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Novel evolved immunoglobulin (Ig)-binding molecules enhance the detection of IgM against hepatitis C virus.

ABSTRACT: Detection of specific antibodies against hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the most widely available test for viral diagnosis and monitoring of HCV infections. However, narrowing the serologic window of anti-HCV detection by enhancing anti-HCV IgM detection has remained to be a problem. Herein, we used LD5, a novel evolved immunoglobulin-binding molecule (NEIBM) with a high affinity for IgM, to develop a new anti-HCV enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using horseradish peroxidase-labeled LD5 (HRP-LD5) as the conjugated enzyme complex. The HRP-LD5 assay showed detection efficacy that is comparable with two kinds of domestic diagnostic kits and the Abbott 3.0 kit when tested against the national reference panel. Moreover, the HRP-LD5 assay showed a higher detection rate (55.9%, 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) 0.489, 0.629) than that of a domestic diagnostic ELISA kit (Chang Zheng) (53.3%, 95% CI 0.463, 0.603) in 195 hemodialysis patient serum samples. Five serum samples that were positive using the HRP-LD5 assay and negative with the conventional anti-HCV diagnostic ELISA kits were all positive for HCV RNA, and 4 of them had detectable antibodies when tested with the established anti-HCV IgM assay. An IgM confirmation study revealed the IgM reaction nature of these five serum samples. These results demonstrate that HRP-LD5 improved anti-HCV detection by enhancing the detection of anti-HCV IgM, which may have potential value for the early diagnosis and screening of hepatitis C and other infectious diseases.

SUBMITTER: Cao J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3077374 | biostudies-literature | 2011

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Novel evolved immunoglobulin (Ig)-binding molecules enhance the detection of IgM against hepatitis C virus.

Cao Jie J Chen Qiuli Q Zhang Huaqun H Qi Peipei P Liu Chao C Yang Xufang X Wang Niansong N Qian Baohua B Wang Jinhong J Jiang Shaohua S Yang Hua H Sun Shuhan S Pan Wei W

PloS one 20110414 4

Detection of specific antibodies against hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the most widely available test for viral diagnosis and monitoring of HCV infections. However, narrowing the serologic window of anti-HCV detection by enhancing anti-HCV IgM detection has remained to be a problem. Herein, we used LD5, a novel evolved immunoglobulin-binding molecule (NEIBM) with a high affinity for IgM, to develop a new anti-HCV enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using horseradish peroxidase-labeled LD5 (HR ...[more]

PMID: 21533225

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Novel evolved immunoglobulin (Ig)-binding molecules enhance the detection of IgM against hepatitis C virus.

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Novel evolved immunoglobulin (Ig)-binding molecules enhance the detection of IgM against hepatitis C virus.

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