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Development and multi-use applications of dengue NS1 monoclonal antibody for early diagnosis

Abstract

Swift and early diagnosis of dengue is important for case management and epidemiological purpose. We developed a dengue NS1 antigen specific capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for early diagnosis using a panel of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), which are generated against monomeric non-structural (NS1) antigen expressed in E. coli. The mAbs were tested for its usefulness in dengue diagnosis during dengue outbreak in Tamil Nadu, India and compared with routinely used methods like RT-PCR, MAC-ELISA and commercially available NS1 antigen detection kit. The results of the comparative analysis suggest that the raised mAb may be used for the routine screening of suspected sera and also for the detection of dengue virus antigen in field collected vectors (mosquitoes).

Graphical abstract: Development and multi-use applications of dengue NS1 monoclonal antibody for early diagnosis

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
05 Oct 2016
Accepted
08 Dec 2016
First published
12 Jan 2017
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

RSC Adv., 2017,7, 1927-1931

Development and multi-use applications of dengue NS1 monoclonal antibody for early diagnosis

E. Kathiresan, R. Paramasivan, V. Thenmozhi, A. Das, K. J. Dhananjeyan, S. G. Sankar, S. V. Jerald Leo, S. Rathnapraba and S. J. Vennison, RSC Adv., 2017, 7, 1927 DOI: 10.1039/C6RA24763F

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