猪戊型肝炎病毒抗体间接ELISA诊断方法的建立

本实验建立了应用高效融合表达的重组抗原PET32a-p214检测猪戊型肝炎病毒血清抗体的间接ELISA诊断方法。确定了抗原最适包被浓度为6μg/mL;血清最适稀释度为1∶100,作用时间为60 min;酶标抗体最适稀释度为1∶4 000,作用时间为60 min;判定标准为OD值≥0.339为阳性,OD值<0.339为阴性。实验结果表明该法特异性、敏感性和重复性均较好,与万泰公司戊型肝炎病毒抗体诊断试剂盒检测猪血清的符合率为98.6%。该方法的建立为猪戊型肝炎病毒抗体检测和进行猪戊型肝炎流行病学调查提供了一种简便快速的血清学诊断方法。     

非洲猪瘟病毒抗体检测间接ELISA方法的建立

以基因工程表达的非洲猪瘟病毒VP73蛋白作为包被抗原,建立了间接ELISA方法,用以检测猪血清中抗非洲猪瘟VP73蛋白的抗体。该方法对非洲猪瘟标准阳性血清的检测灵敏度可以达到1∶2 560,与同类进口ELISA试剂盒相当。此方法只特异性检出非洲猪瘟阳性血清,而对猪传染性胸膜肺炎等5种猪传染病阳性血清的检测结果均为阴性,表明其具有良好的特异性。批内和批间重复性试验结果发现,检测同一份血清的变异系数小于10%,表明其重复性较好。包被好的酶标板37℃放置5d后,对同一份血清的检测敏感性无明显变化,初步表明其稳定性较好。利用建立的间接ELISA方法和进口ELISA试剂盒分别对150份血清样品进行非洲猪瘟血清抗体检测,结果表明本方法的特异性和敏感性分别为99.1%和94.3%,2种方法检测结果的符合率为98%。以上试验表明,本试验建立的间接ELISA方法具有良好的特异性和敏感性、较好的重复性和稳定性,可以满足临床检测的需求。     

Development of an indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the detection of leptospiral antibodies in dogs.

Serology plays an important role in the diagnosis of leptospirosis. Few laboratories have the resources, expertise, or facilities to perform the microscopic agglutination test (MAT). Thus, there is a need for a rapid and simple serological test that could be used in any diagnostic laboratory. In this study, a genus-specific, heat-stable antigenic preparation from Leptospira interrogans serovar pomona was used in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the detection of leptospiral antibodies in dog sera. This antigenic preparation reacted with rabbit antisera against L. interrogans serovars bratislava, autumnalis, icterohaemorrhagiae and pomona and with rabbit antiserum against L. kirschneri serovar grippotyphosa. The ELISA showed a relative specificity of 95.6% with 158 dog sera which were negative at a dilution of 1:100 in the MAT for serovars pomona, bratislava, icterohaemorrhagiae, autumnalis, hardjo, and grippotyphosa. The relative sensitivity of this assay with 21 dog sera that revealed serovars MAT titres of > or =100 to different serovars was 100%. This assay is easily standardized, technically more advantageous than MAT, and uses an antigenic preparation that can be routinely prepared in large amounts. It was concluded that this ELISA is sufficiently sensitive test to be used as an initial screening test for the detection of leptospiral antibodies in canine sera, with subsequent confirmation of positive test results with the MAT.     

An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the detection of antibodies to Marek's disease virus

A reproducible enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using Marek's disease virus (MDV)-infected cells for the detection of antibodies to MDV is described. The optimum number of MDV-infected chicken embryo fibroblasts (CEF) was 5 X 10(4)/well, and test sera were positive at 1:400 dilutions. Compared with a purified virus preparation, MDV-infected CEF produced high specific and low nonspecific reactivities. Wells coated with whole cells could be stored at 4 C or -20 C for at least 3 months without loss of reactivity. With antibody-negative sera, the cutoff absorbency was 0.20 units. The ELISA was 20-to-40-fold more sensitive than indirect immunofluorescence. Homologous combinations of antisera in wells coated with CEF infected with different MDV serotypes were more reactive at higher dilutions than were heterologous combinations. The procedure described is specific and suitable for large-scale screening of both chicken and monoclonal antibodies against MDV.     

Development of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the detection of antibody to epizootic hemorrhagic disease of deer virus.

An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay has been developed to detect antibodies to epizootic hemorrhagic disease of deer virus (EHDV). The assay incorporates a monoclonal antibody to EHDV serotype 2 (EHDV-2) that demonstrates specificity for the viral structural protein, VP7. The assay was evaluated with sequential sera collected from cattle experimentally infected with EHDV serotype 1 (EHDV-1) and EHDV-2, as well as the four serotypes of bluetongue virus (BTV), BTV-10, BTV-11, BTV-13, and BTV-17, that currently circulate in the US. A competitive and a blocking format as well as the use of antigen produced from both EHDV-1- and EHDV-2-infected cells were evaluated. The assay was able to detect specific antibody as early as 7 days after infection and could differentiate animals experimentally infected with EHDV from those experimentally infected with BTV. The diagnostic potential of this assay was demonstrated with field-collected serum samples from cattle, deer, and buffalo.     

Development and evaluation of an indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the detection of antibodies against Campylobacter fetus in cattle

Campylobacteriosis is a zoonosis that occurs worldwide. Infection with Campylobacter fetus (C. fetus) causes infertility and abortion in sheep and cattle. The current study focuses on the SapA gene of C. fetus that encodes surface array proteins and plays an important role in the virulence of C. fetus. The SapA-N (1398 bp) and SapA-C (1422 bp) fragments were amplified from the C. fetusSapA gene using polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and the corresponding recombinant proteins rSapA-N and rSapA-C were expressed in Escherichia. coli BL21 cells. Results of Western blotting and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) showed that the immunological activity of rSapA-N was higher than that of rSapA-C (P < 0.05). Therefore, rSapA-N was selected to establish an indirect ELISA for detecting antibodies against C. fetus. The diagnostic criteria were as follows: S/P ? 0.45: positive; S/P < 0.4: negative; 0.45 > S/P ? 0.4: suspected. The specificity and sensitivity of our method were 94.3% and 88.6%, respectively. Moreover, no cross-reactions were observed between rSapA-N and serum samples that were positive for other bovine bacterial pathogens diseases such as Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis. One hundred and two serum samples from cows that had experienced abortion were tested. Four and 2 C. fetus-positive serum samples were found among the 70 bovine brucellosis-positive samples and the 32 infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR)-positive samples, respectively. The findings suggest that the rSapA-N-based ELISA method has immense potential in future applications.     

Development and evaluation of an indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for serological detection of Schmallenberg virus antibodies in ruminants using whole virus antigen

Background

In late 2011, a new Orthobunyavirus of the Simbu serogroup named Schmallenberg virus (SBV) emerged in continental Europe. The virus is transmitted by hematophagous arthropods, with the Culicoides species as, so far known, main vectors. Infection with the virus can cause clinical signs in adult ruminants including diarrhea, fever and reduced milk production. Transplacental infection of the developing fetus can lead to malformations of varying severity. To assess seroprevalence of SBV in Sweden an indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was established in connection with the surveys. Here, we describe the development and evaluation of the indirect ELISA, based on whole virus as the coating antigen and a monoclonal antibody for the detection of antibodies to SBV in ruminant sera. The evaluation includes comparison between the in-house ELISA, virus neutralization test and an indirect commercial ELISA.

Results

The optimal working dilutions of antigens and conjugate were estimated with checkerboard titrations. Comparative studies, including ROC analyses, were used for the selection of an optimal cut-off (S/P value = sample value as percentage of positive control value). With an estimated S/P value of 15% the whole virus ELISA showed a specificity of 100% and a sensitivity of 99.19% compared to virus neutralization test (VNT) and with a good consistency as shown in reproducibility and variability experiments. Furthermore, the comparison of our whole virus indirect ELISA to an indirect ELISA with a SBV nucleoprotein antigen, demonstrated a higher sensitivity of our test.

Conclusion

The indirect whole virus ELISA described in this paper is a readily available test for serological analysis of SBV antibodies. Since this in-house ELISA demonstrates a specificity and sensitivity comparable to virus neutralization test and also shows a higher sensitivity compared to commercially available indirect ELISA, it is a useful alternative for surveillance and screening purposes of SBV.     

检测PRRSV抗体的间接阻断ELISA方法的建立

用大肠杆菌BL21（DE3）pLysS表达PRRSV重组N蛋白作为包被抗原,建立检测猪群PRRSV抗体的间接阻断ELISA方法,并对临床上采集的256份猪血清样本进行检测,结果66份呈阳性,用IDEXXPRRSV抗体检测试剂盒检测,检出的阳性血清为63份,两者的符合率为98.8%。Western blot检测结果58份阳性,两者的符合率为96.9%。试验结果表明,本试验所建立的间接阻断ELISA方法具有良好敏感性和特异性,可用于PRRS流行病学调查和疾病的诊断。     

An indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the detection of antibodies to maedi-visna virus

An indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the detection of antibodies to maedi-visna virus (mvv) in sheep is described, in which microtitre plates are with a partly purified preparation of mvv. The antibodies bound are detected by a horseradish peroxidase conjugate.The results obtained with ELISA on a total of 493 serum samples from several commercial flocks were compared to those of a routine agar gel precipitation test (AGPT) and a complement fixation test (CFT).All samples which scored positive in AGPT, CFT or both (20.8%) were also found positive by ELISA. In addition, with ELISA a further 11.5% of the samples were positive. Serum samples from maedi-free flocks, from sheep suffering from sheep pulmonary adenomatosis and from lambs immunized against other viruses were all negative by ELISA. The assay has been used routinely for some years and proved to be specific, sensitive and suited for screening of large numbers of serum samples.     

Development and evaluation of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of bovine antibodies to epizootic hemorrhagic disease of deer viruses.

An indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (I.ELISA) is described for detection of bovine serum antibody to epizootic hemorrhagic diseases of deer virus (EHDV). Serum samples, at a dilution of 1:200, were incubated with group-specific EHDV antigens, pre-adsorbed to microtiter plates. Bound antibodies were detected by a murine monoclonal antibody to bovine immunoglobulin (Ig)G1 (heavy-chain specific) conjugated with horseradish peroxidase. The performance of the I.ELISA in detecting antibodies to EHDV in sequential serum samples from calves experimentally infected with serotypes 1,2,3 and 4 was evaluated. The I.ELISA detected EHDV antibodies from 14 days postinfection when seroconversion by the standard agar gel immunodiffusion (AGID) test was also evident. The group-specific antibodies to EHDV increased exponentially during the first two to four weeks postinfection and remained relatively stable for about 12 months in some calves. Unlike observations with the AGID test, no reaction was seen in the I.ELISA between blue-tongue virus (BTV) antigen and sera from calves given a single dose of EHDV. The performance of the I.ELISA and AGID were compared using 3,135 AGID negative bovine field sera from herds in Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia and 130 AGID positive samples collected from cattle in 1987 and 1988 during and after outbreaks of EHD in the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia. The specificity and sensitivity of the assay relative to the AGID test were 99.3% and 91.5% respectively, with an overall agreement of 99.0% between the tests.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

Evaluation of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the detection of transmissible gastroenteritis virus antibodies

An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using a detergent-solubilized antigen of purified virus was developed for detection of antibody against porcine transmissible gastroenteritis (TGE) virus in swine serum. The ELISA demonstrated antibody responses in pigs immunized intramuscularly with the attenuated TO-163 strain of TGE virus and in pigs orally infected with the virulent Shizuoka strain of the virus. The results of the ELISA were well correlated with those of the neutralization test. These results indicate the usefulness of the ELISA as a serological tool for TGE virus antibody.     

Blocking enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of antibodies against bovine enterovirus

A blocking enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was developed for detecting antibodies against bovine enterovirus (BEV) in bovine sera. In this ELISA, bovine serum samples were allowed to react with captured viral antigens (by specific chicken IgG), before the addition of specific mouse IgG for measuring non-occupied viral epitopes. The ELISA was slightly more sensitive and required a shorter time period than traditional serum neutralisation (SN). Among the 871 bovine serum samples tested so far, the titres produced by this assay had a significant correlation with those recorded by SN. The ELISA could be used as an alternative assay for SN in a large-scale BEV antibody investigation.     

检测牛结核抗体新型ELISA方法的建立及应用

利用分子克隆和Splicing by overlapping extension(SOE)技术,表达了重组蛋白rM70-83-E6,Western blot分析rM70-83-E6具有很好的特异性。以蛋白rM70-83-E6作为诊断抗原建立了间接ELISA方法,ELISA诊断方法的判定标准,即S/P≥0.5为阳性,S/P<0.4为阴性,0.5>S/P≥0.4为可疑。ELISA方法的特异性为96.0%、敏感性为69.4%。对67份PPD皮试阳性和50份PPD皮试阴性(117份)血清样品进行了检测,并与PPD皮试比较。67份PPD皮试阳性血清样品中有46份为ELISA检测阳性,阳性符合率为68.7%,50份PPD皮试阴性牛血清都为阴性,阴性符合率为100%,本ELISA方法与PPD皮试诊断方法总复合率为82.1%。研究表明,ELISA方法具有很好的开发和应用前景。     

An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of antibodies against bovine pestivirus

A competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was developed and compared with the serum neutralisation test for bovine pestivirus using 508 cattle sera and serial serum samples from a goat hyperimmunized with five bovine pestivirus isolates. There was 96.7% agreement between the two tests. The relative sensitivity of the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay compared to the serum neutralisation test was 95.2% and the relative specificity was 99.4%. The titres of individual animals in the assay did not show a close correlation with serum neutralisation test titres. This may be because the antibodies measured in the two tests are directed against different viral proteins. The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay has the advantage of being quicker and cheaper than the serum neutralisation test. The configuration used in the ELISA means sera from all species can be tested for pestivirus antibody using the same set of reagents.     

An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the detection of vesicular stomatitis virus antibodies

A liquid-phase enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was developed for the detection of vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) types New Jersey (VSV-NJ) and Indiana subtype Indiana I (VSV-IND₁) antibodies in the sera of naturally and experimentally infected cattle, horses and swine. Four different VSV preparations were compared for use as antigen in the ELISA: virus used in neutralization tests, complement-fixation antigen, immunodiffusion ager gel antigen and viral glycoprotein. Comparative antibody titration results of virus neutralization (VN) and ELISA showed no statistically significant difference between serum titers obtained with the four antigens to VSV-NJ (P=0.21) and VSV-IND₁ (P=0.14). The viral glycoprotein antigen was incorporated in the ELISA system because it is non-infectious and induces neutralizing antibodies. The reliability and variability of the ELISA was determined by testing 516 bovine, equine and swine sera which originated from areas free of vesicular stomatitis, and by testing 186 sera from areas where outbreaks occur. ELISA and VN results were correlated (P < 0.001 for both serotypes), and no statiscafically difference was found between replications of the tests. The ELISA allows the testing of a larger number of sera in a shorter time than is possible with the VN test and it can be used in diagnostic laboratories in VSV-free areas for the support of epidemiological surveillance programs.     

大豆抗原蛋白血清抗体间接ELISA检测方法的建立

旨在建立检测血清大豆抗原蛋白抗体的间接ELISA方法。经琼脂糖凝胶层析纯化大豆抗原蛋白,以不同剂量皮下注射免疫小鼠,采用方阵滴定法确定最佳抗原包被浓度及血清稀释度,并对其他条件进行优化,最终建立检测血清大豆抗原蛋白抗体的间接ELISA方法,利用该方法检测小鼠免疫后血清抗体水平。通过方阵滴定法确定11S蛋白最佳包被浓度为5.0μg/mL,血清稀释倍数为1∶800;7S蛋白抗原最佳包被浓度为2.5μg/mL,血清稀释倍数为1∶1 600;两者的批内、批间系数均小于10%,重复性较好,通过ELISA法确定11S和7S蛋白的最佳免疫次数为2次,免疫剂量为1 000μg/kg。结果表明本试验初步建立大豆抗原蛋白抗体检测间接ELISA方法,具有很强的特异性、敏感性和重复性,可用于大豆抗原蛋白过敏反应的临床检测。     

Observations on an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the detection of antibodies against avian leukosis-sarcoma viruses

In the detection of antibodies against exogenous subgroup A avian leukosis viruses (ALVs) using a representative subgroup A virus, concordance between enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) and serum neutralizations ranged from 83 to 95%. In ELISAs, subgroup A- and subgroup B-specific neutralizing antisera were equally reactive against ALVs of subgroups A, B, and E. Conversely, little cross-reactivity of high-titered subgroup E antisera was observed against subgroup A viruses. Significant cross-reactivities of spontaneously induced subgroup E-neutralizing antisera were observed when tested against a representative subgroup B ALV. Because some normal chickens spontaneously mount antibodies against infectious endogenous viruses, misleading results may be obtained if subgroup B or E ALVs are the source of target antigens in ELISAs.     

Evaluation of an indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for screening antibody against aflatoxins

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay screening of antibody produced against aflatoxin was accomplished by a new and simple procedure. To demonstrate the new indirect ELISA technique used, antibody against aflatoxin M1 was produced in female BALB/CJ mice by immunization with an aflatoxin M1-bovine serum albumin conjugate. Instead of coating test-plate wells with purified antibody (direct ELISA) or synthesizing a second protein-aflatoxin conjugate (aflatoxin M1-poly-L-lysine) to coat test-plate wells, wells were coated with the readily available aflatoxin M1-bovine serum albumin and aflatoxin B1-bovine serum albumin. This method, applicable for any aflatoxin conjugated by the common cyclopentano-carboxymethoxyl-oxime technique, eliminates the more time-consuming and technically difficult portions of earlier direct and indirect ELISA. The new technique can be valuable in continued efforts toward development of new and improved immunoassays against aflatoxin metabolites.     

Development of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the measurement of antibodies against infectious coryza vaccine

Infectious coryza is an acute respiratory disease caused by infection with Avibacterium (Haemophilus) paragallinarum. It is characterized by nasal discharge and facial swelling and is associated with growth retardation and a reduction in egg production. Hemagglutination inhibition (HI) tests are used to estimate vaccine-induced immunity against infectious coryza in vitro; however, these procedures are complicated and their sensitivity is insufficient. To address these problems, an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) technique using serovar-specific regions of HMTp210 (210 kDa), an outer-membrane protein of A. paragallinarum, was developed to measure the antibodies against infectious coryza. Chickens with an ELISA titer of 0.3 or more did not exhibit clinical signs of infectious coryza against challenge with A. paragallinarum, although their HI antibody titers were negative. On the other hand, chickens with an ELISA titer below 0.3 exhibited clinical signs of the disease with one exception. Antibody prevalence rates on ELISA were 80% and 60% against infection with serovars A and C, respectively, and ELISA also detected antibodies in chickens infected with A. paragallinarum with a sensitivity higher than that of HI tests. Taken together, the ELISA technique developed in this study is a valuable tool for the measurement of antibodies produced against the infectious coryza vaccine or in response to an infection with A. paragallinarum.     

鹿副结核病抗体间接ELISA检测方法的建立

本研究以副结核杆菌亲和层析抗原为检测抗原,检测以草分枝杆菌抗原吸收的待检鹿血清,建立检测鹿副结核病血清抗体的间接酶联免疫吸附试验,确定其抗原最佳包被浓度为40μg/mL,血清样品稀释度为1:80,兔抗鹿IgG辣根过氧化物酶标记抗体稀释度为1:8000。经特异性试验和重复性试验证明该方法特异性高、重复性好。对不同地区4个鹿场的760头份鹿血清进行副结核病抗体检测,其中阳性61头份,阳性率为8%,获得副结核病在我国鹿群中的血清流行病学资料,从而为防制鹿副结核病提供一定的依据。