Validation of a recombinant protein indirect ELISA for the detection of specific antibodies against Theileria uilenbergi and Theileria luwenshuni in small ruminants. 2014

Zhijie Liu, and Youquan Li, and Dia Eldin A Salih, and Jianxun Luo, and Jabbar S Ahmed, and Ulrike Seitzer, and Hong Yin
State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Key Laboratory of Grazing Animal Diseases MOA, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology of Gansu Province, LVRI, CAAS, Lanzhou, PR China.

An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) based on a recombinant Theileria uilenbergi immunodominant protein (rTuIP) was validated for detection of antibodies in 188 positive and 198 negative reference serum samples, respectively. The cut-off value was determined at 32.7% with 95% and 90% accuracy levels by two-graphic receiver-operating characteristic (TG-ROC). The equal diagnostic sensitivity (Se) and specificity (Sp) were calculated to be 98.4%. Further validation of the repeatability with positive and negative reference samples indicated the reliable performance of the assay. Monitoring the antibody dynamics of sheep experimentally infected with Theileria luwenshuni showed the efficient detection of antibody response against the pathogen at the early infection stage and up until two months post infection. Application of this assay for detection of antibody in field sera from previous unknown Theileria endemic regions in Suizhou and Guiyang showed 17.8% and 11.6% seroprevalence, respectively, and presence of the pathogen was confirmed by identification of the 18S rRNA gene in the corresponding blood of the seropositive animals. These data support that the rTuIP ELISA could be a useful tool to study the epidemiology of theileriosis caused by T. uilenbergi and/or T. luwenshuni.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D011994 Recombinant Proteins Proteins prepared by recombinant DNA technology. Biosynthetic Protein,Biosynthetic Proteins,DNA Recombinant Proteins,Recombinant Protein,Proteins, Biosynthetic,Proteins, Recombinant DNA,DNA Proteins, Recombinant,Protein, Biosynthetic,Protein, Recombinant,Proteins, DNA Recombinant,Proteins, Recombinant,Recombinant DNA Proteins,Recombinant Proteins, DNA
D002681 China A country spanning from central Asia to the Pacific Ocean. Inner Mongolia,Manchuria,People's Republic of China,Sinkiang,Mainland China
D004797 Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay An immunoassay utilizing an antibody labeled with an enzyme marker such as horseradish peroxidase. While either the enzyme or the antibody is bound to an immunosorbent substrate, they both retain their biologic activity; the change in enzyme activity as a result of the enzyme-antibody-antigen reaction is proportional to the concentration of the antigen and can be measured spectrophotometrically or with the naked eye. Many variations of the method have been developed. ELISA,Assay, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent,Assays, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent,Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay,Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays,Immunosorbent Assay, Enzyme-Linked,Immunosorbent Assays, Enzyme-Linked
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D000913 Antibodies, Protozoan Immunoglobulins produced in a response to PROTOZOAN ANTIGENS. Protozoan Antibodies
D012418 Ruminants A suborder of the order ARTIODACTYLA whose members have the distinguishing feature of a four-chambered stomach, including the capacious RUMEN. Horns or antlers are usually present, at least in males. Goats, Mountain,Ruminantia,Oreamnos americanus,Goat, Mountain,Mountain Goat,Mountain Goats,Ruminant
D012680 Sensitivity and Specificity Binary classification measures to assess test results. Sensitivity or recall rate is the proportion of true positives. Specificity is the probability of correctly determining the absence of a condition. (From Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed) Specificity,Sensitivity,Specificity and Sensitivity
D012756 Sheep Any of the ruminant mammals with curved horns in the genus Ovis, family Bovidae. They possess lachrymal grooves and interdigital glands, which are absent in GOATS. Ovis,Sheep, Dall,Dall Sheep,Ovis dalli
D012757 Sheep Diseases Diseases of domestic and mountain sheep of the genus Ovis. Ovine Diseases,Disease, Ovine,Disease, Sheep,Diseases, Ovine,Diseases, Sheep,Ovine Disease,Sheep Disease
D013801 Theileriasis Infection of cattle, sheep, or goats with protozoa of the genus THEILERIA. This infection results in an acute or chronic febrile condition. Corridor Disease,East Coast Fever,Theileriosis,Coast Fever, East,Disease, Corridor,Fever, East Coast,Theileriases,Theilerioses

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