Wang C, Shen X, Lu J, Zhang L. Development of a reverse transcription-loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP) system for rapid detection of HDV genotype 1.
Lett Appl Microbiol 2013;
56:229-35. [PMID:
23252739 DOI:
10.1111/lam.12039]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2012] [Revised: 10/27/2012] [Accepted: 12/10/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
UNLABELLED
The object of this study was to develop a reverse transcription-loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP) assay for detecting hepatitis D virus (HDV) genotype 1. With an alignment analysis, a highly conserved sequence (nt 820-1020) was chosen as a suitable target to design LAMP primers. The optimal condition of RT-LAMP was a 25-μl reaction volume, which consists of the following components: 1·6 μmol l⁻¹ each of FIP and BIP, 0·2 μmol l⁻¹ each of F3 and B3, 1·5 μmol l⁻¹ dNTPs, 4 mmol l⁻¹ MgSO₄, 8 U Bst DNA polymerase, 2U M-MLV and 2 μl extracted RNA sample. The amplification reaction was carried out at 65°C for 50 min. Compared with conventional qualitative or quantitative real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction, the results of RT-LAMP indicated a 1000-fold increase in sensitivity for detecting HDV. There was no cross-reaction for the RT-LAMP method between HDV 1 and HIV, HAV, HBV, HCV and HEV.
SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY
The results indicate that RT-LAMP is a simple, rapid, specific, highly sensitive and cost-effective, field-based method for detecting HDV 1. The RT-LAMP assay is an acceptable alternative to diagnose the HDV genotype 1 and to investigate its epidemiology for clinical laboratories lacking specialized equipments.
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