Early Diagnosis of Pathogen Infection by Cell-Based Activation Immunoassay

Autor: Erez Bar-Haim, Shahar Rotem, Uri Elia, Adi Bercovich-Kinori, Ma’ayan Israeli, Inbar Cohen-Gihon, Ofir Israeli, Noam Erez, Hagit Achdout, Ayelet Zauberman, Moshe Aftalion, Emanuelle Mamroud, Theodor Chitlaru, Ofer Cohen
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Cells, Vol 8, Iss 9, p 952 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2073-4409
DOI: 10.3390/cells8090952
Popis: Diagnostic identification of pathogens is usually accomplished by isolation of the pathogen or its substances, and should correlate with the time and site of infection. Alternatively, immunoassays such as enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) tests for quantification of serum antibodies are expedient and are usually employed for retrospective diagnostic of a particular infective agent. Here, the potential of cell-based immunoassays for early pathogen detection was evaluated by quantification of specific, antigen-activated, low-frequency IFNγ-secreting cells in mouse spleens following infection with various pathogens. Using enzyme-linked immunospot (ELISPOT) assays, specific responses were observed within 3−6 days following infection with F. tularensis, B. anthracis, Y. pestis, or Influenza virus. Blood samples collected from F. tularensis-infected mice revealed the presence of IFNγ-producing activated cells within one week post infection. When non-human primates were infected with B. anthracis, cellular response was observed in peripheral blood samples as early as five days post infection, 3−5 days earlier than serum antibodies. Finally, the expression pattern of genes in splenocytes of F. tularensis-infected mice was inspected by a transcriptomic approach, enabling the identification of potential host targets for the future development of genetic-based cellular immunoassays. Altogether, the data demonstrate the potential of cell-based immunoassays for early pathogen detection.
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