Improved rubella hemagglutination inhibtion test: inactivation of non-immunoglobulin hemagglutination inhibitors by phospholipase C.
AUTOR(ES)
Iwasa, S
RESUMO
A method using phospholipase C (PL-C) for removing nonspecific inhibitors (NSI) of rubella virus hemagglutinin is described. PL-C was found to hydrolyze NSI without altering the hemagglutination inhibition (HI) activity of the specific antibody and could be used to remove NSI in the rubella HI test by using formalinized erythrocytes, which resisted the enzymatic action; fresh erythrocytes were lysed by PL-C. The HI test using PL-C treated sera gave true measurements of actual rubella antibody content, and HI titers of PL-C treated sera were identical or equivalent (+/-1 dilution) to those of sera treated with dextran sulfate and CaCl2 (DS-C). Thus, the PL-C method gave results as reproducible and reliable as the DS-C method and was more convenient.
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