A Combination of N and S Antigens With IgA and IgG Measurement Strengthens the Accuracy of SARS-CoV-2 Serodiagnostics

© The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press for the Infectious Diseases Society of America..

BACKGROUND: Primary diagnosis of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is based on detection of virus RNA in nasopharyngeal swab samples. In addition, analysis of humoral immunity against SARS-CoV-2 has an important role in viral diagnostics and seroprevalence estimates.

METHODS: We developed and optimized an enzyme immunoassays (EIA) using SARS-CoV-2 nucleoprotein (N), S1 and receptor binding domain (RBD) of the viral spike protein, and N proteins from SARS, Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), and 4 low-pathogenic human CoVs. Neutralizing antibody activity was compared with SARS-CoV-2 IgG, IgA, and IgM EIA results.

RESULTS: The sensitivity of EIA for detecting immune response in COVID-19 patients (n = 101) was 77% in the acute phase and 100% in the convalescent phase of SARS-CoV-2 infection when N and RBD were used as antigens in IgG and IgA specific EIAs. SARS-CoV-2 infection significantly increased humoral immune responses against the 229E and NL63 N proteins. S1 and RBD-based EIA results had a strong correlation with microneutralization test results.

CONCLUSIONS: The data indicate a combination of SARS-CoV-2 S1 or RBD and N proteins and analysis of IgG and IgA immunoglobulin classes in sera provide an excellent basis for specific and sensitive serological diagnostics of COVID-19.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:224

Enthalten in:

The Journal of infectious diseases - 224(2021), 2 vom: 15. Juli, Seite 218-228

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Jalkanen, Pinja [VerfasserIn]
Pasternack, Arja [VerfasserIn]
Maljanen, Sari [VerfasserIn]
Melén, Krister [VerfasserIn]
Kolehmainen, Pekka [VerfasserIn]
Huttunen, Moona [VerfasserIn]
Lundberg, Rickard [VerfasserIn]
Tripathi, Lav [VerfasserIn]
Khan, Hira [VerfasserIn]
Ritvos, Mikael A [VerfasserIn]
Naves, Rauno [VerfasserIn]
Haveri, Anu [VerfasserIn]
Österlund, Pamela [VerfasserIn]
Kuivanen, Suvi [VerfasserIn]
Jääskeläinen, Anne J [VerfasserIn]
Kurkela, Satu [VerfasserIn]
Lappalainen, Maija [VerfasserIn]
Rantasärkkä, Kaisa [VerfasserIn]
Vuorinen, Tytti [VerfasserIn]
Hytönen, Jukka [VerfasserIn]
Waris, Matti [VerfasserIn]
Tauriainen, Sisko [VerfasserIn]
Ritvos, Olli [VerfasserIn]
Kakkola, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Julkunen, Ilkka [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibodies
Antibodies, Neutralizing
Antibodies, Viral
COVID-19
Coronavirus Nucleocapsid Proteins
Coronavirus proteins
Enzyme immunoassay
Immunoglobulin A
Immunoglobulin G
Immunoglobulin M
Journal Article
Neutralizing antibodies
Nucleocapsid phosphoprotein, SARS-CoV-2
Phosphoproteins
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Respiratory infection
SARS-CoV-2
Serology
Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus
Spike protein, SARS-CoV-2

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Date Completed 22.07.2021

Date Revised 07.11.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/infdis/jiab222

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM324589158