scholarly journals Dengue Patients Exhibit Higher Levels of PrM and E Antibodies Than Their Asymptomatic Counterparts

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adeline Syin Lian Yeo ◽  
Anusyah Rathakrishnan ◽  
Seok Mui Wang ◽  
Sasheela Ponnampalavanar ◽  
Rishya Manikam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Virus Infection ◽  
Recombinant Protein ◽  
Neutralizing Antibodies ◽  
Indirect Elisa ◽  
Elisa Method ◽  
Serum Samples ◽  
Dengue Virus Infection ◽  
E Protein ◽  
Household Members ◽  
Asymptomatic Individuals

Dengue virus infection is a common tropical disease which often occurs without being detected. These asymptomatic cases provide information in relation to the manifestation of immunological aspects. In this study, we developed an ELISA method to compare neutralizing effects of dengue prM and E antibodies between dengue patients and their asymptomatic household members. Recombinant D2 premembrane (prM) was constructed, cloned, and tested for antigenicity. The recombinant protein was purified and tested with controls by using an indirect ELISA method. Positive dengue serum samples with their asymptomatic pair were then carried out onto the developed ELISA. In addition, commercially available recombinant envelope (E) protein was used to develop an ELISA which was tested with the same set of serum samples in the prM ELISA. Asymptomatic individuals showed preexisting heterotypic neutralizing antibodies. The recombinant prM was antigenically reactive in the developed ELISA. Dengue patients had higher prM and E antibodies compared to their household members. Our study highlights the neutralizing antibodies levels with respect to dengue prM and E between dengue patients and asymptomatic individuals.

scholarly journals EVALUASI PEMERIKSAAN IMUNOKROMATOGRAFI UNTUK MENDETEKSI ANTIBODI IgM DAN IgG DEMAM BERDARAH DENGUE ANAK

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 88
Author(s):  
Ety Retno Setyowati ◽  
Aryati Aryati ◽  
Prihatini Prihatini ◽  
M.Y. Probohoesodo
Keyword(s):  
Virus Infection ◽  
Dengue Virus ◽  
Diagnostic Value ◽  
Rt Pcr ◽  
Diagnostic Specificity ◽  
Elisa Method ◽  
Serum Samples ◽  
Dengue Virus Infection ◽  
Serological Tests ◽  
Complex Technology

The gold standard diagnosis of DHF by RT-PCR needs a complex technology and is time consuming. Serological tests have beendeveloped to detect IgM and IgG anti dengue to determine primary as well as secondary acute phase infection. IgM and IgG antidenguetests by immunochromatography have been used, due to a high diagnostic validity, also because they are simple, practicable, easy, rapid(15–30 minutes), can be used in a single serum sample. ELISA method has been used as a confirmation method. The aim of this studyis to evaluate the immunochromatography method in detecting IgG and IgM anti dengue of DHF patients. The study was performedon 50 serum samples from patients of the ICU Department of Paediatrics Dr. Soetomo Hospital, Surabaya during July–August 2005with dengue virus infection according to the 1997, WHO criterion and 27 serum samples from non dengue virus infection patients.ELISA method showed positive infection in 44 samples. Immunochromatography method showed positive infection in 43 samples, butwas negative in 1 sample. Diagnostic sensitivity of Immunochromatography is 97.7% (43/44) and the diagnostic specificity is 92.6%(25/27). Immunochromatography method has a high diagnostic value in assisting the diagnosis of DHF.

scholarly journals Immunoglobulin A Antibody Responses in Dengue Patients: a Useful Marker for Serodiagnosis of Dengue Virus Infection

2005 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 1235-1237 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Nawa ◽  
T. Takasaki ◽  
M. Ito ◽  
S. Inoue ◽  
K. Morita ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Virus Infection ◽  
Dengue Virus ◽  
Immunoglobulin A ◽  
Antibody Responses ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Virus Infections ◽  
Serum Samples ◽  
Dengue Virus Infection ◽  
Iga Antibody ◽  
Antibody Capture

ABSTRACT We determined the usefulness of an immunoglobulin A (IgA) antibody-capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for serodiagnosis of dengue virus infections. The results indicate that the presence of IgA and IgM in serum samples assures recent primary dengue virus infection even with a single serum sample.

Lav/HTLV-III Neutralizing Antibodies in the Sera of Patients with Aids, Lymphadenopathy Syndrome and Asymptomatic Seropositive Individuals

1986 ◽  
Vol 72 (3) ◽  
pp. 219-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georgine P. Faulkner-Valle ◽  
Anita De Rossi ◽  
Oriella Dalla Gassa ◽  
Luigi Chieco-Bianchi
Keyword(s):  
Western Blot ◽  
Blot Analysis ◽  
Western Blot Analysis ◽  
Neutralizing Antibodies ◽  
Elisa Test ◽  
Antibody Specificity ◽  
Serum Samples ◽  
Neutralizing Activity ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Asymptomatic Individuals

Serum samples which had previously been found positive for LAV/HTLV-III antibodies by the ELISA test and then confirmed by radioimmunoassay (Western blot) were tested for the presence of neutralizing antibodies. No neutralizing activity was found in the sera of a group of patients with the clinical diagnosis of AIDS. However in patients with LAS and other related pathologic conditions the percentage of sera positive for neutralizing antibodies was 27 % and 55 % respectively. At least 50 % of the sera from seropositive asymptomatic individuals had neutralizing activity but with the exception of the haemophiliac group the mean titre was much lower than that of LAS patients. No relationship was found between the neutralizing titre and the antibody specificity detected by Western blot analysis for p41 and p120.

scholarly journals Artificial Receptors in Serologic Tests for the Early Diagnosis of Dengue Virus Infection

2006 ◽  
Vol 52 (8) ◽  
pp. 1486-1491 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dar-Fu Tai ◽  
Chung-Yin Lin ◽  
Tzong-Zeng Wu ◽  
Jyh-Hsiung Huang ◽  
Pei-Yun Shu
Keyword(s):  
Virus Infection ◽  
Dengue Virus ◽  
Nonstructural Protein ◽  
Sample Pretreatment ◽  
Virus Infections ◽  
Serum Samples ◽  
Dengue Virus Infection ◽  
Artificial Receptors ◽  
Nonstructural Protein 1 ◽  
Sensitive Sensor

Abstract Background: Because of the range and nonspecificity of clinical presentations of dengue virus infections, we felt there was a need to create diagnostic tests. We used artificial receptors for the virus to develop serologic assays to detect dengue virus infection. Methods: We coated a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) with molecularly imprinted polymers specific for nonstructural protein 1 of flavivirus. These artificial receptors were specifically created on a QCM chip by polymerization of monomers and were cross-linked in the presence of the epitope site of nonstructural protein 1. We tested serum samples from patients with confirmed cases of dengue reported to the Center for Disease Control in Taipei. Samples were diluted 100-fold; no other sample pretreatment was used. The QCM response was compared with results of monoclonal ELISA. Results: QCM signals were >15 Hz in 18 of 21 (86%) of dengue samples and in 0 of 16 control samples. The correlation (r2) of the QCM response and the ELISA result was 0.73. Within-run and run-to-run imprecisions (CV) were 4%–28% and 10%–32%, respectively. Conclusions: The described assay offers a serologic technique for diagnosis of early viremia. The results illustrate the potential of well-organized polymers on the highly sensitive sensor system for diagnostic and biotechnological applications.

scholarly journals Induction of Epitope-Specific Neutralizing Antibodies against West Nile Virus

2007 ◽  
Vol 81 (21) ◽  
pp. 11828-11839 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theodore Oliphant ◽  
Grant E. Nybakken ◽  
S. Kyle Austin ◽  
Qing Xu ◽  
Jonathan Bramson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
West Nile Virus ◽  
Human Serum ◽  
Neutralizing Antibodies ◽  
Immunoglobulin M ◽  
Late Time ◽  
Loss Of Function ◽  
Serum Samples ◽  
West Nile ◽  
E Protein ◽  
Low Levels

ABSTRACT Previous studies have established that an epitope on the lateral ridge of domain III (DIII-lr) of West Nile virus (WNV) envelope (E) protein is recognized by strongly neutralizing type-specific antibodies. In contrast, an epitope against the fusion loop in domain II (DII-fl) is recognized by flavivirus cross-reactive antibodies with less neutralizing potential. Using gain- and loss-of-function E proteins and wild-type and variant WNV reporter virus particles, we evaluated the expression pattern and activity of antibodies against the DIII-lr and DII-fl epitopes in mouse and human serum after WNV infection. In mice, immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibodies to the DIII-lr epitope were detected at low levels at day 6 after infection. However, compared to IgG responses against other epitopes in DI and DII, which were readily detected at day 8, the development of IgG against DIII-lr epitope was delayed and did not appear consistently until day 15. This late time point is notable since almost all death after WNV infection in mice occurs by day 12. Nonetheless, at later time points, DIII-lr antibodies accumulated and comprised a significant fraction of the DIII-specific IgG response. In sera from infected humans, DIII-lr antibodies were detected at low levels and did not correlate with clinical outcome. In contrast, antibodies to the DII-fl were detected in all human serum samples and encompassed a significant percentage of the anti-E protein response. Our experiments suggest that the highly neutralizing DIII-lr IgG antibodies have little significant role in primary infection and that the antibody response of humans may be skewed toward the induction of cross-reactive, less-neutralizing antibodies.

scholarly journals Dengue Virus Infection-Enhancing Activity in Serum Samples with Neutralizing Activity as Determined by Using FcγR-Expressing Cells

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. e1536 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meng Ling Moi ◽  
Chang-Kweng Lim ◽  
Kaw Bing Chua ◽  
Tomohiko Takasaki ◽  
Ichiro Kurane
Keyword(s):  
Virus Infection ◽  
Dengue Virus ◽  
Serum Samples ◽  
Dengue Virus Infection ◽  
Neutralizing Activity

scholarly journals Evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 Neutralizing Antibodies Using a Vesicular Stomatitis Virus Possessing SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hideki Tani ◽  
Long Tan ◽  
Miyuki Kimura ◽  
Yoshihiro Yoshida ◽  
Hiroshi Yamada ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Virus Infection ◽  
Whole Blood ◽  
Neutralizing Antibodies ◽  
High Specificity ◽  
Immunofluorescence Assay ◽  
Hospitalized Patients ◽  
Pseudotyped Virus ◽  
Serum Samples ◽  
Live Virus ◽  
Specificity And Sensitivity

Abstract Background:SARS-CoV-2 is a novel coronavirus that emerged in 2019 and is now classified in the genus Coronavirus with closely related SARS-CoV. SARS-CoV-2 is highly pathogenic in humans and is classified as a biosafety level (BSL)-3 pathogen, which makes manipulating it relatively difficult due to its infectious nature. Methods:To circumvent the need for BSL-3 laboratories, an alternative assay was developed that avoids live virus and instead uses a recombinant VSV expressing luciferase and possesses the full length or truncated spike proteins of SARS-CoV-2. Furthermore, to measure SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies under BSL2 conditions, a chemiluminescence reduction neutralization test (CRNT) for SARS-CoV-2 was developed. The neutralization values of the serum samples collected from hospitalized patients with COVID-19 or SARS-CoV-2 PCR-negative donors against the pseudotyped virus infection evaluated by the CRNT were compared with antibody titers determined from an immunofluorescence assay (IFA). Results:The CRNT, which used whole blood collected from hospitalized patients with COVID-19, was also examined. As a result, the inhibition of pseudotyped virus infection was specifically observed in both serum and whole blood and was also correlated with the results of the IFA. Conclusions:In conclusion, the CRNT for COVID-19 is a convenient assay system that can be performed in a BSL-2 laboratory with high specificity and sensitivity for evaluating the occurrence of neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2.

scholarly journals Dioctophyme renale: prevalence and risk factors of parasitism in dogs of São Cristóvão district, Três Barras county, Santa Catarina State, Brazil

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela Pedrassani ◽  
Adjair Antonio do Nascimento ◽  
Marcos Rogério André ◽  
Rosangela Zacarias Machado
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Water Potential ◽  
Peritoneal Cavity ◽  
Indirect Elisa ◽  
Igg Antibodies ◽  
Elisa Method ◽  
Serum Samples ◽  
Santa Catarina ◽  
Paratenic Hosts ◽  
Interesting Area

Abstract Dioctophyme renale is a nematode that can be found parasitizing the kidney, peritoneal cavity and, rarely, other organs of canids and mustelids. This disease has high occurrence in the municipality of Três Barras, state of Santa Catarina, thus making this an interesting area to study the epidemiological aspects of infection by D. renale in dogs. Among 197 dogs, 14.2% showed the parasite eggs in urine and 16.4% showed IgG antibodies anti-D. renale in serum samples according to the indirect ELISA method; among seropositive dogs, 15 (37.5%) animals did not show any parasite eggs in their urine. Parasitism was more frequent in females, and there was no finding of interference from age on parasitism. Factors such as water potential and presence of paratenic hosts in the studied region were reported by the owners of dogs and may have contributed to the occurrence of parasitism.

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