Usefulness of Escherichia coli-expressed Recombinant VP6 Proteins of Group A Rotavirus in Serodiagosis of Rotavirus Infection.
10.5223/kjpgn.2010.13.2.134
- Author:
Ji Hyun SEO
1
;
So Young KIM
;
Ji Sook PARK
;
Jae Young LIM
;
Chan Hoo PARK
;
Hyang Ok WOO
;
Hee Shang YOUN
;
Wonyong KIM
;
Hyung Lyun KANG
;
Seung Chul BAIK
;
Woo Kon LEE
;
Myung Je CHO
;
Kwang Ho RHEE
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Institute of Health Science, Jinju, Korea. hsyoun@gnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Rotavirus;
VP6;
ELISA
- MeSH:
Antibodies;
Antibody Formation;
Blotting, Western;
Child;
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay;
Escherichia;
Humans;
Immunoglobulin A;
Immunoglobulin G;
Immunoglobulin M;
Infant, Newborn;
Korea;
Proteins;
Rotavirus;
Rotavirus Infections;
Seroepidemiologic Studies;
Serologic Tests;
Sprains and Strains
- From:Korean Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
2010;13(2):134-145
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The serologic diagnosis of rotaviral infections is not commonly used in clinical practice, but is used in seroepidemiologic studies. In this study, the usefulness of Escherichia coli-expressed recombinant VP6 proteins of group A rotavirus in the serodiagnosis of rotavirus infections by ELISA was evaluated. METHODS: The recombinant VP6 proteins of group A rotavirus expressed in E. coli Rosetta II strain were purified and identified. One hundred sera from 22 children (4 healthy neonates, 13 healthy children, and 5 immunocompromised children) who had serial sera samples prior to and after rotavirus infections were provided by the Gyeongsang National University Hospital, a member of the National Biobank of Korea. IgG, IgA, and IgM antibodies against rVP6 were analyzed by ELISA in all of the patients and Western blot analysis in 4 neonates. RESULTS: ELISA tests using rVP6 proteins of group A rotavirus as antigen revealed that IgG, IgA, and IgM antibodies increased after rotaviral infections in most neonates and healthy children. IgG antibodies also increased after rotaviral infections in most immunocompromised children without an adequate increase in IgM or IgA antibodies. Western blot analysis in four neonates revealed very early IgM antibody responses, even in the sera with low optical densities in ELISA tests. CONCLUSION: Our study showed that ELISA using rVP6 as an antigen is a valid diagnostic tool for seroepidemiologic studies of rotavirus infections and Western blot analysis is a sensitive test in detecting IgG, IgA, and and IgM antibodies in patients with rotavirus infections.
