Development and evaluation of the rVP-ELISA for detection of antibodies against porcine parvovirus

J Virol Methods. 2014 Sep:206:115-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2014.06.008. Epub 2014 Jun 16.

Abstract

The gene encoding the VP2 protein of porcine parvovirus (PPV) was expressed in an insect-baculovirus system. The recombinant (r) VP2 was similar antigenically/functionally to the native capsid protein as demonstrated by hemagglutination (HA), Western blotting using PPV positive sera. The purified rVP2 proteins were used as coating antigen to establish a rVP-ELISA method for detection of PPV positive and negative sera from pigs. The optimal operating conditions of the rVP-ELISA were: the concentration of rVP2 proteins coated on the wells was 2 μg/mL; the diluted concentration of serum was 1: 150 and that of the enzyme-labeled antibody was 1: 6000. A total of 596 sera were detected by this assay, and the average positive rate was 87%. Compared with France LSI kit, the result showed that the coincidence rate was 96.7%. In conclusion, the rVP2-ELISA is a sensitive and specific method for detecting antibodies against PPV.

Keywords: Insect-baculovirus system; Porcine parvovirus; rVP-ELISA; rVP2.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Viral / blood*
  • Antigens, Viral* / genetics
  • Baculoviridae / genetics
  • Capsid Proteins* / genetics
  • Clinical Laboratory Techniques / methods
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / methods
  • Genetic Vectors
  • Parvoviridae Infections / diagnosis
  • Parvoviridae Infections / veterinary*
  • Parvoviridae Infections / virology
  • Parvovirus, Porcine / immunology*
  • Parvovirus, Porcine / isolation & purification
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Sf9 Cells
  • Spodoptera
  • Swine
  • Swine Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Swine Diseases / virology
  • Veterinary Medicine / methods*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Antigens, Viral
  • Capsid Proteins
  • VP2 protein, porcine parvovirus