ELISA
By:
Dr. Saba Ahmed
M.Phil. Pharmacology
UNIVERSITY OF SARGODHA
Definition:
• The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) is a
common laboratory technique which is used to measure
the concentration of an analyte (usually antibodies or
antigens) in solution.
History:
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Basic Terms:
• Solid Phase:
Usually a microtiter plate well, having 8 12 well
format.
Basic Terms:
• Adsorption:
The process of adding an antigen/antibody, diluted in
buffer, so it attaches to the solid phase on incubation.
• Washing:
The simple flooding & emptying of wells with a
buffered solution to separate bound from un-bound
reagents in ELISA.
Basic Terms:
• Antigen:
Any molecule that elicits the production of antibodies
when introduced into body.
• Antibodies:
Proteins produced in response to antigenic stimuli.
• Enzyme conjugate:
An enzyme that is attached irreversibly to an antibody.
e.g: Horse-redish peroxidase (HRPO).
Basic Terms:
• Chromogen:
A chemical alters color as a result of an enzyme
interaction with substrate (color reaction used as
signal) e.g Trimethyl benzidine (TMB).
• Stopping:
The process of stopping the action of an enzyme on
a substrate.
• Reading:
Spectrophotometric measurement of color developed
in ELISA.
Principle of ELISA:
Based on Basic Immunology Response
Lock and Key Concept:
1) Antigen (key) 2) Antibody (lock):
–Key fits into the lock
Enzyme conjugate substrates
• Bound to a secondary antibody that binds with the
antibody-antigen complex.
Equipments:
1) Microwell Plate:
Flat bottom
polystyrene
plate,
contains 8 x 12
wells holding
350 μL each.
Equipments:
2) Multipipette :
An 8-channel 100 μL
pipette is a good help
for even small-scale
work.
Equipments:
3) Washing Device:
• manually operated washing devices.
• may be of use particularly when there is a risk that the
samples tested in ELISA contain infectious material, so must
be collected for subsequent disinfection.
Equipments:
4) Microplate washer:
• These are very efficient
with unusually low
carry-over
contamination.
Reagents Used:
Reagent Composition
Coating Buffer 0.01 M Phosphate Buffer
+ 0.15 M NaCl (PBS)
Diluting/Washing Buffer 0.01 M Phosphate Buffer
+ 0.50 M NaCl + 0.1% Tween 20
Blocking Buffer Bovine Serum Albumin
(BSA)
Enzyme Horse-redish peroxidase
(HRPO)
Chromogenic Substrate Trimethyl benzidine
(TMB)
Stop Solution 0.5 M H₂SO₄
General Procedure:
Types of ELISA:
• On the Basis of Detection:
1) Colorimetric ELISA:
Assay to Determine the Antibody Concentration.
Types of ELISA:
2) Chemiluminescent ELISA:
Assay for the Quantitation of an Antigen in a Biological
Sample.
Types of ELISA:
3) Competitive Fluorescence ELISA:
Types of ELISA:
(on the basis of procedure)
Types
Non-
Competitive
Direct
Indirect
SandwichCompetitive
Multiple &
Portable
Non-Competitive:
1) Direct ELISA:
• It uses a primary labeled anti-body that react directly
with the antigen.
• It can be performed with the antigen that is directly
immobilized on assay plate.
• Not widely used but common for immuno-histochemical
staining of cells & tissues.
Non-Competitive:
2) Indirect ELISA:
• It utilizes a primary un-labeled antibody in conjunction
with a labeled secondary antibody.
• Secondary antibody has specificity for primary antibody.
Non-Competitive:
3) Sandwich ELISA:
• Antigens like Tumor markers, hormones, serum proteins
may be determined.
• Antigens in the sample bind with the capture antibody &
become immobilized.
• The antibody of the enzyme conjugate bind with the
immobilized antigen to form a sandwich of Ab-Ag-Ab/
enzyme bound to microwell.
Competitive:
• Antibody coated microwell.
• Serum antigen & labeled antigen added together .... Competition
• Ab-Ag enzyme complex bound is inversely related to the conc. of
antigen present in sample.
• Increased serum antigen results in reduced binding of Ag-
enzyme conjugate with the antibody producing less enzyme
activity & (yellow) color formation.
• Used to determine small molecules like T₃ , T₄ & Progesterone.
Modified ELISA:
• Enzyme interfere with Ag-Ab interaction.
• Second antibody is often labeled with a very small molecular
substance, biotin (MW=244.31), and a specific
binding protein for biotin, avidin is conjugated with enzyme
such as HRP.
Modified ELISA:
Reading:
• Measure the absorbance at 450nm with the help of ELISA
reader.
• Calculate the absorbance for each sample and reference.
• Ascent software for the calculation of results can be used.
Results:
Troubleshooting
in ELISA
Precautions:
1) Use of Exchange type pipette:
(always use new tip)
Precautions:
2) Washing:
Precautions:
3) Reagents:
Precautions:
3) Reagents:
Precautions:
4) Plate cover:
• During incubation, well plate should be covered using the
plate cover
• Plate cover is effective only under suitable conditions i.e room
temp. humidity > 50%, air steam <0.2 m/sec.
Precautions:
5) Coating of wells:
• Coating of wells should be proper with the addition of
Blocking solution.
• Improper coating False positive results
Advantages of ELISA:
• Reagents are relatively cheap & ‘ve long shelf life.
• It is highly specific & sensitive (<1pg/ml).
• No radiation hazards occur during labeling or disposal of
waste.
• Easy to perform & quick procedures.
• Equipment is widely available.
• It can be used to a variety of infections.
• It can be used on most type of biological samples like plasma,
serum, urine, cell extracts.
Disadvantages of ELISA:
• Measurement of enzyme activity can be more complex
than the measurement of activity of some type of
radioisotopes.
• Enzyme activity may be affected by plasma constituents.
• Kits are not cheap.
• Very specific to particular antigen but won’t recognize
other antigens.
• False positive/ negative possible, especially with
mutated/ altered antigen.
Limitations:
• Results may not be absolute.
• Antibody must be available(poor producer,
interference).
• Concentration may be unclear.
• False positive possible (Ab already present).
• False negative possible.
References:
• Gen. procedure of ELISA by DAKO A/S • Produktionsvej 42 •
DK-2600 Glostrup • Denmark, www.dako.com
• ENDOCRINE MANUAL FOR REPRODUCTIVE ASSESSMENT OF
DOMESTIC AND NON-DOMESTIC SPECIES by Janine Brown,
Ph.D , Sue Walker, M.S.
• ELISA -A to Z .....from introduction to practice by Katsumi
WAKABAYASHI, Ph.D , Prof. Emer. Gunma University.
• www.wikipedia.com.
• www.googleimages.com
• www.slideshare.net
• www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/immunology-virtual-lab.
• www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25926946.
Thank
You

Elisa ppt

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    ELISA By: Dr. Saba Ahmed M.Phil.Pharmacology UNIVERSITY OF SARGODHA
  • 2.
    Definition: • The enzyme-linkedimmunosorbent assay (ELISA) is a common laboratory technique which is used to measure the concentration of an analyte (usually antibodies or antigens) in solution.
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    Basic Terms: • SolidPhase: Usually a microtiter plate well, having 8 12 well format.
  • 7.
    Basic Terms: • Adsorption: Theprocess of adding an antigen/antibody, diluted in buffer, so it attaches to the solid phase on incubation. • Washing: The simple flooding & emptying of wells with a buffered solution to separate bound from un-bound reagents in ELISA.
  • 8.
    Basic Terms: • Antigen: Anymolecule that elicits the production of antibodies when introduced into body. • Antibodies: Proteins produced in response to antigenic stimuli. • Enzyme conjugate: An enzyme that is attached irreversibly to an antibody. e.g: Horse-redish peroxidase (HRPO).
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    Basic Terms: • Chromogen: Achemical alters color as a result of an enzyme interaction with substrate (color reaction used as signal) e.g Trimethyl benzidine (TMB). • Stopping: The process of stopping the action of an enzyme on a substrate. • Reading: Spectrophotometric measurement of color developed in ELISA.
  • 10.
    Principle of ELISA: Basedon Basic Immunology Response Lock and Key Concept: 1) Antigen (key) 2) Antibody (lock): –Key fits into the lock Enzyme conjugate substrates • Bound to a secondary antibody that binds with the antibody-antigen complex.
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    Equipments: 1) Microwell Plate: Flatbottom polystyrene plate, contains 8 x 12 wells holding 350 μL each.
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    Equipments: 2) Multipipette : An8-channel 100 μL pipette is a good help for even small-scale work.
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    Equipments: 3) Washing Device: •manually operated washing devices. • may be of use particularly when there is a risk that the samples tested in ELISA contain infectious material, so must be collected for subsequent disinfection.
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    Equipments: 4) Microplate washer: •These are very efficient with unusually low carry-over contamination.
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    Reagents Used: Reagent Composition CoatingBuffer 0.01 M Phosphate Buffer + 0.15 M NaCl (PBS) Diluting/Washing Buffer 0.01 M Phosphate Buffer + 0.50 M NaCl + 0.1% Tween 20 Blocking Buffer Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA) Enzyme Horse-redish peroxidase (HRPO) Chromogenic Substrate Trimethyl benzidine (TMB) Stop Solution 0.5 M H₂SO₄
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    Types of ELISA: •On the Basis of Detection: 1) Colorimetric ELISA: Assay to Determine the Antibody Concentration.
  • 19.
    Types of ELISA: 2)Chemiluminescent ELISA: Assay for the Quantitation of an Antigen in a Biological Sample.
  • 20.
    Types of ELISA: 3)Competitive Fluorescence ELISA:
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    Types of ELISA: (onthe basis of procedure) Types Non- Competitive Direct Indirect SandwichCompetitive Multiple & Portable
  • 22.
    Non-Competitive: 1) Direct ELISA: •It uses a primary labeled anti-body that react directly with the antigen. • It can be performed with the antigen that is directly immobilized on assay plate. • Not widely used but common for immuno-histochemical staining of cells & tissues.
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    Non-Competitive: 2) Indirect ELISA: •It utilizes a primary un-labeled antibody in conjunction with a labeled secondary antibody. • Secondary antibody has specificity for primary antibody.
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    Non-Competitive: 3) Sandwich ELISA: •Antigens like Tumor markers, hormones, serum proteins may be determined. • Antigens in the sample bind with the capture antibody & become immobilized. • The antibody of the enzyme conjugate bind with the immobilized antigen to form a sandwich of Ab-Ag-Ab/ enzyme bound to microwell.
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    Competitive: • Antibody coatedmicrowell. • Serum antigen & labeled antigen added together .... Competition • Ab-Ag enzyme complex bound is inversely related to the conc. of antigen present in sample. • Increased serum antigen results in reduced binding of Ag- enzyme conjugate with the antibody producing less enzyme activity & (yellow) color formation. • Used to determine small molecules like T₃ , T₄ & Progesterone.
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    Modified ELISA: • Enzymeinterfere with Ag-Ab interaction. • Second antibody is often labeled with a very small molecular substance, biotin (MW=244.31), and a specific binding protein for biotin, avidin is conjugated with enzyme such as HRP.
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    Reading: • Measure theabsorbance at 450nm with the help of ELISA reader. • Calculate the absorbance for each sample and reference. • Ascent software for the calculation of results can be used.
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    Precautions: 1) Use ofExchange type pipette: (always use new tip)
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    Precautions: 4) Plate cover: •During incubation, well plate should be covered using the plate cover • Plate cover is effective only under suitable conditions i.e room temp. humidity > 50%, air steam <0.2 m/sec.
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    Precautions: 5) Coating ofwells: • Coating of wells should be proper with the addition of Blocking solution. • Improper coating False positive results
  • 46.
    Advantages of ELISA: •Reagents are relatively cheap & ‘ve long shelf life. • It is highly specific & sensitive (<1pg/ml). • No radiation hazards occur during labeling or disposal of waste. • Easy to perform & quick procedures. • Equipment is widely available. • It can be used to a variety of infections. • It can be used on most type of biological samples like plasma, serum, urine, cell extracts.
  • 47.
    Disadvantages of ELISA: •Measurement of enzyme activity can be more complex than the measurement of activity of some type of radioisotopes. • Enzyme activity may be affected by plasma constituents. • Kits are not cheap. • Very specific to particular antigen but won’t recognize other antigens. • False positive/ negative possible, especially with mutated/ altered antigen.
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    Limitations: • Results maynot be absolute. • Antibody must be available(poor producer, interference). • Concentration may be unclear. • False positive possible (Ab already present). • False negative possible.
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    References: • Gen. procedureof ELISA by DAKO A/S • Produktionsvej 42 • DK-2600 Glostrup • Denmark, www.dako.com • ENDOCRINE MANUAL FOR REPRODUCTIVE ASSESSMENT OF DOMESTIC AND NON-DOMESTIC SPECIES by Janine Brown, Ph.D , Sue Walker, M.S. • ELISA -A to Z .....from introduction to practice by Katsumi WAKABAYASHI, Ph.D , Prof. Emer. Gunma University. • www.wikipedia.com. • www.googleimages.com • www.slideshare.net • www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/immunology-virtual-lab. • www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25926946.
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