Program in Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand.
Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand.
Anal Chem. 2024 Apr 9;96(14):5407-5415. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c05144. Epub 2024 Mar 13.
COVID-19 vaccines have been provided to the general public to build immunity since the 2019 coronavirus pandemic. Once vaccinated, SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies (NAbs-COVID-19) are needed for excellent protection against COVID-19. However, monitoring NAbs-COVID-19 is complicated and requires hospital visits. Moreover, the resulting NAbs-COVID-19 are effective against different strains of COVID-19 depending on the type of vaccine received. Here, an overlaid lateral flow immunoassay (O-LFIA) was developed for the simultaneous detection of two NAbs-COVID-19 against different virus strains, Delta and Omicron. The O-LFIA was visualized with two T-lines with a single device using competition between the free antigen and the antigen-binding antibody. Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) immobilized on the T-line binds to the antigen remaining after antibody binding. Under the optimum conditions, the proposed device exhibited 50% inhibition concentrations (IC values) of 45.1 and 53.6 ng/mL for the Delta and Omicron variants, respectively. Additionally, the proposed platform was applied to real-world samples of animal and human serum, and the developed immunoassay provided results that were in good agreement with those obtained with the standard method. In conclusion, this developed O-LFIA can be used as an alternative method to detect NAbs-COVID-19 and can be enabled for future advancements toward commercialization.
自 2019 年冠状病毒病大流行以来,已向公众提供 COVID-19 疫苗以建立免疫力。接种疫苗后,需要 SARS-CoV-2 中和抗体(NAbs-COVID-19)来提供对 COVID-19 的出色保护。然而,监测 NAbs-COVID-19 很复杂,需要去医院就诊。此外,由于所接种的疫苗类型不同,产生的 NAbs-COVID-19 对 COVID-19 的不同菌株有效。在这里,开发了一种重叠侧向流动免疫分析(O-LFIA),用于同时检测针对不同病毒株 Delta 和 Omicron 的两种 NAbs-COVID-19。使用竞争原理,O-LFIA 用两条 T 线和单个装置进行可视化,其中游离抗原与抗原结合抗体之间存在竞争。固定在 T 线上的血管紧张素转换酶 2(ACE2)与抗体结合后剩余的抗原结合。在最佳条件下,该设备对 Delta 和 Omicron 变体的 50%抑制浓度(IC 值)分别为 45.1 和 53.6 ng/mL。此外,该平台还应用于动物和人血清的实际样本,开发的免疫分析与标准方法获得的结果非常吻合。总之,这种开发的 O-LFIA 可作为检测 NAbs-COVID-19 的替代方法,并为未来的商业化发展提供支持。
Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2023
Sens Actuators B Chem. 2023-8-15
Vaccines (Basel). 2022-12-15