Name: a simple cell-based immunofluorescence assay to detect autoantibody against the n-methyl-d-aspartate (nmda) receptor in blood
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Este trabalho foi financiado pela Fundação médica do Chang Gung (o número de concessão CMRPG3C1771, CMRPG3C1772, CMRPG3E0631, CMRPG3E0632 e CMRPG3E0633).

O estudo foi aprovado pelo institucional Review Board de Chang Gung Memorial Hospital em Linkuo, Taoyuan, Taiwan (102-2577A3).
1. preparação do plasmídeo de expressão a NR1-GFP
<ol><li>Mix 10 ng de plasmídeo NR1-GFP com 100 µ l de estirpe de células competentes de Escherichia coli DH5α em uma estéril 1,5 mL centrifugar o tubo, pipetar a mistura suavemente até e para baixo 4 - 6 vezes e incubar o tubo no gelo por 20 min.</li>
	<li>Incubar o tubo a 42 ° C por 1 min em um ba...

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Existem vários ensaios imunológicos cell-based para a tela a presença de auto-anticorpos contra o receptor NMDA relatados na literatura, incluindo imunofluorescência baseada em célula viva do ensaio11, fixada ensaio imunofluorescência baseada em célula9 , e baseados em citometria de fluxo do ensaio14. O ensaio de imunofluorescência baseada em célula ao vivo deve ser realizado logo após a preparação de células ectopically, expressando a p...

Anti-NMDA receptor auto-imune encefalite é uma entidade de doença recentemente reconhecidas que pode ocorrer em pacientes de todas as idades e afeta predominantemente feminino pacientes1,2. É um da encefalite mais frequentemente diagnosticada entre os pacientes com etiologia desconhecida inicial de encefalite3. Pacientes afetados com encefalite do receptor NMDA anti geralmente têm sintomas prodrômicos de uma dor de cabeça ou febre, seguida pelo rápido desenvolvimento de mudança de nível de consciência e de uma variedade de sintomas neuropsiquiátricos agudas, incluindo agitação, irritabilidade , ansiedade, insônia, alucinações, delírios, agressividade, comportamentos bizarros, anormalidades do movimento, desregulação autonômica e apreensão ataca4,5. Reconhecimento precoce desta condição e tratamento atempado com imunoterapia são importantes para um resultado melhor e até completa recuperação em doentes afectados6. Portanto, sugere-se que a encefalite auto-imune do anti-NMDA receptor deve ser considerada como um importante diagnóstico diferencial de pacientes que apresentam com características psicóticas agudas ou novo-início7,8.
Além de características clínicas, a detecção de auto-anticorpos contra os receptores NMDA no sangue ou CSF é essencial para o diagnóstico preciso de anti-NMDA receptor encefalite auto-imune9. A maioria dos testes imunológicos para detectar os auto-anticorpos de receptor NMDA anti estão disponíveis em algumas pesquisa laboratórios10,11, e há apenas um ensaio de imunofluorescência baseada em célula comercialmente disponível para rastreio do anti-NMDA receptor auto-anticorpos12. O objetivo deste estudo é desenvolver um ensaio imunofluorescência de baseada em célula interna simples que pode ser convenientemente usado em laboratório para a tela a presença de auto-anticorpos de receptor NMDA anti para facilitar a pesquisa clínica do receptor NMDA anti encefalite auto-imune. O receptor NMDA é um heterotetramer íon canaleta complexo proteico especificamente expressado no cérebro. É feito de duas subunidades de NR1 obrigatórias e a combinação de uma ou duas subunidades de NR2A e NR2B, NR2C, NR2D13. Um estudo anterior relatou que o principal epítopo alvejado de anticorpos estava no domínio N-terminal extracelular do NR1 subunidade5. Daí, neste protocolo, podemos expressar a proteína NR1-subunidade recombinante humana do receptor NMDA com proteína verde fluorescente (GFP) na linha de células epiteliais de rim embrionário humano (HEK293) e desenvolver um ensaio imunofluorescência baseados em células para detectar a classe IgG de auto-anticorpos de receptor NMDA anti no sangue.

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			<td>GRIN1 (GFP-tagged) - Human glutamate receptor, ionotropic, N-methyl D-aspartate 1 (GRIN1), transcript variant NR1-1</td>
			<td>Origene (Rockville, MD, USA)</td>
			<td>RG219368</td>
			<td>NR1-cDNA clone tagged with C-terminal tGFP sequences</td>
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		<tr>
			<td>pCMV6-AC-GFP</td>
			<td>Origene (Rockville, MD, USA)</td>
			<td>PS100010</td>
			<td>mammalian vector with C-terminal tGFP tag</td>
		</tr>
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			<td>EndoFree Plasmid Maxi Kit</td>
			<td>Qiagen (Hilden Germany)</td>
			<td>12362</td>
			<td></td>
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			<td>Lipofectamine 2000 Transfection Reagent</td>
			<td>Invitrogen (Carlsbad, CA, USA)</td>
			<td>11668-019</td>
			<td></td>
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			<td>Opti-MEM I Reduced Serum Medium</td>
			<td>Thermo Fisher</td>
			<td>31985-070</td>
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			<td>DMEM, High Glucose, Pyruvate</td>
			<td>Thermo Fisher</td>
			<td>11995-065</td>
			<td></td>
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			<td>Characterized Fetal Bovine Serum, US Origin</td>
			<td>GE Healthcare Life Sciences</td>
			<td>SH30071.01</td>
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			<td>Goat anti-Human IgG (H+L) Secondary Antibody, Alexa Fluor 594 conjugate</td>
			<td>Thermo Fisher</td>
			<td>A-11014</td>
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			<td>Positive control: anti-glutamate receptor (type NMDA)</td>
			<td>Euroimmun AG, L&#252;beck, Germany</td>
			<td>CA 112d-0101</td>
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			<td>Euroimmun Assay Kit</td>
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a simple cell-based immunofluorescence assay to detect autoantibody against the n-methyl-d-aspartate (nmda) receptor in blood

A presença de auto-anticorpos de anti-NMDA receptor pode causar vários sintomas neuropsiquiátricos nos pacientes afetados, denominados encefalite auto-imune do anti-NMDA receptor. Detecção dos auto-anticorpos específicos contra o receptor NMDA no sangue ou no líquido cerebrospinal (CSF) é essencial para o diagnóstico preciso desta condição. O receptor NMDA é um íon canaleta complexo proteico que contém quatro subunidades, incluindo dois subunidade obrigatória de receptores NMDA 1 (NR1) e um ou dois receptores NMDA 2A subunidade (NR2A), 2B de subunidade do receptor NMDA (NR2B), subunidade do receptor NMDA 2C (NR2C), ou o receptor NMDA subunidade 2D (NR2D). O epítopo de auto-anticorpos de receptor NMDA-anti foi relatado para estar presentes no domínio N-terminal extracelular de NR1 subunidade do receptor NMDA. O objetivo deste estudo é desenvolver um ensaio de imunofluorescência baseada em célula simples que pode ser usado como um teste de triagem para detectar a presença de auto-anticorpos contra NR1 subunidade do receptor NMDA no sangue para facilitar a pesquisa clínica e básica de encefalite auto-imune do receptor NMDA-anti.

Em média, poderíamos obter 200-300 µ g plasmídeo de expressão livre de endotoxinas NR1-GFP e GFP de cultura bacteriana 250 mL, seguindo os procedimentos descritos na secção 1 do protocolo. Um montante de 100 ng/poço do plasmídeo a expressão foi usado para o transfection das células HEK293 cultivadas na placa de 48 conforme descrito na seção 2 do protocolo. 24-30 h após a transfeccao, as células expressaram a NR1-GFP, e proteínas recombinantes de GFP poderiam ser detectadas...

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A Simple Cell-based Immunofluorescence Assay to Detect Autoantibody Against the N-Methyl-D-Aspartate NMDA Receptor in Blood

Ectopically manifestámos NR1 subunidade do receptor NMDA marcado com proteína verde fluorescente em células embrionárias humanas (HEK293) como antígeno para detectar anticorpos contra o receptor NMDA no sangue de pacientes suspeitado com encefalite auto-imune. Este método simples pode ser adequado para fins em situações clínicas de triagem.

Um ensaio simples baseada em célula imunofluorescência para detectar anticorpos contra o Receptor N-metil-D-aspartato (NMDA) no sangue

The presence of anti-NMDA receptor autoantibody can cause various neuropsychiatric symptoms in the affected patients, termed anti-NMDA receptor autoimmune ...

The overall goal of this assay is to detect autoantibodies against the NMDA receptor in the blood of patients with suspected autoimmune encephalitis. The measure help answer the key questions in differential diagnosis of patients with acute neuro-psychiatric symptoms. The main advantage of this technique is that it is a simple and reliable screening measure.Begin this procedure by preparing gelatin-coated culture plates. Aliquot 200 microliters of a 2%gelatin solution to each well of a 48-well culture plate and incubate the plate at 37 degrees Celsius for at least 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, aspirate the gelatin solution from the wells.Seed in each well 5 times 10 to the 4th HEK293 cells in 200 microliters of cell culture medium, containing 10%FBS. Incubate the plate overnight at 37 degrees Celsius in a humidified incubator supplied with 5%carbon dioxide. On the following day, replace the spent culture medium in each well with 200 microliters of fresh culture medium, containing 10%FBS.Scaling up according to the total number of wells in the experiment, Prepare solution A by mixing the NR1-GFP plasmid with culture medium. Prepare solution B by mixing the transfection reagent with culture medium. Prepare solution C by mixing solution A and solution B and incubating the mixture at room temperature for 20 to 30 minutes.Next, aliquot 40 microliters of solution C to each well containing the HEK293 cells. Swirl the plate gently and incubate the plate at 37 degrees Celsius in a humidified incubator supplied with 5%carbon dioxide overnight. Check the expression of the NR1-GFP recombinant protein in the host cells under a fluorescent microscope with 40 times to 200 times magnification, before proceeding to the cell-based immunofluorescence assay.To begin this assay, first aspirate the spent medium from the wells of the culture plate and then wash each well with 200 microliters of PBS three times. Add 200 microliters of 4%paraformaldehyde solution to each well and incubate the plate at room temperature for 15 minutes. Aspirate the paraformaldehyde solution from the wells and wash each well with 200 microliters of PBS three times.Next, add 200 microliters of 10%skim milk in PBST solution to each well and incubate the plate at room temperature with gentle shaking for one hour. Aspirate the 10%skim milk in PBST solution from the wells and wash the wells with 200 microliters of PBST once. Incubate the wells with plasma diluted one to 100 in PBST as the primary antibody with gentle shaking at room temperature for one hour.After one hour, aspirate the diluted plasma from the wells and wash each well with 200 microliters of PBST three times. To each well, add 200 microliters of goat anti-human IgG, conjugated with Alexa Fluor 594 and incubate the culture plate at room temperature with gentle shaking for one hour. Next, aspirate the goat anti-human IgG conjugated with Alexa Fluor 594 solution and wash each well with 200 microliters of PBST three times.After the third PBST wash, add 100 microliters of glycerol solution, containing DAPI, to each well. Observe and image the cells under a fluorescent microscope using the correct filter for each dye and a 10 times eye piece with four times, 10 times and 20 times objectives. These representative images taken 24 to 30 hours after transfection, show HEK293 cells that express NR1-GFP.Approximately 30%of the cells had the green signal under the fluorescent microscope. In the corresponding Alexa Fluor 594 images, the red signal in panel B indicates the binding of the anti-NMDA receptor autoantibodies to the NR1 expressed in the HEK293 cells. The weak red signal in panel E indicates the background noise of the Alexa Fluor 594 images.The cells expressing NR1-GFP were used for screening the presence of anti-NMDA receptor autoantibodies in a human plasma sample. In these merged images, the yellow color indicates colocalization of the NR1-GFP and anti-NMDA receptor autoantibodies. The arrows indicate examples of cells with prominent colocalization.A plasma sample that shows a greater than 30%overlap of green and red signals will be interpreted as positive in this case. In the merged image of the negative control, there is little overlap of green and red signals, which confirms the specific binding of the anti-NMDA receptor autoantibodies to the NR1-GFP in the assay. Once mastered, the technique can be done in four hours if it is performed properly.While attempting this technique, it is important to remember it is just a screening measure. Following these procedures, other measures such as western blot analysis, and tissue-based analysis can be performed to answer additional questions like specificity of positive cases. After development, the technique pave the way for researchers in the field of psychiatry to explore differential diagnosis of patients with acute mental health emergency.After watching this video, you should have a good understanding of how to perform the assay to screen for autoantibodies against NMDA receptor in the blood.

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