A novel in vitro potency assay of antisera against Thai Naja kaouthia based on nicotinic acetylcholine receptor binding

Snake envenomation is an important medical problem. One of the hurdles in antivenom development is the in vivo assay of antivenom potency which is expensive, gives variable results and kills many animals. We report a novel in vitro assay involving the specific binding of the postsynaptic neurotoxins...

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Автори: Ratanabanangkoon, K., Simsiriwong, P., Pruksaphon, K., Tan, K.Y., Eursakun, S., Tan, C.H., Chantrathonkul, B., Wongwadhunyoo, W., Youngchim, S., Tan, N.H.
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Онлайн доступ:http://eprints.um.edu.my/19045/1/A_novel_in_vitro_potency_assay_of_antisera_against_Thai_Naja_kaouthia_based_on_nicotinic_acetylcholine_receptor_binding.pdf
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author Ratanabanangkoon, K.
Simsiriwong, P.
Pruksaphon, K.
Tan, K.Y.
Eursakun, S.
Tan, C.H.
Chantrathonkul, B.
Wongwadhunyoo, W.
Youngchim, S.
Tan, N.H.
author_facet Ratanabanangkoon, K.
Simsiriwong, P.
Pruksaphon, K.
Tan, K.Y.
Eursakun, S.
Tan, C.H.
Chantrathonkul, B.
Wongwadhunyoo, W.
Youngchim, S.
Tan, N.H.
author_sort Ratanabanangkoon, K.
collection UM
description Snake envenomation is an important medical problem. One of the hurdles in antivenom development is the in vivo assay of antivenom potency which is expensive, gives variable results and kills many animals. We report a novel in vitro assay involving the specific binding of the postsynaptic neurotoxins (PSNTs) of elapid snakes with purified Torpedo californica nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR). The potency of an antivenom is determined by its antibody ability to bind and neutralize the PSNT, thus preventing it from binding to nAChR. The PSNT of Naja kaouthia (NK3) was immobilized on microtiter wells and nAChR was added to bind with it. The in vitro IC50 of N. kaouthia venom that inhibited 50% of nAChR binding to the immobilized NK3 was determined. Varying concentrations of antisera against N. kaouthia were separately pre-incubated with 5xIC50 of N. kaouthia venom. The remaining free NK3 were incubated with nAChR before adding to the NK3 coated plates. The in vitro and in vivo median effective ratio, ER50s of 12 batches of antisera showed correlation (R 2) of 0.9809 (p < 0.0001). This in vitro assay should be applicable to antisera against other elapid venoms and should reduce the use of live animals and accelerate development of life-saving antivenoms.
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spelling um.eprints-190452018-08-30T08:15:55Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/19045/ A novel in vitro potency assay of antisera against Thai Naja kaouthia based on nicotinic acetylcholine receptor binding Ratanabanangkoon, K. Simsiriwong, P. Pruksaphon, K. Tan, K.Y. Eursakun, S. Tan, C.H. Chantrathonkul, B. Wongwadhunyoo, W. Youngchim, S. Tan, N.H. R Medicine RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology Snake envenomation is an important medical problem. One of the hurdles in antivenom development is the in vivo assay of antivenom potency which is expensive, gives variable results and kills many animals. We report a novel in vitro assay involving the specific binding of the postsynaptic neurotoxins (PSNTs) of elapid snakes with purified Torpedo californica nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR). The potency of an antivenom is determined by its antibody ability to bind and neutralize the PSNT, thus preventing it from binding to nAChR. The PSNT of Naja kaouthia (NK3) was immobilized on microtiter wells and nAChR was added to bind with it. The in vitro IC50 of N. kaouthia venom that inhibited 50% of nAChR binding to the immobilized NK3 was determined. Varying concentrations of antisera against N. kaouthia were separately pre-incubated with 5xIC50 of N. kaouthia venom. The remaining free NK3 were incubated with nAChR before adding to the NK3 coated plates. The in vitro and in vivo median effective ratio, ER50s of 12 batches of antisera showed correlation (R 2) of 0.9809 (p < 0.0001). This in vitro assay should be applicable to antisera against other elapid venoms and should reduce the use of live animals and accelerate development of life-saving antivenoms. Nature Publishing Group 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.um.edu.my/19045/1/A_novel_in_vitro_potency_assay_of_antisera_against_Thai_Naja_kaouthia_based_on_nicotinic_acetylcholine_receptor_binding.pdf Ratanabanangkoon, K. and Simsiriwong, P. and Pruksaphon, K. and Tan, K.Y. and Eursakun, S. and Tan, C.H. and Chantrathonkul, B. and Wongwadhunyoo, W. and Youngchim, S. and Tan, N.H. (2017) A novel in vitro potency assay of antisera against Thai Naja kaouthia based on nicotinic acetylcholine receptor binding. Scientific Reports, 7 (1). p. 8545. ISSN 2045-2322, DOI https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-08962-3 <https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-08962-3>. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-08962-3 doi:10.1038/s41598-017-08962-3
spellingShingle R Medicine
RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology
Ratanabanangkoon, K.
Simsiriwong, P.
Pruksaphon, K.
Tan, K.Y.
Eursakun, S.
Tan, C.H.
Chantrathonkul, B.
Wongwadhunyoo, W.
Youngchim, S.
Tan, N.H.
A novel in vitro potency assay of antisera against Thai Naja kaouthia based on nicotinic acetylcholine receptor binding
title A novel in vitro potency assay of antisera against Thai Naja kaouthia based on nicotinic acetylcholine receptor binding
title_full A novel in vitro potency assay of antisera against Thai Naja kaouthia based on nicotinic acetylcholine receptor binding
title_fullStr A novel in vitro potency assay of antisera against Thai Naja kaouthia based on nicotinic acetylcholine receptor binding
title_full_unstemmed A novel in vitro potency assay of antisera against Thai Naja kaouthia based on nicotinic acetylcholine receptor binding
title_short A novel in vitro potency assay of antisera against Thai Naja kaouthia based on nicotinic acetylcholine receptor binding
title_sort novel in vitro potency assay of antisera against thai naja kaouthia based on nicotinic acetylcholine receptor binding
topic R Medicine
RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/19045/1/A_novel_in_vitro_potency_assay_of_antisera_against_Thai_Naja_kaouthia_based_on_nicotinic_acetylcholine_receptor_binding.pdf
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