免疫層析試紙分析法(immunochromatography)是現代快速生物感測的重要方法之一,其原理是以抗體、抗原間專一性與免疫親和力為基礎,而在此實驗中則利用DNA-ligand 和anti-ligand antibody 替代抗體、抗原分析法以偵測禽流感DNA 的序列,並利用雜合反應做為檢測基礎,其檢測方式非常簡便。目標物DNA序列首先以聚合酶鏈鎖反應(PCR)擴增且標誌上特殊標定物,使待測樣品在硝化纖維膜流動時,藉由被anti-ligand antibody捕捉,經由膠體金得顯色可判讀出是否含有禽流感之特殊序列。本論文也發現在薄膜兩端加入直流電壓可增進信號強度。最後得到最佳條件下的偵測極限(detection limit)為100pg。在本論文中也詳細討論到在條件變化下,偵測極限會隨之變化,並指出所遇到之問題及其解決方式。
The later-flow immunochromatography is one of modern rapid detection methodologies using the principle of specific immunity between antigens and their affinity antibodies. Instead of antigen-antibody immunoassay, this study employed the binding specificity between DNA-ligand and anti-ligand body to detect Avian Influenza by the hybridization reaction in a rapid and convenient manner. The target DNA amplified by the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and labeled with a specific ligand was loaded onto nitrocellulose membrane to laterally flow through and be captured by an anti-ligand antibody. The detection result was designed to be visually read out by gold-sol to identify distinct sorts of Avian Influenza. A direct voltage applied over the membrane was verified effective to enhance the detection limit. The detection limit was determined as about 100pg but was change at different conditions.