Quantitative and Standardized Pseudovirus Neutralization Assay for COVID-19

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COVID-19 is a global pandemic caused by the highly infectious SARS-CoV-2 virus. Efforts to combat SARS-CoV-2 infection include mass vaccination and development of monoclonal and convalescent plasma therapeutics that require precise measurements of correlative, functional neutralizing antibodies that prevent virus infection. Developing rapid, safe, easy-to-use, and high-quality neutralization assays are essential for the success of the massive effort. Here, we developed a vesicular stomatitis virus-based neutralization assay that was capable of quantifying varying degrees of neutralization in patient serum samples. This assay has two detection readouts, flow cytometry and live cell imaging. The two readout methods produced consistent values of all 50% neutralization titers, further enhancing measurement confidence on the assay. Moreover, the use of available reference standards such as the World Health Organization International Standard (NIBSC code 20/136) enables quantification and standardization of the pseudovirus neutralization assay with neutralizing antibody titers measured in International Units/mL. Quantitative and standardized neutralization assays are critical for reliable efficacy evaluation and comparison of numerous vaccines and therapeutics.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:2779

Enthalten in:

Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) - 2779(2024) vom: 01., Seite 259-271

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Izac, Jerilyn R [VerfasserIn]
Kwee, Edward J [VerfasserIn]
Gaigalas, Adolfas [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Lili [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibodies, Neutralizing
Antibodies, Viral
Assay standardization
Flow cytometry
HEK293-hACE2-TMPRSS2-mCherry cell line
Journal Article
Live cell imaging
Multiplicity of infection (MOI)
NIBSC 20/136 (WHO IS 20/136)
Neutralizing antibodies
Pseudovirus neutralization assay
Quantification
SARS-CoV-2
Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus
Spike protein, SARS-CoV-2
VSV-ΔG spike pseudovirus
WHO International Standard

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Date Completed 27.03.2024

Date Revised 27.03.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/978-1-0716-3738-8_11

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370163591