Yolken R H, Stopa P J
J Clin Microbiol. 1979 Sep;10(3):317-21. doi: 10.1128/jcm.10.3.317-321.1979.
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) has proven to be a useful assay system for the direct detection of infectious agents. However, when the usual color-producing substrates are employed, relatively large amounts of substrate must be hydrolyzed by the bound enzyme before detection can be achieved. We attempted to improve the sensitivity of ELISA by utilizing a substrate that yields a fluorescent product on enzyme action. The enzyme-linked fluorescence assay (ELFA) based on this principle was approximately 100 times more sensitive than the corresponding ELISA or radioimmunoassay for the detection of human rotavirus in a standard stool suspension. In addition, the ELFA for human rotavirus was capable of detecting antigen in six specimens that were negative by ELISA. Five of these specimens were obtained late in the course of confirmed rotavirus infections. ELFA provides a simple, reliable, ultrasensitive method for the rapid detection of viral antigen.
酶联免疫吸附测定(ELISA)已被证明是一种用于直接检测感染因子的有用检测系统。然而,当使用常规的显色底物时,在实现检测之前,结合的酶必须水解相对大量的底物。我们试图通过利用一种在酶作用下产生荧光产物的底物来提高ELISA的灵敏度。基于这一原理的酶联荧光测定(ELFA)在检测标准粪便悬液中的人轮状病毒时,其灵敏度比相应的ELISA或放射免疫测定高约100倍。此外,用于检测人轮状病毒的ELFA能够检测出6份ELISA检测为阴性的标本中的抗原。其中5份标本是在确诊的轮状病毒感染病程后期获得的。ELFA为快速检测病毒抗原提供了一种简单、可靠、超灵敏的方法。