Establishment of a sandwich light‐initiated chemiluminescence assay with double antigen for detecting human cytomegalovirus IgG antibody

Author(s):  
Zhiyong Liu ◽  
Yang Yu ◽  
Hao Liu ◽  
Xinying Chen ◽  
Liuxu Li ◽  
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Viruses ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 866
Author(s):  
Masatoki Kaneko ◽  
Junsuke Muraoka ◽  
Kazumi Kusumoto ◽  
Toshio Minematsu

Human cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the leading cause of neurological sequelae in infants. Understanding the risk factors of primary CMV infection is crucial in establishing preventive strategies. Thus, we conducted a retrospective cohort study to identify risk factors of vertical transmission among pregnant women with immunoglobulin (Ig) M positivity. The study included 456 pregnant women with IgM positivity. Information on age, parity, occupation, clinical signs, IgM levels, and IgG avidity index (AI) was collected. The women were divided into infected and non-infected groups. The two groups showed significant differences in IgM level, IgG AI, number of women with low IgG AI, clinical signs, and number of pregnant women with single parity. In the multiple logistic regression analysis, pregnant women with single parity and low IgG AI were independent predictors. Among 40 women who tested negative for IgG antibody in their previous pregnancy, 20 showed low IgG AI in their current pregnancy. Among the 20 women, 4 had vertical transmission. These results provide better understanding of the risk factors of vertical transmission in pregnant women with IgM positivity.


2013 ◽  
Vol 634-638 ◽  
pp. 1313-1318
Author(s):  
Yu Fen Jin ◽  
Yan Lei Li ◽  
Yan Hua ◽  
Xiao Gang Zhang ◽  
Ting Yu

Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of prokaryotic expression of fusion proteins pp150-pp65 of human cytomegalovirus (hCMV) for its application as antigen, the fusion protein of pp150-pp65 were expressed in prokaryotic expression system and purified by Ni-NTA affinity chromatography column for preparing the colloidal gold kit. Methods Using DNA from HCMV strain as template, the genes encoding pp150 and pp65 protein fragment were amplified by PCR technique, respectively. After confirmed by DNA sequence analysis, the recombinant plasmid pET28a-pp150-pp65 was transformed into E.Coil.BL21(DE3) and induced to express with IPTG. The expressed fusion protein was characterized by SDS-PAGE and western blot after purified, then we used the purified fusion protein to develop combined detection kit of IgM/IgG antibody against HCMV (colloidal gold method) with Beijing Innovita Bio-tech Co., Ltd for detecting the samples, compared with the imported kits (ELISA). Results The gene of fusion fragment pp150-pp65 was correctly amplified and the recombinant vector was successfully constructed. The purified protein with the molecular weight of 45KD had good antigenicity by western blot. The protein was subjected to assay with an ELI SA capture kit in its specific and sensitive assay based on colloidal gold nanoparticles, testing of 600 serum samples indicated that this kit had a sensitivity of 92.7%;, specificity of 83.1%, crude consistency o f 90.2%, compared to the imported HCMV-IgG kit; the sensitivity of the kit was 88.1%, specificity was 89.2%, coarse consistency was 88.5%, compared to the imported HCMV-IgM kit; Conclusion In this experiment, the HCMV antigen with high purity and specificity (pp150-pp65 recombinant protein) was prepared effectively through genetic engineering technology. Compared to imported reagents, the colloidal gold kit consisting of fusion protein in a capture assay had high sensitivity and specificity. Preliminary clinical use warrants further development and use of this kit. Furthermore, it provides a technological basis for detection of HCMV in different stages of clinical infection.


Viruses ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 399
Author(s):  
Federica Zavaglio ◽  
Loretta Fiorina ◽  
Nicolás M. Suárez ◽  
Chiara Fornara ◽  
Marica De Cicco ◽  
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Background: Strain-specific antibodies to human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) glycoproteins B and H (gB and gH) have been proposed as a potential diagnostic tool for identifying reinfection. We investigated genotype-specific IgG antibody responses in parallel with defining the gB and gH genotypes of the infecting viral strains. Methods: Subjects with primary (n = 20) or non-primary (n = 25) HCMV infection were studied. The seven gB (gB1-7) and two gH (gH1-2) genotypes were determined by real-time PCR and whole viral genome sequencing, and genotype-specific IgG antibodies were measured by a peptide-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Results: Among subjects with primary infection, 73% (n = 8) infected by gB1-HCMV and 63% (n = 5) infected by gB2/3-HCMV had genotype-specific IgG antibodies to gB (gB2 and gB3 are similar in the region tested). Peptides from the rarer gB4-gB7 genotypes had nonspecific antibody responses. All subjects infected by gH1-HCMV and 86% (n = 6) infected by gH2-HCMV developed genotype-specific responses. Among women with non-primary infection, gB and gH genotype-specific IgG antibodies were detected in 40% (n = 10) and 80% (n = 20) of subjects, respectively. Conclusions: Peptide-based ELISA is capable of detecting primary genotype-specific IgG responses to HCMV gB and gH, and could be adopted for identifying reinfections. However, about half of the subjects did not have genotype-specific IgG antibodies to gB.


1999 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 173-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernard Weber ◽  
El Hadji M. Bargane Fall ◽  
Annemarie Berger ◽  
Hans Wilhelm Doerr

1994 ◽  
Vol 72 (06) ◽  
pp. 964-972 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffery L Kutok ◽  
Barry S Coller

SummaryWe produced a murine monoclonal antibody, 7H2, and localized its epitope to one or more small regions on platelet glycoprotein (GP) Ilia. 7H2-IgG and 7H2-F(ab’)2 completely inhibit platelet aggregation and fibrinogen binding at low agonist concentrations, but only partially inhibit aggregation and fibrinogen binding at high agonist concentrations; 7H2-Fab has no effect on aggregation or fibrinogen binding at any agonist concentration. 7H2-IgG binds to the entire platelet population as judged by flow cytometry. At near saturating concentrations, ∼40,000 7H2-IgG antibody molecules bind per platelet. In contrast, ∼80,000 7H2 Fab molecules bind per platelet, suggesting that 7H2-IgG binding is bivalent. 7H2 was unable to inhibit fibrinogen binding to purified, immobilized GPIIb/IIIa. These data indicate that the bivalent binding of 7H2 to GPIIIa is required for its partial inhibition of fibrinogen binding to platelets, perhaps through dimerization of GPIIb/IIIa surface receptors (or more complex GPIIb/IIIa redistribution triggered by 7H2 binding) resulting in limited accessibility of fibrinogen to its binding site(s).


1981 ◽  
Vol 45 (01) ◽  
pp. 027-033 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Sugiura ◽  
M Steiner ◽  
M Baldini

SummaryThe function of nonimmune IgG associated with platelets is unknown. In a series of experiments we have investigated this problem, relating amount of platelet-associated IgG (PAIgG) to platelet volume, serotonin release, adherence of platelets to monocytes and platelet senescence. Most of these studies were performed with human platelets. Platelets freed of preexisting PAIgG by incubation at 22° C were incubated with IgG in a series of concentrations ranging from 0.4 — 27.0 X10-6 M. The IgG preparations used were demonstrably free of aggregated forms of the protein. The amount of PAIgG bound to platelets was determined by the use of fluorescein isothiocyanate-conjugated anti-IgG antibody (F-anti-IgG antibody) which was quantified in a fluorospectrophotometer. Newly bound IgG was assayed similarly by the use of F-IgG. A dose-dependent increase in platelet volume was associated with the binding of nonimmune IgG by platelets. The process which leveled off at an IgG concentration of 1.2 —1.5 X10-5 M was almost fully reversible and was not due to platelet shape change or aggregation. Release of serotonin from IgG-treated platelets was relatively small but to the extent that it occurred was positively related to the IgG concentration to which platelets were exposed. Adherence to autologous monocytes studied quantitatively by the use of formaldehyde-fixed cells was also positively related to the amount of IgG on the platelets. Normal or IgG-defident serum had a potent inhibitory (noncompetitive) action on the binding of F-IgG and F-anti-human IgG antibody to human platelets. Cohorts of platelets prepared in rabbits during the recovery phase of immunological thrombocytopenia induced by injection of heterologous antiserum, showed an age-dependent increase of PAIgG and of IgG binding. These results suggest that PAIgG plays a role in the clearance of senescent platelets.


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