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ArticleImmune network2021

Sputum Processing Method for Lateral Flow Immunochromatographic Assays to Detect Coronaviruses.

Aram Kang, Minjoo Yeom, Hyekwon Kim, Sun-Woo Yoon, Dae-Gwin Jeong, Hyong-Joon Moon, Kwang-Soo Lyoo, Woonsung Na, Daesub Song

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Article in Immune network, 2021. 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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4 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Aram KangCollege of Pharmacy, Korea University, Sejong 30019, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5274-850X
Minjoo YeomCollege of Pharmacy, Korea University, Sejong 30019, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8949-6361
Hyekwon KimDepartment of Microbiology, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3458-3403
Sun-Woo YoonKorea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon 34113, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2061-9743
Dae-Gwin JeongKorea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon 34113, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0764-1404
Hyong-Joon MoonCollege of Healthcare & Biotechnology, Semyung University, Jecheon 27136, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6211-8758
Kwang-Soo LyooKorea Zoonosis Research Institute, Chonbuk National University, Iksan 54531, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3380-6890
Woonsung NaCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7254-5240
Daesub SongCollege of Pharmacy, Korea University, Sejong 30019, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2759-1061
Korea University · KRKorea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology · KRChonnam National University · KRChungbuk National University · KRJeonbuk National University · KRSemyung University · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Coronavirus causes an infectious disease in various species and crosses the species barriers leading to the outbreak of zoonotic diseases. Due to the respiratory diseases are mainly caused in humans and viruses are replicated and excreted through the respiratory tract, the nasal fluid and sputum are mainly used for diagnosis. Early diagnosis of coronavirus plays an important role in preventing its spread and is essential for quarantine policies. For rapid decision and prompt triage of infected host, the immunochromatographic assay (ICA) has been widely used for point of care testing. However, when the ICA is applied to an expectorated sputum in which antigens are present, the viscosity of sputum interferes with the migration of the antigens on the test strip. To overcome this limitation, it is necessary to use a mucolytic agent without affecting the antigens. In this study, we combined known mucolytic agents to lower the viscosity of sputum and applied that to alpha and beta coronavirus, porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), respectively, spiked in sputum to find optimal pretreatment conditions. The pretreatment method using tris(2-carboxyethyl)phosphine (TCEP) and BSA was suitable for ICA diagnosis of sputum samples spiked with PEDV and MERS-CoV. This sensitive assay for the detection of coronavirus in sputum provides an useful information for the diagnosis of pathogen in low respiratory tract.

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Chromatography, SensitivityCoronavirusDiagnosisSputum

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