85-4782-78　［取扱停止］Herpes Simplex Virus gG2, Strain G 100ul　397641

特徴

• This Herpes Simplex virus gG2 protein is a highly purified product prepared from virus cultivated in mammalian cells, offering significant advantages over other partially purified native antigens, or bacterial expressed recombinant antigens that are not glycosylated. Tests have shown excellent performance in assays for the distinguishing between HSV1 and HSV2-infected patients. Herpes Simplex virus gG2 protein is specific to the HSV-2 virus, and shares very little sequence similarity to HSV-1. The protein can therefore be used as an antigen in immunoassays to differentiate between the two viruses. HSV-2 is often known as genital herpes, and is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases. Infection with HSV-2 can cause genital ulcerations, which may be accompanied by fever, local lymphadenopathy and dysuria, and infected individuals have a lifelong risk of transmitting the viral infection to their sexual partners. There is evidence of an increased risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) acquisition with herpes-associated genital ulceration (1) and pregnant women infected with HSV-2 can infect children during delivery (2,3), causing neonatal herpes. Without therapy, mortality for untreated infants who develop disseminated infection exceeds 70%, with many survivors developing neurological impairment related to HSV encephalitis. Around 70% of mothers who transmit HSV to their children are asymptomatic at delivery. Importantly, it has been shown that transmission rates are much higher during a primary infection of the mother (> 50%) compared to recurrent infection (< 5%)(4). This is important in relation to immunoassays for maternal HSV-2 specific IgG and IgM, where primary infections are characterized by IgM responses but no IgG response. After primary HSV infection, the virus colonizes sensory neurons, and the infection may reactivate causing recurrent sub-clinical or clinical infection. Many serologic methods for assessing HSV sero-status use viral lysate as antigens. However, the viral lysate assays are unable to differentiate HSV-1 infections from HSV-2 infections due to the antigenic similarity between the viruses. Given that HSV-1 infection is extremely common in adults, such assays are unable to detect HSV-2 infection with any confidence. 
• The purified Herpes Simplex virus gG2 protein can be used to develop specific HSV-2 assays, which are valuable in determining the HSV-2 status of expectant mothers, and allowing clinicians to make appropriate therapeutic interventions for potentially infected newborns.
• Native Herpes simplex virus gG2, Strain G, from HSV2 infected BHK cells.
• Detection of HSV2 positive sera by ELISA:within 20% of Gold Standard
• No detection of HSV1 positive sera by ELISA:within 20% of Gold Standard
• Storage and Stability:May be stored at 4°C for short-term only. Aliquot to avoid repeated freezing and thawing. Store at -20°C. Aliquots are stable for 6 months after receipt at -20°C. For maximum recovery of product, centrifuge the original vial after thawing and prior to removing the cap. Further dilutions can be made in assay buffer.