Development of a comprehensive protein microarray for immunoglobulin E profiling in horses with severe asthma

White, Samuel; Moore‐Colyer, Meriel; Marti, Eliane; Coüetil, Laurent; Hannant, Duncan; Richard, Eric A.; Alcocer, Marcos (2019). Development of a comprehensive protein microarray for immunoglobulin E profiling in horses with severe asthma. Journal of veterinary internal medicine, 33(5), pp. 2327-2335. Wiley-Blackwell 10.1111/jvim.15564

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Background: Severe asthma in horses, known as severe equine asthma (SEA), is a prevalent, performance-limiting disease associated with increased allergen-specific immunoglobulin E (IgE) against a range of environmental aeroallergens.

Objective: To develop a protein microarray platform to profile IgE against a range of proven and novel environmental proteins in SEA-affected horses.

Animals: Six SEA-affected and 6 clinically healthy Warmblood performance horses.

Methods: Developed a protein microarray (n = 384) using protein extracts and purified proteins from a large number of families including pollen, bacteria, fungi, and arthropods associated with the horses, environment. Conditions were optimized and assessed for printing, incubation, immunolabeling, biological fluid source, concentration techniques, reproducibility, and specificity.

Results: This method identified a number of novel allergens, while also identifying an association between SEA and pollen sensitization. Immunolabeling methods confirmed the accuracy of a commercially available mouse anti-horse IgE 3H10 source (R2 = 0.91). Biological fluid source evaluation indicated that sera and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) yielded the same specific IgE profile (average R2 = 0.75). Amicon centrifugal filters were found to be the most efficient technique for concentrating BALF for IgE analysis at 40-fold. Overnight incubation maintained the same sensitization profile while increasing sensitivity. Reproducibility was demonstrated (R2 = 0.97), as was specificity using protein inhibition assays. Arthropods, fungi, and pollens showed the greatest discrimination for SEA.

Conclusions and clinical importance: We have established that protein microarrays can be used for large-scale IgE mapping of allergens associated with the environment of horses. This technology provides a sound platform for specific diagnosis, management, and treatment of SEA.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Research and Veterinary Public Health (DCR-VPH) > Experimental Clinical Research

UniBE Contributor:

Marti, Eliane Isabelle

Subjects:

500 Science > 590 Animals (Zoology)

ISSN:

0891-6640

Publisher:

Wiley-Blackwell

Language:

English

Submitter:

Eliane Isabelle Marti Schalch

Date Deposited:

08 Mar 2021 15:09

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 15:48

Publisher DOI:

10.1111/jvim.15564

PubMed ID:

31429513

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/153060

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/153060

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