title: Serodiagnosis of Chlamydia pneumoniae infection using three inclusion membrane proteins.
abstract: The Chlamydia pneumoniae genome-encoded open reading frames Cpn0146, Cpn0147, and Cpn0308 were expressed as recombinant proteins for detecting C. pneumoniae-specific antibodies in samples from three groups of individuals including 183 with C. pneumoniae-associated respiratory infection (group I), 60 healthy blood donors (group II), and 32 with no known respiratory infection (group III). The recombinant Cpn0146 was recognized by 71 (38.8% positive recognition rate), 15 (25%) and 1 (3.1%), Cpn0147 by 75 (40.9%), 14 (23.3%), and 2 (6.3%), and Cpn0308 by 82 (44.8%), 16 (26.7%), and 0 (0%) samples from groups I, II, and III, respectively. The positive recognition rates with any of the three antigens were significantly higher in group I than those in groups II and III, suggesting that more individuals from group I were likely infected with C. pneumoniae. This conclusion was confirmed with a commercially available whole organism-based ELISA kit (Savyon Diagnostics Ltd., Ashdod, Israel), which detected C. pneumoniae antibodies in 98 (64.1%), 26 (43.3%), and 4 (12.5%) samples from group I, II, and III, respectively. Comparing to the commercial kit, the recombinant antigen-based detection assays displayed >97% of detection specificity and >87% of sensitivity, suggesting that these recombinant antigens can be considered alternative tools for aiding in serodiagnosis of C. pneumoniae infection.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pathogenic Biology Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang, China.
authors.forename: Chen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hongliang
authors.forename: Zhou
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Hu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhan
authors.forename: Zeng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yanhua
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhongyu
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yingbiao
authors.forename: Dai
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Guozhi
authors.forename: Wu
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yimou
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D023521:Chlamydophila Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D016993:Chlamydophila pneumoniae / Q000235:genetics*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015151:Immunoblotting; D008297:Male; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012698:Serologic Tests / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D011994:Recombinant Proteins