Enzyme-linked coagulation assay. III. Sensitive immunoassays for clotting factors II, VII, and X

The solid-phase clotting assay utilizing fibrinogen coated on the wells of a microtiter plate and peroxidase-fibrinogen in solution as a substrate for thrombin (enzyme-linked coagulation assay, ELCA) has been modified for use as an immunoassay. Direct inhibition of factors II, VII, and X by polyclonal (rabbit) antibodies and of factor X by monoclonal antibodies has been demonstrated at high dilution of these antibodies and detection of the specific factors using ELCA. Using plates coated with a second antibody (goat anti-mouse IgG) as well as fibrinogen, monoclonal antibodies to factors X and VII were measured by binding the active factor to the plate and detection of the bound factor using ELCA. The assay was very sensitive, permitting the detection of as little as 0.2 ng/ml (30 pg/assay) of monoclonal antibody, or less than 0.4 ng/ml (60 pg/assay) of factor Xa. When plates were coated with monoclonal antibody to factor X and fibrinogen, the assay permitted the identification of distinct epitope specificities for two monoclonal antibodies to factor X by distinct competition of the monoclonal antibodies added in the solution phase for binding of factor Xa to the plate. This assay could be applied generally for immunoassay of clotting factors, and could have application in general as an immunoassay amplification system.     

A radiometric immunosorbent assay for the detection of anti-hormone-binding protein antibodies

A radiometric immunosorbent assay (RISA) for the detection of monoclonal antibodies to hormone-binding proteins has been developed. The assay involves incubating hybridoma supernatants in microtiter wells that have been coated with goat anti-mouse IgG antibodies. Any mouse IgG in the test supernatant is thus specifically retained in the wells. Radioactive ligand-binding protein complexes are then incubated in the wells. The presence of anti-binding protein antibodies in the supernatant is indicated by specific retention of radioactive ligand-binding protein complexes in the wells. Crude antigen preparations, such as tissue homogenates, can be used to detect antibodies. The assay is capable of detecting antibody at concentrations 20 ng/ml (approximately 100 pM IgG). The RISA has been used successfully to screen for monoclonal antibodies to the intracellular receptor for 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 and should be useful for the detection of antibodies to ligand-binding proteins in general.     

Dual detection of COVID-19 antigens and antibodies using nanoscale fluorescent plasmonic substrates

There is a continuing need for biosensors that can be used in the diagnosis of COVID-19 infection and to measure a subject’s immune response to the virus itself (SARS-CoV-2). In this study, grating-coupled fluorescent plasmonic (GC-FP)-based detection of SARS-CoV-2 antigens was coupled with antibody detection to yield a dual-mode detection assay. Pairs of capture and detection antibodies were screened for direct detection of the SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid (Nuc) antigen, which were then combined with an existing GC-FP antibody detection assay. Nuc could be detected as low as 1 µg/mL concentrations, while antibodies were detectable to 50 ng/mL. The dual detection assay was tested by adding purified Nuc antigen to serum from a polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-positive COVID-19-infected individual. Using this sample, co-detection of Nuc antigen and anti-spike protein antibodies was successfully performed on a single GC-FP chip. Total assay time was 1 h, making this the first known example of rapid dual antibody and antigen detection on the same biosensor chip.     

Multiplexed flow cytometric approach for detection of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG,IgM and IgA using beads covalently coupled to the nucleocapsid protein

Flow cytometry has emerged as a promising technique for detection of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies. In this study, we developed an innovative strategy for simultaneous detection of immunoglobulin G (IgG), IgM and IgA. The SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein was covalently bound to functional beads surface applying sulpho-SMCC chemistry. BUV395 anti-IgG, BB515 anti-IgM, biotinylated anti-IgA1/IgA2 and BV421 streptavidin were used as fluorophore conjugated secondary antibodies. Serum and antibodies reaction conditions were optimized for each antibody isotype detection and a multiplexed detection assay was developed. This new cell-free assay efficiently discriminate COVID-19 negative and positive samples. The simultaneous detection of IgG, IgM and IgA showed a sensitivity of 88·5–96·2% and specificity of 100%. This novel strategy opens a new avenue for flow cytometry-based diagnosis.     

Sphere-linked immunodiagnostic assay (SLIDA): an electron microscopic method for detecting specific antibodies

We have developed a sensitive method, sphere-linked immunodiagnostic assay, using specific antigens covalently bonded to microspheres for the detection of antibodies in serum. In this method, specific antigens, such as the capsid proteins of tobacco mosaic virus and tobacco etch virus, were independently, covalently bonded to plastic micropheres of 0.5 microns or 0.9 microns in diameter. The antigen-linked spheres were then exposed to normal serum or serum containing specific antibody, followed by treatment with gold-labeled secondary antibodies. The binding of the gold-labeled secondary antibodies to the specific primary antibodies on the spheres acted as an indication of the presence of the specific primary antibodies. The spheres were then examined and photographed by transmission electron microscopy. The number of gold particles bound to the spheres was counted manually using the photographs. The gold labeling was found to be specific and sensitive, enabling detection of antibodies present in highly diluted antisera. The efficiency and sensitivity of the technique for detection of antibodies were compared with those of the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and found to be highly sensitive. The technique was also used for testing for the presence of antibodies to herpes simplex virus as well as antibodies to Staphylococcus enterotoxin using microspheres coated with the respective antigens. We believe that this technique could be applied clinically when needed for detection of antibodies to other viruses, such as the Human Immunodeficiency Virus.     

Immunoenzyme analysis for determining class G and M antibodies to HBsAg

A scheme of the purification of hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg) as applied to the enzyme immunoassay (EIA) for the detection of antibodies to HBsAg is described. An indirect EIA technique for the detection of IgG and IgM antibodies to HBsAg has been developed and the diagnostic assay system based on the use of immunoreagents and solid-phase carriers produced in the USSR has been obtained. The sensitivity of the indirect EIA technique in the detection of IgG antibodies to HBsAg exceeds that of double immunodiffusion in gel used for this purpose 2,500- to 5,000-fold. The study has shown the possibility of using the indirect EIA technique for the detection of antibodies to HBsAg, both free and bound in immune complexes, of detecting antibodies to HBsAg in patients with acute and chronic viral hepatitis B, as well as of simultaneous detection of IgG and IgM antibodies to HBsAg without pseudonegative results.     

Comparison of different antibodies for detection of progesterone receptor in breast cancer

Monoclonal antibodies directed against human estrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone receptor (PR) have been used extensively for biochemical and immunohistochemical detection of receptors independent of hormone-binding assays. These antibodies have been valuable both for experimental work and for detection of receptors in clinical breast cancer specimens. The purpose of this study was to characterize the sensitivity and specificity of different antibodies for detection of PR by immunohistochemistry (IHC) of formalin-fixed paraffin breast carcinoma sections. The panel of twelve antibodies included two new ones (PgR636 and PgR1294) produced prospectively to be resistant to formalin fixation and paraffin embedding. Fifty-nine breast carcinomas, having known PR levels by biochemical ligand-binding assay, were used to prepare multitumor paraffin-embedded tissue blocks for characterization of the PR antibodies. Of all the antibodies tested, both PgR636 and PgR1294 stained the highest percentage of breast carcinomas known to be positive by the biochemical assay (95-98%) and they exhibited the highest concordance with the biochemical assay (88-90%). The PgR636 and PgR1294 antibodies, along with one other, PR 88, also gave the highest intensity of nuclear staining, while PgR636 and PgR1294 stained the highest mean percentage of tumor cell nuclei. Antigen retrieval was not necessary for PR immunostaining by PgR636 and PgR1294 in most tumors and other tissues examined, but did slightly increase the staining intensity. The majority of the other antibodies tested were highly dependent on antigen retrieval; only PR 88 and KD 68 antibodies approached the performance of PgR636 and PgR1294 without antigen retrieval. These results indicate that PgR636 and PgR1294 are optimal antibodies for IHC detection of PR in routine paraffin tissue blocks.     

Detection of staphylococcal enterotoxins by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays and radioimmunoassays: comparison of monoclonal and polyclonal antibody systems.

Murine monoclonal antibodies reactive with at least one of the serological types of staphylococcal enterotoxin were examined for use in assay systems for the detection of enterotoxin at the level of 1.0 ng of enterotoxin per ml. An antibody sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was devised for each toxin type by identifying an effective antibody pair. One antibody (the coating antibody) was coated onto a polystyrene plate and removed the enterotoxin from the test solution; the second antibody (the probing antibody) was conjugated to horseradish peroxidase and detected the captured toxin. Enterotoxins A and E could be detected in the same system by the use of cross-reacting monoclonal antibodies. All subtypes of enterotoxin C could be detected in one assay system. Two effective systems were described for each of types B and D. Each of these systems, when compared with the homologous enterotoxin-specific polyclonal rabbit antibody systems, was found to compare favorably. The monoclonal enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay systems for the detection of enterotoxins A and C2 were examined for a variety of food extracts; no abnormal interference could be detected from these extracts. The monoclonal antibody systems were also compared with the homologous enterotoxin-specific polyclonal serum for the detection of enterotoxin by the competitive radioimmunoassay (RIA). Single monoclonal antibodies generally did not perform as well in the RIA as did the homologous toxin-specific polyclonal serum. However, pools of monoclonal antibodies were prepared that approached the sensitivity and precision of the polyclonal system for the detection of each toxin by the RIA.     

A quantitative electrochemiluminescence assay for Clostridium perfringens alpha toxin

Described is a rapid direct sandwich format electrochemiluminescence assay for identifying and assaying Clostridium perfringens alpha toxin. Biotinylated antibodies to C. perfringens alpha toxin bound to streptavidin paramagnetic beads specifically immunoadsorbed soluble sample alpha toxin which subsequently selectively immunoadsorbed ruthenium (Ru)-labeled detection antibodies. The ruthenium chelate of detection antibodies chemically reacted in the presence of tripropylamine and upon electronic stimulation emitted photons (electrochemiluminescence) that were detected by the photodiode of the detector. Elevated toxin concentrations increased toxin immunoadsorption and the specific immunoadsorption of Ru-labeled antibodies to alpha toxin, which resulted in increased dose-dependent electrochemiluminescent signals. The standardized assay was rapid (single 2.5-h coincubation of all reagents), required no wash steps, and had a sensitivity of about 1 ng/ml of toxin. The assay had excellent accuracy and precision and was validated in buffer, serum, and urine with no apparent matrix effects.     

Determination of complementary antibody pairs using protein A capture with the AlphaScreen assay format

The utility of antibody reagents for the detection of specific cellular targets for both research and diagnostic applications is widespread and continually expanding. Often it is useful to develop specific antibodies as reagent pairs that distinguish different epitopes of the target such that sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay can be used for selective and specific detection. However, the identification of pairing antibodies is often cumbersome and labor-intensive even with the use of designed peptide-specific epitopes as antigens. We have developed a robust and high-throughput method for identifying pairing complementary antibodies derived either from commercial sources or during a rabbit hybridoma monoclonal screening and selection process using protein A capture with the AlphaScreen bead-based assay format. We demonstrate the value and effectiveness of this assay with three protein targets: Akt2, ATF3, and NAEβ (the β-subunit of the neddylation activation enzyme).     

HPV16/18假病毒中和抗体检测方法的验证

目的应用假病毒中和法建立检测血清HPV16/18中和抗体滴度检测方法并进行验证。方法分别采用不同批次假病毒以及不同代次细胞对不同滴度的HPV16/18阳性血清进行多次平行检测,考察这些因素对检验结果的影响;同时通过对抗HPV16/18双价阳性血清、抗HPV16单价阳性血清和抗HPV18单价阳性血清的检测进一步评估中和抗体检测法的准确性、特异性及重复性。结果不同批次假病毒和不同代次细胞对检验结果的影响均在4倍范围内,此外该检测法的准确性、特异性、重复性均在可接受标准范围之内。结论建立的假病毒法可满足中和抗体效价检测的要求,可用于评价疫苗的免疫效果。     

Detection of staphylococcal enterotoxins by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays and radioimmunoassays: comparison of monoclonal and polyclonal antibody systems

Murine monoclonal antibodies reactive with at least one of the serological types of staphylococcal enterotoxin were examined for use in assay systems for the detection of enterotoxin at the level of 1.0 ng of enterotoxin per ml. An antibody sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was devised for each toxin type by identifying an effective antibody pair. One antibody (the coating antibody) was coated onto a polystyrene plate and removed the enterotoxin from the test solution; the second antibody (the probing antibody) was conjugated to horseradish peroxidase and detected the captured toxin. Enterotoxins A and E could be detected in the same system by the use of cross-reacting monoclonal antibodies. All subtypes of enterotoxin C could be detected in one assay system. Two effective systems were described for each of types B and D. Each of these systems, when compared with the homologous enterotoxin-specific polyclonal rabbit antibody systems, was found to compare favorably. The monoclonal enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay systems for the detection of enterotoxins A and C2 were examined for a variety of food extracts; no abnormal interference could be detected from these extracts. The monoclonal antibody systems were also compared with the homologous enterotoxin-specific polyclonal serum for the detection of enterotoxin by the competitive radioimmunoassay (RIA). Single monoclonal antibodies generally did not perform as well in the RIA as did the homologous toxin-specific polyclonal serum. However, pools of monoclonal antibodies were prepared that approached the sensitivity and precision of the polyclonal system for the detection of each toxin by the RIA.     

金抗体替代ELISA中的天然抗体用于溶菌酶检测

目的 酶联免疫吸附测定(ELISA)被广泛用于抗体或抗原的检测,并被视为临床实践中的金标准,可提供相对可靠、灵敏和特异的检测结果.ELISA的本质是抗原与相应抗体之间的特异性相互作用.然而,天然抗体固有的不稳定性是ELISA的一个难以克服的弱点,并可能导致检测结果的重现性差甚至错误的诊断结果.本课题组先前应用构象工程方...     

Immunochromatographic assay of T-2 toxin using labeled anti-species antibodies

A new scheme of immunochromatographic assay was developed for the highly sensitive detection of low-molecular-weight analytes. This scheme includes the following two steps: the formation of complexes of free specific antibodies with an antigen and their detection by anti-species antibodies conjugated to gold nanoparticles as the label. This scheme was tested with mycotoxin T-2 toxin in maize extracts. The use of specific antibodies and a label as two individual components made it possible to independently vary their concentrations with a simultaneous decrease in the detection limit and an increase in the color intensity. The assay did not require additional reagents and manipulations. The instrumental and visual detection limits of the designed test system were 0.1 and 5.0 ng/mL, respectively (2 and 90 ng per gram of analytes), which are two orders of magnitude lower compared to conventional immunochromatography using the same reagents.     

自体红细胞凝集试验研究进展

自体红细胞凝集试验是一种快速、简便,成本低廉的免疫学检测方法。用于自体红细胞凝集试验的主要成分是一种双功能性抗体。介绍了自体红细胞凝集试验的基本原理和主要特点,以及如何建立自体红细胞凝集试验检测体系;简要综述了双功能性抗体的活性、稳定性、特异性、敏感性等方面的研究进展,以及自体红细胞凝集试验检测方法的应用前景。     

Measurement of cytokine antibodies. Test development

Several assays have been used for detection of antibodies against cytokines. The choice of assay is greatly dependent on the intended goal, e.g. detection of naturally occurring antibodies or therapy induced antibodies. The different assays can be grouped in 2 categories. The interference or indirect assays are based on the detection of the test sample interference with the biological activity, with detection of the cytokine in EIA or with binding to cellular receptors. In direct assays cytokine antibodies are detected by binding to solid phase fixed cytokines, followed by incubation with a secondary enzyme-labelled anti-human Ig antibody or by binding to¹²⁵I-labelled cytokines in RIA.     

狂犬病毒抗体ELISA检测试剂盒的改进研究

为了提高狂犬病毒抗体检测的灵敏度和特异性,采用狂犬病毒单克隆抗体包被酶标板,再分别加入重组的狂犬病毒糖蛋白或细胞培养抗原做固相层的方法(抗体捕捉法),用传统的间接ELISA法做对照,按常规方法检测抗狂犬病毒抗体。结果显示,抗体捕捉法的非特异性反应低于间接法,而灵敏度达到0．51U水平,高于间接法。在800份临床标本检测中,检出率明显高于间接法。用15份阳性血清作小鼠中和试验,并和抗体捕捉ELISA法比较具有高度的一致性。试验结果充分表明,该方法优于传统的ELISA间接法。因此可作为临床注射狂犬疫苗后检测血清中狂犬病毒抗体的常规方法。     

Properties of tRNA-specific antibodies from NZB/NZW mice.

Antibodies that bind tRNA are produced spontaneously in New Zealand Black/New Zealand White (NZB/NZW) F1 hybrid female mice. An assay for the detection of these antibodies has been developed by using gel filtration and radioactive tRNA. This assay was found superior to the widely used ammonium sulfate precipitation assay because of the nature of the interaction between the protein and the tRNA. The ant-bodies bound native tRNA preferentially to tRNA denatured by cross-linking with formaldehyde. This conformational specificity was confirmed in competition experiments. The antibodies to native tRNA had an average association constant of 5 x 10(7) leter/mole at 4 degrees C and could bind to more than one site per tRNA molecule. Experiments with immunoglobulin class-specific anti-mouse antisera, in solution and by radioimmunoelectrophoresis, showed that the antibodies were heterogeneous, but were predominantly of the IgG class. These antibodies may be useful for detection, localization, and conformational analysis of tRNA in solution as well as for understanding the pathogenesis of the lupus-like syndrome in these mice.     

An immunochemical assay model system for the sensitive detection of pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDHc) and its decarboxylating subunit pyruvate dehydrogenase (E1).

An immunochemical enzyme immunoassay model system was developed and compared for maximum sensitivity with a radioimmunoassay method and the classic enzyme activity method for the detection of pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDHc) and its decarboxylating subunit, pyruvate dehydrogenase (E1), isolated from Escherichia coli. Cross-linked large molecular weight antibody-enzyme conjugate systems are compared with heterobifunctional singular antibody conjugates substituted with high levels of horseradish peroxidase. Both polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies generated to the Escherichia coli PDHc and E1 antigens were used to develop a double-antibody sandwich microtiter plate enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. It is demonstrated that a double sandwich immunochemical assay system can be quantitative for PDHc, can detect PDHc in crude cell lysates and has levels of sensitivity of 2.0.10(-16) mol for the detection of PDHc. This assay model system provides specific antibody selection criteria and coupling methods needed to select specific antisera that cross-react with human PDHc. This rapid and sensitive immunochemical assay method clearly demonstrates that sensitive mass assay systems can be developed for the detection of PDHc. Different from Western blot, this methodology could be used to generate mass assays which could be applied to the rapid detection of mammalian antigens (employing the corresponding antibodies) implicated in a number of pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiencies associated with human disorders.     

Application of magnetite nanoparticles for the development of highly sensitive immunochromatographic test systems for mycotoxin detection

Highly sensitive immunochromatographic test systems were developed for the detection of zearalenone (ZEA) and T-2 toxin (T2T) using magnetite nanoparticles (MNPs) for the labeling. In order to detect an analyte with high sensitivity, the competitive reaction was performed with free specific antibodies, while immune complexes were detected by the reaction with label-conjugated anti-species antibodies. The conditions for the synthesis of magnetite nanoparticles conjugated to anti-species antibodies were optimized. The concentrations of specific reagents that provided the highly sensitive detection of T-2 toxin and zearalenone were found. The instrumental detection limit for the determination of T-2 toxin and zearalenone in baby food samples (oat flakes) was 0.1 and 0.05 ng/mL (2.0 and 1.0 ng/g), respectively. The assay time was 15 min. The results of the present study confirm the possibility of the practical use of magnetite nanoparticles for immunochromatographic assay labeling.