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ArticleBio-protocol2023

An Optimised Indirect ELISA Protocol for Detection and Quantification of Anti-viral Antibodies in Human Plasma or Serum: A Case Study Using SARS-CoV-2.

Claire Baine, Jackson Sembera, Gerald Kevin Oluka, Joseph Ssebwana Katende, Violet Ankunda, Jennifer Serwanga

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Article in Bio-protocol, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Claire BaineDepartment of Immunology, Uganda Virus Research Institute, Entebbe, Uganda.
Jackson SemberaDepartment of Immunology, Uganda Virus Research Institute, Entebbe, Uganda.
Gerald Kevin OlukaDepartment of Immunology, Uganda Virus Research Institute, Entebbe, Uganda.
Joseph Ssebwana KatendeDepartment of Immunology, Uganda Virus Research Institute, Entebbe, Uganda.
Violet AnkundaDepartment of Immunology, Uganda Virus Research Institute, Entebbe, Uganda.
Jennifer SerwangaDepartment of Immunology, Uganda Virus Research Institute, Entebbe, Uganda.
Uganda Virus Research Institute · UG

Funding

Medical Research Council MC_PC_20001Medical Research Council MC_UU_00027/5Medical Research Council MC_UU_00033/1NIAID NIH HHS HHSN272201400008C
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Advanced immunoassays are crucial in assessing antibody responses, serving immune surveillance goals, characterising immunological responses to evolving viral variants, and guiding subsequent vaccination initiatives. This protocol outlines an indirect ELISA protocol to detect and quantify virus-specific antibodies in plasma or serum after exposure to viral antigens. The assay enables the measurement of IgG, IgA, and IgM antibodies specific to the virus of interest, providing qualitative and quantitative optical densities and concentration data. Although this protocol refers to SARS-CoV-2, its methodology is versatile and can be modified to assess antibody responses for various viral infections and to evaluate vaccine trial outcomes. Key features • This protocol builds upon previously described methodology [1] explicitly tailored for SARS-CoV-2 and broadens its applicability to other viral infections. • The protocol outlines establishing antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 infections by determining optical densities and concentrations from blood plasma or serum.

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Antibody concentrationsELISAOptical densitiesSARS-CoV-2Viral infections

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PMID38156036
PMCPMC10751243
OpenAlexW4390011587

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