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ArticleThe Journal of veterinary medical science2016

Development and evaluation of an interferon-γ release assay in Asian elephants (Elephas maximus).

Sarad Paudel, Marvin A Villanueva, Susan K Mikota, Chie Nakajima, Kamal P Gairhe, Suraj Subedi, Nabin Rayamajhi, Mariko Sashika, Michito Shimozuru, Takashi Matsuba and 2 more

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Article in The Journal of veterinary medical science, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Sarad PaudelLaboratory of Wildlife Biology and Medicine, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Kita 18, Nishi 9, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0818, Japan.
Marvin A Villanueva
Susan K Mikota
Chie Nakajima
Kamal P Gairhe
Suraj Subedi
Nabin Rayamajhi
Mariko Sashika
Michito Shimozuru
Takashi Matsuba
Yasuhiko Suzuki
Toshio Tsubota
Hokkaido University · JPNational Trust for Nature Conservation · NPPatan Academy of Health Sciences · NPTottori University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We developed an interferon-γ release assay (IGRA) specific for Asian elephants (Elephas maximus). Whole blood collected from forty captive Asian elephants was stimulated with three different mitogens i.e., phytohemagglutinin (PHA), pokweed mitogen (PWM) and phorbol myristate aceteate/ionomycin (PMA/I). A sandwich ELISA that was able to recognize the recombinant elephant interferon-γ (rEIFN-γ) as well as native interferon-γ from the Asian elephants was performed using anti-elephant IFN-γ rabbit polyclonal antibodies as capture antibodies and biotinylated anti-elephant IFN-γ rabbit polyclonal antibodies as detection antibodies. PMA/I was the best mitogen to use as a positive control for an Asian elephant IGRA. The development of an Asian elephant-specific IGRA that detects native IFN-γ in elephant whole blood provides promising results for its application as a potential diagnostic tool for diseases, such as tuberculosis (TB) in Asian elephants.

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AnimalsElephantsFemaleInterferon-gamma Release TestsMale

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PMID26983683
PMCPMC4976266
OpenAlexW2308367961

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