Qi Haonan, Wang Yu, Wu Peidian, Ma Yi, Wang Jufang
School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510006, China.
College of Food Sciences, South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510006, China.
Am J Transl Res. 2020 Aug 15;12(8):4228-4236. eCollection 2020.
colitis is caused by a cytotoxin produced by the anaerobic bacteria on the epithelial cells of the large intestine, particularly toxin B (Tcd B). Current toxin assays have proven to be insensitive and have thus been ruled out from diagnostic purposes. Therefore, Tcd B detection via sandwich-type chemiluminescent immunoassay was proposed as a straightforward approach with potential diagnostic applicability. Here, two high-affinity anti-Tcd B monoclonal antibodies were successfully identified and implemented in a fully-automated magnetic-particle-based chemiluminescent immunoassay (CLEIA). In this test, toxin B was sandwiched between the anti-toxin B antibody-coated magnetic particles and alkaline phosphate-labeled anti-toxin B antibodies. Compared with traditional techniques, the proposed immunoassay demonstrated high sensitivity for toxin B identification and was further optimized to achieve a linear response ranging from 0.12 to 150 ng/mL with a limit of detection (LOD) of 0.47 ng/mL. Importantly, the entire process could be completed in less than 30 minutes. The proposed assay was used to detect toxin B in 104 randomly-selected human stool samples and delivered similar results to those of a commercial ELISA kit, highlighting its great potential for rapid and efficient toxin B determination in human stool specimens.
结肠炎是由厌氧细菌产生的一种细胞毒素引起的,该毒素作用于大肠上皮细胞,尤其是毒素B(Tcd B)。目前的毒素检测方法已被证明不灵敏,因此已不再用于诊断目的。因此,有人提出通过夹心型化学发光免疫分析法检测Tcd B,这是一种具有潜在诊断适用性的直接方法。在这里,成功鉴定出两种高亲和力的抗Tcd B单克隆抗体,并将其应用于基于磁珠的全自动化学发光免疫分析(CLEIA)中。在该检测中,毒素B夹在抗毒素B抗体包被的磁珠和碱性磷酸酶标记的抗毒素B抗体之间。与传统技术相比,所提出的免疫分析法对毒素B的鉴定具有高灵敏度,并进一步优化以实现0.12至150 ng/mL的线性响应,检测限(LOD)为0.47 ng/mL。重要的是,整个过程可在不到30分钟内完成。所提出的检测方法用于检测104份随机选择的人类粪便样本中的毒素B,结果与商用ELISA试剂盒相似,突出了其在快速高效测定人类粪便样本中毒素B方面的巨大潜力。