Standardizing In Vitro β-Lactam Antibiotic Allergy Testing with Synthetic IgE

The global prevalence of β-lactam allergy poses a major challenge in administering first-line antibiotics, such as penicillins, to a significant portion of the population. The lack of β-lactam IgE antibody pools with defined selectivity hampers the standardization and validation of in vitro assays for β-lactam allergy testing. To address this limitation, this study introduces a synthetic IgE specific to β-lactam antibiotics as a valuable tool for drug allergy research and diagnostic tests. Using phage display technology, we constructed a library of human single-chain antibody fragments (scFv) to target the primary determinant of amoxicillin, a widely used β-lactam antibiotic. Subsequently, we produced a complete human synthetic IgE molecule using the highly efficient baculovirus expression vector system. This synthetic IgE molecule served as a standard in an in vitro chemiluminescence immunoassay for β-lactam antibiotic allergy testing. Our results demonstrated a detection limit of 0.05 IU/mL (0.63 pM), excellent specificity (100%), and a four-fold higher clinical sensitivity (73%) compared to the in vitro reference assay when testing a cohort of 150 serum samples. These findings have significant implications for reliable interlaboratory comparison studies, accurate labeling of allergic patients, and combating the global public health threat of antimicrobial resistance. Furthermore, by serving as a valuable trueness control material, the synthetic IgE facilitates the standardization of diagnostic tests for β-lactam allergy and demonstrates the potential of utilizing this synthetic strategy as a promising approach for generating reference materials in drug allergy research and diagnostics.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:95

Enthalten in:

Analytical chemistry - 95(2023), 32 vom: 15. Aug., Seite 12113-12121

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Quintero-Campos, Pedro [VerfasserIn]
Gozalbo-Rovira, Roberto [VerfasserIn]
Rodríguez-Díaz, Jesús [VerfasserIn]
Maquieira, Ángel [VerfasserIn]
Morais, Sergi [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

37341-29-0
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Beta Lactam Antibiotics
Beta-Lactams
Immunoglobulin E
Journal Article
Monobactams
Penicillins
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 14.02.2024

Date Revised 20.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/acs.analchem.3c02284

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM360447295