China Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Medicine ›› 2025, Vol. 52 ›› Issue (8): 3830-3837.doi: 10.16431/j.cnki.1671-7236.2025.08.031

• Preventive Veterinary Medicine • Previous Articles    

Development and Application of Monoclonal Antibodies Against Bovine Interleukin-8

YANG Rui1,2, JIN Jiaxin1,2, ZHANG Ze1, SHI Wenjian1, ZHANG Guangzhi1, DING Jiabo1, XIN Ting1   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Animal Biosafety Risk Prevention and Control (North) of MARA, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biological Products and Chemical Drugs of MARA, Institute of Animal Science of CAAS, Beijing 100193, China;
    2. College of Animal Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350000, China
  • Received:2024-11-06 Published:2025-08-02

Abstract: 【Objective】 Interleukin-8 (IL-8) was a key chemokine that plays a role in the immune response,and the increase of its level was closely linked to multiple infectious diseases and autoimmune conditions.It had been recognized as a detection target for active pulmonary tuberculosis,tuberculous meningitis,and bovine tuberculosis.This study aimed to develop monoclonal antibodies against bovine IL-8 and create a sandwich ELISA kit for the quantitative detection of IL-8 in bovine serum or plasma,offering tools for diagnosing and researching bovine tuberculosis (bTB) and other inflammation-associated diseases. 【Method】 The bovine IL-8 gene was cloned into pGEX-6P-1 and pcDNA3.1 vectors and expressed in Escherichia coli and 293F cells.Recombinant proteins were purified using GST affinity and nickel columns.Eukaryotic recombinant protein was used to immunize BALB/c mice,and monoclonal antibodies against bovine IL-8 were generated and screened via lymphocyte hybridoma technology.The optimal antibody pairs were identified through checkerboard analysis,and a sandwich ELISA detection method was established.IL-8 level was quantitatively assessed in plasma samples from shedding and non-shedding tuberculosis-infected cattle as well as healthy cattle to evaluate the method’s effectiveness in detecting tuberculosis in cattle. 【Result】 SDS-PAGE analysis showed that IL-8 produced in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic expression systems was expressed in a soluble form,with purified proteins exhibiting a purity exceeding 90%.Five monoclonal cell lines stably secreting IL-8 antibodies including 2B8,2F5,and so on, were obtained after three rounds of subcloning,all confirmed as IgG1 subtype.Checkerboard analysis revealed that 4G10 and 3D5-HRP were the optimal antibody pairs.The ELISA method established with 4G10 and 3D5-HRP was applied for quantitative detection of IL-8 level in plasma from cattle with varying infection statuses,demonstrating that IL-8 level in plasma of tuberculosis-infected cattle was extremely significantly higher than that in healthy cattle (P<0.01). 【Conclusion】 The monoclonal antibodies against bovine IL-8 were successfully prepared and a sandwich ELISA detection method was established,which could realize the quantitative measurement of bovine IL-8,with potential applications in screening for tuberculosis in cattle and analyzing immune and infection status.

Key words: cattle; interleukin-8; monoclonal antibodies; ELISA; bovine tuberculosis

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