Development of a comprehensive protein microarray for immunoglobulin E profiling in horses with severe asthma.
- Journal Article
Summary
The research focuses on creating a comprehensive protein microarray platform for analyzing immunoglobulin E (IgE) allergies in horses exhibiting severe asthma or SEA. This method revealed new allergens and established an association between SEA and pollen sensitization in horses.
Research Objective and Methods
The primary goal of the study was to create a protein microarray platform that could profile IgE, which reacts to different environmental proteins in horses suffering from SEA. The researchers utilized protein extracts and purified proteins from diverse allergen families like pollen, bacteria, fungi, and arthropods found in the horses’ environment.
- Six horses with SEA and six healthy Warmblood performance horses were used for the study.
- The research team optimized and evaluated several parameters like printing, incubation, immunolabeling, biological fluid source, techniques for concentration, reproducibility, and specificity in the course of the research.
Results of the Research
The protein microarray method developed identified new allergens and linked SEA to pollen sensitization in horses.
- The team confirmed the accuracy of a readily available mouse anti-horse IgE 3H10 source with immunolabeling methods.
- Both serum and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) gave the same specific IgE profile.
- Amicon centrifugal filters were determined as the most effective method to concentrate BALF for IgE analysis.
- An overnight incubation increased the sensitivity while keeping the sensitization profile the same.
- Protein inhibition assays were used to demonstrate the method’s specificity, and reproducibility was also proven.
- Arthropods, fungi, and pollens showed the most significant differentiation for SEA.
Conclusion
The study established that protein microarrays could effectively map large-scale IgE allergens associated with horses’ environment. This novel technology can provide a sturdy basis for the specific diagnosis, management, and treatment of SEA in horses.
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Researcher Affiliations
- School of Equine Management and Science, Royal Agricultural University, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.
- School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Loughborough, United Kingdom.
- Animal and Equine Science, Nottingham Trent University, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom.
- School of Equine Management and Science, Royal Agricultural University, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.
- Department of Clinical Research and Veterinary Public Health, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
- Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA.
- School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham, Loughborough, United Kingdom.
- LABÉO Frank Duncombe, Caen Cedex, France.
- Normandie University, UniCaen, BIOTARGEN, Saint-Contest, France.
- School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Loughborough, United Kingdom.
MeSH Terms
- Animals
- Arthropods / immunology
- Asthma / blood
- Asthma / immunology
- Asthma / veterinary
- Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / immunology
- Case-Control Studies
- Fungi / immunology
- Horse Diseases / blood
- Horse Diseases / immunology
- Horses
- Immunoglobulin E / blood
- Immunoglobulin E / immunology
- Mice
- Pollen / immunology
- Protein Array Analysis / methods
- Protein Array Analysis / veterinary
Grant Funding
- Fred And Marjorie Sainsbury Charitable Trust
- HAYGAIN
- The Royal Agricultural University
Conflict of Interest Statement
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