PMID- 31429513 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200205 LR - 20231014 IS - 1939-1676 (Electronic) IS - 0891-6640 (Print) IS - 0891-6640 (Linking) VI - 33 IP - 5 DP - 2019 Sep TI - Development of a comprehensive protein microarray for immunoglobulin E profiling in horses with severe asthma. PG - 2327-2335 LID - 10.1111/jvim.15564 [doi] AB - 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 (R(2) = 0.91). Biological fluid source evaluation indicated that sera and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) yielded the same specific IgE profile (average R(2) = 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 (R(2) = 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. CI - (c) 2019 The Authors. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. FAU - White, Samuel AU - White S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3675-7545 AD - School of Equine Management and Science, Royal Agricultural University, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. AD - School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Loughborough, United Kingdom. AD - Animal and Equine Science, Nottingham Trent University, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. FAU - Moore-Colyer, Meriel AU - Moore-Colyer M AD - School of Equine Management and Science, Royal Agricultural University, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. FAU - Marti, Eliane AU - Marti E AD - Department of Clinical Research and Veterinary Public Health, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland. FAU - Couetil, Laurent AU - Couetil L AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-1516-6666 AD - Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA. FAU - Hannant, Duncan AU - Hannant D AD - School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham, Loughborough, United Kingdom. FAU - Richard, Eric A AU - Richard EA AD - LABEO Frank Duncombe, Caen Cedex, France. AD - Normandie University, UniCaen, BIOTARGEN, Saint-Contest, France. FAU - Alcocer, Marcos AU - Alcocer M AD - School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Loughborough, United Kingdom. LA - eng GR - Fred And Marjorie Sainsbury Charitable Trust/ GR - HAYGAIN/ GR - The Royal Agricultural University/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20190820 PL - United States TA - J Vet Intern Med JT - Journal of veterinary internal medicine JID - 8708660 RN - 37341-29-0 (Immunoglobulin E) SB - IM CIN - Equine Vet J. 2020 Jan;52(1):11-12. PMID: 31821611 MH - Animals MH - Arthropods/immunology MH - Asthma/blood/immunology/*veterinary MH - Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid/*immunology MH - Case-Control Studies MH - Fungi/immunology MH - Horse Diseases/blood/*immunology MH - Horses MH - Immunoglobulin E/*blood/immunology MH - Mice MH - Pollen/immunology MH - Protein Array Analysis/methods/*veterinary PMC - PMC6766494 OTO - NOTNLM OT - IgE OT - allergen OT - horse OT - protein microarray OT - severe equine asthma COIS- Authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2019/08/21 06:00 MHDA- 2020/02/06 06:00 PMCR- 2019/09/01 CRDT- 2019/08/21 06:00 PHST- 2019/01/05 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/07/01 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/08/21 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/02/06 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/08/21 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/09/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - JVIM15564 [pii] AID - 10.1111/jvim.15564 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Vet Intern Med. 2019 Sep;33(5):2327-2335. doi: 10.1111/jvim.15564. Epub 2019 Aug 20.