期刊
ACS SENSORS
卷 6, 期 3, 页码 703-708出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.0c02544
关键词
COVID-19; magnetic ELISA; SARS-CoV-2; immunological method; magnetic beads
资金
- Alexander von Humboldt foundation
- CNPq
- CAPES
- Cluster of Excellence 'Controlling Microbes to Fight Infections' of the German research foundation (DFG) [EXC 2124]
- UFPR
The study developed a simple immunoassay method for rapid, inexpensive, and quantitative detection of human antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in serum. The method showed comparable performance to traditional ELISA and Luminex assays but required less consumables, instrumentation, time, and sample volume.
Immunological methods to detect SARS-CoV-2 seroconversion in humans are important to track COVID-19 cases and the humoral response to SARS-CoV-2 infections and immunization to future vaccines. The aim of this work was to develop a simple chromogenic magnetic bead-based immunoassay which allows rapid, inexpensive, and quantitative detection of human antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in serum, plasma, or blood. Recombinant 6xHis-tagged SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid protein was mobilized on the surface of Ni2+ magnetic beads and challenged with serum or blood samples obtained from controls or COVID-19 cases. The beads were washed, incubated with anti-human IgG-HPR conjugate, and immersed into a solution containing a chromogenic HPR substrate. Bead transfer and homogenization between solutions was aided by a simple low-cost device. The method was validated by two independent laboratories, and the performance to detect SARS-CoV-2 seroconversion in humans was in the same range as obtained using the gold standard immunoassays ELISA and Luminex, though requiring only a fraction of consumables, instrumentation, time to deliver results, and volume of sample. Furthermore, the results obtained with the method described can be visually interpreted without compromising accuracy as demonstrated by validation at a point-of-care unit. The magnetic bead immunoassay throughput can be customized on demand and is readily adapted to be used with any other 6xHis tagged protein or peptide as antigen to track other diseases.
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