scholarly journals Aptamers based sensing of pregnancy associated glycoproteins (PAG) of bovine for early pregnancy detection

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Munna Lal Yadav ◽  
Abhishek Parashar ◽  
Nimai Charan Mahanandia ◽  
Vanya Bhushan ◽  
Sudarshan Kumar ◽  
...  

AbstractTosyl activated magnetic beads were used for aptamer selection against PAG- 7 and 18 proteins of bovine origin. PAG proteins were immobilized on beads with further addition of biotin tagged aptamer library. The recognition of aptamers with PAG was identified by ST-HRP based approach which was colorimetric in nature. The selected aptamers were sequenced and at the same time several new aptamers were identified. Later M-fold structure and G-quadruplex score of aptamers were analyzed for their selection. Those aptamers having high G value and complex structure were chosen. In dot blot assay, aptamers recognized PAG protein in an animal after 42 days of artificial insemination which later given birth to a healthy calf. Further the cross reactivity with serum of 0th day animal (post AI) or with non pregnant animal serum was minimal. Aptamers have also shown interaction with PAG protein of buffalo origin. These selected aptamers have commercial application especially in development of biosensors for early detection of pregnancy in bovine.

2017 ◽  
pp. 99-103
Author(s):  
Van Bao Thang Phan ◽  
Hoang Bach Nguyen ◽  
Van Thanh Nguyen ◽  
Thi Nhu Hoa Tran ◽  
Viet Quynh Tram Ngo

Introduction: Infection with HPV is the main cause of cervical cancer. Determining HPV infection and the types of HPV plays an important role in diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of cervicitis/cervical cancer. Aims: Determining proportion of high-risk HPV types and the occurrence of coinfection with multiple HPV types. Methods: 177 women with cervicitis or abnormal Pap smear result were enrolled in the study. Performing the real-time PCR for detecting HPV and the reverse DOT-BLOT assay for determining type of HPV in cases of positive PCR. Results: 7 types of high-risk HPV was dectected, the majority of these types were HPV type 18 (74.6%) and HPV type 16 (37.6%); the proportion of infection with only one type of HPV was 30.4% and coinfection with multiple HPV types was higher (69.6%), the coinfected cases with 2 and 3 types were dominated (32.2% and 20.3%, respectively) and the coinfected cases with 4 and 5 types were rare. Conclusion: Use of the real-time PCR and reverse DOT-BLOT assay can determine the high-risk HPV types and the occurrence of coinfection with multiple HPV types. Key words: HPV type, Reverse DOT-BLOT, real-time PCR,PCR, cervical cancer


1986 ◽  
Vol 32 (10) ◽  
pp. 1832-1835 ◽  
Author(s):  
P C Patel ◽  
L Aubin ◽  
J Côte

Abstract We investigated two techniques of immunoblotting--the Western blot and the dot blot--for use in detecting prostatic acid phosphatase (PAP, EC 3.1.3.2). We used polyclonal antisera to human PAP, produced in rabbits by hyperimmunization with purified PAP, and PAP-specific monoclonal antibodies in the immunoenzymatic protocols. We conclude that PAP can be readily detected by Western blots with use of polyclonal antisera, but not with monoclonal antibodies. On the other hand, using a dot blot assay, we could easily detect PAP with both polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies.


2020 ◽  
Vol 59 (24) ◽  
pp. 9719-9726 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liu‐Yi Liu ◽  
Wenting Liu ◽  
Kang‐Nan Wang ◽  
Bo‐Chen Zhu ◽  
Xiao‐Yu Xia ◽  
...  

1991 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 627 ◽  
Author(s):  
G Evans

Current use of reproductive technology in the Australian livestock industries is limited, though it increased in line with higher prices for beef and wool through the 1980s. The required techniques, many of which were developed in Australia, are available and the level of expertise is comparable to the best in the world. However, the extensive pastoral industries do not readily lend themselves to these procedures. Only in the dairy industry is artificial insemination used to a significant degree. On the other hand, application of the technology in the pastoral industries is confined largely to studs and breeding cooperatives which provide breeding animals for producer flocks and herds. Hence the impact of applied technology may be more widespread than first appears. Until recently, little regard was paid to application of the technology along sound breeding principles. Artificial insemination and multiple ovulation and embryo transfer (MOET) have not been used so much in planned breeding programmes aimed at local improvement of stock, but more to proliferate genes of reputedly superior stock, imported either from overseas or elsewhere in Australia. This is particularly true of MOET, where the incentive to use it is commonly a short term cash gain made from proliferating breeding stock of a particularly valuable and usually novel strain or breed. Recent technological improvements which render the use of reproductive technology cheaper and more effective will lead to its more widespread use in commercial practice. Techniques for embryo freezing and splitting have been greatly simplified and quickly put into practice. The novel livestock technologies of in vitro oocyte maturation and fertilization have already found commercial application overseas. Fecundity-enhancing products have also been adopted by the livestock industries. There is potential value for greater use of reproductive technology in the livestock industries provided it is implemented according to sound breeding principles and provided associated management practices are applied simultaneously.


1994 ◽  
Vol 221 (2) ◽  
pp. 431-433 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.O. Hueber ◽  
M. Pierres ◽  
H.T. He
Keyword(s):  
Dot Blot ◽  

Gene ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 112 (2) ◽  
pp. 257-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Schandorf Sørensen Michael ◽  
Mogens Duch ◽  
Kirsten Paludan ◽  
Poul Jøgensen ◽  
Skou Pedersen Finn

2018 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 229-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suresh Bokoliya ◽  
Shripad Patil ◽  
Madhu Nagappa ◽  
Arun Taly

AbstractObjectiveTo assess the practicality of dot-blot testing for rapid and sensitive detection of the antiacetylcholine receptor (anti-AChR) antibodies in myasthenia gravis (MG).MethodsIn this case-control study, we tested serum specimens of 85 patients with MG, 85 healthy control individuals, and 85 patients without MG who have other autoimmune and neurological illnesses. All the serum specimens were tested for anti-AChR antibodies using 3 assays: in-house enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), the dot-blot assay, and commercial ELISA.ResultsIn-house ELISA, commercial ELISA, and dot-blot test results were positive for anti-AChR antibodies in 65 (76.5%) patients with MG. The results of all 3 tests were negative for anti-AChR antibodies in healthy controls and patients without MG. We observed perfect concordance (K = 1, P <.001) between all 3 tests. In-house ELISA correlated significantly (r = 0.873, P <.001) with commercial ELISA. In-house ELISA and the dot-blot test demonstrated similar diagnostic performance in detecting anti-AChR antibodies.ConclusionsThe dot-blot assay is a simple, nonradioactive immune assay for rapid detection of anti-AChR antibodies in MG.


Author(s):  
Nobuhiro Shimozawa ◽  
Naohide Ageyama ◽  
Shunya Nakayama ◽  
Hiroshi Koie ◽  
Yasuhiro Yasutomi

Intrauterine sperm injection for artificial insemination is difficult in cynomolgus macaques (Macaca fascicularis) and rhesus macaques (M. mulatta) due to the complex structure of the cervical canal, which differs from that of humans. Despite the availability of several artificial insemination methods for macaques, pregnancy rates are inconsistent, and details regarding ovulation are unclear, thus warranting more effective methods. Therefore, we developed an effective, ultrasound-guided, transabdominal intrauterine artificial insemination method for cynomolgus macaques that involves timing sperm injection to coincide with the periovulation phase estimated according to rapid hormone measurement. We performed our intrauterine artificial insemination on 6 female macaques; 4 of the 5 animals that were predicted to have ovulated soon after insemination became pregnant, whereas the 1 macaque that was predicted not to have ovulated did not. Furthermore, we saw no evidence of injury, such as a conspicuous needle hole or bleeding on the surface of or inside the uterus, nor did our method result in any abnormalities in the mothers or their offspring. Thus, our ultrasound-guided, transabdominal, intrauterine artificial insemination method is rapid, safe, and effective in cynomolgus macaques.


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