Development of a Cell-Based SARS-CoV-2 Pseudovirus Neutralization Assay Using Imaging and Flow Cytometry Analysis

COVID-19 is an ongoing, global pandemic caused by the novel, highly infectious SARS-CoV-2 virus. Efforts to mitigate the effects of SARS-CoV-2, such as mass vaccination and development of monoclonal therapeutics, require precise measurements of correlative, functional neutralizing antibodies that block virus infection. The development of rapid, safe, and easy-to-use neutralization assays is essential for faster diagnosis and treatment. Here, we developed a vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV)-based neutralization assay with two readout methods, imaging and flow cytometry, that were capable of quantifying varying degrees of neutralization in patient serum samples. We tested two different spike-pseudoviruses and conducted a time-course assay at multiple multiplicities of infection (MOIs) to optimize the assay workflow. The results of this assay correlate with the results of previously developed serology and surrogate neutralization assays. The two pseudovirus readout methods produced similar values of 50% neutralization titer values. Harvest-free in situ readouts for live-cell imaging and high-throughput analysis results for flow cytometry can provide unique capabilities for fast evaluation of neutralization, which is critical for the mitigation of future pandemics.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

Enthalten in:

International journal of molecular sciences - 24(2023), 15 vom: 02. Aug.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Izac, Jerilyn R [VerfasserIn]
Kwee, Edward J [VerfasserIn]
Tian, Linhua [VerfasserIn]
Elsheikh, Elzafir [VerfasserIn]
Gaigalas, Adolfas K [VerfasserIn]
Elliott, John T [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Lili [VerfasserIn]

Links:

Volltext

Themen:

Antibodies
Antibodies, Neutralizing
Antibodies, Viral
Diagnostic
Flow cytometry
Imaging
Journal Article
Neutralization
Pseudovirus
SARS-CoV-2

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 14.08.2023

Date Revised 31.10.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijms241512332

funding:

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM360692133