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ArticlePloS one2019

Scalable, semi-automated fluorescence reduction neutralization assay for qualitative assessment of Ebola virus-neutralizing antibodies in human clinical samples.

Elena N Postnikova, James Pettitt, Collin J Van Ryn, Michael R Holbrook, Laura Bollinger, Shuǐqìng Yú, Yíngyún Caì, Janie Liang, Michael C Sneller, Peter B Jahrling and 5 more

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Article in PloS one, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Elena N PostnikovaIntegrated Research Facility at Fort Detrick, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Research Plaza, Frederick, MD, United States of America.
James PettittIntegrated Research Facility at Fort Detrick, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Research Plaza, Frederick, MD, United States of America.
Collin J Van RynCoordinating Centers for Biometric Research, Division of Biostatistics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States of America.
Michael R HolbrookIntegrated Research Facility at Fort Detrick, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Research Plaza, Frederick, MD, United States of America.
Laura BollingerIntegrated Research Facility at Fort Detrick, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Research Plaza, Frederick, MD, United States of America.
Shuǐqìng YúIntegrated Research Facility at Fort Detrick, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Research Plaza, Frederick, MD, United States of America.
Yíngyún CaìIntegrated Research Facility at Fort Detrick, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Research Plaza, Frederick, MD, United States of America.
Janie LiangIntegrated Research Facility at Fort Detrick, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Research Plaza, Frederick, MD, United States of America.
Michael C SnellerLaboratory of Immunoregulation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Dr, Bethesda, MD, United States of America.
Peter B JahrlingIntegrated Research Facility at Fort Detrick, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Research Plaza, Frederick, MD, United States of America.
Lisa E HensleyIntegrated Research Facility at Fort Detrick, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Research Plaza, Frederick, MD, United States of America.
Jens H KuhnIntegrated Research Facility at Fort Detrick, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Research Plaza, Frederick, MD, United States of America.
Mosoka P FallahNational Public Health Institute of Liberia, Monrovia, Liberia.
Richard S BennettIntegrated Research Facility at Fort Detrick, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Research Plaza, Frederick, MD, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0002-7227-4831
Cavan ReillyCoordinating Centers for Biometric Research, Division of Biostatistics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States of America.
National Institutes of Health · USUniversity of Minnesota · USNational Public Health Institute of Liberia · LR

Funding

Integrated Research Facility at Fort DetrickZICAI009006 · NIAID · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES · PI DONAHUE, SARAH · 2019 to 2025
$332.9M
NIAID NIH HHS HHSN272200700016I
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Antibody titers against a viral pathogen are typically measured using an antigen binding assay, such as an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), which only measures the ability of antibodies to identify a viral antigen of interest. Neutralization assays measure the presence of virus-neutralizing antibodies in a sample. Traditional neutralization assays, such as the plaque reduction neutralization test (PRNT), are often difficult to use on a large scale due to being both labor and resource intensive. Here we describe an Ebola virus fluorescence reduction neutralization assay (FRNA), which tests for neutralizing antibodies, that requires only a small volume of sample in a 96-well format and is easy to automate. The readout of the FRNA is the percentage of Ebola virus-infected cells measured with an optical reader or overall chemiluminescence that can be generated by multiple reading platforms. Using blinded human clinical samples (EVD survivors or contacts) obtained in Liberia during the 2013-2016 Ebola virus disease outbreak, we demonstrate there was a high degree of agreement between the FRNA-measured antibody titers and the Filovirus Animal Non-clinical Group (FANG) ELISA titers with the FRNA providing information on the neutralizing capabilities of the antibodies.

Indexed as

AnimalsAntibodies, BlockingAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralChlorocebus aethiopsDisease OutbreaksEbolavirusEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayHemorrhagic Fever, EbolaHumansLiberiaNeutralization TestsVero CellsAntibodies, BlockingAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, Viral

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PMID31454374
PMCPMC6711594
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