A Size-Selectively Biomolecule-Immobilized Nanoprobe-Based Chemiluminescent Lateral Flow Immunoassay for Detection of Avian-Origin Viruses

Anal Chem. 2021 Jan 19;93(2):792-800. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c03153. Epub 2020 Nov 11.

Abstract

In this study, a signal-amplifiable nanoprobe-based chemiluminescent lateral flow immunoassay (CL-LFA) was developed to detect avian influenza viruses (AIV) and other contagious and fatal viral avian-origin diseases worldwide. Signal-amplifiable nanoprobes are capable of size-selective immobilization of antibodies (binding receptors) and enzymes (signal transducers) on sensitive paper-based sensor platforms. Particle structure designs and conjugation pathways conducive for antigen accessibility to maximum amounts of immobilized enzymes and antibodies have advanced. The detection limit of the CL-LFA using the signal-amplifiable nanoprobe for the nucleoprotein of the H3N2 virus was 5 pM. Sensitivity tests for low pathogenicity avian influenza H9N2, H1N1, and high pathogenicity avian influenza H5N9 viruses were conducted, and the detection limits of CL-LFA were found to be 103.5 50% egg infective dose (EID50)/mL, 102.5 EID50/mL, and 104 EID50/mL, respectively, which is 20 to 100 times lower than that of a commercial AIV rapid test kit. Moreover, CL-LFA demonstrated high sensitivity and specificity against 37 clinical samples. The signal-amplifiable probe designed in this study is a potential diagnostic probe with ultrahigh sensitivity for applications in the field of clinical diagnosis, which requires sensitive antigen detection as evidenced by enhanced signaling capacity and sensitivity of the LFAs.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Viral / chemistry*
  • Antibody Specificity
  • Antigens, Viral
  • Birds / virology*
  • Enzymes, Immobilized*
  • Immobilized Proteins*
  • Influenza A virus / isolation & purification
  • Influenza in Birds / diagnosis
  • Influenza in Birds / virology
  • Nanostructures*
  • Sensitivity and Specificity

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Antigens, Viral
  • Enzymes, Immobilized
  • Immobilized Proteins