ABSTRACT
Objective: To confirm that the antiserum induced by short peptide in the region of AA 448-477 at HPV16 L1 C-terminal can respond with many types of HPV L1. Methods: This sutdy synthesized a short peptide containing the conserved sequence of HPV L1 and immunized animal with the synthetic peptide to obtain the polyclonal antiserum. The type of HPV in clinical specimens, such as cervical cancer and condyloma acuminatum tissues, was identified by PCR. ELISA, Western blotting, and inummohistochemistry were used to determine whether the anti-serum of the short peptide could react with different types of HPV-positive specimens. Results: ELISA assay showed that the reaction between antigen and antibody was positive in HPV6, 11, 16, and 18 and other HPV-positive clinical specimens. Western blotting revealed that there was a strip at 56 kDa in all types of HPV-positive clinical specimens, but there was no strip in HPV-negative clinical specimens. Immunohistochemistry analysis demonstrated that the histological reaction had varying features in different clinical specimens. The positive-reaction appeared only in the epithelium tissues, which was regional and had apparent borders. Conclusion: This study confirms that the common conserved sequence really has HPV L1 common epitope. Its anti-serum can respond with many types of HPV L1. These findings provide an important basis for further researching a broad-spectrum HPV L1 vaccine or publicizing broad-spectrum HPV detection kits.