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A simple, rapid, and sensitive integrated protein microarray for simultaneous detection of multiple antigens and antibodies of five human hepatitis viruses (HBV, HCV, HDV, HEV, and HGV).

Xu R, Gan X, Fang Y, Zheng S, Dong Q

Second Affiliated Hospital, Cancer Institute, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, China. xurongzhen@hzcnc.com

Protein microarrays for parallel detection of multiple viral antigens and antibodies have not yet been described in the field of human hepatitis virus infections. Here, we describe a simple, rapid and sensitive integrated protein microarray with three different reaction models. The integrated protein microarray could simultaneously determine in human sera two viral antigens (HBsAg, HBeAg) and seven viral antibodies (HBsAb, HBcAb, HBeAb, HCVAb, HDVAb, HEVAb, HGVAb) of human hepatitis viruses within 20 min. The results of the protein microarray were assessed directly by the naked eye but can also be analyzed by a quantitative detector. The detection limit of this protein microarray was 0.1 ng/ml for HBsAg. Overall, >85% concordance was observed between the integrated protein microarrays and an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for above hepatitis viral antigen and antibody detections in human sera. This integrated protein microarray can be easily optimized for clinical use and epidemiological screening for multiple hepatitis virus infections.

Published 9 February 2007 in Anal Biochem, 362(1): 69-75.
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