Acta Veterinaria et Zootechnica Sinica ›› 2023, Vol. 54 ›› Issue (10): 4311-4319.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2023.10.027

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Development of Quantum Dot Microsphere-based Immunostrip for Early Detection of Specific sIgA Antibody to African Swine Fever Virus

XIE Qingyun1,4, YI Weijie2, LI Jiahao2, BAI Yun1,4, XIE Xing1,4, YUAN Ting1,4, ZHANG Yue2, FENG Yufan2, ZHAO Dongming3, BU Zhigao3, LIU Fei2*, FENG Zhixin1,4*   

  1. 1. Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biological Engineering and Technology, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing 210014, China;
    2. College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Single Molecule Nanometry Laboratory (Sinmolab), Nanjing 210095, China;
    3. State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150069, China;
    4. GuoTai (Taizhou) Center of Technology Innovation for Veterinary Biologicals, Taizhou 225300, China
  • Received:2023-02-20 Online:2023-10-23 Published:2023-10-26

Abstract: African swine fever (ASF), caused by the African swine fever virus (ASFV), is a devastating infectious disease in wild boars and domestic pigs. The extremely high infectivity and morbidity of ASFV have caused enormous socioeconomic losses. Given that there is no effective vaccine available for ASFV infection, early diagnosis is crucial for the prevention and control of ASF. Therefore, it is of great significance to develop a sensitive and rapid method for the on-site detection of ASFV. Firstly, the detection probe of quantum dot microspheres (QDM) coupled ASFV recombinant antigen p30 and the quality control probe of QDM coupled anti-chicken IgY were prepared based on the condensation reaction between amino and carboxyl groups. Then, the immunostrip was prepared by immobilized anti-porcine IgA-Sc antibody and chicken IgY protein on the detection line and control line, respectively. The ASFV-specific sIgA antibody in the oral fluid can be captured by the QDM-p30 fixed on the T-line. Finally, the detection sensitivity was tested by detecting the ASFV-positive oral fluid with double gradient dilution; the specificity was verified by detecting several other common swine disease viruses; and the clinical diagnostic efficacy was evaluated by testing clinical oral fluid samples from ASFV-negative and ASFV-positive animals. The proposed method shows good specificity and no cross-reaction with PRV, CSFV and PRRV; shows high sensitivity with the lowest detected dilution of 1:64 for ASFV-positive oral fluid; shows short time consuming within 20 minutes; and is easy to operate without intrusive sampling. In addition, sIgA-positive conversion could be detected as early as the 6th day after ASFV infection, suggesting the potential for early diagnosis. Here, we developed a QDM-based immunostrip for on-site early detection of ASFV sIgA antibody in oral fluid, which provides new technical support and supplement for ASFV monitoring, prevention and control.

Key words: African swine fever, sIgA antibody, QDMs-based immunostrip, point-of care testing

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