Multi-epitope Antigen for Specific Serological Detection of Dengue Viruses

Autor: Samuel Santos Pereira, Robert Andreata-Santos, Maria Fernanda de Castro-Amarante, Aléxia Adrianne Venceslau-Carvalho, Natiely Silva Sales, Mariângela de Oliveira Silva, Rúbens Prince dos Santos Alves, Patrícia Jungmann, Luís Carlos de Souza Ferreira
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Viruses, Vol 15, Iss 9, p 1936 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1999-4915
DOI: 10.3390/v15091936
Popis: Dengue is an infectious disease of global health concern that continues to require surveillance. Serological testing has been used to investigate dengue-infected patients, but specificity is affected by the co-circulation of ZIKA virus (ZIKV), which shares extensive antigen similarities. The goal of this study was the development of a specific dengue virus (DENV) IgG ELISA based on a multi-epitope NS1-based antigen for antibody detection. The multi-epitope protein (T-ΔNS1), derived from a fragment of the NS1-protein of the four DENV serotypes, was expressed in Escherichia coli and purified via affinity chromatography. The antigenicity and specificity were evaluated with sera of mice infected with DENV-1–4 or ZIKV or after immunization with the recombinant ΔNS1 proteins. The performance of the T-ΔNS1-based IgG ELISA was also determined with human serum samples. The results demonstrate that the DENV T-ΔNS1 was specifically recognized by the serum IgG of dengue-infected mice or humans but showed no or reduced reactivity with ZIKV-infected subjects. Based on the available set of clinical samples, the ELISA based on the DENV T-ΔNS1 achieved 77.42% sensitivity and 88.57% specificity. The results indicate that the T-ΔNS1 antigen is a promising candidate for the development of specific serological analysis.
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