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ArticlePathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2017

The Use of Hyperimmune Chicken Reference Sera Is Not Appropriate for the Validation of Influenza Pseudotype Neutralization Assays.

Francesca Ferrara, Eleonora Molesti, Simon Scott, Giovanni Cattoli, Nigel Temperton

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Article in Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Francesca FerraraViral Pseudotype Unit, Medway School of Pharmacy, University of Kent, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TB, UK. ff63@kentforlife.net.ORCID 0000-0002-4973-1520
Eleonora MolestiViral Pseudotype Unit, Medway School of Pharmacy, University of Kent, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TB, UK. em296@kentforlife.net.
Simon ScottViral Pseudotype Unit, Medway School of Pharmacy, University of Kent, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TB, UK. S.D.Scott@kent.ac.uk.
Giovanni CattoliAnimal Production and Health Laboratory, Joint FAO/IAEA Division, International Atomic Energy Agency, A-2444 Seibersdorf, Austria. G.Cattoli@iaea.org.
Nigel TempertonViral Pseudotype Unit, Medway School of Pharmacy, University of Kent, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TB, UK. n.temperton@kent.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-7978-3815

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Abstract

The pseudotype particle neutralization test (pp-NT) is a next-generation serological assay employed for the sensitive study of influenza antibody responses against hemagglutinin (HA), including stalk-directed antibodies. However, a validation of this assay has yet to be performed, and this limits its use to primarily research laboratories. To identify possible serological standards to be used in optimization and validation of the pp-NT, we have evaluated the cross-reactivity of hyperimmune chicken reference antisera in this assay. Our findings show that the cross-reactivity detected by the pp-NT is only partly explained by phylogenetic relationships and protein homology between the HA subtypes analysed; further studies are necessary to understand the origin of the cross-reactivity detected, and reference standards with higher specificity should be evaluated or generated

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influenzaneutralizationpseudotypesserologystandardsvalidation

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