Development of an Effective Neutralizing Antibody Assay for SARS-CoV-2 Diagnosis
Zhigang Liu,1,* Jiahui Liang,1,* Hangzhan Hu,1,* Mengli Wu,1,* Jingjing Ma,1 Ziwei Ma,1 Jianing Ji,1 Hengyi Chen,2 Xiaoquan Li,1 Zhizeng Wang,1,2 Yang Luo2,3 1Joint National Laboratory for Antibody Drug Engineering, Clinical Laboratory of the First Affiliated Hospital...
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| description | Zhigang Liu,1,* Jiahui Liang,1,* Hangzhan Hu,1,* Mengli Wu,1,* Jingjing Ma,1 Ziwei Ma,1 Jianing Ji,1 Hengyi Chen,2 Xiaoquan Li,1 Zhizeng Wang,1,2 Yang Luo2,3 1Joint National Laboratory for Antibody Drug Engineering, Clinical Laboratory of the First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, People’s Republic of China; 2Center of Smart Laboratory and Molecular Medicine, Jiangjin Hospital, School of Medicine, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, People’s Republic of China; 3College of Life Science and Laboratory Medicine, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650500, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Zhizeng Wang, Joint National Laboratory for Antibody Drug Engineering, Clinical Laboratory of the First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 15093628687, Email wzhzeng@126.com Yang Luo, Center of Smart Laboratory and Molecular Medicine, Jiangjin Hospital, School of Medicine, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 13594088001, Email luoy@cqu.edu.cnIntroduction: Neutralizing antibodies (NAbs) are essential for preventing reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 and the recurrence of COVID-19; nonetheless, the formation of NAbs following vaccination and infection remains enigmatic due to the lack of a practical and effective NAb assay in routine laboratory settings. In this study, we developed a convenient lateral flow assay for the rapid and precise measurement of serum NAb levels within 20 minutes.Methods: Receptor-binding domain-fragment crystallizable (RBD-Fc) and angiotensin-converting enzyme 2-histidine tag (ACE2-His) were expressed by the eukaryotic expression systems of Spodoptera frugiperda clone 9 and human embryonic kidney 293T, respectively. Then, colloidal gold was synthesized and conjugated with ACE2. After optimizing various operating parameters, an NAb lateral flow assay was constructed. Subsequently, its detection limit, specificity, and stability were systematically evaluated, and clinical samples were analyzed to validate its clinical feasibility.Results: RBD-Fc and ACE2-His were obtained with 94.01% and 90.05% purity, respectively. The synthesized colloidal gold had a uniform distribution with an average diameter of 24.15 ± 2.56 nm. With a detection limit of 2 μg/mL, the proposed assay demonstrated a sensitivity of 97.80% and a specificity of 100% in 684 uninfected clinical samples. By evaluating 356 specimens from infected individuals, we observed that the overall concordance rate between the proposed assay and conventional enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was 95.22%, and we noticed that 16.57% (59/356) of individuals still did not produce NAbs after infection (both by ELISA and the proposed assay). All the above tests by this assay can obtain results within 20 minutes by the naked eye without any additional instruments or equipment.Conclusion: The proposed assay can expediently and reliably detect anti-SARS-CoV-2 NAbs after infection, and the results provide valuable data to facilitate effective prevention and control of SARS-CoV-2.Clinical trial registration: Serum and blood samples were used under approval from the Biomedical Research Ethics Subcommittee of Henan University, and the clinical trial registration number was HUSOM-2022-052. We confirm that this study complies with the Declaration of Helsinki.Keywords: clinical detection, colloidal gold, neutralizing antibody, point-of-care test, SARS-CoV-2 |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0039a8787a834814b8296a03b720619e2023-07-02T19:49:18ZengDove Medical PressInternational Journal of Nanomedicine1178-20132023-06-01Volume 183125313984369Development of an Effective Neutralizing Antibody Assay for SARS-CoV-2 DiagnosisLiu ZLiang JHu HWu MMa JMa ZJi JChen HLi XWang ZLuo YZhigang Liu,1,* Jiahui Liang,1,* Hangzhan Hu,1,* Mengli Wu,1,* Jingjing Ma,1 Ziwei Ma,1 Jianing Ji,1 Hengyi Chen,2 Xiaoquan Li,1 Zhizeng Wang,1,2 Yang Luo2,3 1Joint National Laboratory for Antibody Drug Engineering, Clinical Laboratory of the First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, People’s Republic of China; 2Center of Smart Laboratory and Molecular Medicine, Jiangjin Hospital, School of Medicine, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, People’s Republic of China; 3College of Life Science and Laboratory Medicine, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650500, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Zhizeng Wang, Joint National Laboratory for Antibody Drug Engineering, Clinical Laboratory of the First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 15093628687, Email wzhzeng@126.com Yang Luo, Center of Smart Laboratory and Molecular Medicine, Jiangjin Hospital, School of Medicine, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 13594088001, Email luoy@cqu.edu.cnIntroduction: Neutralizing antibodies (NAbs) are essential for preventing reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 and the recurrence of COVID-19; nonetheless, the formation of NAbs following vaccination and infection remains enigmatic due to the lack of a practical and effective NAb assay in routine laboratory settings. In this study, we developed a convenient lateral flow assay for the rapid and precise measurement of serum NAb levels within 20 minutes.Methods: Receptor-binding domain-fragment crystallizable (RBD-Fc) and angiotensin-converting enzyme 2-histidine tag (ACE2-His) were expressed by the eukaryotic expression systems of Spodoptera frugiperda clone 9 and human embryonic kidney 293T, respectively. Then, colloidal gold was synthesized and conjugated with ACE2. After optimizing various operating parameters, an NAb lateral flow assay was constructed. Subsequently, its detection limit, specificity, and stability were systematically evaluated, and clinical samples were analyzed to validate its clinical feasibility.Results: RBD-Fc and ACE2-His were obtained with 94.01% and 90.05% purity, respectively. The synthesized colloidal gold had a uniform distribution with an average diameter of 24.15 ± 2.56 nm. With a detection limit of 2 μg/mL, the proposed assay demonstrated a sensitivity of 97.80% and a specificity of 100% in 684 uninfected clinical samples. By evaluating 356 specimens from infected individuals, we observed that the overall concordance rate between the proposed assay and conventional enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was 95.22%, and we noticed that 16.57% (59/356) of individuals still did not produce NAbs after infection (both by ELISA and the proposed assay). All the above tests by this assay can obtain results within 20 minutes by the naked eye without any additional instruments or equipment.Conclusion: The proposed assay can expediently and reliably detect anti-SARS-CoV-2 NAbs after infection, and the results provide valuable data to facilitate effective prevention and control of SARS-CoV-2.Clinical trial registration: Serum and blood samples were used under approval from the Biomedical Research Ethics Subcommittee of Henan University, and the clinical trial registration number was HUSOM-2022-052. We confirm that this study complies with the Declaration of Helsinki.Keywords: clinical detection, colloidal gold, neutralizing antibody, point-of-care test, SARS-CoV-2https://www.dovepress.com/development-of-an-effective-neutralizing-antibody-assay-for-sars-cov-2-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-IJNclinical detectioncolloidal goldneutralizing antibodypoint-of-care testsars-cov-2. |
| spellingShingle | Liu Z Liang J Hu H Wu M Ma J Ma Z Ji J Chen H Li X Wang Z Luo Y Development of an Effective Neutralizing Antibody Assay for SARS-CoV-2 Diagnosis International Journal of Nanomedicine clinical detection colloidal gold neutralizing antibody point-of-care test sars-cov-2. |
| title | Development of an Effective Neutralizing Antibody Assay for SARS-CoV-2 Diagnosis |
| title_full | Development of an Effective Neutralizing Antibody Assay for SARS-CoV-2 Diagnosis |
| title_fullStr | Development of an Effective Neutralizing Antibody Assay for SARS-CoV-2 Diagnosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development of an Effective Neutralizing Antibody Assay for SARS-CoV-2 Diagnosis |
| title_short | Development of an Effective Neutralizing Antibody Assay for SARS-CoV-2 Diagnosis |
| title_sort | development of an effective neutralizing antibody assay for sars cov 2 diagnosis |
| topic | clinical detection colloidal gold neutralizing antibody point-of-care test sars-cov-2. |
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