Name: a protein microarray assay for serological determination of antigen-specific antibody responses following clostridium difficile infection
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这项研究得到了爱马仕 Negm 和坦尼娅莫纳汉的支持, 并通过诺丁汉消化系统疾病中心和 NIHR 诺丁汉消化系统疾病生物医学研究中心的单独资助。

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<ol><li>用印刷缓冲器稀释C. 梭菌抗原 [PBS-海藻糖 (50 毫米)] 在最佳的浓度 (在运行患者血清之前预定义): 毒素 a (200 µg/毫升) 和毒素 B (100 µg/毫升), pCDTb (200 µg/毫升), 纯化本机整个 SLPs 来自核糖体 001, 002 和 027 (200 µg/毫升)。 注: 毒素 b 从毒素 b 表达菌株 CCUG 20309 (90 µg/毫升) 获得。<ol>
<li>稀释阳性对照, 裂解物白念珠菌, 破伤风毒素与印刷缓冲器在100µg/毫升。最后, ?...

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在本议定书中, 我们已经表明, 微阵列是一个适当的平台, 以确定体液免疫反应的C. 梭菌蛋白抗原的患者血清 (图3和6) 和商业制剂丙种球蛋白 (图 5)。我们还表明, 微阵列技术表现良好, 当与常规 ELISA (图 2), 并显示优良的重现性, 与内和间化验多变性在可接受的精确度范围内 (表 1)。
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该协议描述了一种新的和自定义的蛋白质微阵列检测和半定量的细菌应变和同种特异抗体反应的C.我们成功地使用了我们的C. 梭菌特异微阵列检测作为一个有希望的新工具的成分生物分析中的具体抗体含量的患者血清1,2, 免疫球蛋白3的准备, 并识别与 CDI4中不良结局相关的抗体特异性。我们展示了如何 biobanked 血清样品和免疫球蛋白的商业制剂可以分析在微阵列, 允许高质量的重现性分析的C.
许多健康的儿童和成人有检测到的血清 IgG 和 IgA 抗体的C. 梭菌毒素 a 和 B5,6。这些被认为是发生在婴儿期短暂暴露后, 在成年后接触到C.由于这个原因, 多克隆免疫球蛋白已被使用离标签治疗复发和暴发的 CDI7,8,9。然而, 它的明确作用和行动方式仍然不清楚。几项研究表明, 体液免疫反应的C. 梭菌毒素在疾病的呈现和结果中发挥作用。具体而言, 无症状患者显示, 血清抗毒素抗体浓度增加, 与发育症状性疾病10的患者相比。据报, 有一个明显的关联, 其中中位抗毒素抗体滴度和30天全死因死亡率11。一些报告还揭示了一个协会的预防复发和抗体反应的毒素 a, B, 和一些非毒素抗原 (Cwp66, Cwp84, FliC, FliD 和表层蛋白 (SLPs))12,13,14,15. 这些观察刺激了第一个被动免疫治疗药物靶向C. 刺杆菌毒素 B (bezlotuxumab), 最近被美国食品和药物管理局和欧洲药品批准防止经常性 CDI16的机构。使用灭活毒素或重组毒素片段的免疫接种战略目前也在开发17、18、19。这些新的治疗方法无疑将刺激对大样本大小的多抗原的体液免疫应答的评估要求。
今天, 有明显的缺乏商业可用的高通量检测, 能够同时评估细菌的应变和同种特异抗体反应的C. 梭菌抗原。目前尚无未满足的需要开发这种化验, 以促进今后的研究工作和临床应用。蛋白质微阵列是一种将大量单独纯化的蛋白质作为空间组织的斑点排列在微观滑动表面上的一种方法, 使用机器人系统, 可以是接触20或非接触印刷工具21。斑点可能代表复杂的混合物, 如细胞裂解物, 抗体, 组织组织匀浆, 内源性或重组蛋白或肽, 体液或药物22,23。
蛋白质微阵列技术比标准的内部 ELISA 技术具有明显的优势, 传统的检测方法用于评估抗C.其中包括提高检测一系列多同种特异抗体的能力, 针对更广泛的蛋白质靶点, 减少抗原、样品和试剂的体积要求, 以及增强吸收更大技术复制的数量, 除了多个内部质量控制 (QC) 措施1。因此, 微阵列更灵敏、准确、重现性强, 具有更大的动态范围。这些因素使微阵列成为一种更便宜和潜在的有利替代 ELISAs 的大规模检测已知蛋白质。然而, 微阵列技术的缺点主要是由于建立了高度纯化抗原的面板, 建立了技术平台, 导致了巨大的前置成本。
蛋白质微阵列作为临床应用的诊断和基础研究工具, 在过去的两年中得到了广泛的应用。具体应用包括蛋白质表达谱、酶基质关系的研究、生物标志物筛选、寄主-微生物相互作用分析、以及分析抗体特异性23、24、 25,26,27,28。许多新的病原体蛋白/抗原微阵列已经建立, 包括疟疾 (疟原虫)29, HIV-130, 流感31, 严重急性呼吸道综合征 (SARS)32, 病毒性出血热33, 疱疹病毒34, 结核病35。
本议定书涉及建立一个易于操作的c. 梭菌反应抗原微阵列检测, 这使得对 C 的多同种和应变特异抗体反应的准确、精确和具体量化。血清中的梭菌抗原和多克隆免疫球蛋白。在这方面, 我们包括了与 ELISA 相比可接受的微阵列检测性能的具有代表性的结果, 以及测定的精确度和重现性。该方法可进一步开发, 以分析其他临床样本, 并制定一个新的标准, 研究的分子基础的 CDI。

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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:399px;">BioRobotics MicroGrid II arrayer</td>
			<td style="width:296px;">Digilab, Malborough, MA, USA</td>
			<td style="width:296px;">N/A</td>
			<td style="width:836px;">Contact arrayer used to automated spotting of the antigens onto the slides.</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Scanner InnoScan 710.</td>
			<td>Innopsys</td>
			<td>N/A</td>
			<td>A fluorescent microarray slide scanner with a red (Cy5) laser to read the reaction.</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">MAPIX software version 7.2.0</td>
			<td>Innopsys</td>
			<td>N/A</td>
			<td>Measure signal intensities of the spots.</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Silicon contact pin</td>
			<td>Parallel Synthesis Technologies</td>
			<td>SMT-P75</td>
			<td>Print the samples onto the slides.</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Thermo Scientific Nalgene Desiccator</td>
			<td>Thermo Scientific</td>
			<td>41102426</td>
			<td>To store the new and printed slides.</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">384-well plate</td>
			<td>Genetix</td>
			<td>X7022UN</td>
			<td>To prepare the antigens.</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Plate cover</td>
			<td>Sigma Aldrich, UK</td>
			<td>CLS6570-100EA</td>
			<td>To reduce evaporation of the samples.</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Aminosilane slides</td>
			<td>Schott,&#160; Germany</td>
			<td>1064875</td>
			<td>The slide of choice for printing the antigens.</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Slide holders</td>
			<td>GraceBio Labs, USA</td>
			<td>204862</td>
			<td>Divide the slides into identical 16 subarrays. These holders are re-usable, removable, leak-proof wells .&#160;</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Candida albicans lysate</td>
			<td>NIBSC</td>
			<td>PR-BA117-S</td>
			<td>Positive control</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Tetanus Toxoid&#160;</td>
			<td>Athens Research and Technology</td>
			<td>04/150</td>
			<td>Positive control</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Immunoglobulin G (IgG), Normal Human Plasma</td>
			<td>&#160;Athens research and&#160; technology&#160;&#160;</td>
			<td>16-16-090707</td>
			<td>Purified Native Human Immunoglobulin G IgG, Human Plasma.&#160;</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Immunoglobulin G1 (IgG1), Normal Human Plasma</td>
			<td>&#160;Athens research and&#160; technology&#160;&#160;</td>
			<td>16-16-090707-1</td>
			<td>Purified Native Human Immunoglobulin G1 IgG1, Human Plasma.&#160;</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Immunoglobulin G2 (IgG2), Normal Human Plasma</td>
			<td>&#160;Athens research and&#160; technology&#160;&#160;</td>
			<td>16-16-090707-2</td>
			<td>Purified Native Human Immunoglobulin G2 IgG2, Human Plasma.&#160;</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Immunoglobulin G3 (IgG3), Normal Human Plasma</td>
			<td>&#160;Athens research and&#160; technology&#160;&#160;</td>
			<td>16-16-090707-3</td>
			<td>Purified Native Human Immunoglobulin G3 IgG3, Human Plasma.&#160;</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4), Normal Human Plasma</td>
			<td>&#160;Athens research and&#160; technology&#160;&#160;</td>
			<td>16-16-090707-4</td>
			<td>Purified Native Human Immunoglobulin G4 IgG4, Human Plasma.&#160;</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Immunoglobulin A (IgA), Human Plasma</td>
			<td>&#160;Athens research and&#160; technology&#160;&#160;</td>
			<td>16-16-090701</td>
			<td>Purified Native Human Immunoglobulin A (IgA), Human Plasma.</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Immunoglobulin A1 (IgA1), Human Myeloma Plasma</td>
			<td>&#160;Athens research and&#160; technology&#160;&#160;</td>
			<td>16-16-090701-1M</td>
			<td>Purified Native Human Immunoglobulin A1 (IgA1), Human Plasma.</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Immunoglobulin A2 (IgA2), Human Myeloma Plasma</td>
			<td>&#160;Athens research and&#160; technology&#160;&#160;</td>
			<td>16-16-090701-2M</td>
			<td>Purified Native Human Immunoglobulin A2 (IgA2), Human Plasma.</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Immunoglobulin M (IgM), Human Plasma</td>
			<td>&#160;Athens research and&#160; technology&#160;&#160;</td>
			<td>16-16-090713</td>
			<td>Purified Native Human Immunoglobulin M (IgM), Human Plasma.</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Biotinylated Goat Anti-Human IgG Antibody, gamma chain specific</td>
			<td>Vector Labs</td>
			<td>BA-3080</td>
			<td>Goat anti- human IgG (&#947;-chain specific)-biotin antibody reacts specifically with human IgG but not with other immunoglobulins.</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Mouse Anti-Human IgG1 Hinge-BIOT</td>
			<td>Southern Biotec</td>
			<td>9052-08&#160;</td>
			<td>Goat anti- human IgG1 biotin antibody reacts specifically with human IgG1 but not with other immunoglobulins.</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Mouse Anti-Human IgG2 Fc-BIOT</td>
			<td>Southern Biotec</td>
			<td>9060-08&#160;&#160;</td>
			<td>Goat anti- human IgG2 -biotin antibody reacts specifically with human IgG 2but not with other immunoglobulins.</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Mouse Anti-Human IgG3 Hinge-BIOT</td>
			<td>Southern Biotec</td>
			<td>9210-08&#160;&#160;&#160;</td>
			<td>Goat anti- human IgG3-biotin antibody reacts specifically with human IgG3 but not with other immunoglobulins.</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Mouse Anti-Human IgG4 pFc&#39;-BIOT</td>
			<td>Southern Biotec</td>
			<td>9190-08&#160;&#160;</td>
			<td>Goat anti- human IgG-biotin antibody reacts specifically with human IgG but not with other immunoglobulins.</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Anti-Human IgA, alpha chain specific, made in goat - Biotinylated</td>
			<td>Vector Labs</td>
			<td>BA-3030</td>
			<td>Goat anti- human IgG -biotin antibody reacts specifically with human IgG but not with other immunoglobulins.</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Mouse Anti-Human IgA1-BIOT</td>
			<td>Southern Biotec</td>
			<td>9130-08</td>
			<td>Goat anti- human IgG -biotin antibody reacts specifically with human IgG but not with other immunoglobulins.</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Mouse Anti-Human IgA2-BIOT</td>
			<td>Southern Biotec</td>
			<td>9140-08&#160;&#160;</td>
			<td>Goat anti- human IgG -biotin antibody reacts specifically with human IgG but not with other immunoglobulins.</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Mouse Anti-Human IgM-BIOT</td>
			<td>Southern Biotec</td>
			<td>9020-08&#160;</td>
			<td>Goat anti- human IgG-biotin antibody reacts specifically with human IgG but not with other immunoglobulins.</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">0.2 mm syringe filter</td>
			<td>Thermo scientific</td>
			<td>723-2520</td>
			<td>Filter the 5% BSA.</td>
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		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA)</td>
			<td>Sigma Aldrich, UK</td>
			<td>A7284</td>
			<td>Use 5% BSA for blocking the slides.</td>
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		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Antibody diluent</td>
			<td>Dako, UK</td>
			<td>S3022</td>
			<td>To dilute the serum and the secondary antibody.</td>
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		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Streptavidin Cy5</td>
			<td>eBioscience</td>
			<td>SA1011</td>
			<td>Detection of the immune reaction.</td>
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		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Purified whole C. difficile toxins A and B (toxinotype 0, strain VPI 10463, ribotype 087)</td>
			<td>Toxins Group, Public Health England</td>
			<td>NA</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Purified whole C. difficile toxin B (CCUG 20309 toxin B only expressing strain)</td>
			<td>Toxins Group, Public Health England</td>
			<td>NA</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Precursor form of B fragment of binary toxin, pCDTb</td>
			<td>University of Bath&#160;</td>
			<td>NA</td>
			<td>Produced in E. Coli from wholly synthetic recombinant gene construct. Amino acid sequence based on published sequence from 027 ribotype (http:www.uniprot.org/uniprot/A8DS70)</td>
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		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Purified native whole ribotype-specific (001, 002, 027) surface layer proteins</td>
			<td>Dublin City University&#160;</td>
			<td>NA</td>
			<td></td>
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		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Vigam (IVIg preparation 1)</td>
			<td>Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust</td>
			<td>N/A</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Privigen (IVIg preparation 2)</td>
			<td>Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust</td>
			<td>N/A</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Intratect (IVIg preparation 3)</td>
			<td>Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust</td>
			<td>N/A</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
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a protein microarray assay for serological determination of antigen-specific antibody responses following clostridium difficile infection

我们提供了一种新的高通量蛋白微阵列检测方法, 用于测定人血清中的抗梭菌抗体水平, 以及单独制备多克隆静脉注射免疫球蛋白 (球蛋白)。该议定书描述了样品制备、阵列印刷、化验程序和数据分析所涉及的方法步骤。此外, 本议定书还可进一步发展, 以纳入多种临床样本, 包括血浆和细胞培养上清液。我们展示了如何使用蛋白微阵列来确定同种的组合 (IgG, IgA, IgM), 子类 (IgG1, IgG2, IgG3, IgG4, IgA1, IgA2), 和应变特异抗体的高度纯化全C. 梭菌毒素 a 和 B (toxinotype 0, 应变新品10463, ribotype 087), 毒素 b 从一个C. 芽孢杆菌毒素 b 只表达应变 (CCUG 20309), 一种前体形式的 b 片段的二元毒素, pCDTb, ribotype 特定的整个表面层蛋白 (SLPs; 001, 002, 027) 和控制蛋白 (破伤风毒素和白色念珠菌)。在实验中, 微阵列是用C................................治疗 CDI, 联合免疫机能丧失障碍, 慢性炎症性脱髓鞘 polyradiculopathy。我们在免疫球蛋白治疗前和之后的毒素中和疗效和多同种特异抗体水平上均有显著差异。此外, 基因芯片与酶联免疫吸附试验 (ELISA) 在血清样品中抗毒素 IgG 水平有显著的相关性。这些结果表明, 微阵列可能成为一个很有希望的工具来分析抗体反应的C.随着抗原板的进一步细化和生产成本的降低, 我们预计微阵列技术可以帮助优化和选择临床上最有用的免疫疗法, 以病人特有的方式感染.

图 1展示了描述协议中主要步骤的流程图。图 2显示了与检测血清中的 IgG 和 IgA 抗毒素 A 和 B 水平的基因芯片和 ELISA 之间的显著一致的长矛相关性试验。图 3显示了不同的 IgG 和 IgA 抗体类特异抗体反应的毒素 A, 毒素 B, 二进制毒素 (pCDTb) 的患者没有腹泻, CDI 患者腹泻, 和 HC。图 4显示?...

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A Protein Microarray Assay for Serological Determination of Antigen-specific Antibody Responses Following Clostridium difficile Infection

本文介绍了一种简单的蛋白质芯片方法, 用于分析人体血清中高纯度梭菌抗原7丛细胞的体液免疫反应。该协议可推广用于测定多克隆静脉注射免疫球蛋白制剂中特异抗体的反应。

检测梭菌感染后抗原特异性抗体应答的蛋白微阵列测定方法

We provide a detailed overview of a novel high-throughput protein microarray assay for the determination of anti-Clostridium difficile antibody levels in ...

This method may help with optimizing and selecting clinically useful immunotherapies for Clostridium difficile infection in a patient-specific manner, and elucidating human immune responses to Clostridium difficile. The main advantage of this technique is that it enables accurate and simultaneous quantification of multi isotype and strain-specific antibody responses to C.difficile antigens. Generally, individuals that are new to this method will struggle because expertise is required in establishing and optimizing a panel of highly purified antigens, and setting up the technological platform.Visual demonstration of this method is critical, as methodological list types involved in preparing the microwave plate, arrays printing, a safe procedure, and the data analysis require attention to the details. Demonstrating some of the procedure will be by Sam Greenwood, a technician from my laboratory. To begin, dilute Clostridium difficile antigens and printing buffer to optimum concentration.Next, transfer 10 microliters of antigen solution to a 384 well plate. Cover the plate with a plate seal, and centrifuge at 300 times gravity for five minutes at room temperature. For microarray printing, use a hand-held gas burner to heat the silicon PIN three times for two seconds each.Then, rinse the silicon PIN in clean water three times for three seconds each. Place the microarray plate in the loading cartridge of an arrayer. Eject the tray, and then place the amino silane slides in the slide tray and press the OK button to turn the vacuum on.Insure that all of the slides are secured, and then click OK.Return the tray to the origin, and close the lid. Next, launch the appropriate program and go to File, then Microarraying Parameters, then Open. Select Clostridium difficile file for printing all antigens in quadruplicate.Under this window, open the Source tab to indicate sample storage, and Target tab to input microarray details. Then, open the Options tab to select the washing tool. Under the General tab of Run Preferences, on the TAS applications suite toolbar, select Wash at start of run, and Wash at end of run.Open the Climate tab, and set the humidity level between 55 to 60%Now start the run, and periodically check the arrayer to insure proper functioning. After printing, carefully place the printed slides in a slide holder with 16 multi-well chambers. Then add 100 microliters of 5%BSAT to each block.Cover the slides and incubate for one hour at room temperature with shaking. Use 120 microliters of PBST to wash each block five times for one minute each with shaking. Next, thaw out the serum samples obtained from C difficile infected patients and healthy controls on ice for 20 minutes.Add commercially available antibody diluent to the master block, and then add samples to the master block and mix. Discard the washing buffer and add 100 microliters of each diluted sample to the experimental blocks. For the negative control block, add 100 microliters of only the antibody diluent.Then, incubate the slides for one hour at room temperature with gentle shaking. Next, use 120 microliters of PBST to wash each block five times for three minutes each with shaking. Then add 100 microliters of biotinylated goat anti-Human antibody diluted in antibody diluent to each block.Cover the slides and incubate for one hour at room temperature with gentle shaking. Use 120 microliters of PBST to wash each block five times for three minutes each with shaking. Next, add 100 microliters of streptavidin SY5 conjugate diluted in 5%BSAT, in a ratio of one to two thousand to each block.Cover the slides with foil and incubate for 15 minutes at room temperature with gentle shaking. Wash the slides first with 120 microliters of PBST five times for one minute each, and then wash them two more times for one minute each with PBS. To dry the slides, spin them for five minutes at 300 times gravity.Turn the laser scanner on 30 minutes prior to scanning, to allow it to warm up. Then place the slide in the scanner with the printed surface facing up until the plate light turns solid green. Next, press the Settings button.On the first tab, insure that the Automatic scrolling and Barcode are unchecked. Then, set the Pixel size to 10, Scan Mode to Medium, Acquisition to 635 only, Acquisition Mode to Manual, gain to 20, and power to low. On the second tab, insure that the slide type is unlabeled.On the third tab, set the Focus setting to Auto focus. Press the import grid button to select the appropriate array list associated with the scanned image. Then, press the autofind button to align the grid to the spots on the slide.Finally, press the Quantification Process button to measure the fluorescence intensity of each spot. Then, save the results in an appropriate format for further analysis. In this protocol, a protein microarray is compared with ELISA to assess the reproducibility between these two techniques.The Spearman correlation coefficient analysis shows significant agreement between the microarray and ELISA for detecting IgG Anti-toxin A, and Anti-toxin B levels in serum samples. Intro assay and inter assay reproducibility of the protein micro array are calculated using the serum samples of seven patients. The samples analyzed on two different array slides against Toxin A, Toxin B, SLP001, SLP002, SLP027, Toxin B from Toxin B only producing strain CCUG, and pCDTb antigens reveal good reproducibility.A protein microarray is performed to detect an isotype-specific antibody response against Clostridium difficile toxins. The serum samples of patients and healthy individuals are used to detect the levels of IgG and IgA against Toxin A, Toxin B, Toxin B from a Clostridium difficile Toxin B only expressing strain, and precursor form of a B fragment of binary toxin. Once mastered, this technique can be done in seven hours.The quality control experiment, different parameters such as selection of appropriate surface chemistry, printing buffers, blocking buffers, and dilutions of serum samples and secondary antibodies should be evaluated before running samples. Printing a high-quality array requires a good understanding of the array or software to adjust the printing of parameters according to the experimental protocol. It is crucial to maintain optimum performance of the arrayer, and a dust-free environment throughout the experiment.This technique will pave the way for researchers in the field of immunology and molecular biology, in terms of characterizing humoral immune responses to infection, and discovering serodiagnostic antigens. Don't forget that working with infected blood samples and bacterial toxins can be hazardous. In general, in laboratory, safety and standard precautions should always be taken into consideration while performing this procedure.

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Culturing and Maintaining Clostridium difficile in an Anaerobic Environment

Culturing and Maintaining Clostridium difficile in an Anaerobic Environment

培养和维护<em&gt;难辨梭状芽孢杆菌</em&gt;在厌氧环境

Clostridium  difficile is a Gram-positive, anaerobic, sporogenic bacterium  that is primarily responsible for antibiotic associated diarrhea (AAD) and is ...

Whole-animal Imaging and Flow Cytometric Techniques for Analysis of Antigen-specific CD8+ T Cell Responses after Nanoparticle Vaccination

对于纳米颗粒疫苗接种后的分析抗原特异性CD8 + T细胞应答整体动物成像和流式细胞技术

Traditional vaccine adjuvants, such as alum, elicit suboptimal CD8+ T cell responses. To address this major challenge in vaccine development, various ...

Cefoperazone-treated Mouse Model of Clinically-relevant Clostridium difficile Strain R20291

Cefoperazone-treated Mouse Model of Clinically-relevant Clostridium difficile Strain R20291

头孢哌酮治疗小鼠模型的临床相关的<em&gt;艰难梭菌</em&gt;应变R20291

Clostridium difficile is an anaerobic, gram-positive, spore-forming enteric pathogen that is associated with increasing morbidity and mortality and ...

Detection and Enrichment of Rare Antigen-specific B Cells for Analysis of Phenotype and Function

检测和罕见富集抗原特异性B细胞的表型和功能分析

B cells reactive with a specific antigen usually occur at a frequency of &lt;0.05% of lymphocytes. For decades researchers have sought methods to isolate ...

A Protocol to Characterize the Morphological Changes of Clostridium difficile in Response to Antibiotic Treatment

A Protocol to Characterize the Morphological Changes of Clostridium difficile in Response to Antibiotic Treatment

表征形态变化的议定书<em&gt;艰难梭菌</em&gt;应对抗生素治疗

Assessment of antibiotic action with new drug development directed towards anaerobic bacteria is difficult and technically demanding. To gain insight into ...

In Vivo Assay for Detection of Antigen-specific T-cell Cytolytic Function Using a Vaccination Model

In Vivo Assay for Detection of Antigen-specific T-cell Cytolytic Function Using a Vaccination Model

在体内应用免疫模型检测抗原特异性 T 细胞细胞功能的试验

Current methodologies for antigen-specific killing are limited to in vitro use or utilized in infectious disease models. However, there is not a protocol ...