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Development of a multiplexed opsonophagocytic killing assay (MOPA) for group B Streptococcus

Title
Development of a multiplexed opsonophagocytic killing assay (MOPA) for group B Streptococcus
Authors
Choi M.J.Noh J.Y.Cheong H.J.Kim W.J.Lin S.-M.Zhi Y.Lim J.H.Lim S.Seo H.S.Song J.Y.
Ewha Authors
임재향
SCOPUS Author ID
임재향scopus
Issue Date
2018
Journal Title
Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics
ISSN
2164-5515JCR Link
Citation
Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 67 - 73
Keywords
capsular polysaccharideimmunoassayopsonophagocytic killing assayStreptococcus agalactiae
Publisher
Taylor and Francis Inc.
Indexed
SCIE; SCOPUS WOS scopus
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a leading cause of sepsis in infants as well as chorioamnionitis in pregnant women. Opsonophagocytic killing assays (OPAs) are an essential technique in vaccine studies of encapsulated bacteria for estimating serotype-specific functional antibody levels in vitro. Here, we developed a three-fold multiplexed OPA (MOPA) to enable practical, large-scale assessment of GBS vaccine immunogenicity, including against serotypes Ia, III, and V. First, three target bacteria strains resistant to streptomycin, spectinomycin, or kanamycin were generated by natural selection through exposure to increasing antibiotic concentrations. Since a high level of nonspecific killing (NSK) of serotype V was observed in a 12.5% baby rabbit complement (BRC) solution, the BRC concentration was optimized. The final GBS-MOPA BRC concentration was 9%, which resulted in less than 20% NSK. The specificity was measured by preabsorbing serum with inactivated GBS. The opsonic index (OI) of preabsorbed serum with the homologous serotype GBS was significantly reduced in all three serotypes tested. The accuracy of the MOPA was compared with that of a single OPA (SOPA) with 35 serum samples. The OIs of the MOPA correlated well with those of the SOPA, and the r2 values were higher than 0.950 for all three serotypes. The precision of the MOPA assay was assessed in five independent experiments with five serum samples. The inter-assay precision of the GBS-MOPA was 12.5% of the average coefficient of variation. This is the first report to develop and standardize a GBS-MOPA, which will be useful for GBS vaccine development and evaluation. © 2018 Taylor & Francis.
DOI
10.1080/21645515.2017.1377379
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