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Fang Q, Luo Y, Liang T, Liao R, Yu X, Zheng J, Yin D, Yu X. Development of an indirect ELISA for the immunoprotection evaluation of E2 antibodies against classical swine fever virus. J Virol Methods 2024; 329:114999. [PMID: 39025132 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2024.114999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2024] [Revised: 06/29/2024] [Accepted: 07/15/2024] [Indexed: 07/20/2024]
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The Chinese government's reclassification of Classical Swine Fever (CSF) from a class Ⅰ to a class Ⅱ animal infectious disease, now also including CSF under the disease eradication program, reflects the significant progress made through extensive immunization with CSF vaccines. In light of this advancement, there is an imperative need for an expedient and accurate method to assess the levels of immunoprotection against classical swine fever virus (CSFV) in vaccinated pigs, a critical component in the campaign to eradicate the disease. This study develops an indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (iELISA) based on a highly glycosylated E2 protein stable expressed in CHO-K1 mammalian cells. Statistical analysis revealed strong positive correlations between the iELISA and VNT results (r = 0.9063, p < 0.0001) that were much greater than those between the IDEXX ELISA and VNT results (r = 0.8126, p < 0.0001). Taking the VNT data as the standard, the consistency of the iELISA (κ =0.880) was greater than that of the IDEXX ELISA (κ =0.699). In summary, the iELISA provides a more efficient and precise method for assessing CSFV immunity in pigs. Its reliable detection of immunoprotection levels against CSFV makes it an essential tool for optimizing CSF vaccination strategies. Consequently, its application can significantly support the ongoing efforts to eradicate CSF.
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- Qi Fang
- Laboratory of Animal Disease Molecular and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
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- Hunan ComBetter Biotechnology Co., Ltd, Changsha, China
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- Laboratory of Animal Disease Molecular and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
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- Hunan ComBetter Biotechnology Co., Ltd, Changsha, China
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- Laboratory of Animal Disease Molecular and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
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- Hunan ComBetter Biotechnology Co., Ltd, Changsha, China
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- Laboratory of Animal Disease Molecular and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China.
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- Laboratory of Animal Disease Molecular and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China.
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Gopinath S, Hosamani M, Joseph BV, Patil SS. Development of classical swine fever virus E2-protein based indirect ELISA for detection of antibodies against the virus in pigs. Vet Res Commun 2024:10.1007/s11259-024-10482-1. [PMID: 39088127 DOI: 10.1007/s11259-024-10482-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2024] [Accepted: 07/24/2024] [Indexed: 08/02/2024]
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Classical swine fever (CSF) is an economically important and highly contagious disease of pigs caused by CSF virus, genus Pestivirus. Serological diagnosis of the disease is highly valuable for surveillance and thereby containment of spread of the disease. In this study, we have demonstrated the development of CSFV envelope glycoprotein E2-based indirect ELISA (E2-iELISA) for the detection of CSFV specific antibodies. The full-length E2 protein was expressed in E. coli and the purified protein was used as a coating antigen in indirect ELISA for detecting CSFV specific antibodies in pigs. A panel of 506 pig sera samples was used to validate the ELISA and the results were highly comparable to the results obtained with the commercial antibody detection kit (PrioCHECK CSFV Ab kit). The in-house E2-iELISA demonstrated high diagnostic sensitivity (95.4%) and specificity (95.5%), highlighting its potential application for sero-surveillance or monitoring of the disease in the swine population.
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- ICAR- Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bengaluru, 560024, Karnataka, India
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- ICAR- National Institute of Veterinary Epidemiology and Disease Informatics (NIVEDI), Bengaluru, 560064, Karnataka, India.
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Kennedy SM, Passler T, Ditchkoff SS, Brown VR, Raithel GW, Chamorro MF, Walz PH, Kyriakis CS, Falkenberg SM. Seroprevalence of Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus in Wild Pigs (Sus scrofa) in 17 States in the USA. J Wildl Dis 2024; 60:647-659. [PMID: 38752344 DOI: 10.7589/jwd-d-23-00066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/02/2024] [Indexed: 07/09/2024]
Abstract
Wild pigs (Sus scrofa) are among the most detrimental invasive species in the USA. They are damaging to crops and agriculture, pose a public health risk as reservoirs of zoonotic pathogens, and may also spread disease to livestock. One pathogen identified in wild pigs is bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV), a virus that causes an economically important disease of cattle (Bos taurus and Bos indicus). We sought to determine the BVDV seroprevalence in wild pigs in 17 states across the US and to determine whether age category, sex, or location were associated with a positive antibody titer. Serum samples from 945 wild pigs were collected from 17 US states. Virus neutralization assays were performed to determine antibody titers against BVDV-1b and BVDV-2a. Total BVDV seroprevalence for the study area was 5.8% (95% confidence interval [CI], 4.11-8.89). Seroprevalence across all evaluated states was determined to be 4.4% (95% CI, 2.48-6.82) for BVDV-1b and 3.6% (95% CI, 1.54-5.60) for BVDV-2a. The seroprevalence for individual states varied from 0% to 16.7%. There was no statistical difference in median antibody titer for BVDV-1b or BVDV-2a by sex or age category. State seroprevalences for both BVDV-1b and BVDV-2a were associated with wild pig population estimates for those states.
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- Shari M Kennedy
- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, 1500 Wire Road, Auburn, Alabama 36849, USA
- Current address: Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oklahoma State University, 2065 W. Farm Road, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, 1500 Wire Road, Auburn, Alabama 36849, USA
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- College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment, Auburn University, 3301 Forestry Wildlife, Auburn University, Alabama 36849, USA
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- National Feral Swine Damage Management Program, 4101 Laporte Avenue, Fort Collins, Colorado 80521, USA
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- Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University 1130 Wire Road, Auburn, Alabama 36849, USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, 1500 Wire Road, Auburn, Alabama 36849, USA
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- Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University 1130 Wire Road, Auburn, Alabama 36849, USA
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- Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University 1130 Wire Road, Auburn, Alabama 36849, USA
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- Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University 1130 Wire Road, Auburn, Alabama 36849, USA
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Huynh LT, Sohn EJ, Park Y, Kim J, Shimoda T, Hiono T, Isoda N, Hong SH, Lee HN, Sakoda Y. Development of a dual immunochromatographic test strip to detect E2 and E rns antibodies against classical swine fever. Front Microbiol 2024; 15:1383976. [PMID: 38666258 PMCID: PMC11043574 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1383976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2024] [Accepted: 03/28/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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Background It is essential to consider a practical antibody test to successfully implement marker vaccines and validate vaccination efficacy against classical swine fever virus (CSFV). The test should include a serological antibody assay, combined with a tool for differentiating infected from vaccinated animals (DIVA). The immunochromatographic test strip (ICS) has been exclusively designed for detecting CSFV E2 antibodies while lacking in detecting Erns antibodies, which can be employed and satisfy DIVA strategy. This study developed a novel ICS for detecting CSFV E2/Erns dual-antibody. The effectiveness of ICS in evaluating the DIVA capability of two novel chimeric pestivirus vaccine candidates was assessed. Methods Recombinant E2 or Erns protein was transiently expressed in the plant benthamiana using Agrobacterium tumefaciens. ICS was subsequently assembled, and goat anti-rabbit IgG and recombinant CSFV E2 or Erns protein were plated onto the nitrocellulose membrane as control and test lines, respectively. The sensitivity and specificity of ICS were evaluated using sera with different neutralizing antibody titers or positive for antibodies against CSFV and other pestiviruses. The coincidence rates for detecting E2 and Erns antibodies between ICS and commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kits were also computed. ICS performance for DIVA capability was evaluated using sera from pigs vaccinated with conventional vaccine or chimeric vaccine candidates. Results E2 and Erns proteins were successfully expressed in N. benthamiana-produced recombinant proteins. ICS demonstrated high sensitivity in identifying CSFV E2 and Erns antibodies, even at the low neutralizing antibody titers. No cross-reactivity with antibodies from other pestiviruses was confirmed using ICS. There were high agreement rates of 93.0 and 96.5% between ICS and two commercial ELISA kits for E2 antibody testing. ICS also achieved strong coincidence rates of 92.9 and 89.3% with two ELISA kits for Erns antibody detection. ICS confirmed the absence of CSFV Erns-specific antibodies in sera from pigs vaccinated with chimeric vaccine candidates. Conclusion E2 and Erns proteins derived from the plant showed great potential and can be used to engineer a CSFV E2/Erns dual-antibody ICS. The ICS was also highly sensitive and specific for detecting CSFV E2 and Erns antibodies. Significantly, ICS can fulfill the DIVA concept by incorporating chimeric vaccine candidates.
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- Loc Tan Huynh
- Laboratory of Microbiology, Department of Disease Control, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture, Can Tho University, Can Tho, Vietnam
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- BioApplications, Inc., Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk, Republic of Korea
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- BioApplications, Inc., Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk, Republic of Korea
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- BioApplications, Inc., Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Department of Disease Control, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
- One Health Research Center, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
- International Collaboration Unit, International Institute for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
- Institute for Vaccine Research and Development (HU-IVReD), Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Department of Disease Control, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
- One Health Research Center, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
- International Collaboration Unit, International Institute for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
- Institute for Vaccine Research and Development (HU-IVReD), Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Celltrix Co., Ltd., Seongnam, Gyeonggi, Republic of Korea
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- Celltrix Co., Ltd., Seongnam, Gyeonggi, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Department of Disease Control, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
- One Health Research Center, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
- International Collaboration Unit, International Institute for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
- Institute for Vaccine Research and Development (HU-IVReD), Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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Song H, Gao X, Li J, Dong X, Fu Y, Shao L, Zhang J, Qiu HJ, Luo Y. Development and application of an indirect ELISA for detection of antibodies against emerging atypical porcine pestivirus. Virol J 2024; 21:53. [PMID: 38438894 PMCID: PMC10910838 DOI: 10.1186/s12985-024-02330-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2023] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 03/06/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Atypical porcine pestivirus (APPV) is a newly discovered swine pestivirus, which can cause congenital tremor and high mortality in newborn piglets and subclinical infection in adult pigs, leading to significant impacts on the pig industry. Currently, there is no approved serological method to assess APPV infection status in pig farms. METHODS In this study, the envelope glycoprotein E2 of APPV was highly expressed in suspension HEK293 cells, and further an indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay based on the recombinant E2 protein (E2-iELISA) was developed and evaluated. RESULTS The reaction parameters of the E2-iELISA were optimized, and the cutoff value was determined to be 0.2 by analyzing S/P values of 165 negative sera against APPV that were confirmed by virus neutralization test (VNT). Specificity test showed that the method had no cross-reaction with other common swine viruses. The E2-iELISA was evaluated using a panel of swine sera, and showed high sensitivity (113/120, 94.2%) and specificity (65/70, 92.9%), and the agreement rate with VNT was 93.7% (178/190). Subsequently, the E2-iELISA was utilized to investigate the seroprevalence of APPV in pig herds of China. When detecting 1368 pig serum samples collected from nine provinces in China, the overall seroprevalence of APPV was 73.9% (1011/1368). CONCLUSION Our findings suggest that the E2-iELISA is specific and sensitive, and could be a valuable tool for serological surveillance of APPV infection in pigs.
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- Hao Song
- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 678 Haping Road, Harbin, 150069, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 678 Haping Road, Harbin, 150069, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 678 Haping Road, Harbin, 150069, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 678 Haping Road, Harbin, 150069, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 678 Haping Road, Harbin, 150069, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 678 Haping Road, Harbin, 150069, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 678 Haping Road, Harbin, 150069, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 678 Haping Road, Harbin, 150069, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 678 Haping Road, Harbin, 150069, China.
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Liu X, Cheng Z, Zhang W, Mao L, Pan Z, Yang L, Liu M, Long Y, Bai J, Li W. Development and evaluation of a monoclonal antibody-based blocking ELISA to detect antibodies against the E2 protein of bovine viral diarrhea virus-1. J Virol Methods 2024; 323:114851. [PMID: 37956891 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2023.114851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2023] [Revised: 10/11/2023] [Accepted: 11/09/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023]
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With the rapid development of cattle industry, bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) is becoming widespread in China, which causes serious economic losses to the industry. Effective vaccination and viral surveillance are critical for the prevent and control of BVDV infection. In the present study, the immunogenic domain of E2 protein of BVDV-1 was expressed by prokaryotic pET-28a vector. Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) against E2 protein were prepared and systemically examined by western blot, immunofluorescence assay, blocking ELISA (bELISA) and virus neutralization test (VNT). The mAb 1E2B3, which showed good reactivity and neutralizing activity to BVDV-1 strains, was selected for ELISA establishment. After a series of screening and optimization, a novel bELISA for highly sensitive and specific detection of BVDV-1 antibodies was established, using HRP-labeled 1E2B3 and recombinant E2 protein. ROC analysis of 91 positive and 84 negative reference bovine serum samples yielded the area under the curve (AUC) of 0.9903. A diagnostic specificity of 96.43 % and a sensitivity of 95.6 % were achieved when the cutoff value was set at 24.31 %. There was no cross reaction to the positive sera of classical swine fever virus (CSFV), BVDV-2, border disease virus (BDV), bovine parainfluenza virus type 3 (BPIV3), infectious bovine rhinotracheitis virus (IBRV), foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV), Mycoplasma bovis (M.bovis) and Brucella. The total agreement rate of bELISA with VNT was 93.96 % (249/265). In addition, the result of bELISA was positively correlated with neutralizing antibody titer, and the bELISA could well distinguish the serum samples before and after BVDV vaccination. These results indicate that the established bELISA in this study is specific, sensitive, simple and convenient, which provides technical support for the vaccine efficacy evaluation, prevention and control of BVD in the future.
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- Xinhuan Liu
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory for Veterinary Bio-Product Engineering, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Nanjing 210014, China; GuoTai (Taizhou) Center of Technology Innovation for Veterinary Biologicals, Taizhou 225300, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory for Veterinary Bio-Product Engineering, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Nanjing 210014, China; GuoTai (Taizhou) Center of Technology Innovation for Veterinary Biologicals, Taizhou 225300, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory for Veterinary Bio-Product Engineering, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Nanjing 210014, China; GuoTai (Taizhou) Center of Technology Innovation for Veterinary Biologicals, Taizhou 225300, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory for Veterinary Bio-Product Engineering, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Nanjing 210014, China; GuoTai (Taizhou) Center of Technology Innovation for Veterinary Biologicals, Taizhou 225300, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory for Veterinary Bio-Product Engineering, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Nanjing 210014, China; GuoTai (Taizhou) Center of Technology Innovation for Veterinary Biologicals, Taizhou 225300, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory for Veterinary Bio-Product Engineering, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Nanjing 210014, China; GuoTai (Taizhou) Center of Technology Innovation for Veterinary Biologicals, Taizhou 225300, China
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- Animal, Plant and Food Inspection Center, Nanjing Customs, Nanjing 210019, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory for Veterinary Bio-Product Engineering, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Nanjing 210014, China; GuoTai (Taizhou) Center of Technology Innovation for Veterinary Biologicals, Taizhou 225300, China.
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A Novel Blocking Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Based on a Biotinylated Nanobody for the Rapid and Sensitive Clinical Detection of Classical Swine Fever Virus Antibodies. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0299622. [PMID: 36688674 PMCID: PMC9927282 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.02996-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
Abstract
Monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies are mostly used for the development of traditional enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs), but the use of certain conventional antibodies may be limited by their low yield, the difficulty of their isolation, and their high cost. Heavy-chain antibodies derived from camelids with naturally missing light chains can overcome these deficiencies and are an excellent alternative to conventional antibodies. In this study, a nanobody (Nb)-AviTag fusion protein was constructed, and the feasibility of its use as a high-sensitivity probe in a blocking ELISA (bELISA) for classical swine fever virus (CSFV) was investigated. The CSFV E2 recombinant protein expressed by the CHO expression system exhibited good reactogenicity and immunogenicity and induced the production of high CSFV antibody levels in rabbits. Three different clones of Nbs were successfully isolated using a phage display system in alpaca, and an Nb1-AviTag fusion protein was successfully expressed using an Escherichia coli expression system. The purified Nb1-AviTag fusion protein was then biotinylated in vitro to obtain Nb1-biotin. A novel bELISA was developed for the detection of CSFV antibodies in clinical serum using Nb1-biotin as a probe. The cutoff value of bELISA was 32.18%, the sensitivity of bELISA was higher than that of the bELISA kit with IDEXX antibody, and the coincidence rate was 94.7%. A rapid, low-cost, highly sensitive and highly specific CSFV E2 antibody-based bELISA method was successfully established and can be used for the serological evaluation of CSFV E2 subunit vaccines and the ELISA-based diagnosis of CSFV infection. IMPORTANCE Currently, the epidemic situation of classical swine fever (CSF) is sporadic, and cases of atypical swine fever are on the rise in China. Therefore, it is necessary to accurately eliminate suspected cases by using highly sensitive and specific diagnostic techniques. In our study, a rapid, low-cost, highly sensitivity, highly reliable and reproducible, and highly specific classical swine fever virus (CSFV) E2 antibody-based blocking ELISA method was successfully established by using the phage display system and the Nb1-AviTag fusion expression platform. It provides a new technique for serological evaluation of CSFV vaccines and ELISA-based diagnosis of CSFV infection.
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Chen WT, Liu HM, Chang CY, Deng MC, Huang YL, Chang YC, Chang HW. Cross-reactivities and cross-neutralization of different envelope glycoproteins E2 antibodies against different genotypes of classical swine fever virus. Front Vet Sci 2023; 10:1169766. [PMID: 37180072 PMCID: PMC10172653 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2023.1169766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Accepted: 04/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
Abstract
Classical swine fever (CSF) is a highly contagious swine disease caused by the classical swine fever virus (CSFV), wreaking havoc on global swine production. The virus is divided into three genotypes, each comprising 4-7 sub-genotypes. The major envelope glycoprotein E2 of CSFV plays an essential role in cell attachment, eliciting immune responses, and vaccine development. In this study, to study the cross-reaction and cross-neutralizing activities of antibodies against different genotypes (G) of E2 glycoproteins, ectodomains of G1.1, G2.1, G2.1d, and G3.4 CSFV E2 glycoproteins from a mammalian cell expression system were generated. The cross-reactivities of a panel of immunofluorescence assay-characterized serum derived from pigs with/without a commercial live attenuated G1.1 vaccination against different genotypes of E2 glycoproteins were detected by ELISA. Our result showed that serum against the LPCV cross-reacted with all genotypes of E2 glycoproteins. To evaluate cross-neutralizing activities, hyperimmune serum from different CSFV E2 glycoprotein-immunized mice was also generated. The result showed that mice anti-E2 hyperimmune serum exhibited better neutralizing abilities against homologous CSFV than heterogeneous viruses. In conclusion, the results provide information on the cross-reactivity of antibodies against different genogroups of CSFV E2 glycoproteins and suggest the importance of developing multi-covalent subunit vaccines for the complete protection of CSF.
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- Wei-Tao Chen
- School of Veterinary Medicine National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
- School of Veterinary Medicine, Graduate Institute of Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- School of Veterinary Medicine National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
- School of Veterinary Medicine, Graduate Institute of Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
- College of Bioresources and Agriculture, Animal Health Research Institute, Tamsui, Taiwan
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- School of Veterinary Medicine National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- College of Bioresources and Agriculture, Animal Health Research Institute, Tamsui, Taiwan
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- College of Bioresources and Agriculture, Animal Health Research Institute, Tamsui, Taiwan
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- School of Veterinary Medicine National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
- School of Veterinary Medicine, Graduate Institute of Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- School of Veterinary Medicine National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
- School of Veterinary Medicine, Graduate Institute of Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
- *Correspondence: Hui-Wen Chang,
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Yi W, Zhu H, Wu Y, Li Q, Lou W, Zhao H, Pan Z. The recombinant Erns and truncated E2-based indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays to distinguishably test specific antibodies against classical swine fever virus and bovine viral diarrhea virus. Virol J 2022; 19:121. [PMID: 35869505 PMCID: PMC9308313 DOI: 10.1186/s12985-022-01851-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Accepted: 07/06/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Background
Classical swine fever (CSF) virus is the causative agent of an economically important, highly contagious disease of pigs. CSFV is genetically and serologically related to bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV). BVDV infection in pigs can mimic CSF clinical signs, which cause difficulty in differentiation. Serological test for detection of virus specific antibodies is a valuable tool for diagnosis and surveillance of CSFV and BVDV infections in animals. The aim of this study was to develop the CSFV Erns and BVDV tE2 -based ELISAs to distinguishably test specific antibodies against CSFV and BVDV.
Methods
The CSFV Erns and truncated E2 (tE2, residues 690–865) of BVDV were expressed in E. coli and purified by Ni–NTA affinity chromatography, respectively. Employing Erns or tE2 protein as diagnostic antigen, indirect ELISAs were developed to distinguishably test specific antibodies against CSFV and BVDV. The specificity and sensitivity of ELISAs were evaluated using a panel of virus specific sera of pigs, immunized rabbits and immunized mice. A total 150 clinical serum samples from farm pigs were measured by the developed ELISAs and compared with virus neutralizing test (VNT).
Results
Indirect ELISA was established based on recombinant CSFV Erns or BVDV tE2 protein, respectively. No serological cross-reaction between antibodies against CSFV and BVDV was observed in sera of immunized rabbits, immunized mice or farm pigs by detections of the Erns and tE2 -based ELISAs. Compared to VNT, the CSFV Erns -based ELISA displayed a high sensitivity (93.3%), specificity (92.0%) and agreement rate (92.7%), and the sensitivity, specificity and agreement rate of BVDV tE2 -based ELISA was 92.3%, 95.2% and 94.7%, respectively.
Conclusion
The newly developed ELISAs are highly specific and sensitive and would be valuable tools for serological diagnosis for CSFV and BVDV infections.
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Xu Q, Sun Y, Yang J, Ma F, Wang Y, Zhang S, Li X, Qu X, Bai Y, Jia R, Wang L, Zhang E, Zhang G. An Improved Immunochromatographic Strip Based on Plant-Derived E2 for Detection of Antibodies against Classical Swine Fever Virus. Microbiol Spectr 2022; 10:e0105022. [PMID: 35862968 PMCID: PMC9431618 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.01050-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Vaccination is an effective method to control the spread of classical swine fever virus (CSFV), which is a major cause of economic losses to the swine industry. Although serological detection assays are commonly used to assess immune status, current methods for monitoring of antibodies (Abs) are time-consuming, expensive, and require cell culture and virus manipulation. To address these problems, the E2 protein of CSFV was expressed in transgenic rice seeds as a labeled antigen for the development of an immunochromatographic test strip (ICTS) for rapid, precise, and cost-effective detection of Abs. The ICTS has a reasonable sensitivity of 1:128,000 for detection of serum Abs against CSFV and no cross-reactivity with Abs of other porcine viruses. The similarity of the results between the proposed ICTS and a commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was 94.1% (128/136) for detection of serum Abs from immunized animals and 92.3% (72/78) for detection of maternally derived Abs. The proposed assay was successfully used to monitor Abs against E2 of both pigs and rabbits immunized with a live attenuated vaccine or an E2 subunit vaccine. The results confirmed that the ICTS can be applied to detect Ab levels in animals with different immunological backgrounds. The ICTS based on plant-derived E2 is a relatively inexpensive, rapid, and accurate assay for detection of Abs against CSFV and avoids the risk of contamination by animal products. IMPORTANCE The E2 protein of classical swine fever virus (CSFV) was expressed in transgenic rice endosperms as a diagnostic antigen for use with a rapid colloidal gold assay for the detection of antibodies (Abs) against CSFV. This improved test was used to monitor Abs against the E2 protein in both pigs and rabbits immunized with a live attenuated vaccine or E2 subunit vaccine. The assay successfully detected Ab levels in serum samples from piglets with different immunological backgrounds. In contrast to current E2 protein-based diagnostic methods using Escherichia coli or insect cells as expression systems, plant-derived E2 avoids the limitations of low immunogenicity of eukaryotic expression systems and potential contamination of fetal bovine serum with bovine viral diarrhea virus in cell culture.
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- Qianru Xu
- International Joint Research Center of National Animal Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agriculture University,Zhengzhou, China
- School of basic medical sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Immunology, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou, China
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Immunology, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou, China
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Immunology, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nano-Bio Interface, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, China
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Immunology, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou, China
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- International Joint Research Center of National Animal Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agriculture University,Zhengzhou, China
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- International Joint Research Center of National Animal Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agriculture University,Zhengzhou, China
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- International Joint Research Center of National Animal Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agriculture University,Zhengzhou, China
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Immunology, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou, China
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Immunology, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou, China
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Immunology, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou, China
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- International Joint Research Center of National Animal Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agriculture University,Zhengzhou, China
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- International Joint Research Center of National Animal Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agriculture University,Zhengzhou, China
- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Immunology, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou, China
- School of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for the Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China
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Muasya D, Van Leeuwen J, Gitau G, McKenna S, Heider L, Muraya J. Evaluation of antibody and antigen cross-reaction in Kenyan dairy cattle naturally infected with two pestiviruses: Bovine viral diarrhea virus and classical swine fever virus. Vet World 2022; 15:1290-1296. [PMID: 35765487 PMCID: PMC9210842 DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2022.1290-1296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2022] [Accepted: 04/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background and Aim: Bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) and classical swine fever virus (CSFV) are important pathogens of cattle and pigs, respectively, and belong to the genus Pestivirus. As CSFV has been shown to infect cattle, it can create diagnostic challenges of BVDV results through possible cross-reactivity where cattle could be exposed to pigs and CSFV. This study aimed to determine the possible cross-reactivity of BVDV and CSFV enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) results for antigen (Ag) and antibody (Ab) among smallholder dairy cattle in Kenya. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study based on a single visit to farms to collect serum samples and other descriptive farm-level and animal-level information. Testing for BVDV Ag and Ab was conducted on serum samples from 320 dairy cows and heifers, with CSFV Ag and Ab testing conducted on a subset of 133 and 74 serum samples, respectively. CSFV testing was based on BVDV test results and the availability of enough sample volume from farms that kept pigs. The Ag and Ab tests utilized IDEXX ELISA for both BVDV and CSFV. Results: For the 74 samples with Ab tests for both viruses, 40 (54.0%) were BVDV Ab positive, while 63 (85.1%) were CSFV Ab positive. Of the 40 BVDV Ab positive samples, 36 cattle (90.0%) tested positive for CSFV Ab. However, of the 34 BVDV Ab negative samples, 27 (79.4%) were CSFV Ab test-positive. For the 133 samples with Ag tests for both viruses, 125 (94.0%) were BVDV Ag positive, while 2 (1.5%) samples were CSFV Ag positive. None of the eight BVDV Ag negative samples was positive for CSFV Ag and only two (1.6%) of the 125 BVDV Ag positive samples were positive for CSFV Ag. Conclusion: The results indicate either substantial cross-reactivity of the two Ab ELISA tests, or reactivity with some other protein in the samples that led to the positive Ab test results. There was only limited evidence for cross-reactivity of the two Ag ELISA tests. We recommend that Pestivirus genus cross-reactivity be considered when interpreting BVDV ELISA results in cattle, more for Ab than Ag tests. Further research is needed to clarify the levels of cross-reactivity between BVDV and other Pestivirus Ag and Ab tests from animals on mixed-species farms.
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- Daniel Muasya
- Department of Health Management, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI), Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada; Department of Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Health Management, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI), Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
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- Department of Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Health Management, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI), Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
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- Department of Health Management, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI), Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
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- Department of Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
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Xi J, Yao L, Chen H. The effects of thermal treatments on the antigenicity and structural properties of soybean glycinin. J Food Biochem 2021; 45:e13874. [PMID: 34309030 DOI: 10.1111/jfbc.13874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2021] [Revised: 06/29/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The effects of thermal treatments on the antigenicity and structural properties of soybean glycinin were investigated. An indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (iELISA) result indicated that the antigenicity of the soybean glycinin decreased to the lowest level when the heat treatment time was 50 min and the temperature was set at 110°C. The reducing sodium dodecyl sulfate-Gel electrophoresis results showed that the heat treatment had promoted the formation of small molecular weight protein subunits and concentrated protein. The free sulfhydryl (-SH) group of glycinin had increased significantly (p < .05) under the conditions of temperature between 90 and 120°C and 40 to 50 min heat treatments. The maximum fluorescence wavelength of the intrinsic fluorescence also changed significantly when compared with the control. The circular dichroism showed that the number of disordered structures had also increased significantly. These results provided evidence that the heat-induced structural modifications of glycinin will alter the antigenicity of soybean glycinin. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS: The relationship between antigenicity and structural properties of heat-treated soybean globulin was studied by different protein structural research methods. The results showed that the antigenicity of the protein was minimized at 110°C 50 min, which could be used in food safety production. This study chose to analyze the changes in the antigenicity and structural characteristics of soybean glycinin, both prior to and after heat treatments, for the purpose of promoting the development of low allergenic food products.
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- Jun Xi
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, China
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Gao Z, Shao JJ, Zhang GL, Ge SD, Chang YY, Xiao L, Chang HY. Development of an indirect ELISA to specifically detect antibodies against African swine fever virus: bioinformatics approaches. Virol J 2021; 18:97. [PMID: 33952293 PMCID: PMC8097255 DOI: 10.1186/s12985-021-01568-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2020] [Accepted: 04/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND African swine fever (ASF), characterized by acute, severe, and fast-spreading, is a highly lethal swine infectious disease caused by the African swine fever virus (ASFV), which has caused substantial economic losses to the pig industry worldwide in the past 100 years. METHODS This study started with bioinformatics methods and verified the epitope fusion protein method's reliability that does not rely on traditional epitope identification. Meanwhile, it will also express and purify the constructed genes through prokaryotic expression and establish antibody detection methods. RESULTS The results indicated that the protein had good reactivity and did not cross-react with other swine diseases. The receiver-operating characteristic analysis was performed to verify the determination. The area under the receiver-operating characteristic curve was 0.9991 (95% confidence interval 0.9973 to 1.001). CONCLUSIONS It was proved that the recombinant protein is feasible as a diagnostic antigen to distinguish ASFV and provides a new idea for ASFV antibody detection.
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- Zhan Gao
- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, OIE/National Foot-and-Mouth Disease Reference Laboratory, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 1 Xujiaping, Yanchangbao, Chengguan District, Lanzhou, 730046, Gansu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, OIE/National Foot-and-Mouth Disease Reference Laboratory, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 1 Xujiaping, Yanchangbao, Chengguan District, Lanzhou, 730046, Gansu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, OIE/National Foot-and-Mouth Disease Reference Laboratory, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 1 Xujiaping, Yanchangbao, Chengguan District, Lanzhou, 730046, Gansu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, OIE/National Foot-and-Mouth Disease Reference Laboratory, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 1 Xujiaping, Yanchangbao, Chengguan District, Lanzhou, 730046, Gansu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, OIE/National Foot-and-Mouth Disease Reference Laboratory, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 1 Xujiaping, Yanchangbao, Chengguan District, Lanzhou, 730046, Gansu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, OIE/National Foot-and-Mouth Disease Reference Laboratory, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 1 Xujiaping, Yanchangbao, Chengguan District, Lanzhou, 730046, Gansu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, OIE/National Foot-and-Mouth Disease Reference Laboratory, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No. 1 Xujiaping, Yanchangbao, Chengguan District, Lanzhou, 730046, Gansu, China.
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Zhao Z, Chen X, Chen Y, Li H, Fang K, Chen H, Li X, Qian P. A Self-Assembling Ferritin Nanoplatform for Designing Classical Swine Fever Vaccine: Elicitation of Potent Neutralizing Antibody. Vaccines (Basel) 2021; 9:45. [PMID: 33451123 PMCID: PMC7828615 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines9010045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2020] [Revised: 01/08/2021] [Accepted: 01/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Protein-based self-assembling nanoplatforms exhibit superior immunogenicity compared with soluble antigens. Here, we present a comprehensive vaccine strategy for displaying classical swine fever virus (CSFV) E2 glycoprotein on the surface of ferritin (fe) nanocages. An E2-specific blocking antibody assay showed that the blocking rates in pE2-fe/Gel02 (84.3%) and a half-dose cohort of E2-fe/Gel02 (81.9%) were significantly higher (p < 0.05) than that in a ferritin-free cohort of pE2/Gel02 (62.7%) at 21 days post immunization (dpi) in vivo. Furthermore, quantitation of neutralizing potency revealed that a highly significant difference (p < 0.001) was observed between the pE2-fe/Gel02 cohort (1:32, equivalent to live-attenuated strain C at 1:32) and the pE2/Gel02 cohort (1:4) at 21 dpi. Moreover, the innate immune cytokines of IL-4 and IFN-γ activated by the half-dose (20 μg) cohort of E2-fe/Gel02 were equivalent to those elicited by the full dose (40 μg) of purified E2 in the pE2/Gel02 cohort at most time points. In conclusion, we successfully obtained an antigen-displaying E2-ferritin nanoplatform and confirmed high ferritin-assisted humoral and cellular immunities. Our results provided a novel paradigm of self-assembling nanovaccine development for the defense and elimination of potentially pandemic infectious viral pathogens.
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- Zekai Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (Z.Z.); (X.C.); (Y.C.); (H.L.); (K.F.); (H.C.); (X.L.)
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (Z.Z.); (X.C.); (Y.C.); (H.L.); (K.F.); (H.C.); (X.L.)
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (Z.Z.); (X.C.); (Y.C.); (H.L.); (K.F.); (H.C.); (X.L.)
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (Z.Z.); (X.C.); (Y.C.); (H.L.); (K.F.); (H.C.); (X.L.)
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (Z.Z.); (X.C.); (Y.C.); (H.L.); (K.F.); (H.C.); (X.L.)
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (Z.Z.); (X.C.); (Y.C.); (H.L.); (K.F.); (H.C.); (X.L.)
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (Z.Z.); (X.C.); (Y.C.); (H.L.); (K.F.); (H.C.); (X.L.)
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (Z.Z.); (X.C.); (Y.C.); (H.L.); (K.F.); (H.C.); (X.L.)
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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Ma Z, Lv J, Zhang Z, Zhao Y, Pan L, Zhang Y. A chemiluminescence immunoassay for rapid detection of classical swine fever virus E2 antibodies in pig serum samples. Transbound Emerg Dis 2020; 67:1797-1803. [PMID: 32239638 DOI: 10.1111/tbed.13557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2019] [Revised: 03/03/2020] [Accepted: 03/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The high performance of chemiluminescence immunoassays (CLIAs) in diagnosis has been gradually recognized in recent years, but their application in the diagnosis of classical swine fever (CSF) has not been reported. Here, a recombinant E2 (rE2) protein and a peroxidase-conjugated monoclonal antibody (MAb G5) were used to develop a competition-based chemiluminescence immunoassay (cCLIA) for rapid and accurate detection of E2-specific antibodies in pig serum. To evaluate the feasibility of cCLIA in the diagnosis of CSF, we developed a competition-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (cELISA) as a control. Under the optimum test conditions, cCLIA showed a higher signal-to-noise ratio than that of the control cELISA. The best signal-to-noise ratios of cCLIA and cELISA were 70 and 17, respectively. Then, the diagnostic performance of the two assays was compared by examining a panel of pig serum samples (n = 285) with a confirmed status, and cCLIA showed higher diagnostic sensitivity (Dn) and diagnostic specificity (Dp) values than those of cELISA. The Dn and Dp of cCLIA were 97.49% and 96.08%, respectively, and those of cELISA were 93.97% and 94.12%, respectively. Furthermore, cCLIA can provide results within 20 min, whereas the control cELISA requires at least 1 hr. According to these findings, the newly developed cCLIA has potential application in the diagnosis of CSF and offers an alternative approach for efficient and rapid detection of E2-specific antibodies.
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- Zhongyuan Ma
- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, National Foot-and-Mouth Disease Reference Laboratory, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, National Foot-and-Mouth Disease Reference Laboratory, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, National Foot-and-Mouth Disease Reference Laboratory, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, National Foot-and-Mouth Disease Reference Laboratory, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, National Foot-and-Mouth Disease Reference Laboratory, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for the Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Disease and Zoonoses, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, National Foot-and-Mouth Disease Reference Laboratory, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for the Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Disease and Zoonoses, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
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