigen and antibody. For antibody detection, MAb-coated plates were treated with an appropriate dilution of a cell-culture-propagated HEV antigen and then reacted with the test turkey serum. For detection of HEV antigen, MAb-coated plates were treated with appropriate dilutions of test antigens and then reacted with purified anti-HEV turkey immunoglobulins. The assay for HEV antibody detection was more sensitive and specific than previously described single-antibody ELISAs. Using the double-antibody ELISA, it was found that the spleen of HEV-infected turkeys harbors very high levels of antigen. Traces of HEV antigen are present in some other organs. Infectivity assay for HEV is found to be about two orders of magnitude more sensitive than the ELISA for detection of virus.     

猪δ冠状病毒胶体金试纸条检测方法的建立

为建立一种方便、快捷、实用的检测猪δ 冠状病毒(PDCoV)方法,本研究利用原核表达猪δ 冠状病毒N 蛋白,以纯化的N 蛋白免疫BALB/C小鼠,利用杂交瘤细胞技术研制2株分泌PDCoV N 蛋白单克隆抗体的杂交瘤细胞株,分别命名为E8、A10。2株杂交瘤细胞分泌单克隆抗体敏感性及特异性良好,E8亚类为IgG2a,A10亚类为IgG1。以E8作为金标抗体,A10作为检测抗体,兔抗鼠作为质控线抗体,制备猪δ 冠状病毒胶体金检测试纸条,检测猪δ 冠状病毒敏感性为100TCID50,检测猪流行性腹泻病毒、猪传染性胃肠炎病毒、猪瘟病毒、猪圆环病毒、猪δ 冠状病毒阴性对照均为阴性。本研究建立的胶体金试纸条检测方法敏感性及特异性良好。该检测方法的建立,为猪δ 冠状病毒(PDCoV)流行病学调查提供一种方法,同时为规模化养殖集团及基层兽医组织提供一种检测猪δ 冠状病毒产品。     

Application of latex beads agglutination test for the detection of the antibody against virus-infection-associated (VIA) antigen of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) virus

Latex beads agglutination (LA) for the detection of the antibody against virus infection-associated (VIA) antigen of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) virus was estimated using experimentally infected animals. The VIA antibody titer by the LA test were compared with the neutralization titer and the titer by agarose gel diffusion (AGD) test, which has been used as a standard method for VIA antibody titration. The latex beads were coated with VIA antigen in carbonate buffer solution (0.5 M, pH 9.6) for the test. The sensitivity of the LA test was clearly higher than that of the AGD test in the results for cattle and swine infected experimentally. The antibody was detected in the bovine serum obtained at the 13th week after inoculation by the LA but not by the AGD test. The LA test appears to be simple, rapid and sensitive for the detection of the antibody of FMD virus in the surveillance of FMD and the FMD quarantine of imported animals.     

猪圆环病毒2型胶体金抗体检测方法的建立

为建立检测猪圆环病毒2型(PCV2)胶体金检测方法,本研究对SPA蛋白进行胶体金标记,并喷涂于玻璃纤维上制备金标垫,分别以重组PCV2 ORF2蛋白和猪IgG作为检测线和质控线,制作PCV2抗体检测胶体金免疫层析试纸条。检测结果表明,试纸条操作简单,肉眼于10 min内可以判定结果,对PCV2免疫血清具有高度特异性,与猪其它病毒免疫血清无交叉反应,检测灵敏度与ELISA相近。试纸条在室温保存6个月,其特异性及灵敏度无明显变化。对临床采集的324份血清样品进行检测,结果与ELISA试剂盒总符合率为98.77%。表明本研究建立的PCV2抗体免疫层析检测方法具有特异、敏感、稳定、操作简单快捷等特点,适合于PCV2抗体的现场检测。     

间接ELISA方法检测血清2型鸭疫里默氏杆菌的研究

应用超声波裂解法制备的血清2型鸭疫里默氏杆菌裂解物作为抗原包被酶标板.以辣根过氧化物酶标记的羊抗鸭IgG抗体为第二抗体,以TMB为显色剂,成功地建立了检测鸭血清2型鸭疫里默氏杆菌抗体的间接ELlSA方法.特异性试验和重复性试验证明此方法的特异性高、重复性好.     

An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the detection of antibodies to bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) in cattle sera

A microtitre ELISA has been established for the quantitation of antibodies to bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV). Single dilutions of sera were assayed and units of antibody were calculated from a standard curve. In order to detect the maximum number of responding animals both IgG1 and IgG2 antibody should be assayed, although detection of IgG1 alone was nearly as effective. The ELISA was as sensitive as the virus neutralization test for detection of antibody; comparison of an ELISA that detected IgG1 plus IgG2 antibody to BVDV with the virus neutralization test gave a correlation coefficient (r) of 0.89 (P less than 0.001 for 95 compared sera). Although similar amounts of IgG1 and IgG2 antibodies were present in sera from both experimentally- and naturally-infected cattle, antibody to BVDV in colostrum and in the sera from young calves was predominantly IgG1. The number of adult cows with antibody was 40 out of 41 while 36 of 44 calves reared in a beef unit were found to have produced antibody by the time they were 31.5 weeks old, an indication of the high prevalence of BVDV in the cattle population.     

A single dilution enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the quantitative detection of antibodies to bovine herpesvirus type 1

Three serological assays were compared for detection of antibodies to bovine herpes-virus type 1. These were virus neutralization (VN), enhanced complement fixation (CF) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The ELISA was developed using an infected cell lysate antigen and purified virus and was optimized in relation to antigen and antisera dilutions. The CF assay was enhanced by the addition of bovine complement. These 3 assays were compared for detection of: specific virus antibody titers; sero-conversions; early antibody response in experimentally-infected cattle. Both ELISA end-point titers and single dilution values were found to be more sensitive than the CF or VN assays for specific antibody level quantitation. With a single dilution ELISA test procedure a correlation was obtained between ELISA values and VN titers. Using the single dilution ELISA test the assay also detected antibodies in experimentally-infected cattle before either the VN or CF assays, and agreed with the VN test in 35/38 seroconversions found by 4-fold or more VN changes between acute and convalescent paired sera from naturally-infected animals. The single dilution ELISA was a rapid and sensitive test for routine antibody detection in bovine sera.     

西尼罗河病毒病竞争ELISA检测方法的初步建立及应用

本研究用表达的西尼罗河病毒(WNV)囊膜蛋白E结构域III蛋白作为包被抗原,单抗8F4A4作为竞争检测抗体,初步建立了能够对乙型脑炎病毒(JEV)和WNV进行鉴别诊断的竞争ELISA方法。优化的最佳抗原包被浓度为530ng/mL,单抗的最佳稀释倍数为1:8000,待检血清的最佳稀释倍数为1:10。通过对56份阴性样品进行检测确定了该方法的临界值为30%,以此为判定标准对临床220份血清进行检测,结果均为阴性。此方法的建立弥补了商品化试剂盒不能区分JEV和WNV感染的缺陷,为我国西尼罗河病毒病的流行病学调查提供了一种有效的抗体检测方法。     

旋毛虫53kuES重组蛋白单克隆抗体的制备及其免疫金标试纸条的研制

为建立一种简易、快速检测动物血清中的旋毛虫排泄分泌(Excretory-secretory,ES)抗原的胶体金免疫层析试纸法,本研究选用旋毛虫53 ku ES重组蛋白免疫BALB/c小鼠,应用杂交瘤细胞技术制备单克隆抗体(MAb).利用辛酸-饱和硫酸铵法和亲和层析柱联合法纯化MAb及兔抗旋毛虫53 ku ES多克隆抗体,利用枸橼酸三钠还原法制备的胶体金颗粒标记MAb,制备免疫金标试纸条.结果表明,获得的2株IgG1型杂交瘤细胞系4D10和5A2能够稳定分泌抗体,且效价高;胶体金标记MAb 4D10所制备的试纸条具有重复性好、灵敏性和特异性高的优点;该试纸条4℃条件下可密封保存6个月以上.