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Soth S, Takakura M, Suekawa M, Onishi T, Hirohata K, Hashimoto T, Maruno T, Fukuhara M, Tsunaka Y, Torisu T, Uchiyama S. Quantification of full and empty particles of adeno-associated virus vectors via a novel dual fluorescence-linked immunosorbent assay. Mol Ther Methods Clin Dev 2024; 32:101291. [PMID: 39070291 PMCID: PMC11283060 DOI: 10.1016/j.omtm.2024.101291] [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: 01/04/2024] [Accepted: 06/21/2024] [Indexed: 07/30/2024]
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The adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector is one of the most advanced platforms for gene therapy because of its low immunogenicity and non-pathogenicity. The concentrations of both AAV vector empty particles, which do not contain DNA and do not show any efficacy, and AAV vector full particles (FPs), which contain DNA, are important quality attributes. In this study, a dual fluorescence-linked immunosorbent assay (dFLISA), which uses two fluorescent dyes to quantify capsid and genome titers in a single analysis, was established. In dFLISA, capture of AAV particles, detection of capsid proteins, and release and detection of the viral genome are performed in the same well. We demonstrated that the capsid and genomic titers determined by dFLISA were comparable with those of analytical ultracentrifugation. The FP ratios determined by dFLISA were in good agreement with the expected values. In addition, we showed that dFLISA can quantify the genomic and capsid titers of crude samples. dFLISA can be easily modified for measuring other AAV vector serotypes and AAV vectors with different genome lengths. These features make dFLISA a valuable tool for the future development of AAV-based gene therapies.
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- Sereirath Soth
- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
- Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, 5-1 Higashiyama, Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi 444-8787, Japan
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Silva DJ, Nelson BE, Rodon J. Decentralized Clinical Trials in Early Drug Development-A Framework Proposal. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOTHERAPY AND PRECISION ONCOLOGY 2024; 7:190-200. [PMID: 39219999 PMCID: PMC11361338 DOI: 10.36401/jipo-23-33] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2023] [Revised: 02/24/2024] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a rethinking of clinical trial design to maintain clinical research activity, with regulatory changes allowing for the wider implementation and development of decentralized design models. Evidence of the feasibility and benefits associated with a remote design comes mainly from observational studies or phase 2 and 3 clinical trials, in which implementation is easier with a better-established safety profile. Early drug development is a slow and expensive process in which accrual and safety are key aspects of success. Applying a decentralized model to phase 1 clinical trials could improve patient accrual by removing geographic barriers, improving patient population diversity, strengthening evidence for rare tumors, and reducing patients' financial and logistical burdens. However, safety monitoring, data quality, shipment, and administration of the investigational product are challenges to its implementation. Based on published data for decentralized clinical trials, we propose an exploratory framework of solutions to enable the conceptualization of a decentralized model for phase 1 clinical trials.
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- Diogo J. Silva
- Local Health Unity of Matosinhos – Hospital Pedro Hispano, Matosinhos, Portugal
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- Department of Investigational Cancer Therapeutics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Investigational Cancer Therapeutics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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Fagiani F, Frigerio R, Salzano AM, Scaloni A, Marusic C, Donini M. Plant production of recombinant antigens containing the receptor binding domain (RBD) of two SARS-CoV-2 variants. Biotechnol Lett 2024:10.1007/s10529-024-03517-9. [PMID: 39066957 DOI: 10.1007/s10529-024-03517-9] [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: 01/11/2024] [Revised: 07/10/2024] [Accepted: 07/22/2024] [Indexed: 07/30/2024]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this work was to rapidly produce in plats two recombinant antigens (RBDw-Fc and RBDo-Fc) containing the receptor binding domain (RBD) of the spike (S) protein from SARS-CoV-2 variants Wuhan and Omicron as fusion proteins to the Fc portion of a murine IgG2a antibody constant region (Fc). RESULTS The two recombinant antigens were expressed in Nicotiana benthamiana plants, engineered to avoid the addition of N-linked plant-typical sugars, through vacuum agroinfiltration and showed comparable purification yields (about 35 mg/kg leaf fresh weight). CONCLUSIONS Their Western blotting and Coomassie staining evidenced the occurrence of major in planta proteolysis in the region between the RBD and Fc, which was particularly evident in RBDw-Fc, the only antigen bearing the HRV 3C cysteine protease recognition site. The two RBD N-linked glycosylation sites showed very homogeneous profiles free from plant-typical sugars, with the most abundant glycoform represented by the complex sugar GlcNAc4Man3. Both antigens were specifically recognised in Western Blot analysis by the anti-SARS-CoV-2 human neutralizing monoclonal antibody J08-MUT and RBDw-Fc was successfully used in competitive ELISA experiments for binding to the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 receptor to verify the neutralizing capacity of the serum from vaccinated patients. Both SARS-Cov-2 antigens fused to a murine Fc region were rapidly and functionally produced in plants with potential applications in diagnostics.
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- Flavia Fagiani
- Laboratory of Biotechnology, ENEA Research Center Casaccia, 00123, Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology, ENEA Research Center Casaccia, 00123, Rome, Italy
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- Proteomics, Metabolomics & Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, ISPAAM, National Research Council, 80055, Portici, Italy
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- Proteomics, Metabolomics & Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, ISPAAM, National Research Council, 80055, Portici, Italy
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology, ENEA Research Center Casaccia, 00123, Rome, Italy.
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology, ENEA Research Center Casaccia, 00123, Rome, Italy.
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Terstappen J, Delemarre EM, Versnel A, White JT, Derrien-Colemyn A, Ruckwardt TJ, Bont LJ, Mazur NI. RSV Neutralizing Antibodies in Dried Blood. J Infect Dis 2024; 230:e93-e101. [PMID: 39052716 PMCID: PMC11272053 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiad543] [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: 08/10/2023] [Revised: 10/25/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The key correlate of protection of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines and monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) is virus neutralization, measured via sera obtained through venipuncture. Dried blood obtained with a finger prick can simplify acquisition, processing, storage, and transport in trials and thereby reduce costs. In this study, we validate an assay to measure RSV neutralization in dried capillary blood. METHODS Functional antibodies were compared between matched serum and dried blood samples from a phase 1 trial with RSM01, an investigational anti-RSV prefusion F mAb. Hep-2 cells were infected with a serial dilution of sample-virus mixture by using RSV-A2-mKate to determine the half-maximal inhibitory concentration. Stability of dried blood was evaluated over time and during temperature stress. RESULTS Functional antibodies in dried blood were highly correlated with serum (R2 = 0.98, P < .0001). The precision of the assay for dried blood was similar to serum. The function of mAb remained stable for 9 months at room temperature and frozen dried blood samples. CONCLUSIONS We demonstrated the feasibility of measuring RSV neutralization using dried blood as a patient-centered solution that may replace serology testing in trials against RSV or other viruses, such as influenza and SARS-CoV-2. Clinical Trials Registration. NCT05118386 (ClinicalTrials.gov).
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- Jonne Terstappen
- Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Center for Translational Immunology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Center for Translational Immunology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Center for Translational Immunology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Bioassay Development and Operations, Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Center for Translational Immunology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus Network Foundation, Zeist
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- Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Center for Translational Immunology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Department of Pediatrics, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, Netherlands
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Zhou Y, Wei Y, Zhang J, Shi X, Ma L, Yuan R. Highly Specific Aptamer-Antibody Birecognized Sandwich Module for Ultrasensitive Detection of a Low Molecular Weight Compound. Anal Chem 2024; 96:11326-11333. [PMID: 38953527 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.4c01268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/04/2024]
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Herein, the aptamer-antibody sandwich module was first introduced to accurately recognize a low molecular weight compound (mycotoxin). Impressively, compared with the large steric hindrance of a traditional dual-antibody module, the aptamer-antibody sandwich with low Gibbs free energy and a low dissociation constant has high recognition efficiency; thus, it could reduce false positives and false negatives caused by a dual-antibody module. As a proof of concept, a sensitive electrochemiluminescence (ECL) biosensor was constructed for detecting mycotoxin zearalenone (ZEN) based on an aptamer-antibody sandwich as a biological recognition element and porous ZnO nanosheets (Zn NSs) supported Cu nanoclusters (Cu NCs) as the signal transduction element, in which the antibody was modified on the vertex of a tetrahedral DNA nanostructure (TDN) with a rigid structure to increase the kinetics of target recognition for promoting the detection sensitivity. Moreover, the Cu NCs/Zn NSs exhibited an excellent ECL response that was attributed to the aggregation-induced ECL enhancement through electrostatic interactions. The sensing platform achieved trace detection of ZEN with a low detection limit of 0.31 fg/mL, far beyond that of the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA, the current rapid detection method) and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC, the national standard detection method). The strategy has great application potential in food analysis, environmental monitoring, and clinical diagnosis.
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- Ying Zhou
- College of Food Science, Southwest University, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Speciality Food Co-Built by Sichuan and Chongqing, Chongqing 400715, P. R. China
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- Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Grain and Oil Quality Inspection Center, Nanning 530031, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescent and Real-Time Analytical Chemistry (Southwest University). Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescent and Real-Time Analytical Chemistry (Southwest University). Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, P. R. China
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- College of Food Science, Southwest University, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Speciality Food Co-Built by Sichuan and Chongqing, Chongqing 400715, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescent and Real-Time Analytical Chemistry (Southwest University). Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, P. R. China
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Kudryavtsev DS, Mozhaeva VA, Ivanov IA, Siniavin AE, Kalmykov AS, Gritchenko AS, Khlebtsov BN, Wang SP, Kang B, Tsetlin VI, Balykin VI, Melentiev PN. Optical detection of infectious SARS-CoV-2 virions by counting spikes. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:12424-12430. [PMID: 38887059 DOI: 10.1039/d4nr01236d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/20/2024]
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Existing methods for the mass detection of viruses are limited to the registration of small amounts of a viral genome or specific protein markers. In spite of high sensitivity, the applied methods cannot distinguish between virulent viral particles and non-infectious viral particle debris. We report an approach to solve this long-standing challenge using the SARS-CoV-2 virus as an example. We show that wide-field optical microscopy with the state-of-the-art mesoscopic fluorescent labels, formed by a core-shell plasmonic nanoparticle with fluorescent dye molecules in the core-shell that are strongly coupled to the plasmonic nanoparticle, not only rapidly, i.e. in less than 20 minutes after sampling, detects SARS-CoV-2 virions directly in a patient sample without a pre-concentration step, but can also distinguish between infectious and non-infectious virus strains by counting the spikes on the lipid envelope of individual viral particles.
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- Denis S Kudryavtsev
- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the RAS, Moscow 117997, Russia
- Department of Biology and General Genetics, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 119048 Moscow, Russia
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the RAS, Moscow 117997, Russia
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the RAS, Moscow 117997, Russia
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the RAS, Moscow 117997, Russia
- N.F. Gamaleya National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology, Ivanovsky Institute of Virology, Ministry of Health, Moscow, 123098, Russia
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants and Microorganisms, Saratov Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Saratov, 410049, Russia
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Life Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Life Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the RAS, Moscow 117997, Russia
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- Institute of Spectroscopy RAS, Moscow, Troitsk 108840, Russia.
- Higher School of Economics, National Research University, Moscow, 101000, Russia
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Li S, Zhang Y, Liu J, Wang X, Qian C, Wang J, Wu L, Dai C, Yuan H, Wan C, Li J, Du W, Feng X, Li Y, Chen P, Liu BF. Fully Integrated and High-Throughput Microfluidic System for Multiplexed Point-Of-Care Testing. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2401848. [PMID: 38940626 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202401848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2024] [Revised: 06/19/2024] [Indexed: 06/29/2024]
Abstract
For every epidemic outbreak, the prevention and treatments in resource-limited areas are always out of reach. Critical to this is that high accuracy, stability, and more comprehensive analytical techniques always rely on expensive and bulky instruments and large laboratories. Here, a fully integrated and high-throughput microfluidic system is proposed for ultra-multiple point-of-care immunoassay, termed Dac system. Specifically, the Dac system only requires a handheld portable device to automatically recycle repetitive multi-step reactions including on-demand liquid releasing, dispensing, metering, collecting, oscillatory mixing, and discharging. The Dac system performs high-precision enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for up to 17 samples or targets simultaneously on a single chip. Furthermore, reagent consumption is only 2% compared to conventional ELISA, and microbubble-accelerated reactions shorten the assay time by more than half. As a proof of concept, the multiplexed detections are achieved by detecting at least four infection targets for two samples simultaneously on a singular chip. Furthermore, the barcode-based multi-target results can rapidly distinguish between five similar cases, allowing for accurate therapeutic interventions. Compared to bulky clinical instruments, the accuracy of clinical inflammation classification is 92.38% (n = 105), with a quantitative correlation coefficient of R2 = 0.9838, while the clinical specificity is 100% and the sensitivity is 98.93%.
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- Shunji Li
- The Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics of MOE at Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics Hubei Bioinformatics & Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory, Systems Biology Theme, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- The Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics of MOE at Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics Hubei Bioinformatics & Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory, Systems Biology Theme, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- The Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics of MOE at Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics Hubei Bioinformatics & Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory, Systems Biology Theme, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- The Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics of MOE at Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics Hubei Bioinformatics & Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory, Systems Biology Theme, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Department of Reagent Research and Development, Shenzhen YHLO Biotech Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, 518000, China
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- Department of Reagent Research and Development, Shenzhen YHLO Biotech Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, 518000, China
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- Department of Reagent Research and Development, Shenzhen YHLO Biotech Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, 518000, China
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- The Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics of MOE at Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics Hubei Bioinformatics & Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory, Systems Biology Theme, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- The Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics of MOE at Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics Hubei Bioinformatics & Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory, Systems Biology Theme, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- The Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics of MOE at Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics Hubei Bioinformatics & Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory, Systems Biology Theme, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- The Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics of MOE at Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics Hubei Bioinformatics & Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory, Systems Biology Theme, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- The Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics of MOE at Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics Hubei Bioinformatics & Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory, Systems Biology Theme, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- The Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics of MOE at Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics Hubei Bioinformatics & Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory, Systems Biology Theme, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- The Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics of MOE at Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics Hubei Bioinformatics & Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory, Systems Biology Theme, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- The Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics of MOE at Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics Hubei Bioinformatics & Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory, Systems Biology Theme, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- The Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics of MOE at Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics Hubei Bioinformatics & Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory, Systems Biology Theme, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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Zhou Y, Cheng T, Tang K, Li H, Luo C, Yu F, Xiao F, Jin L, Hung IFN, Lu L, Yuen KY, Chan JFW, Yuan S, Sun H. Integration of metalloproteome and immunoproteome reveals a tight link of iron-related proteins with COVID-19 pathogenesis and immunity. Clin Immunol 2024; 263:110205. [PMID: 38575044 DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2024.110205] [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: 11/17/2023] [Revised: 03/23/2024] [Accepted: 04/01/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
Abstract
Increasing clinical data show that the imbalance of host metallome is closely associated with different kinds of disease, however, the intrinsic mechanisms of action of metals in immunity and pathogenesis of disease remain largely undefined. There is lack of multiplexed profiling system to integrate the metalloproteome-immunoproteome information at systemic level for exploring the roles of metals in immunity and disease pathogenesis. In this study, we build up a metal-coding assisted multiplexed proteome assay platform for serum metalloproteomic and immunoproteomic profiling. By taking COVID-19 as a showcase, we unbiasedly uncovered the most evident modulation of iron-related proteins, i.e., Ft and Tf, in serum of severe COVID-19 patients, and the value of Ft/Tf could work as a robust biomarker for COVID-19 severity stratification, which overtakes the well-established clinical risk factors (cytokines). We further uncovered a tight association of transferrin with inflammation mediator IL-10 in COVID-19 patients, which was proved to be mainly governed by the monocyte/macrophage of liver, shedding light on new pathophysiological and immune regulatory mechanisms of COVID-19 disease. We finally validated the beneficial effects of iron chelators as anti-viral agents in SARS-CoV-2-infected K18-hACE2 mice through modulation of iron dyshomeostasis and alleviating inflammation response. Our findings highlight the critical role of liver-mediated iron dysregulation in COVID-19 disease severity, providing solid evidence on the involvement of iron-related proteins in COVID-19 pathophysiology and immunity.
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- Ying Zhou
- Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, CAS-HKU Joint Laboratory of Metallomics for Health and Environment, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, PR China
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- Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Carol Yu Centre for Infection, Department of Microbiology, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, CAS-HKU Joint Laboratory of Metallomics for Health and Environment, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Carol Yu Centre for Infection, Department of Microbiology, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Carol Yu Centre for Infection, Department of Microbiology, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, PR China
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- Department of Pathology and Shenzhen Institute of Research and Innovation, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, PR China
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- Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, PR China
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, PR China
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- Department of Pathology and Shenzhen Institute of Research and Innovation, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Carol Yu Centre for Infection, Department of Microbiology, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, PR China; Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, PR China; Centre for Virology, Vaccinology and Therapeutics, Hong Kong Science and Technology Park, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, PR China; Department of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, PR China; Academician Workstation of Hainan Province, Hainan Medical University-The University of Hong Kong Joint Laboratory of Tropical Infectious Diseases, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, PR China; Guangzhou Laboratory, Guangdong Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Carol Yu Centre for Infection, Department of Microbiology, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, PR China; Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, PR China; Centre for Virology, Vaccinology and Therapeutics, Hong Kong Science and Technology Park, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, PR China; Department of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, PR China; Academician Workstation of Hainan Province, Hainan Medical University-The University of Hong Kong Joint Laboratory of Tropical Infectious Diseases, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, PR China; Guangzhou Laboratory, Guangdong Province, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Carol Yu Centre for Infection, Department of Microbiology, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, PR China; Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, PR China; Centre for Virology, Vaccinology and Therapeutics, Hong Kong Science and Technology Park, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, PR China.
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- Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, CAS-HKU Joint Laboratory of Metallomics for Health and Environment, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, PR China.
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Liu B, Cheng Y, Pan X, Yang W, Li X, Wang L, Ye H, Pan T. Multicolor-Assay-on-a-Chip Processed by Robotic Operation (MACpro) with Improved Diagnostic Accuracy for Field-Deployable Detection. Anal Chem 2024; 96:6634-6642. [PMID: 38622069 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c05918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
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The ability to deploy decentralized laboratories with autonomous and reliable disease diagnosis holds the potential to deliver accessible healthcare services for public safety. While microfluidic technologies provide precise manipulation of small fluid volumes with improved assay performance, their limited automation and versatility confine them to laboratories. Herein, we report the utility of multicolor assay-on-a-chip processed by robotic operation (MACpro), to address this unmet need. The MACpro platform comprises a robot-microfluidic interface and an eye-in-hand module that provides flexible yet stable actions to execute tasks in a programmable manner, such as the precise manipulation of the microfluidic chip along with different paths. Notably, MACpro shows improved detection performance by integrating the microbead-based antibody immobilization with enhanced target recognition and multicolor sensing via Cu2+-catalyzed plasmonic etching of gold nanorods for rapid and sensitive analyte quantification. Using interferon-gamma as an example, we demonstrate that MACpro completes a sample-to-answer immunoassay within 30 min and achieves a 10-fold broader dynamic range and a 10-fold lower detection limit compared to standard enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (0.66 vs 5.2 pg/mL). MACpro extends the applications beyond traditional laboratories and presents an automated solution to expand diagnostic capacity in diverse settings.
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- Binyao Liu
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P.R. China
- Center for Intelligent Medical Equipment and Devices, Institute for Innovative Medical Devices, Suzhou Institute for Advanced Research, University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P.R. China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P.R. China
- Center for Intelligent Medical Equipment and Devices, Institute for Innovative Medical Devices, Suzhou Institute for Advanced Research, University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P.R. China
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- Center for Intelligent Medical Equipment and Devices, Institute for Innovative Medical Devices, Suzhou Institute for Advanced Research, University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P.R. China
- Nano Science and Technology Institute, Suzhou Institute for Advanced Research, University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P.R. China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P.R. China
- Center for Intelligent Medical Equipment and Devices, Institute for Innovative Medical Devices, Suzhou Institute for Advanced Research, University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P.R. China
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- College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P.R. China
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- Shenzhen Shaanxi Coal Hi-tech Research Institute Co., Ltd, Shenzhen 518107, P.R. China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P.R. China
- Center for Intelligent Medical Equipment and Devices, Institute for Innovative Medical Devices, Suzhou Institute for Advanced Research, University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P.R. China
- Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P.R. China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P.R. China
- Center for Intelligent Medical Equipment and Devices, Institute for Innovative Medical Devices, Suzhou Institute for Advanced Research, University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P.R. China
- Department of Precision Machinery and Precision Instrumentation, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P.R. China
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Zhu D, Su T, Sun T, Qin X, Su S, Bai Y, Li F, Zhao D, Shao G, Chao J, Feng Z, Wang L. Enhancing Point-of-Care Diagnosis of African Swine Fever Virus (ASFV) DNA with the CRISPR-Cas12a-Assisted Triplex Amplified Assay. Anal Chem 2024; 96:5178-5187. [PMID: 38500378 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c05364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/20/2024]
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Accurate, ultrasensitive, and point-of-care (POC) diagnosis of the African swine fever virus (ASFV) remains imperative to prevent its spread and limit the losses incurred. Herein, we propose a CRISPR-Cas12a-assisted triplex amplified colorimetric assay for ASFV DNA detection with ultrahigh sensitivity and specificity. The specific recognition of recombinase aided amplification (RAA)-amplified ASFV DNA could activate the Cas12a/crRNA/ASFV DNA complex, leading to the digestion of the linker DNA (bio-L1) on magnetic beads (MBs), thereby preventing its binding of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) network. After magnetic separation, the release of AuNPs network comprising a substantial quantity of AuNPs could lead to a discernible alteration in color and significantly amplify the plasmonic signal, which could be read by spectrophotometers or smartphones. By combining the RAA, CRISPR/Cas12a-assisted cleavage, and AuNPs network-mediated colorimetric amplification together, the assay could detect as low as 0.1 copies/μL ASFV DNA within 1 h. The assay showed an accuracy of 100% for the detection of ASFV DNA in 16 swine tissue fluid samples, demonstrating its potential for on-site diagnosis of ASFV.
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- Dan Zhu
- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biological Engineering and Technology, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, National High Containment Facilities for Animal Diseases Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150069, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, National High Containment Facilities for Animal Diseases Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150069, China
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- Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biological Engineering and Technology, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biological Engineering and Technology, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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Lamond MK, Chetwynd AJ, Salama AD, Oni L. A Systematic Literature Review on the Use of Dried Biofluid Microsampling in Patients With Kidney Disease. J Clin Lab Anal 2024; 38:e25032. [PMID: 38525922 PMCID: PMC11033336 DOI: 10.1002/jcla.25032] [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: 08/11/2023] [Revised: 01/19/2024] [Accepted: 03/09/2024] [Indexed: 03/26/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Kidney disease is fairly unique due to the lack of symptoms associated with disease activity, and it is therefore dependent on biological monitoring. Dried biofluids, particularly dried capillary blood spots, are an accessible, easy-to-use technology that have seen increased utility in basic science research over the past decade. However, their use is yet to reach the kidney patient population clinically or in large-scale discovery science initiatives. The aim of this study was to systematically evaluate the existing literature surrounding the use of dried biofluids in kidney research. METHODS A systematic literature review was conducted using three search engines and a predefined search term strategy. Results were summarised according to the collection method, type of biofluid, application to kidney disease, cost, sample stability and patient acceptability. RESULTS In total, 404 studies were identified and 67 were eligible. In total, 34,739 patients were recruited to these studies with a skew towards male participants (> 73%). The majority of samples were blood, which was used either for monitoring anti-rejection immunosuppressive drug concentrations or for kidney function. Dried biofluids offered significant cost savings to the patient and healthcare service. The majority of patients preferred home microsampling when compared to conventional monitoring. CONCLUSION There is an unmet need in bringing dried microsampling technology to advance kidney disease despite its advantages. This technology provides an opportunity to upscale patient recruitment and longitudinal sampling, enhance vein preservation and overcome participation bias in research.
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- Megan K. Lamond
- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Institute of Life Course and Medical SciencesUniversity of LiverpoolLiverpoolUK
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Institute of Life Course and Medical SciencesUniversity of LiverpoolLiverpoolUK
- Department of Biochemistry and Systems Biology, Centre for Proteome Research, Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative BiologyUniversity of LiverpoolLiverpoolUK
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- Department of Renal MedicineUniversity College LondonLondonUK
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Institute of Life Course and Medical SciencesUniversity of LiverpoolLiverpoolUK
- Department of Paediatric NephrologyAlder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust HospitalLiverpoolUK
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Pugh S, Fosdick BK, Nehring M, Gallichotte EN, VandeWoude S, Wilson A. Estimating cutoff values for diagnostic tests to achieve target specificity using extreme value theory. BMC Med Res Methodol 2024; 24:30. [PMID: 38331732 PMCID: PMC10851584 DOI: 10.1186/s12874-023-02139-5] [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: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 12/28/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Rapidly developing tests for emerging diseases is critical for early disease monitoring. In the early stages of an epidemic, when low prevalences are expected, high specificity tests are desired to avoid numerous false positives. Selecting a cutoff to classify positive and negative test results that has the desired operating characteristics, such as specificity, is challenging for new tests because of limited validation data with known disease status. While there is ample statistical literature on estimating quantiles of a distribution, there is limited evidence on estimating extreme quantiles from limited validation data and the resulting test characteristics in the disease testing context. METHODS We propose using extreme value theory to select a cutoff with predetermined specificity by fitting a Pareto distribution to the upper tail of the negative controls. We compared this method to five previously proposed cutoff selection methods in a data analysis and simulation study. We analyzed COVID-19 enzyme linked immunosorbent assay antibody test results from long-term care facilities and skilled nursing staff in Colorado between May and December of 2020. RESULTS We found the extreme value approach had minimal bias when targeting a specificity of 0.995. Using the empirical quantile of the negative controls performed well when targeting a specificity of 0.95. The higher target specificity is preferred for overall test accuracy when prevalence is low, whereas the lower target specificity is preferred when prevalence is higher and resulted in less variable prevalence estimation. DISCUSSION While commonly used, the normal based methods showed considerable bias compared to the empirical and extreme value theory-based methods. CONCLUSIONS When determining disease testing cutoffs from small training data samples, we recommend using the extreme value based-methods when targeting a high specificity and the empirical quantile when targeting a lower specificity.
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- Sierra Pugh
- Department of Statistics, Colorado State University, 102 Statistics Building, Fort Collins, 80523, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Statistics, Colorado State University, 102 Statistics Building, Fort Collins, 80523, Colorado, USA.
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Krajacich BJ, Samaké D, Dao A, Diallo M, Sanogo ZL, Yaro AS, Zeguime A, Poudiougo J, Cissé K, Traoré M, dit Assitoun A, Faiman R, Zaidi I, Woodford J, Duffy PE, Lehmann T. Tracking SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity in rural communities using blood-fed mosquitoes: a proof-of-concept study. FRONTIERS IN EPIDEMIOLOGY 2023; 3:1243691. [PMID: 38455906 PMCID: PMC10911011 DOI: 10.3389/fepid.2023.1243691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2023] [Accepted: 11/17/2023] [Indexed: 03/09/2024]
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Background The spread of SARS-CoV-2 cannot be well monitored and understood in areas without capacity for effective disease surveillance. Countries with a young population will have disproportionately large numbers of asymptomatic or pauci-symptomatic infections, further hindering detection of infection. Sero-surveillance on a country-wide scale by trained medical professionals may be limited in a resource-limited setting such as Mali. Novel ways of broadly sampling the human population in a non-invasive method would allow for large-scale surveillance at a reduced cost. Approach Here we evaluate the collection of naturally blood-fed mosquitoes to test for human anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in the laboratory and at five field locations in Mali. Results Immunoglobulin-G antibodies to multiple SARS-CoV-2 antigens were readily detected in mosquito bloodmeals by bead-based immunoassay through at least 10 h after feeding [mean sensitivity of 0.92 (95% CI 0.78-1) and mean specificity of 0.98 (95% CI 0.88-1)], indicating that most blood-fed mosquitoes collected indoors during early morning hours (and likely to have fed the previous night) are viable samples for analysis. We found that reactivity to four SARS-CoV-2 antigens rose during the pandemic from pre-pandemic levels. The crude seropositivity of blood sampled via mosquitoes was 6.3% in October and November 2020 across all sites, and increased to 25.1% overall by February 2021, with the most urban site reaching 46.7%, consistent with independent venous blood-based sero-surveillance estimates. Conclusions We have demonstrated that using mosquito bloodmeals, country-wide sero-surveillance of human diseases (both vector-borne and non-vector-borne) is possible in areas where human-biting mosquitoes are common, offering an informative, cost-effective, and non-invasive sampling option.
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- Malaria Research and Training Center (MRTC)/Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odonto-Stomatology, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies, Bamako, Mali
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- Malaria Research and Training Center (MRTC)/Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odonto-Stomatology, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies, Bamako, Mali
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- Malaria Research and Training Center (MRTC)/Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odonto-Stomatology, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies, Bamako, Mali
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- Malaria Research and Training Center (MRTC)/Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odonto-Stomatology, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies, Bamako, Mali
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- Malaria Research and Training Center (MRTC)/Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odonto-Stomatology, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies, Bamako, Mali
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- Malaria Research and Training Center (MRTC)/Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odonto-Stomatology, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies, Bamako, Mali
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- Malaria Research and Training Center (MRTC)/Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odonto-Stomatology, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies, Bamako, Mali
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- Malaria Research and Training Center (MRTC)/Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odonto-Stomatology, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies, Bamako, Mali
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- Malaria Research and Training Center (MRTC)/Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odonto-Stomatology, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies, Bamako, Mali
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- Malaria Research and Training Center (MRTC)/Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odonto-Stomatology, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies, Bamako, Mali
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- Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, NIAID, NIH, Rockville, MD, United States
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- Laboratory of Malaria Immunology and Vaccinology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Laboratory of Malaria Immunology and Vaccinology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Laboratory of Malaria Immunology and Vaccinology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, NIAID, NIH, Rockville, MD, United States
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Stern D, Meyer TC, Treindl F, Mages HW, Krüger M, Skiba M, Krüger JP, Zobel CM, Schreiner M, Grossegesse M, Rinner T, Peine C, Stoliaroff-Pépin A, Harder T, Hofmann N, Michel J, Nitsche A, Stahlberg S, Kneuer A, Sandoni A, Kubisch U, Schlaud M, Mankertz A, Schwarz T, Corman VM, Müller MA, Drosten C, de la Rosa K, Schaade L, Dorner MB, Dorner BG. A bead-based multiplex assay covering all coronaviruses pathogenic for humans for sensitive and specific surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 humoral immunity. Sci Rep 2023; 13:21846. [PMID: 38071261 PMCID: PMC10710470 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-48581-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
Abstract
Serological assays measuring antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 are key to describe the epidemiology, pathobiology or induction of immunity after infection or vaccination. Of those, multiplex assays targeting multiple antigens are especially helpful as closely related coronaviruses or other antigens can be analysed simultaneously from small sample volumes, hereby shedding light on patterns in the immune response that would otherwise remain undetected. We established a bead-based 17-plex assay detecting antibodies targeting antigens from all coronaviruses pathogenic for humans: SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, HCoV strains 229E, OC43, HKU1, and NL63. The assay was validated against five commercial serological immunoassays, a commercial surrogate virus neutralisation test, and a virus neutralisation assay, all targeting SARS-CoV-2. It was found to be highly versatile as shown by antibody detection from both serum and dried blot spots and as shown in three case studies. First, we followed seroconversion for all four endemic HCoV strains and SARS-CoV-2 in an outbreak study in day-care centres for children. Second, we were able to link a more severe clinical course to a stronger IgG response with this 17-plex-assay, which was IgG1 and IgG3 dominated. Finally, our assay was able to discriminate recent from previous SARS-CoV-2 infections by calculating the IgG/IgM ratio on the N antigen targeting antibodies. In conclusion, due to the comprehensive method comparison, thorough validation, and the proven versatility, our multiplex assay is a valuable tool for studies on coronavirus serology.
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- Daniel Stern
- Biological Toxins (ZBS 3), Centre for Biological Threats and Special Pathogens, Robert Koch Institute, 13353, Berlin, Germany.
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- Biological Toxins (ZBS 3), Centre for Biological Threats and Special Pathogens, Robert Koch Institute, 13353, Berlin, Germany
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- Biological Toxins (ZBS 3), Centre for Biological Threats and Special Pathogens, Robert Koch Institute, 13353, Berlin, Germany
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- Biological Toxins (ZBS 3), Centre for Biological Threats and Special Pathogens, Robert Koch Institute, 13353, Berlin, Germany
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- Biological Toxins (ZBS 3), Centre for Biological Threats and Special Pathogens, Robert Koch Institute, 13353, Berlin, Germany
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- Biological Toxins (ZBS 3), Centre for Biological Threats and Special Pathogens, Robert Koch Institute, 13353, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology and Hospital Hygiene, Bundeswehr Hospital Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Bundeswehr Hospital Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Highly Pathogenic Viruses (ZBS 1), Centre for Biological Threats and Special Pathogens, Robert Koch Institute, 13353, Berlin, Germany
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- Highly Pathogenic Viruses (ZBS 1), Centre for Biological Threats and Special Pathogens, Robert Koch Institute, 13353, Berlin, Germany
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- Immunization Unit (FG 33), Department for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Robert Koch Institute, 13353, Berlin, Germany
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- Immunization Unit (FG 33), Department for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Robert Koch Institute, 13353, Berlin, Germany
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- Immunization Unit (FG 33), Department for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Robert Koch Institute, 13353, Berlin, Germany
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- Highly Pathogenic Viruses (ZBS 1), Centre for Biological Threats and Special Pathogens, Robert Koch Institute, 13353, Berlin, Germany
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- Highly Pathogenic Viruses (ZBS 1), Centre for Biological Threats and Special Pathogens, Robert Koch Institute, 13353, Berlin, Germany
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- Highly Pathogenic Viruses (ZBS 1), Centre for Biological Threats and Special Pathogens, Robert Koch Institute, 13353, Berlin, Germany
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- Central Epidemiological Laboratory (FG 22), Department of Epidemiology and Health Monitoring, Robert Koch Institute, 12101, Berlin, Germany
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- Central Epidemiological Laboratory (FG 22), Department of Epidemiology and Health Monitoring, Robert Koch Institute, 12101, Berlin, Germany
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- Central Epidemiological Laboratory (FG 22), Department of Epidemiology and Health Monitoring, Robert Koch Institute, 12101, Berlin, Germany
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- Central Epidemiological Laboratory (FG 22), Department of Epidemiology and Health Monitoring, Robert Koch Institute, 12101, Berlin, Germany
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- Central Epidemiological Laboratory (FG 22), Department of Epidemiology and Health Monitoring, Robert Koch Institute, 12101, Berlin, Germany
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- Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Viruses Affecting Immunocompromised Patients (FG 12), Robert Koch Institute, 13353, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 10117, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 10117, Berlin, Germany
- Corporate Member, Freie Universität Berlin, 10117, Berlin, Germany
- Corporate Member, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 10117, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 10117, Berlin, Germany
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- Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association (MDC), 13125, Berlin, Germany
- Berlin Institute of Health (BIH), Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 10117, Berlin, Germany
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- Centre for Biological Threats and Special Pathogens, Robert Koch Institute, 13353, Berlin, Germany
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- Biological Toxins (ZBS 3), Centre for Biological Threats and Special Pathogens, Robert Koch Institute, 13353, Berlin, Germany
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- Biological Toxins (ZBS 3), Centre for Biological Threats and Special Pathogens, Robert Koch Institute, 13353, Berlin, Germany.
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Karkanitsa M, Li Y, Valenti S, Spathies J, Kelly S, Hunsberger S, Yee L, Croker JA, Wang J, Alfonso AL, Faust M, Mehalko J, Drew M, Denson JP, Putman Z, Fathi P, Ngo TB, Siripong N, Baus HA, Petersen B, Ford EW, Sundaresan V, Josyula A, Han A, Giurgea LT, Rosas LA, Bean R, Athota R, Czajkowski L, Klumpp-Thomas C, Cervantes-Medina A, Gouzoulis M, Reed S, Graubard B, Hall MD, Kalish H, Esposito D, Kimberly RP, Reis S, Sadtler K, Memoli MJ. Dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence in a Large US population Over a Period of 12 Months. MEDRXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR HEALTH SCIENCES 2023:2023.10.20.23297329. [PMID: 37904956 PMCID: PMC10614993 DOI: 10.1101/2023.10.20.23297329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2023]
Abstract
Due to a combination of asymptomatic or undiagnosed infections, the proportion of the United States population infected with SARS-CoV-2 was unclear from the beginning of the pandemic. We previously established a platform to screen for SARS-CoV-2 positivity across a representative proportion of the US population, from which we reported that almost 17 million Americans were estimated to have had undocumented infections in the Spring of 2020. Since then, vaccine rollout and prevalence of different SARS-CoV-2 variants have further altered seropositivity trends within the United States population. To explore the longitudinal impacts of the pandemic and vaccine responses on seropositivity, we re-enrolled participants from our baseline study in a 6- and 12- month follow-up study to develop a longitudinal antibody profile capable of representing seropositivity within the United States during a critical period just prior to and during the initiation of vaccine rollout. Initial measurements showed that, since July 2020, seropositivity elevated within this population from 4.8% at baseline to 36.2% and 89.3% at 6 and 12 months, respectively. We also evaluated nucleocapsid seropositivity and compared to spike seropositivity to identify trends in infection versus vaccination relative to baseline. These data serve as a window into a critical timeframe within the COVID-19 pandemic response and serve as a resource that could be used in subsequent respiratory illness outbreaks.
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- Maria Karkanitsa
- Section on Immunoengineering, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda MD 20894
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- Joint Program in Survey Methodology, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD 20742
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- Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
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- Trans-NIH Shared Resource on Biomedical Engineering and Physical Science (BEPS), NIBIB, NIH, Bethesda MD 20894
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- Trans-NIH Shared Resource on Biomedical Engineering and Physical Science (BEPS), NIBIB, NIH, Bethesda MD 20894
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- Biostatistics Research Branch, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894
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- Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, National Cancer Institute (NCI), NIH, MD 20894
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- Center for Clinical and Translational Science, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Clinical Monitoring Research Program Directorate, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD 21702
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- Section on Immunoengineering, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda MD 20894
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- Section on Immunoengineering, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda MD 20894
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- Protein Expression Laboratory, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD, 21702
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- Protein Expression Laboratory, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD, 21702
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- Protein Expression Laboratory, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD, 21702
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- Protein Expression Laboratory, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD, 21702
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- Section on Immunoengineering, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda MD 20894
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- Section on Immunoengineering, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda MD 20894
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- Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
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- Laboratory of Immunoregulation, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda MD 20894
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- Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
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- Department of Health Care Organization, and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Section on Immunoengineering, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda MD 20894
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- Section on Immunoengineering, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda MD 20894
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- LID Clinical Studies Unit, Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894
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- LID Clinical Studies Unit, Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894
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- LID Clinical Studies Unit, Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894
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- LID Clinical Studies Unit, Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894
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- LID Clinical Studies Unit, Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894
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- LID Clinical Studies Unit, Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894
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- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), NIH, Rockville, MD 20850
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- LID Clinical Studies Unit, Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894
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- LID Clinical Studies Unit, Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology & Genetics, Biostatistics Branch, NCI, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894
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- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), NIH, Rockville, MD 20850
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- Trans-NIH Shared Resource on Biomedical Engineering and Physical Science (BEPS), NIBIB, NIH, Bethesda MD 20894
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- Protein Expression Laboratory, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD, 21702
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- Center for Clinical and Translational Science, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
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- Section on Immunoengineering, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda MD 20894
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- LID Clinical Studies Unit, Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894
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Zendt M, Bustos Carrillo FA, Kelly S, Saturday T, DeGrange M, Ginigeme A, Wu L, Callier V, Ortega-Villa A, Faust M, Chang-Rabley E, Bugal K, Kenney H, Khil P, Youn JH, Osei G, Regmi P, Anderson V, Bosticardo M, Daub J, DiMaggio T, Kreuzburg S, Pala F, Pfister J, Treat J, Ulrick J, Karkanitsa M, Kalish H, Kuhns DB, Priel DL, Fink DL, Tsang JS, Sparks R, Uzel G, Waldman MA, Zerbe CS, Delmonte OM, Bergerson JRE, Das S, Freeman AF, Lionakis MS, Sadtler K, van Doremalen N, Munster V, Notarangelo LD, Holland SM, Ricotta EE. Characterization of the antispike IgG immune response to COVID-19 vaccines in people with a wide variety of immunodeficiencies. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2023; 9:eadh3150. [PMID: 37824621 PMCID: PMC10569702 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adh3150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Accepted: 09/07/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023]
Abstract
Research on coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination in immune-deficient/disordered people (IDP) has focused on cancer and organ transplantation populations. In a prospective cohort of 195 IDP and 35 healthy volunteers (HV), antispike immunoglobulin G (IgG) was detected in 88% of IDP after dose 2, increasing to 93% by 6 months after dose 3. Despite high seroconversion, median IgG levels for IDP never surpassed one-third that of HV. IgG binding to Omicron BA.1 was lowest among variants. Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 pseudo-neutralization only modestly correlated with antispike IgG concentration. IgG levels were not significantly altered by receipt of different messenger RNA-based vaccines, immunomodulating treatments, and prior severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infections. While our data show that three doses of coronavirus disease 2019 vaccinations induce antispike IgG in most IDP, additional doses are needed to increase protection. Because of the notably reduced IgG response to Omicron BA.1, the efficacy of additional vaccinations, including bivalent vaccines, should be studied in this population.
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- Mackenzie Zendt
- Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, Division of Intramural Research (DIR), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, Division of Intramural Research (DIR), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA
- Office of Data Science and Emerging Technologies, Office of Science Management and Operations, NIAID, NIH, Rockville, MD, USA
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- Trans-NIH Shared Resource on Biomedical Engineering and Physical Science, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, Division of Intramural Research (DIR), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA
- Leidos Biomedical Research Inc., Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, Division of Intramural Research (DIR), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA
- Medical Science and Computing LLC, Rockville, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, Division of Intramural Research (DIR), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Clinical Monitoring Research Program Directorate, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD, USA
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- Biostatistics Research Branch, Division of Clinical Research, NIAID, NIH, Rockville, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, Division of Intramural Research (DIR), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Division of Laboratory Medicine, NIH Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD,USA
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- Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, Division of Intramural Research (DIR), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Division of Laboratory Medicine, NIH Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD,USA
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- Division of Laboratory Medicine, NIH Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD,USA
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- Division of Laboratory Medicine, NIH Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD,USA
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- Division of Laboratory Medicine, NIH Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD,USA
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- Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, Division of Intramural Research (DIR), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, Division of Intramural Research (DIR), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, Division of Intramural Research (DIR), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, Division of Intramural Research (DIR), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, Division of Intramural Research (DIR), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, Division of Intramural Research (DIR), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, Division of Intramural Research (DIR), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, Division of Intramural Research (DIR), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, Division of Intramural Research (DIR), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Trans-NIH Shared Resource on Biomedical Engineering and Physical Science, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Leidos Biomedical Research Inc., Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD, USA
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- Leidos Biomedical Research Inc., Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD, USA
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- Leidos Biomedical Research Inc., Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD, USA
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- Department of Immunobiology and Yale Center for Systems and Engineering Immunology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT,USA
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- Laboratory of Immune System Biology, DIR, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD,USA
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- Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, Division of Intramural Research (DIR), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Kidney Disease Section, Kidney Diseases Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, Division of Intramural Research (DIR), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, Division of Intramural Research (DIR), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, Division of Intramural Research (DIR), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Division of Laboratory Medicine, NIH Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD,USA
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- Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, Division of Intramural Research (DIR), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, Division of Intramural Research (DIR), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Section for Immunoengineering, NIBIB, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, Division of Intramural Research (DIR), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, Division of Intramural Research (DIR), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, Division of Intramural Research (DIR), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA
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Lopez-Gomez A, Pelaez-Prestel HF, Juarez I. Approaches to evaluate the specific immune responses to SARS-CoV-2. Vaccine 2023; 41:6434-6443. [PMID: 37770298 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.09.033] [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: 03/06/2023] [Revised: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 09/30/2023]
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The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has a huge impact on public health and global economy, meaning an enormous scientific, political, and social challenge. Studying how infection or vaccination triggers both cellular and humoral responses is essential to know the grade and length of protection generated in the population. Nowadays, scientists and authorities around the world are increasingly concerned about the arrival of new variants, which have a greater spread, due to the high mutation rate of this virus. The aim of this review is to summarize the different techniques available for the study of the immune responses after exposure or vaccination against SARS-CoV-2, showing their advantages and limitations, and proposing suitable combinations of different techniques to achieve extensive information in these studies. We wish that the information provided here will helps other scientists in their studies of the immune response against SARS-CoV-2 after vaccination with new vaccine candidates or infection with upcoming variants.
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- Ana Lopez-Gomez
- Department of Immunology, Ophthalmology and ENT, School of Medicine, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Immunology, Ophthalmology and ENT, School of Medicine, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
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- Department of Immunology, Ophthalmology and ENT, School of Medicine, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Hitchings MDT, Patel EU, Khan R, Srikrishnan AK, Anderson M, Kumar KS, Wesolowski AP, Iqbal SH, Rodgers MA, Mehta SH, Cloherty G, Cummings DAT, Solomon SS. A Mixture Model for Estimating SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence in Chennai, India. Am J Epidemiol 2023; 192:1552-1561. [PMID: 37084085 PMCID: PMC10472327 DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwad103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2022] [Revised: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 04/22/2023] Open
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Serological assays used to estimate the prevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) often rely on manufacturers' cutoffs established on the basis of severe cases. We conducted a household-based serosurvey of 4,677 individuals in Chennai, India, from January to May 2021. Samples were tested for SARS-CoV-2 immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies to the spike (S) and nucleocapsid (N) proteins. We calculated seroprevalence, defining seropositivity using manufacturer cutoffs and using a mixture model based on measured IgG level. Using manufacturer cutoffs, there was a 5-fold difference in seroprevalence estimated by each assay. This difference was largely reconciled using the mixture model, with estimated anti-S and anti-N IgG seroprevalence of 64.9% (95% credible interval (CrI): 63.8, 66.0) and 51.5% (95% CrI: 50.2, 52.9), respectively. Age and socioeconomic factors showed inconsistent relationships with anti-S and anti-N IgG seropositivity using manufacturer cutoffs. In the mixture model, age was not associated with seropositivity, and improved household ventilation was associated with lower seropositivity odds. With global vaccine scale-up, the utility of the more stable anti-S IgG assay may be limited due to the inclusion of the S protein in several vaccines. Estimates of SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence using alternative targets must consider heterogeneity in seroresponse to ensure that seroprevalence is not underestimated and correlates are not misinterpreted.
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- Matt D T Hitchings
- Correspondence to Dr. Matt Hitchings, Department of Biostatistics, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Clinical and Translational Research Building, 5th Floor, 2004 Mowry Road, Gainesville, FL 32603 (e-mail: )
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Tapela K, Opurum PC, Nuokpem FY, Tetteh B, Siaw GK, Humbert MV, Tawiah-Eshun S, Barakisu AI, Asiedu K, Arhin SK, Manu AA, Appiedu-Addo SNA, Obbeng L, Quansah D, Languon S, Anyigba C, Dosoo D, Edu NKO, Oduro-Mensah D, Ampofo W, Tagoe E, Quaye O, Donkor IO, Akorli J, Aniweh Y, Christodoulides M, Mutungi J, Bediako Y, Rayner JC, Awandare GA, McCormick CJ, Quashie PK. Development of an Affordable ELISA Targeting the SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid and Its Application to Samples from the Ongoing COVID-19 Epidemic in Ghana. Mol Diagn Ther 2023; 27:583-592. [PMID: 37462793 PMCID: PMC10435612 DOI: 10.1007/s40291-023-00655-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/07/2023] [Indexed: 08/18/2023]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION The true nature of the population spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in populations is often not fully known as most cases, particularly in Africa, are asymptomatic. Finding the true magnitude of SARS-CoV-2 spread is crucial to provide actionable data about the epidemiological progress of the disease for researchers and policymakers. This study developed and optimized an antibody enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using recombinant nucleocapsid antigen expressed in-house using a simple bacterial expression system. METHODS Nucleocapsid protein from SARS-CoV-2 was expressed and purified from Escherichia coli. Plasma samples used for the assay development were obtained from Ghanaian SARS-CoV-2 seropositive individuals during the pandemic, while seronegative controls were plasma samples collected from blood donors before the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Another set of seronegative controls was collected during the COVID-19 pandemic. Antibody detection and levels within the samples were validated using commercial kits and Luminex. Analyses were performed using GraphPad Prism, and the sensitivity, specificity and background cut-off were calculated. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION This low-cost ELISA (£0.96/test) assay has a high prediction of 98.9%, and sensitivity and specificity of 97% and 99%, respectively. The assay was subsequently used to screen plasma from SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR-positive Ghanaians. The assay showed no significant difference in nucleocapsid antibody levels between symptomatic and asymptomatic, with an increase of the levels over time. This is in line with our previous publication. CONCLUSION This study developed a low-cost and transferable assay that enables highly sensitive and specific detection of human anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies. This assay can be modified to include additional antigens and used for continuous monitoring of sero-exposure to SARS-CoV-2 in West Africa.
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- Kesego Tapela
- West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
- Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
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- West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
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- West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
- Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
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- West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
- Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
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- West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
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- School of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK
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- West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
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- West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
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- West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
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- West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
- Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
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- West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
- Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
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- West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
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- West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
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- West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
- Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
- Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
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- West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
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- West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
- Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
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- West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
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- West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
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- West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
- Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
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- Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, School of Biomedical and Allied Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
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- West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
- Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
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- Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
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- Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
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- West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
- The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Rd, London, NW1 1AT, UK
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- School of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK
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- West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
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- West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
- The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Rd, London, NW1 1AT, UK
- Yemaachi Biotech Inc., 222 Swaniker St, Accra, Ghana
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- Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
- Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
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- School of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK
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- West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
- The Francis Crick Institute, 1 Midland Rd, London, NW1 1AT, UK.
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Krajacich BJ, Samaké D, Dao A, Diallo M, Sanogo ZL, Yaro AS, Ziguimé A, Poudiougo J, Cissé K, Traoré M, Assitoun AD, Faiman R, Zaidi I, John W, Duffy P, Lehmann T. Tracking SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity in rural communities using blood-fed mosquitoes. MEDRXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR HEALTH SCIENCES 2023:2023.06.13.23291267. [PMID: 37398491 PMCID: PMC10312890 DOI: 10.1101/2023.06.13.23291267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/04/2023]
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The spread of SARS-CoV-2 cannot be well monitored and understood in areas without capacity for effective disease surveillance. Countries with a young population will have disproportionately large numbers of asymptomatic or pauci-symptomatic infections, further hindering detection of infection in the population. Sero-surveillance on a country-wide scale by trained medical professionals may be limited in scope in resource limited setting such as Mali. Novel ways of broadly sampling the human population in a non-invasive method would allow for large-scale surveillance at a reduced cost. Here we evaluate the collection of naturally bloodfed mosquitoes to test for human anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in the laboratory and at five field locations in Mali. Immunoglobulin-G antibodies were found to be readily detectable within the mosquito bloodmeals by a bead-based immunoassay at least through 10 hours post-feeding with high sensitivity (0.900 ± 0.059) and specificity (0.924 ± 0.080), respectively, indicating that most blood-fed mosquitoes collected indoors during early morning hours (and thus, have likely fed the previous night) are viable samples for analysis. We find that reactivity to four SARS-CoV-2 antigens rose during the pandemic from pre-pandemic levels. Consistent with other sero-surveillance studies in Mali, crude seropositivity of blood sampled via mosquitoes was 6.3% in October/November 2020 over all sites, and increased to 25.1% overall, with the town closest to Bamako reaching 46.7% in February of 2021. Mosquito bloodmeals a viable target for conventional immunoassays, and therefore country-wide sero-surveillance of human diseases (both vector-borne and non-vector-borne) is attainable in areas where human-biting mosquitoes are common, and is an informative, cost-effective, non-invasive sampling option.
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- Malaria Research and Training Center (MRTC)/ Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odontostomatology, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies, Bamako, Mali
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- Malaria Research and Training Center (MRTC)/ Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odontostomatology, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies, Bamako, Mali
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- Malaria Research and Training Center (MRTC)/ Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odontostomatology, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies, Bamako, Mali
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- Malaria Research and Training Center (MRTC)/ Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odontostomatology, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies, Bamako, Mali
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- Malaria Research and Training Center (MRTC)/ Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odontostomatology, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies, Bamako, Mali
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- Malaria Research and Training Center (MRTC)/ Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odontostomatology, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies, Bamako, Mali
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- Malaria Research and Training Center (MRTC)/ Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odontostomatology, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies, Bamako, Mali
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- Malaria Research and Training Center (MRTC)/ Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odontostomatology, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies, Bamako, Mali
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- Malaria Research and Training Center (MRTC)/ Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odontostomatology, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies, Bamako, Mali
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- Malaria Research and Training Center (MRTC)/ Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odontostomatology, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies, Bamako, Mali
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- Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, NIAID, NIH, Rockville, Maryland, USA
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- Laboratory of Malaria Immunology and Vaccinology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Malaria Immunology and Vaccinology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Malaria Immunology and Vaccinology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, NIAID, NIH, Rockville, Maryland, USA
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Wang S, Li B, McLeod D, Li Z. A handheld plug-and-play microfluidic liquid handling automation platform for immunoassays. HARDWAREX 2023; 14:e00420. [PMID: 37153756 PMCID: PMC10160774 DOI: 10.1016/j.ohx.2023.e00420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Revised: 03/28/2023] [Accepted: 04/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Lab-on-a-chip technologies and microfluidics have pushed miniaturized liquid handling to unprecedented precision, integration, and automation, which improved the reaction efficiency of immunoassays. However, most microfluidic immunoassay systems still require bulky infrastructures, such as external pressure sources, pneumatic systems, and complex manual tubing and interface connections. Such requirements prevent plug-and-play operation at the point-of-care (POC) settings. Here we present a fully automated handheld general microfluidic liquid handling automation platform with a plug-and-play 'clamshell-style' cartridge socket, a miniature electro-pneumatic controller, and injection-moldable plastic cartridges. The system achieved multi-reagent switching, metering, and timing control on the valveless cartridge using electro-pneumatic pressure control. As a demonstration, a SARS-CoV-2 spike antibody sandwich fluorescent immunoassay (FIA) liquid handling was performed on an acrylic cartridge without human intervention after sample introduction. A fluorescence microscope was used to analyze the result. The assay showed a limit of detection at 31.1 ng/mL, comparable to some previously reported enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA). In addition to automated liquid handling on the cartridge, the system can operate as a 6-port pressure source for external microfluidic chips. A rechargeable battery with a 12 V 3000 mAh capacity can power the system for 42 h. The footprint of the system is 16.5 × 10.5 × 7 cm, and the weight is 801 g, including the battery. The system can find many other POC and research applications requiring complex liquid manipulation, such as molecular diagnostics, cell analysis, and on-demand biomanufacturing.
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Byrum JR, Waltari E, Janson O, Guo SM, Folkesson J, Chhun BB, Vinden J, Ivanov IE, Forst ML, Li H, Larson AG, Blackmon L, Liu Z, Wu W, Ahyong V, Tato CM, McCutcheon KM, Hoh R, Kelly JD, Martin JN, Peluso MJ, Henrich TJ, Deeks SG, Prakash M, Greenhouse B, Mehta SB, Pak JE. MultiSero: An Open-Source Multiplex-ELISA Platform for Measuring Antibody Responses to Infection. Pathogens 2023; 12:671. [PMID: 37242341 PMCID: PMC10221076 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens12050671] [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: 03/31/2023] [Revised: 04/24/2023] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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A multiplexed enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) that simultaneously measures antibody binding to multiple antigens can extend the impact of serosurveillance studies, particularly if the assay approaches the simplicity, robustness, and accuracy of a conventional single-antigen ELISA. Here, we report on the development of multiSero, an open-source multiplex ELISA platform for measuring antibody responses to viral infection. Our assay consists of three parts: (1) an ELISA against an array of proteins in a 96-well format; (2) automated imaging of each well of the ELISA array using an open-source plate reader; and (3) automated measurement of optical densities for each protein within the array using an open-source analysis pipeline. We validated the platform by comparing antibody binding to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antigens in 217 human sera samples, showing high sensitivity (0.978), specificity (0.977), positive predictive value (0.978), and negative predictive value (0.977) for classifying seropositivity, a high correlation of multiSero determined antibody titers with commercially available SARS-CoV-2 antibody tests, and antigen-specific changes in antibody titer dynamics upon vaccination. The open-source format and accessibility of our multiSero platform can contribute to the adoption of multiplexed ELISA arrays for serosurveillance studies, for SARS-CoV-2 and other pathogens of significance.
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- Janie R. Byrum
- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub—San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub—San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Division of HIV, Infectious Disease, and Global Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
- EPPIcenter Program, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub—San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub—San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub—San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Infectious Diseases and Immunity Graduate Program, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3370, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub—San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub—San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
- Department of Applied Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub—San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub—San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub—San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub—San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub—San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Division of HIV, Infectious Disease, and Global Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Division of HIV, Infectious Disease, and Global Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Division of Experimental Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA
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- Division of HIV, Infectious Disease, and Global Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub—San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub—San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
- Division of HIV, Infectious Disease, and Global Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
- EPPIcenter Program, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub—San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub—San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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Joubert S, Stuible M, Lord-Dufour S, Lamoureux L, Vaillancourt F, Perret S, Ouimet M, Pelletier A, Bisson L, Mahimkar R, Pham PL, L Ecuyer-Coelho H, Roy M, Voyer R, Baardsnes J, Sauvageau J, St-Michael F, Robotham A, Kelly J, Acel A, Schrag JD, El Bakkouri M, Durocher Y. A CHO stable pool production platform for rapid clinical development of trimeric SARS-CoV-2 spike subunit vaccine antigens. Biotechnol Bioeng 2023. [PMID: 36987713 DOI: 10.1002/bit.28387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2023] [Revised: 03/02/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023]
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Protein expression from stably transfected Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) clones is an established but time-consuming method for manufacturing therapeutic recombinant proteins. The use of faster, alternative approaches, such as non-clonal stable pools, has been restricted due to lower productivity and longstanding regulatory guidelines. Recently, the performance of stable pools has improved dramatically, making them a viable option for quickly producing drug substance for GLP-toxicology and early-phase clinical trials in scenarios such as pandemics that demand rapid production timelines. Compared to stable CHO clones which can take several months to generate and characterize, stable pool development can be completed in only a few weeks. Here, we compared the productivity and product quality of trimeric SARS-CoV-2 spike protein ectodomains produced from stable CHO pools or clones. Using a set of biophysical and biochemical assays we show that product quality is very similar and that CHO pools demonstrate sufficient productivity to generate vaccine candidates for early clinical trials. Based on these data, we propose that regulatory guidelines should be updated to permit production of early clinical trial material from CHO pools to enable more rapid and cost-effective clinical evaluation of potentially life-saving vaccines.
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- Simon Joubert
- Human Health Therapeutics Research Centre, National Research Council Canada, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Human Health Therapeutics Research Centre, National Research Council Canada, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Human Health Therapeutics Research Centre, National Research Council Canada, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Human Health Therapeutics Research Centre, National Research Council Canada, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Human Health Therapeutics Research Centre, National Research Council Canada, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Human Health Therapeutics Research Centre, National Research Council Canada, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Human Health Therapeutics Research Centre, National Research Council Canada, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Human Health Therapeutics Research Centre, National Research Council Canada, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Human Health Therapeutics Research Centre, National Research Council Canada, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Human Health Therapeutics Research Centre, National Research Council Canada, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Human Health Therapeutics Research Centre, National Research Council Canada, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Human Health Therapeutics Research Centre, National Research Council Canada, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Human Health Therapeutics Research Centre, National Research Council Canada, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Human Health Therapeutics Research Centre, National Research Council Canada, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Human Health Therapeutics Research Centre, National Research Council Canada, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Human Health Therapeutics Research Centre, National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Human Health Therapeutics Research Centre, National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Human Health Therapeutics Research Centre, National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Human Health Therapeutics Research Centre, National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Human Health Therapeutics Research Centre, National Research Council Canada, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Human Health Therapeutics Research Centre, National Research Council Canada, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Human Health Therapeutics Research Centre, National Research Council Canada, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Human Health Therapeutics Research Centre, National Research Council Canada, Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Mohammadzadeh Hosseini Moghri SAH, Ranjbar M, Hassannia H, Khakdan F. Comparison and monitoring of antibody response in convalescent and healthy vaccinated individuals against RBD and PCS of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2023; 41:14224-14231. [PMID: 36961201 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2023.2193981] [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: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 03/25/2023]
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The prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 as a global health threat has called for population-wide vaccination to curb COVID-19. Hence, the World Health Organization (WHO) has approved several platforms of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines for emergency use. Therefore, a more comprehensive study on the immune response induced by vaccines in diverse individuals is still required. Here, we expressed a local variant of SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain (RBD) and protease cleavage site (PCS), playing a vital role in binding and fusion in Rosetta (DE3). We then characterized it through SDS-PAGE analysis and western blotting. Moreover, we compared and monitored ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccination-induced antibody response in convalescent and healthy vaccinated individuals after the first and second vaccine doses through serologic assay against RBD and PCS, which have not yet been compared. We investigated a cohort of 100 sera samples; based on our parameters, 25 serum samples were selected as convalescent samples and 25 serum samples as healthy samples for comparison. These findings demonstrate that most of the convalescent sera show more reactivity with PCS (80%) than with RBD (56%). Interestingly, IgG antibody response against PCS was more significant in both pre- and post-vaccination in convalescent individuals than in healthy individuals. Indeed, anti-RBD antibody titers were most significant in pre-vaccination and post-first vaccination in convalescent individuals than in healthy individuals and not in pre-vaccination and post-second vaccination. Besides monitoring IgG antibody response against COVID-19, these findings could shed light on the progress, assessment, and efficacy evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Faculty of Biotechnology, Amol University of Special Modern Technologies, Amol, Iran
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- Immunogenetic Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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Epling BP, Rocco JM, Boswell KL, Laidlaw E, Galindo F, Kellogg A, Das S, Roder A, Ghedin E, Kreitman A, Dewar RL, Kelly SEM, Kalish H, Rehman T, Highbarger J, Rupert A, Kocher G, Holbrook MR, Lisco A, Manion M, Koup RA, Sereti I. Clinical, Virologic, and Immunologic Evaluation of Symptomatic Coronavirus Disease 2019 Rebound Following Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir Treatment. Clin Infect Dis 2023; 76:573-581. [PMID: 36200701 PMCID: PMC9619622 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciac663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Nirmatrelvir/ritonavir, the first severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) protease inhibitor, reduces the risk of hospitalization and death by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) but has been associated with symptomatic rebound after therapy completion. METHODS Six individuals with relapse of COVID-19 symptoms after treatment with nirmatrelvir/ritonavir, 2 individuals with rebound symptoms without prior antiviral therapy and 7 patients with acute Omicron infection (controls) were studied. Soluble biomarkers and serum SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein were measured. Nasal swabs positive for SARS-CoV-2 underwent viral isolation and targeted viral sequencing. SARS-CoV-2 anti-spike, anti-receptor-binding domain, and anti-nucleocapsid antibodies were measured. Surrogate viral neutralization tests against wild-type and Omicron spike protein, as well as T-cell stimulation assays, were performed. RESULTS High levels of SARS-CoV-2 anti-spike immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies were found in all participants. Anti-nucleocapsid IgG and Omicron-specific neutralizing antibodies increased in patients with rebound. Robust SARS-CoV-2-specific T-cell responses were observed, higher in rebound compared with early acute COVID-19 patients. Inflammatory markers mostly decreased during rebound. Two patients sampled longitudinally demonstrated an increase in activated cytokine-producing CD4+ T cells against viral proteins. No characteristic resistance mutations were identified. SARS-CoV-2 was isolated by culture from 1 of 8 rebound patients; Polybrene addition increased this to 5 of 8. CONCLUSIONS Nirmatrelvir/ritonavir treatment does not impede adaptive immune responses to SARS-CoV-2. Clinical rebound corresponds to development of a robust antibody and T-cell immune response, arguing against a high risk of disease progression. The presence of infectious virus supports the need for isolation and assessment of longer treatment courses. CLINICAL TRIALS REGISTRATION NCT04401436.
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- Brian P Epling
- Laboratory of Immunoregulation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Laboratory of Immunoregulation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Immunology Laboratory, Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Laboratory of Immunoregulation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Laboratory of Immunoregulation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Clinical Research Directorate, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Leidos Biomedical Research, Frederick, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Systems Genomics Section, Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Systems Genomics Section, Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Systems Genomics Section, Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Virus Isolation and Serology Laboratory, Frederick National Laboratory, Frederick, Maryland, USA
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- Trans-NIH Shared Resource on Biomedical Engineering and Physical Science, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Trans-NIH Shared Resource on Biomedical Engineering and Physical Science, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Virus Isolation and Serology Laboratory, Frederick National Laboratory, Frederick, Maryland, USA
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- Virus Isolation and Serology Laboratory, Frederick National Laboratory, Frederick, Maryland, USA
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- AIDS Monitoring Laboratory, Frederick National Laboratory, Frederick, Maryland, USA
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- Integrated Research Facility at Fort Detrick, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, Maryland, USA
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- Integrated Research Facility at Fort Detrick, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, Maryland, USA
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- Laboratory of Immunoregulation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Laboratory of Immunoregulation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Immunology Laboratory, Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Laboratory of Immunoregulation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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Gao Y, Zhou D, Xu Q, Li J, Luo W, Yang J, Pan Y, Huang T, Wang Y, He B, Song Y, Wang Y. Metal-Organic Framework-Mediated Bioorthogonal Reaction to Immobilize Bacteria for Ultrasensitive Fluorescence Counting Immunoassays. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:5010-5018. [PMID: 36681942 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c21350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Ultrasensitive quantification of protein biomarkers has significant implications in disease diagnosis. Herein, we report a fluorescent bacteria counting immunoassay (FBCIA) strategy for protein biomarker detection based on a cascade signal conversion and amplification strategy including the copper metal-organic framework (Cu-MOF)-mediated Cu(I)-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) for fluorescent bacteria immobilization that converted the concentration of target protein to countable bacterial number and the further self-proliferation of bacteria to amplify the detectable bacterial number. The developed low-background and enzyme-free cascade methodology achieved highly sensitive detection of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) with detection limits down to 0.8 pg/mL and 64.5 fg/mL, respectively. On top of that, we also developed a smartphone device for visualizing individual bacteria and point-of-care counting of the resulting bacteria for the detection of clinical samples. The good consistency between FBCIA and clinical enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) validated the high reliability and promising potential of our developed platform in clinical applications.
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- Yanfeng Gao
- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics & Institute of Advanced Materials, Jiangsu National Synergistic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210006, China
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- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210006, China
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- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics & Institute of Advanced Materials, Jiangsu National Synergistic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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Galla L, Cosma C, Bertan M, Altinier S, Zaninotto M, Basso D, Burlina A, Padoan A, Plebani M. Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in Italy in newborn dried blood spots. Clin Chem Lab Med 2023; 61:311-315. [PMID: 36282964 DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2022-0948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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OBEJCTIVES Serosurveys can be used to monitor COVID-19 seroprevalence and conduct surveillance. Dried blood spot (DBS), used increasingly as a valuable sample to assay severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) antibodies (Ab), has several advantages, particularly in infants, due to the limited amount of blood required and its utility in testing a large number of samples in a limited time-frame. We evaluated SARS-CoV-2 IgG Ab prevalence in newborn DBS in the Trentino region of Italy, during the time period January 2020 - December 2021. METHODS Anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG levels were determined in DBS by means of Anti-SARS-CoV-2 QuantiVac IgG ELISA assay (Euroimmun, Lubeck, Germany). RESULTS Analyses included 2,400 DBS from newborns (54% M, 46% F), samples being collected 2-3 days after birth. The first DBS that tested positive for anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies was found in March 2020 and, up to May 2020, only 4 positive results were detected overall. Starting from June 2020, the positivity thresholds increased according to the epidemiological waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy, with a robust increment in the winters of 2020 and 2021. The percentage of positive DBS rose from 0 to 6% to 10-47%, in 2020 and 2021, respectively. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates DBS is a suitable tool for both epidemiological purposes and surveillance in the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, particularly in newborns and pregnant women, saving blood waste and sparing patients any discomfort.
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- Luisa Galla
- Laboratory Medicine Unit, University-Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy
- QI.Lab.Med, Spinoff of University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Laboratory Medicine Unit, University-Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy
- QI.Lab.Med, Spinoff of University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Inborn Metabolic Disease, University-Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy
- Woman and Child Health Department, University-Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Laboratory Medicine Unit, University-Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Laboratory Medicine Unit, University-Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy
- QI.Lab.Med, Spinoff of University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Laboratory Medicine Unit, University-Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy
- QI.Lab.Med, Spinoff of University of Padova, Padova, Italy
- Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Inborn Metabolic Disease, University-Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy
- Woman and Child Health Department, University-Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Laboratory Medicine Unit, University-Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy
- QI.Lab.Med, Spinoff of University of Padova, Padova, Italy
- Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Laboratory Medicine Unit, University-Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy
- QI.Lab.Med, Spinoff of University of Padova, Padova, Italy
- Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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Nicolas A, Sannier G, Dubé M, Nayrac M, Tauzin A, Painter MM, Goel RR, Laporte M, Gendron-Lepage G, Medjahed H, Williams JC, Brassard N, Niessl J, Gokool L, Morrisseau C, Arlotto P, Tremblay C, Martel-Laferrière V, Finzi A, Greenplate AR, Wherry EJ, Kaufmann DE. An extended SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine prime-boost interval enhances B cell immunity with limited impact on T cells. iScience 2023; 26:105904. [PMID: 36594081 PMCID: PMC9797215 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.105904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2022] [Revised: 11/10/2022] [Accepted: 12/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Spacing the first two doses of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines beyond 3-4 weeks raised initial concerns about vaccine efficacy. While studies have since shown that long-interval regimens induce robust antibody responses, their impact on B and T cell immunity is poorly known. Here, we compare SARS-CoV-2 naive donors B and T cell responses to two mRNA vaccine doses administered 3-4 versus 16 weeks apart. After boost, the longer interval results in a higher magnitude and a more mature phenotype of RBD-specific B cells. While the two geographically distinct cohorts present quantitative and qualitative differences in T cell responses at baseline and after priming, the second dose led to convergent features with overall similar magnitude, phenotype, and function of CD4+ and CD8+ T cell responses at post-boost memory time points. Therefore, compared to standard regimens, a 16-week interval has a favorable impact on the B cell compartment but minimally affects T cell immunity.
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- Alexandre Nicolas
- Centre de Recherche du CHUM, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9 Canada
- Département de Microbiologie, Infectiologie et Immunologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du CHUM, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9 Canada
- Département de Microbiologie, Infectiologie et Immunologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du CHUM, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9 Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du CHUM, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9 Canada
- Département de Microbiologie, Infectiologie et Immunologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du CHUM, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9 Canada
- Département de Microbiologie, Infectiologie et Immunologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada
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- Institute for Immunology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
- Immune Health®, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
- Department of Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Institute for Immunology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
- Immune Health®, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Centre de Recherche du CHUM, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9 Canada
- Département de Microbiologie, Infectiologie et Immunologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du CHUM, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9 Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du CHUM, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9 Canada
- Département de Microbiologie, Infectiologie et Immunologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du CHUM, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9 Canada
- Département de Microbiologie, Infectiologie et Immunologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du CHUM, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9 Canada
- Département de Microbiologie, Infectiologie et Immunologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada
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- Institute for Immunology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
- Immune Health®, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Institute for Immunology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
- Immune Health®, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
- Department of Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Centre de Recherche du CHUM, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9 Canada
- Département de Médecine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H3T 1J4, Canada
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Lausanne and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Deep Learning-Assisted Droplet Digital PCR for Quantitative Detection of Human Coronavirus. BIOCHIP JOURNAL 2023; 17:112-119. [PMID: 36687365 PMCID: PMC9843095 DOI: 10.1007/s13206-023-00095-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2022] [Revised: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 12/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Since coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic rapidly spread worldwide, there is an urgent demand for accurate and suitable nucleic acid detection technology. Although the conventional threshold-based algorithms have been used for processing images of droplet digital polymerase chain reaction (ddPCR), there are still challenges from noise and irregular size of droplets. Here, we present a combined method of the mask region convolutional neural network (Mask R-CNN)-based image detection algorithm and Gaussian mixture model (GMM)-based thresholding algorithm. This novel approach significantly reduces false detection rate and achieves highly accurate prediction model in a ddPCR image processing. We demonstrated that how deep learning improved the overall performance in a ddPCR image processing. Therefore, our study could be a promising method in nucleic acid detection technology.
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Fish CS, Owiti P, Begnel ER, Itell HL, Ojee E, Adhiambo J, Ogweno V, Holland LA, Richardson BA, Khan AK, Maqsood R, Gantt S, Lim ES, Slyker J, Kinuthia J, Overbaugh J, Wamalwa D, Lehman DA, Chohan BH. Comparison of nucleocapsid and spike antibody ELISAs for determining SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity in Kenyan women and infants. J Med Virol 2023; 95:e28221. [PMID: 36251533 PMCID: PMC9839577 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.28221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2022] [Revised: 09/23/2022] [Accepted: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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A multitude of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) has been developed to detect severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antibodies since the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic started in late 2019. Assessing the reliability of these assays in diverse global populations is critical. This study compares the use of the commercially available Platelia Total Ab Assay (Bio-Rad) nucleocapsid ELISA to the widely used Mount Sinai spike IgG ELISA in a Kenyan population seroprevalence study. Using longitudinal plasma specimens collected from a mother-infant cohort living in Nairobi, Kenya between May 2019 and December 2020, this study demonstrates that the two assays have a high qualitative agreement (92.7%) and strong correlation of antibody levels (R2 = 0.973) in repeated measures. Within this cohort, seroprevalence detected by either ELISA closely resembled previously published seroprevalence estimates for Kenya during the sampling period and no significant difference in the incidence of SARS-CoV-2 antibody detection by either assay was observed. Assay comparability was not affected by HIV exposure status. These data support the use of the Platelia SARS-CoV-2 Total Ab ELISA as a suitable high-throughput method for seroprevalence studies in Kenya.
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- Carolyn S. Fish
- Division of Human Biology, Fred Hutchinson Cancer CenterSeattleWashingtonUSA
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child HealthUniversity of NairobiNairobiKenya
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- Department of Global Health, Hans Rosling CenterUniversity of WashingtonSeattleWashingtonUSA
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- Division of Human Biology, Fred Hutchinson Cancer CenterSeattleWashingtonUSA,Molecular and Cellular Biology Graduate ProgramUniversity of Washington and Fred Hutchinson Cancer CenterSeattleWashingtonUSA
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child HealthUniversity of NairobiNairobiKenya
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child HealthUniversity of NairobiNairobiKenya
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child HealthUniversity of NairobiNairobiKenya
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- Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics, Biodesign InstituteArizona State UniversityTempeArizonaUSA
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- Department of Global Health, Hans Rosling CenterUniversity of WashingtonSeattleWashingtonUSA,Department of BiostatisticsUniversity of WashingtonSeattleWashingtonUSA
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- School of Life SciencesArizona State UniversityTempeArizonaUSA
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- Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics, Biodesign InstituteArizona State UniversityTempeArizonaUSA
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- Département de Microbiologie, Infectiologie et Immunologie, Centre de Recherche du CHU St‐JustineUniversité de MontréalMontréalQuébecCanada
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- Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics, Biodesign InstituteArizona State UniversityTempeArizonaUSA,School of Life SciencesArizona State UniversityTempeArizonaUSA
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- Department of Global Health, Hans Rosling CenterUniversity of WashingtonSeattleWashingtonUSA,Department of EpidemiologyUniversity of WashingtonSeattleWashingtonUSA
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- Department of Global Health, Hans Rosling CenterUniversity of WashingtonSeattleWashingtonUSA,Department of Research and Programs, Kenyatta National HospitalNairobiKenya
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- Division of Human Biology, Fred Hutchinson Cancer CenterSeattleWashingtonUSA,Division of Public Health SciencesFred Hutchinson Cancer CenterSeattleWashingtonUSA
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child HealthUniversity of NairobiNairobiKenya,Department of Global Health, Hans Rosling CenterUniversity of WashingtonSeattleWashingtonUSA
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- Division of Human Biology, Fred Hutchinson Cancer CenterSeattleWashingtonUSA,Department of Global Health, Hans Rosling CenterUniversity of WashingtonSeattleWashingtonUSA
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- Department of Global Health, Hans Rosling CenterUniversity of WashingtonSeattleWashingtonUSA,Kenya Medical Research InstituteNairobiKenya
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Szczerska M, Wityk P, Listewnik P. The SARS-CoV-2 specific IgG antibodies biophotonic sensor. JOURNAL OF BIOPHOTONICS 2023; 16:e202200172. [PMID: 36222282 PMCID: PMC9874777 DOI: 10.1002/jbio.202200172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Revised: 09/23/2022] [Accepted: 09/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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In this paper, we present the design and the principle of operation of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) specific immunoglobulin G (IgG) biophotonic sensor, which is based on the single-mode telecommunication fiber. We fabricated the sensor head at the face of the single mode fiber-28. Due to the process of bio-functionalization, our sensor has the ability to selectively detect the SARS-CoV-2 specific IgG antibodies. The results of preliminary tests allowed us to correctly determine the presence of antibodies in less than 1 min in 5 μl in a volume sample of concentration of 10 μg/ml, which according to studies, corresponds to the concentration of IgG antibodies in human serum. Additionally, the tested sample can be smaller than 5 μl in volume.
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- Małgorzata Szczerska
- Department of Metrology and Optoelectronics, Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and InformaticsGdańsk University of TechnologyGdańskPoland
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- Department of Biopharmaceutics and PharmacodynamicsMedical University of GdańskGdańskPoland
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- Department of Metrology and Optoelectronics, Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and InformaticsGdańsk University of TechnologyGdańskPoland
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Li D, Sun C, Mei X, Yang L. Achieving broad availability of SARS-CoV-2 detections via smartphone-based analysis. Trends Analyt Chem 2023; 158:116878. [PMID: 36506266 PMCID: PMC9728015 DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2022.116878] [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: 08/15/2022] [Revised: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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With the development of COVID-19, widely available tests are in great demand. Naked-eye SARS-CoV-2 test kits have recently been developed as home tests, but their sensitivity and accuracy are sometimes limited. Smartphones can convert various signals into digital information, potentially improving the sensitivity and accuracy of these home tests. Herein, we summarize smartphone-based detections for SARS-CoV-2. Optical detections of non-nucleic acids using various sensors and portable imaging systems, as well as nucleic acid analyses based on LAMP, CRISP, CATCH, and biosensors are discussed. Furthermore, different electrochemical detections were compared. We show results obtained using relatively complex equipment, complicated programming procedures, or custom smartphone apps, and describe methods for obtaining information with only simple setups and free software on smartphones. Then, the combined costs of typical smartphone-based detections are evaluated. Finally, the prospect of improving smartphone-based strategies to achieve broad availability of SARS-CoV-2 detection is proposed.
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- Dan Li
- Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, China
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- AECC Shenyang Liming Aero-Engine Co, Ltd., Shenyang, China
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- Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, China,Corresponding author
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health and Medical Genetics (China Medical University), Liaoning Research Institute of Family Planning (The Affiliated Reproductive Hospital of China Medical University), Shenyang, China,Corresponding author
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Xu Q, Milanez-Almeida P, Martins AJ, Radtke AJ, Hoehn KB, Oguz C, Chen J, Liu C, Tang J, Grubbs G, Stein S, Ramelli S, Kabat J, Behzadpour H, Karkanitsa M, Spathies J, Kalish H, Kardava L, Kirby M, Cheung F, Preite S, Duncker PC, Kitakule MM, Romero N, Preciado D, Gitman L, Koroleva G, Smith G, Shaffer A, McBain IT, McGuire PJ, Pittaluga S, Germain RN, Apps R, Schwartz DM, Sadtler K, Moir S, Chertow DS, Kleinstein SH, Khurana S, Tsang JS, Mudd P, Schwartzberg PL, Manthiram K. Adaptive immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 persist in the pharyngeal lymphoid tissue of children. Nat Immunol 2023; 24:186-199. [PMID: 36536106 PMCID: PMC10777159 DOI: 10.1038/s41590-022-01367-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Most studies of adaptive immunity to SARS-CoV-2 infection focus on peripheral blood, which may not fully reflect immune responses at the site of infection. Using samples from 110 children undergoing tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy during the COVID-19 pandemic, we identified 24 samples with evidence of previous SARS-CoV-2 infection, including neutralizing antibodies in serum and SARS-CoV-2-specific germinal center and memory B cells in the tonsils and adenoids. Single-cell B cell receptor (BCR) sequencing indicated virus-specific BCRs were class-switched and somatically hypermutated, with overlapping clones in the two tissues. Expanded T cell clonotypes were found in tonsils, adenoids and blood post-COVID-19, some with CDR3 sequences identical to previously reported SARS-CoV-2-reactive T cell receptors (TCRs). Pharyngeal tissues from COVID-19-convalescent children showed persistent expansion of germinal center and antiviral lymphocyte populations associated with interferon (IFN)-γ-type responses, particularly in the adenoids, and viral RNA in both tissues. Our results provide evidence for persistent tissue-specific immunity to SARS-CoV-2 in the upper respiratory tract of children after infection.
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- Qin Xu
- Cell Signaling and Immunity Section, Laboratory of Immune System Biology (LISB), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Multiscale Systems Biology Section, LISB, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Center for Advanced Tissue Imaging, LISB, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- NIAID Collaborative Bioinformatics Resource (NCBR), NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
- Axle Informatics, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Center for Human Immunology, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Multiscale Systems Biology Section, LISB, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Division of Viral Products, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Silver Spring, MD, USA
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- Division of Viral Products, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Silver Spring, MD, USA
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- Emerging Pathogens Section, Critical Care Medicine Department, Clinical Center (CC), NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
- Laboratory of Immunoregulation, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Emerging Pathogens Section, Critical Care Medicine Department, Clinical Center (CC), NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Center for Advanced Tissue Imaging, LISB, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC, USA
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- Laboratory of Immuno-Engineering, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Trans-NIH Shared Resource on Biomedical Engineering and Physical Science, NIBIB, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Trans-NIH Shared Resource on Biomedical Engineering and Physical Science, NIBIB, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- B-cell Immunology Section, Laboratory of Immunoregulation, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Center for Human Immunology, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Cell Signaling and Immunity Section, Laboratory of Immune System Biology (LISB), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Division of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC, USA
- Division of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC, USA
- Division of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA
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- Laboratory of Pathology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute (NCI), NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Lymphoid Malignancies Branch, Center for Cancer Research, NCI, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Cell Signaling and Immunity Section, Laboratory of Immune System Biology (LISB), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA
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- National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Pathology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute (NCI), NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Center for Advanced Tissue Imaging, LISB, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
- Lymphocyte Biology Section, LISB, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Center for Human Immunology, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Immuno-Engineering, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- B-cell Immunology Section, Laboratory of Immunoregulation, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Emerging Pathogens Section, Critical Care Medicine Department, Clinical Center (CC), NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
- Laboratory of Immunoregulation, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
- Program in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
- Department of Immunobiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Division of Viral Products, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Silver Spring, MD, USA
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- Center for Human Immunology, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
- Multiscale Systems Biology Section, LISB, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC, USA
- Division of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA
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- Cell Signaling and Immunity Section, Laboratory of Immune System Biology (LISB), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA.
- National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA.
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- Cell Signaling and Immunity Section, Laboratory of Immune System Biology (LISB), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA.
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Liu Y, Li B, Liu B, Zhang K. Single-Particle Optical Imaging for Ultrasensitive Bioanalysis. BIOSENSORS 2022; 12:1105. [PMID: 36551072 PMCID: PMC9775667 DOI: 10.3390/bios12121105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2022] [Revised: 11/23/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The quantitative detection of critical biomolecules and in particular low-abundance biomarkers in biofluids is crucial for early-stage diagnosis and management but remains a challenge largely owing to the insufficient sensitivity of existing ensemble-sensing methods. The single-particle imaging technique has emerged as an important tool to analyze ultralow-abundance biomolecules by engineering and exploiting the distinct physical and chemical property of individual luminescent particles. In this review, we focus and survey the latest advances in single-particle optical imaging (OSPI) for ultrasensitive bioanalysis pertaining to basic biological studies and clinical applications. We first introduce state-of-the-art OSPI techniques, including fluorescence, surface-enhanced Raman scattering, electrochemiluminescence, and dark-field scattering, with emphasis on the contributions of various metal and nonmetal nano-labels to the improvement of the signal-to-noise ratio. During the discussion of individual techniques, we also highlight their applications in spatial-temporal measurement of key biomarkers such as proteins, nucleic acids and extracellular vesicles with single-entity sensitivity. To that end, we discuss the current challenges and prospective trends of single-particle optical-imaging-based bioanalysis.
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- Yujie Liu
- Shanghai Institute of Pediatric Research, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Xin Hua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Stomatological Hospital, State Key Lab of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Stomatological Hospital, State Key Lab of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Pediatric Research, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Xin Hua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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Markandan K, Tiong YW, Sankaran R, Subramanian S, Markandan UD, Chaudhary V, Numan A, Khalid M, Walvekar R. Emergence of infectious diseases and role of advanced nanomaterials in point-of-care diagnostics: a review. Biotechnol Genet Eng Rev 2022:1-89. [PMID: 36243900 DOI: 10.1080/02648725.2022.2127070] [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: 06/08/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Infectious outbreaks are the foremost global public health concern, challenging the current healthcare system, which claims millions of lives annually. The most crucial way to control an infectious outbreak is by early detection through point-of-care (POC) diagnostics. POC diagnostics are highly advantageous owing to the prompt diagnosis, which is economical, simple and highly efficient with remote access capabilities. In particular, utilization of nanomaterials to architect POC devices has enabled highly integrated and portable (compact) devices with enhanced efficiency. As such, this review will detail the factors influencing the emergence of infectious diseases and methods for fast and accurate detection, thus elucidating the underlying factors of these infections. Furthermore, it comprehensively highlights the importance of different nanomaterials in POCs to detect nucleic acid, whole pathogens, proteins and antibody detection systems. Finally, we summarize findings reported on nanomaterials based on advanced POCs such as lab-on-chip, lab-on-disc-devices, point-of-action and hospital-on-chip. To this end, we discuss the challenges, potential solutions, prospects of integrating internet-of-things, artificial intelligence, 5G communications and data clouding to achieve intelligent POCs.
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- Kalaimani Markandan
- Temasek Laboratories, Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Drive, Singapore
- Faculty of Engineering, Technology and Built Environment, UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- NUS Environmental Research Institute, National University of Singapore, Engineering Drive, Singapore
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- Graduate School, University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, Semenyih, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Materials & Mineral Resources Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology (NTUT), Taipei, Taiwan
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- Research Cell & Department of Physics, Bhagini Nivedita College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
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- Graphene & Advanced 2D Materials Research Group (GAMRG), School of Engineering and Technology, Sunway University, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
- Sunway Materials Smart Science & Engineering (SMS2E) Research Cluster School of Engineering and Technology, Sunway University, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Graphene & Advanced 2D Materials Research Group (GAMRG), School of Engineering and Technology, Sunway University, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
- Sunway Materials Smart Science & Engineering (SMS2E) Research Cluster School of Engineering and Technology, Sunway University, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University Malaysia, Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia
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Mudd P, Romero N, Behzadpour H, Xu Q, Rana MS, Gitman L, Preciado D, Karkanitsa M, Spathies J, Sadtler K, Kalish H, Schwartzberg PL, Manthiram K. Examining multi‐level immune response to determine prevalence of
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‐19 in pediatric tonsillectomy. Laryngoscope 2022. [PMID: 36102311 PMCID: PMC9538220 DOI: 10.1002/lary.30382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Revised: 08/12/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Pamela Mudd
- Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology Children's National Hospital Washington DC USA
- Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology The George Washington University Washington DC USA
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- Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology Children's National Hospital Washington DC USA
- Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology The George Washington University Washington DC USA
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- Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology Children's National Hospital Washington DC USA
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- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases National Institutes of Health Bethesda Maryland USA
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- Division of Surgery Children's National Hospital Washington DC USA
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- Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology Children's National Hospital Washington DC USA
- Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology The George Washington University Washington DC USA
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- Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology Children's National Hospital Washington DC USA
- Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology The George Washington University Washington DC USA
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- National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health Bethesda Maryland USA
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- National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health Bethesda Maryland USA
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- National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health Bethesda Maryland USA
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- Trans‐NIH Shared Resource on Biomedical Engineering and Physical Science, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health Bethesda Maryland USA
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- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases National Institutes of Health Bethesda Maryland USA
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- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases National Institutes of Health Bethesda Maryland USA
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Martins M, do Nascimento GM, Nooruzzaman M, Yuan F, Chen C, Caserta LC, Miller AD, Whittaker GR, Fang Y, Diel DG. The Omicron Variant BA.1.1 Presents a Lower Pathogenicity than B.1 D614G and Delta Variants in a Feline Model of SARS-CoV-2 Infection. J Virol 2022; 96:e0096122. [PMID: 36000850 PMCID: PMC9472624 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00961-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2022] [Accepted: 07/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Omicron (B.1.1.529) is the most recent SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern, which emerged in late 2021 and rapidly achieved global predominance by early 2022. In this study, we compared the infection dynamics, tissue tropism, and pathogenesis and pathogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 D614G (B.1), Delta (B.1.617.2), and Omicron BA.1.1 (B.1.1.529) variants in a highly susceptible feline model of infection. Although D614G- and Delta-inoculated cats became lethargic and showed increased body temperatures between days 1 and 3 postinfection (pi), Omicron-inoculated cats remained subclinical and, similar to control animals, gained weight throughout the 14-day experimental period. Intranasal inoculation of cats with D614G- and the Delta variants resulted in high infectious virus shedding in nasal secretions (up to 6.3 log10 TCID50.Ml-1), whereas strikingly lower level of viruses shedding (<3.1 log10 TCID50.Ml-1) was observed in Omicron-inoculated animals. In addition, tissue distribution of the Omicron variant was markedly reduced in comparison to the D614G and Delta variants, as evidenced by lower in situ viral RNA detection, in situ viral immunofluorescence staining, and viral loads in tissues on days 3, 5, and 14 pi. Nasal turbinate, trachea, and lung were the main-but not the only-sites of replication for all three viral variants. However, only scarce virus staining and lower viral titers suggest lower levels of viral replication in tissues from Omicron-infected animals. Notably, while D614G- and Delta-inoculated cats presented pneumonia, histologic examination of the lungs from Omicron-infected cats revealed mild to modest inflammation. Together, these results demonstrate that the Omicron variant BA.1.1 is less pathogenic than D614G and Delta variants in a highly susceptible feline model. IMPORTANCE The SARS-CoV-2 Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant of concern emerged in South Africa late in 2021 and rapidly spread across the world causing a significant increase in the number of infections. Importantly, this variant was also associated with an increased risk of reinfections. However, the number of hospitalizations and deaths due to COVID-19 did not follow the same trends. These early observations suggested effective protection conferred by immunizations and/or overall lower virulence of the highly mutated variant virus. In this study we present novel evidence demonstrating that the Omicron BA.1.1 variant of concern presents a lower pathogenicity when compared to D614G- or Delta variants in cats. Clinical, virological, and pathological evaluations revealed lower disease severity, viral replication, and lung pathology in Omicron-infected cats when compared with D614G and Delta variant inoculated animals, confirming that Omicron BA.1.1 is less pathogenic in a highly susceptible feline model of infection.
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- Mathias Martins
- Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
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- Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
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- Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
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- Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Section of Anatomic Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
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- Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
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Ahirwar R, Bhattacharya A, Kumar S. Unveiling the underpinnings of various non-conventional ELISA variants: a review article. Expert Rev Mol Diagn 2022; 22:761-774. [PMID: 36004453 DOI: 10.1080/14737159.2022.2117615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) is a key bio-analytical technique used for the detection of a large array of antigenic substances of scientific, clinical, food safety, and environmental importance. The assay primarily involves capturing and detecting target analytes using specific antigen-antibody interactions. The wide usage of ELISA shoulders on its high specificity and reproducibility. Notwithstanding, the conventional microwell plate-based format of ELISA has some major drawbacks, such as long assay time (4 - 18 h), large sample volumes requirement (100 - 200 μL), lack of multiplicity, and burdensome procedures that limit its utility in rapid and affordable diagnostics. AREAS COVERED Here, we reviewed microfluidic-ELISA, paper-ELISA, aptamer-ELISA, and those based on novel incubation such as heat-ELISA, pressure-ELISA, microwave-ELISA, and sound-ELISA. Further, the current trends and future prospects of these ELISA protocols in clinical diagnostics are discussed. EXPERT OPINION The reviewed non-conventional ELISA formats are relatively rapid, require low reagent volumes, are multiplexable, and could be performed in a low-cost setup. In our opinion, these non-conventional variants of ELISA are on a par with the conventional format for clinical diagnostics and fundamental biological research and hold added clinical translational potential for quick, inexpensive, and convenient measurements.
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- Rajesh Ahirwar
- Department of Environmental Biochemistry, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal-462030, India
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- Department of Environmental Biochemistry, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal-462030, India
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- School of Biosciences, Apeejay Stya University, Gurgaon- 122103, India
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Woodford J, Sagara I, Diawara H, Assadou MH, Katile A, Attaher O, Issiaka D, Santara G, Soumbounou IH, Traore S, Traore M, Dicko OM, Niambele SM, Mahamar A, Kamate B, Haidara B, Sissoko K, Sankare S, Diarra SDK, Zeguime A, Doritchamou JYA, Zaidi I, Dicko A, Duffy PE. Recent malaria does not substantially impact COVID-19 antibody response or rates of symptomatic illness in communities with high malaria and COVID-19 transmission in Mali, West Africa. Front Immunol 2022; 13:959697. [PMID: 35990648 PMCID: PMC9382593 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.959697] [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: 06/02/2022] [Accepted: 06/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Malaria has been hypothesized as a factor that may have reduced the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa. To evaluate the effect of recent malaria on COVID-19 we assessed a subgroup of individuals participating in a longitudinal cohort COVID-19 serosurvey that were also undergoing intensive malaria monitoring as part of antimalarial vaccine trials during the 2020 transmission season in Mali. These communities experienced a high incidence of primarily asymptomatic or mild COVID-19 during 2020 and 2021. In 1314 individuals, 711 were parasitemic during the 2020 malaria transmission season; 442 were symptomatic with clinical malaria and 269 had asymptomatic infection. Presence of parasitemia was not associated with new COVID-19 seroconversion (29.7% (211/711) vs. 30.0% (181/603), p=0.9038) or with rates of reported symptomatic seroconversion during the malaria transmission season. In the subsequent dry season, prior parasitemia was not associated with new COVID-19 seroconversion (30.2% (133/441) vs. 31.2% (108/346), p=0.7499), with symptomatic seroconversion, or with reversion from seropositive to seronegative (prior parasitemia: 36.2% (64/177) vs. no parasitemia: 30.1% (37/119), p=0.3842). After excluding participants with asymptomatic infection, clinical malaria was also not associated with COVID-19 serostatus or symptomatic seroconversion when compared to participants with no parasitemia during the monitoring period. In communities with intense seasonal malaria and a high incidence of asymptomatic or mild COVID-19, we did not demonstrate a relationship between recent malaria and subsequent response to COVID-19. Lifetime exposure, rather than recent infection, may be responsible for any effect of malaria on COVID-19 severity.
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- John Woodford
- Laboratory of Malaria Immunology and Vaccinology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Malaria Research and Training Center, University of Sciences, Techniques, and Technologies of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
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- Malaria Research and Training Center, University of Sciences, Techniques, and Technologies of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
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- Malaria Research and Training Center, University of Sciences, Techniques, and Technologies of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
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- Malaria Research and Training Center, University of Sciences, Techniques, and Technologies of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
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- Malaria Research and Training Center, University of Sciences, Techniques, and Technologies of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
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- Malaria Research and Training Center, University of Sciences, Techniques, and Technologies of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
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- Malaria Research and Training Center, University of Sciences, Techniques, and Technologies of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
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- Malaria Research and Training Center, University of Sciences, Techniques, and Technologies of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
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- Malaria Research and Training Center, University of Sciences, Techniques, and Technologies of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
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- Malaria Research and Training Center, University of Sciences, Techniques, and Technologies of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
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- Malaria Research and Training Center, University of Sciences, Techniques, and Technologies of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
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- Malaria Research and Training Center, University of Sciences, Techniques, and Technologies of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
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- Malaria Research and Training Center, University of Sciences, Techniques, and Technologies of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
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- Malaria Research and Training Center, University of Sciences, Techniques, and Technologies of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
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- Malaria Research and Training Center, University of Sciences, Techniques, and Technologies of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
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- Malaria Research and Training Center, University of Sciences, Techniques, and Technologies of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
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- Malaria Research and Training Center, University of Sciences, Techniques, and Technologies of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
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- Malaria Research and Training Center, University of Sciences, Techniques, and Technologies of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
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- Malaria Research and Training Center, University of Sciences, Techniques, and Technologies of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
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- Laboratory of Malaria Immunology and Vaccinology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Laboratory of Malaria Immunology and Vaccinology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Malaria Research and Training Center, University of Sciences, Techniques, and Technologies of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
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- Laboratory of Malaria Immunology and Vaccinology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, MD, United States
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Wixted D, Neighbors CE, Pieper CF, Wu A, Kingsbury C, Register H, Petzold E, Newby LK, Woods CW. Comparison of a Blood Self-Collection System with Routine Phlebotomy for SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Testing. Diagnostics (Basel) 2022; 12:1857. [PMID: 36010206 PMCID: PMC9406345 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics12081857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Revised: 07/26/2022] [Accepted: 07/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic forced researchers to reconsider in-person assessments due to transmission risk. We conducted a pilot study to evaluate the feasibility of using the Tasso-SST (Tasso, Inc, Seattle, Washington) device for blood self-collection for use in SARS-CoV-2 antibody testing in an ongoing COVID-19 prevalence and immunity research study. 100 participants were recruited between January and March 2021 from a previously identified sub-cohort of the Cabarrus County COVID-19 Prevalence and Immunity (C3PI) Study who were under-going bimonthly COVID-19 antibody testing. Participants were given a Tasso-SST kit and asked to self-collect blood during a scheduled visit where trained laboratory personnel performed routine phlebotomy. All participants completed an after-visit survey about their experience. Overall, 70.0% of participants were able to collect an adequate sample for testing using the device. Among those with an adequate sample, there was a high concordance in results between the Tasso-SST and phlebotomy blood collection methods (Cohen’s kappa coefficient = 0.88, Interclass correlation coefficient 0.98 [0.97, 0.99], p < 0.0001). The device received a high-level (90.0%) of acceptance among all participants. Overall, the Tasso-SST could prove to be a valuable tool for seroprevalence testing. However, future studies in larger, diverse populations over longer periods may provide a better understanding of device usability and acceptance among older participants and those with comorbidities in various use scenarios.
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- Douglas Wixted
- Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC 27701, USA; (C.K.); (L.K.N.)
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA;
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- Department of Clinical Research, Cytel Inc., Waltham, MA 02451, USA;
- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC 27715, USA
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- Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC 27701, USA; (C.K.); (L.K.N.)
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- Duke Human Vaccine Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, USA;
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- Center for Applied Genomics and Precision Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27708, USA;
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- Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC 27701, USA; (C.K.); (L.K.N.)
- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC 27715, USA
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Departments of Medicine and Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA;
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Woodford J, Sagara I, Dicko A, Duffy PE. Adapting malaria clinical trials infrastructure to implement COVID-19 epidemiology studies: Response to a public health emergency amid safe continuation of a research enterprise. Front Public Health 2022; 10:959678. [PMID: 35958840 PMCID: PMC9358281 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.959678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2022] [Accepted: 07/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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- John Woodford
- Laboratory of Malaria Immunology and Vaccinology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, MD, United States
- *Correspondence: John Woodford
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- Malaria Research and Training Center, University of Sciences, Techniques, and Technologies of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
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- Malaria Research and Training Center, University of Sciences, Techniques, and Technologies of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
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- Laboratory of Malaria Immunology and Vaccinology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, MD, United States
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Mohammed T, Brewer JVV, Pyatt M, Whitbourne SB, Gaziano JM, Edson C, Holodniy M. Evaluation of Independent Self-Collected Blood Specimens for COVID-19 Antibody Detection among the US Veteran Population. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2022; 104:115770. [PMID: 35985109 PMCID: PMC9287846 DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2022.115770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2022] [Revised: 07/11/2022] [Accepted: 07/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Feasibility of home blood sample collection methods for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies from VA Million Veteran Program (MVP) participants was tested to determine COVID-19 infection or vaccination status. Participants (n = 312) were randomly assigned to self-collect blood specimens using the Neoteryx Mitra Clamshell (n = 136) or Tasso-SST (n = 176) and asked to rate their experience. Mitra tip blood was eluted and Tasso tubes were centrifuged. All samples were stored at -80 °C until tested with InBios SCoV-2 Detect™ IgG ELISA, BioRad Platelia SARS-CoV-2 Total Ab Assay, Abbott SARS-CoV-2 IgG and AdviseDx SARS-CoV-2 IgG II assays. Participants rated both devices equally. The Abbott assay had the highest sensitivity (87% Mitra, 98% Tasso-SST) for detecting known COVID infection and/or vaccination. The InBios assay with Tasso-SST had the best sensitivity (97%) and specificity (80%) for detecting known COVID-19 infection and/or vaccination. Veterans successfully collected their own specimens with no strong preference for either device.
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- Tseli Mohammed
- Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology Research and Information Center (MAVERIC), VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology Research and Information Center (MAVERIC), VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA
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- Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology Research and Information Center (MAVERIC), VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA
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- Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology Research and Information Center (MAVERIC), VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Medicine, Division of Aging, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology Research and Information Center (MAVERIC), VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Medicine, Division of Aging, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- VHA Public Health Reference Laboratory (PHRL), Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- VHA Public Health Reference Laboratory (PHRL), Palo Alto, CA, USA; Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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Du X, McManus DP, Fogarty CE, Jones MK, You H. Schistosoma mansoni Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor A Orchestrates Multiple Functions in Schistosome Biology and in the Host-Parasite Interplay. Front Immunol 2022; 13:868077. [PMID: 35812433 PMCID: PMC9257043 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.868077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2022] [Accepted: 05/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Stem cells play significant roles in driving the complex life cycle of Schistosoma mansoni. Fibroblast growth factor (FGF) receptor A (SmFGFRA) is essential for maintaining the integrity of schistosome stem cells. Using immunolocalization, we demonstrated that SmFGFRA was distributed abundantly in germinal/stem cells of different S. mansoni life stages including eggs, miracidia, cercariae, schistosomula and adult worms. Indeed, SmFGFRA was also localized amply in embryonic cells and in the perinuclear region of immature eggs; von Lichtenberg's layer and the neural mass of mature eggs; the ciliated surface and neural mass of miracidia; the tegument cytosol of cercariae, schistosomula and adult worms; and was present in abundance in the testis and vitellaria of adult worms of S. mansoni. The distribution pattern of SmFGFRA illustrates the importance of this molecule in maintaining stem cells, development of the nervous and reproductive system of schistosomes, and in the host-parasite interplay. We showed SmFGFRA can bind human FGFs, activating the mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway of adult worms in vitro. Inhibition of FGF signaling by the specific tyrosine kinase inhibitor BIBF 1120 significantly reduced egg hatching ability and affected the behavior of miracidia hatched from the treated eggs, emphasizing the importance of FGF signaling in driving the life cycle of S. mansoni. Our findings provide increased understanding of the complex schistosome life cycle and host-parasite interactions, indicating components of the FGF signaling pathway may represent promising targets for developing new interventions against schistosomiasis.
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- Xiaofeng Du
- Infection and Inflammation Program, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Infection and Inflammation Program, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Genecology Research Centre, University of the Sunshine Coast, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Gatton, QLD, Australia
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- Infection and Inflammation Program, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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Epling BP, Rocco JM, Boswell KL, Laidlaw E, Galindo F, Kellogg A, Das S, Roder A, Ghedin E, Kreitman A, Dewar RL, Kelly SEM, Kalish H, Rehman T, Highbarger J, Rupert A, Kocher G, Holbrook MR, Lisco A, Manion M, Koup RA, Sereti I. COVID-19 redux: clinical, virologic, and immunologic evaluation of clinical rebound after nirmatrelvir/ritonavir. MEDRXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR HEALTH SCIENCES 2022. [PMID: 35734093 PMCID: PMC9216730 DOI: 10.1101/2022.06.16.22276392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Clinical rebound of COVID-19 after nirmatrelvir/ritonavir treatment has been reported. We performed clinical, virologic, and immune measurements in seven patients with symptomatic rebound, six after nirmatrelvir/ritonavir treatment and one without previous treatment. There was no evidence of severe disease or impaired antibody and T-cell responses in people with rebound symptoms.
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- Brian P Epling
- Laboratory of Immunoregulation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Immunoregulation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Immunology Laboratory, Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Immunoregulation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Immunoregulation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Clinical Research Directorate (CRD), Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Leidos Biomedical Research, Frederick, MD, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Systems Genomics Section, Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Systems Genomics Section, Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Systems Genomics Section, Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Virus Isolation and Serology Laboratory, Frederick National Laboratory, Frederick, MD, USA
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- Trans-NIH Shared Resource on Biomedical Engineering and Physical Science, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Trans-NIH Shared Resource on Biomedical Engineering and Physical Science, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Virus Isolation and Serology Laboratory, Frederick National Laboratory, Frederick, MD, USA
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- Virus Isolation and Serology Laboratory, Frederick National Laboratory, Frederick, MD, USA
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- AIDS Monitoring Laboratory, Frederick National Laboratory, Frederick, MD, USA
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- Integrated Research Facility at Fort Detrick, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD, USA
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- Integrated Research Facility at Fort Detrick, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Immunoregulation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Immunoregulation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Immunology Laboratory, Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Immunoregulation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Martins M, do Nascimento GM, Nooruzzaman M, Yuan F, Chen C, Caserta LC, Miller AD, Whittaker GR, Fang Y, Diel DG. The Omicron variant BA.1.1 presents a lower pathogenicity than B.1 D614G and Delta variants in a feline model of SARS-CoV-2 infection. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2022:2022.06.15.496220. [PMID: 35734088 PMCID: PMC9216722 DOI: 10.1101/2022.06.15.496220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Omicron (B.1.1.529) is the most recent SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern (VOC), which emerged in late 2021 and rapidly achieved global predominance in early 2022. In this study, we compared the infection dynamics, tissue tropism and pathogenesis and pathogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 D614G (B.1), Delta (B.1.617.2) and Omicron BA.1.1 sublineage (B.1.1.529) variants in a highly susceptible feline model of infection. While D614G- and Delta-inoculated cats became lethargic, and showed increased body temperatures between days 1 and 3 post-infection (pi), Omicron-inoculated cats remained subclinical and, similar to control animals, gained weight throughout the 14-day experimental period. Intranasal inoculation of cats with D614G- and the Delta variants resulted in high infectious virus shedding in nasal secretions (up to 6.3 log10 TCID 50 .ml -1 ), whereas strikingly lower level of viruses shedding (<3.1 log10 TCID 50 .ml -1 ) was observed in Omicron-inoculated animals. In addition, tissue distribution of the Omicron variant was markedly reduced in comparison to the D614G and Delta variants, as evidenced by in situ viral RNA detection, in situ immunofluorescence, and quantification of viral loads in tissues on days 3, 5, and 14 pi. Nasal turbinate, trachea, and lung were the main - but not the only - sites of replication for all three viral variants. However, only scarce virus staining and lower viral titers suggest lower levels of viral replication in tissues from Omicron-infected animals. Notably, while D614G- and Delta-inoculated cats had severe pneumonia, histologic examination of the lungs from Omicron-infected cats revealed mild to modest inflammation. Together, these results demonstrate that the Omicron variant BA.1.1 is less pathogenic than D614G and Delta variants in a highly susceptible feline model. Author Summary The SARS-CoV-2 Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant of concern (VOC) emerged in South Africa late in 2021 and rapidly spread across the world causing a significant increase in the number of infections. Importantly, this variant was also associated with an increased risk of reinfections. However, the number of hospitalizations and deaths due to COVID-19 did not follow the same trends. These early observations, suggested effective protection conferred by immunizations and/or overall lower virulence of the highly mutated variant virus. In this study we present novel evidence demonstrating that the Omicron BA.1.1 variant of concern (VOC) presents a lower pathogenicity when compared to D614G- or Delta variants in cats. Clinical, virological and pathological evaluations revealed lower disease severity, viral replication and lung pathology in Omicron-infected cats when compared to D614G and Delta variant inoculated animals, confirming that Omicron BA.1.1 is less pathogenic in a highly susceptible feline model of infection.
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- Mathias Martins
- Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America
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- Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America
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- Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Section of Anatomic Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America
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- Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
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Nayrac M, Dubé M, Sannier G, Nicolas A, Marchitto L, Tastet O, Tauzin A, Brassard N, Lima-Barbosa R, Beaudoin-Bussières G, Vézina D, Gong SY, Benlarbi M, Gasser R, Laumaea A, Prévost J, Bourassa C, Gendron-Lepage G, Medjahed H, Goyette G, Ortega-Delgado GG, Laporte M, Niessl J, Gokool L, Morrisseau C, Arlotto P, Richard J, Bélair J, Prat A, Tremblay C, Martel-Laferrière V, Finzi A, Kaufmann DE. Temporal associations of B and T cell immunity with robust vaccine responsiveness in a 16-week interval BNT162b2 regimen. Cell Rep 2022; 39:111013. [PMID: 35732172 PMCID: PMC9189142 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2022] [Revised: 04/27/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Spacing of BNT162b2 mRNA doses beyond 3 weeks raises concerns about vaccine efficacy. We longitudinally analyze B cell, T cell, and humoral responses to two BNT162b2 mRNA doses administered 16 weeks apart in 53 SARS-CoV-2 naive and previously infected donors. This regimen elicits robust RBD-specific B cell responses whose kinetics differs between cohorts, the second dose leading to increased magnitude in naive participants only. While boosting does not increase magnitude of CD4+ T cell responses further compared with the first dose, unsupervised clustering of single-cell features reveals phenotypic and functional shifts over time and between cohorts. Integrated analysis shows longitudinal immune component-specific associations, with early T helper responses post first dose correlating with B cell responses after the second dose, and memory T helper generated between doses correlating with CD8 T cell responses after boosting. Therefore, boosting elicits a robust cellular recall response after the 16-week interval, indicating functional immune memory.
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- Manon Nayrac
- Centre de Recherche du CHUM, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada; Département de Microbiologie, Infectiologie et Immunologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du CHUM, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du CHUM, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada; Département de Microbiologie, Infectiologie et Immunologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du CHUM, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada; Département de Microbiologie, Infectiologie et Immunologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du CHUM, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada; Département de Microbiologie, Infectiologie et Immunologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du CHUM, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du CHUM, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada; Département de Microbiologie, Infectiologie et Immunologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du CHUM, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada; Département de Microbiologie, Infectiologie et Immunologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du CHUM, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du CHUM, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, McGill University, Montréal, QC H3A 2B4, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du CHUM, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du CHUM, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada; Département de Microbiologie, Infectiologie et Immunologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du CHUM, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada; Département de Microbiologie, Infectiologie et Immunologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du CHUM, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada; Département de Microbiologie, Infectiologie et Immunologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du CHUM, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada; Département de Microbiologie, Infectiologie et Immunologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du CHUM, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du CHUM, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada; Département de Microbiologie, Infectiologie et Immunologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada
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- Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H3T 1J4, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du CHUM, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada; Départment of Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du CHUM, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada; Département de Microbiologie, Infectiologie et Immunologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du CHUM, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada; Département de Microbiologie, Infectiologie et Immunologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du CHUM, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada; Département de Microbiologie, Infectiologie et Immunologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, McGill University, Montréal, QC H3A 2B4, Canada.
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- Centre de Recherche du CHUM, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada; Département de Microbiologie, Infectiologie et Immunologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada; Département de Médecine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H3T 1J4, Canada.
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Li J, Lillehoj PB. Ultrafast Electrothermal Flow-Enhanced Magneto Biosensor for Highly Sensitive Protein Detection in Whole Blood. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202200206. [PMID: 35293092 PMCID: PMC9117500 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202200206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Current diagnostic tests for sensitive protein detection rely on immunological techniques, such as ELISA, which require sample purification, multiple washing steps and lengthy incubation, hindering their use for rapid testing. Here, we report a simple electrothermal flow-enhanced biosensor for ultrafast, high sensitivity measurements of protein biomarkers in whole blood. Magnetic nanobeads dually-labeled with a detection antibody and enzyme reporter are used to form immunocomplexes with the target protein, which are readily transported to the sensor via magnetic concentration. The incorporation of electrothermal flows enhances immunocomplex formation, allowing for rapid and sensitive detection without requiring blood purification or lengthy incubation. Proof of concept was carried out using Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein 2 (PfHRP2), a malaria parasite biomarker, which could be detected at concentrations as low as 5.7 pg mL-1 (95 fM) in whole blood in 7 min. The speed, sensitivity and simplicity of this device make it attractive for rapid diagnostic testing.
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- Jiran Li
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Villanueva‐Saz S, Giner J, Tobajas AP, Pérez MD, González‐Ramírez AM, Macías‐León J, González A, Verde M, Yzuel A, Hurtado‐Guerrero R, Pardo J, Santiago L, Paño‐Pardo JR, Ruíz H, Lacasta DM, Sánchez L, Marteles D, Gracia AP, Fernández A. Serological evidence of SARS-CoV-2 and co-infections in stray cats in Spain. Transbound Emerg Dis 2022; 69:1056-1064. [PMID: 33686768 PMCID: PMC8250530 DOI: 10.1111/tbed.14062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2020] [Revised: 02/09/2021] [Accepted: 03/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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A new coronavirus known as SARS-CoV-2 emerged in Wuhan in 2019 and spread rapidly to the rest of the world causing the pandemic disease named coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19). Little information is known about the impact this virus can cause upon domestic and stray animals. The potential impact of SARS-CoV-2 has become of great interest in cats due to transmission among domestic cats and the severe phenotypes described recently in a domestic cat. In this context, there is a public health warning that needs to be investigated in relation with the epidemiological role of this virus in stray cats. Consequently, in order to know the impact of the possible transmission chain, blood samples were obtained from 114 stray cats in the city of Zaragoza (Spain) and tested for SARS-CoV-2 and other selected pathogens susceptible to immunosuppression including Toxoplasma gondii, Leishmania infantum, feline leukaemia virus (FeLV) and feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) from January to October 2020. Four cats (3.51%), based on enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using the receptor binding domain (RBD) of Spike antigen, were seroreactive to SARS-CoV-2. T. gondii, L. infantum, FeLV and FIV seroprevalence was 12.28%, 16.67%, 4.39% and 19.30%, respectively. Among seropositive cats to SARS-CoV-2, three cats were also seropositive to other pathogens including antibodies detected against T. gondii and FIV (n = 1); T. gondii (n = 1); and FIV and L. infantum (n = 1). The subjects giving positive for SARS-CoV-2 were captured in urban areas of the city in different months: January 2020 (2/4), February 2020 (1/4) and July 2020 (1/4). This study revealed, for the first time, the exposure of stray cats to SARS-CoV-2 in Spain and the existence of concomitant infections with other pathogens including T. gondii, L. infantum and FIV, suggesting that immunosuppressed animals might be especially susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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- Sergio Villanueva‐Saz
- Clinical Immunology Laboratory, Veterinary FacultyUniversity of ZaragozaZaragozaSpain
- Department of Pharmacology and PhysiologyVeterinary FacultyUniversity of ZaragozaZaragozaSpain
- Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón‐IA2 (Universidad de Zaragoza‐CITA)ZaragozaSpain
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- Clinical Immunology Laboratory, Veterinary FacultyUniversity of ZaragozaZaragozaSpain
- Deparment of Animal Pathology, Veterinary FacultyUniversity of ZaragozaZaragozaSpain
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- Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón‐IA2 (Universidad de Zaragoza‐CITA)ZaragozaSpain
- Department of Animal Production and Sciences of the Food, Veterinary FacultyUniversity of ZaragozaZaragozaSpain
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- Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón‐IA2 (Universidad de Zaragoza‐CITA)ZaragozaSpain
- Department of Animal Production and Sciences of the Food, Veterinary FacultyUniversity of ZaragozaZaragozaSpain
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- Institute for Biocomputation and Physics of Complex Systems (BIFI)Edificio I+DCampus Rio EbroUniversity of ZaragozaZaragozaSpain
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- Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón‐IA2 (Universidad de Zaragoza‐CITA)ZaragozaSpain
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- Deparment of Animal Pathology, Veterinary FacultyUniversity of ZaragozaZaragozaSpain
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- Clinical Immunology Laboratory, Veterinary FacultyUniversity of ZaragozaZaragozaSpain
- Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón‐IA2 (Universidad de Zaragoza‐CITA)ZaragozaSpain
- Deparment of Animal Pathology, Veterinary FacultyUniversity of ZaragozaZaragozaSpain
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- Clinical Immunology Laboratory, Veterinary FacultyUniversity of ZaragozaZaragozaSpain
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- Institute for Biocomputation and Physics of Complex Systems (BIFI)Edificio I+DCampus Rio EbroUniversity of ZaragozaZaragozaSpain
- Aragon I+D Foundation (ARAID)ZaragozaSpain
- Laboratorio de Microscopías Avanzada (LMA)Edificio I+D, Campus Rio EbroUniversity of ZaragozaZaragozaSpain
- Copenhagen Center for GlycomicsCopenhagenDenmark
- Department of Cellular and Molecular MedicineSchool of DentistryUniversity of CopenhagenCopenhagenDenmark
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- Aragon I+D Foundation (ARAID)ZaragozaSpain
- Aragon Health Research Institute (IIS Aragón)ZaragozaSpain
- Department of MicrobiologyPediatrics, Radiology and Public HealthZaragoza University of ZaragozaZaragozaSpain
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- Aragon Health Research Institute (IIS Aragón)ZaragozaSpain
- Infectious Disease DepartmentUniversity Hospital Lozano BlesaZaragozaSpain
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- Deparment of Animal Pathology, Veterinary FacultyUniversity of ZaragozaZaragozaSpain
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- Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón‐IA2 (Universidad de Zaragoza‐CITA)ZaragozaSpain
- Deparment of Animal Pathology, Veterinary FacultyUniversity of ZaragozaZaragozaSpain
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- Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón‐IA2 (Universidad de Zaragoza‐CITA)ZaragozaSpain
- Department of Animal Production and Sciences of the Food, Veterinary FacultyUniversity of ZaragozaZaragozaSpain
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- Clinical Immunology Laboratory, Veterinary FacultyUniversity of ZaragozaZaragozaSpain
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- Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón‐IA2 (Universidad de Zaragoza‐CITA)ZaragozaSpain
- Department of Animal Production and Sciences of the Food, Veterinary FacultyUniversity of ZaragozaZaragozaSpain
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- Clinical Immunology Laboratory, Veterinary FacultyUniversity of ZaragozaZaragozaSpain
- Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón‐IA2 (Universidad de Zaragoza‐CITA)ZaragozaSpain
- Deparment of Animal Pathology, Veterinary FacultyUniversity of ZaragozaZaragozaSpain
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Su D, Li H, Zhou R, Zhao L, Li A, Liu X, Wang C, Jia X, Liu F, Sun P, Yan X, Zhu C, Lu G. Embedding Proteins within Spatially Controlled Hierarchical Nanoarchitectures for Ultrasensitive Immunoassay. Anal Chem 2022; 94:6271-6280. [PMID: 35417142 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c00269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Modulating the precise self-assembly of functional biomacromolecules is a critical challenge in biotechnology. Herein, functional biomacromolecule-assembled hierarchical hybrid nanoarchitectures in a spatially controlled fashion are synthesized, achieving the biorecognition behavior and signal amplification in the immunoassay simultaneously. Biomacromolecules with sequential assembly on the scaffold through the biomineralization process show significantly enhanced stability, bioactivity, and utilization efficiency, allowing tuning of their functions by modifying their size and composition. The hierarchically hybrid nanoarchitectures show great potential in construction of ultrasensitive immunoassay platforms, achieving a three order-of-magnitude increase in sensitivity. Notably, the well-designed HRP@Ab2 nanoarchitectures allow for optical immunoassays with a detection range from picogram mL-1 to microgram mL-1 on demand, providing great promise for quantitative analysis of both low-abundance and high-residue targets for biomedical applications.
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- Dandan Su
- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Food Quality and Safety, College of Food Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensing Technology and Health, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People's Republic of China
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Honda H, Kusaka Y, Wu H, Endo H, Tsuya D, Ohnuki H. Toward a Practical Impedimetric Biosensor: A Micro-Gap Parallel Plate Electrode Structure That Suppresses Unexpected Device-to-Device Variations. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:11017-11022. [PMID: 35415349 PMCID: PMC8991901 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c06942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 03/08/2022] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
Abstract
We propose a rational electrode design concept for affinity biosensors based on electrochemical impedance spectroscopy to substantially suppress unexpected device-to-device variations. On the basis that the uniformity of the current distribution affects the variation, a novel micro-gap parallel plate electrode (PPE) was developed, where two planar electrodes with edges covered with a SiO2 layer were placed face to face. The structure provides a uniform current distribution over the planar electrode surface and maximizes the contribution of the planar electrode surface to sensing. For a comparative study, we also fabricated a micro-structured interdigitated electrode (IDE) that has been widely adopted for high-sensitivity measurement, although its current is highly concentrated on the electrode edge corner. Protein G (PrG) molecules were immobilized on both electrodes to prepare an immunoglobulin G (IgG) biosensor on which the specific binding of PrG-IgG can occur. We demonstrated that the IgG sensor with the PPE has small device-to-device variations, in strong contrast to the sensor with the IDE having large device-to-device variations. The results indicate that the current distribution on the electrode surface is important to fabricating electrochemical impedance spectroscopy biosensors with small device-to-device variations. Furthermore, it was found that the PPE allows ultrasensitive detection, that is, the sensor exhibited a linear range from 1 × 10-13 to 1 × 10-7 mol/L with a detection limit of 1 × 10-14 mol/L, which is a record sensitivity at low concentrations for EIS-based IgG sensors.
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Affiliation(s)
- Haruka Honda
- Department
of Marine Electronics and Mechanical Engineering, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 2-1-6 Etchujima, Koto, Tokyo 135-8533, Japan
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- Department
of Marine Electronics and Mechanical Engineering, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 2-1-6 Etchujima, Koto, Tokyo 135-8533, Japan
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- Department
of Ocean Sciences, Tokyo University of Marine
Science and Technology, 4-5-7 Konan, Minato, Tokyo 108-8477, Japan
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- Department
of Ocean Sciences, Tokyo University of Marine
Science and Technology, 4-5-7 Konan, Minato, Tokyo 108-8477, Japan
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- National
Institute for Material Science, 1-21 Sengen, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0047, Japan
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- Department
of Marine Electronics and Mechanical Engineering, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 2-1-6 Etchujima, Koto, Tokyo 135-8533, Japan
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