ELISA Immunofluorescence Flow cytometry Western blotting ELISA We use an antibody thats bound covalently to an enzyme to bind antigen direct ELISA antibody that is bound to antigen indirect ELISA ID: 918130
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Diagnostic tests for antibody or antigen
ELISA
Immunofluorescence
Flow cytometry
Western blotting
Slide2ELISA
We use an antibody that’s bound covalently to an enzyme to bind:
-antigen (direct ELISA)
-antibody that is bound to antigen (indirect ELISA)
After washing, we add a colorless substrate for the enzyme in a reaction that produces color (qualitative detection)
…quantitative measurement can also be done by certain techniques
The enzyme is usually ALK (alkaline phosphatase) or HRP (horseradish peroxidase)
Example: Detection of antibodies to HIV
Slide3Immunofluorescence
We use antibody that is bound to a fluorochrome (fluorescent compound)…usually fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)
Fluorescent compound emits a greenish light when exposed to UV light…we use fluorescence microscope which provides UV light
Usually done on tissues and cells to detect antigens (direct) or antibodies (indirect)
Treponema pallidum
spirochetes
Fluorescent
treponemal antibody absorption
(
FTA-ABS
)
test
Slide4Flow cytometry
To enumerate live cells that express certain antigen
Fluorochromes of different colors are used
Counting cell populations with certain fluorochrome label
Separating populations of cells according to physiochemical and fluorescence characteristics
Slide5Western blotting
Protein antigens (e.g., of known HIV) are separated by
SDS-PAGE (SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis)
according to molecular weight and charge
The separated proteins are transferred to a nitrocellulose membrane (blot)
The blot is incubated with the antiserum, washed and an enzyme-coupled anti-Ig is then added
The antigen bands that reacted with the antibody are colored