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Liu W, Wang Y, Jiang P, Huang K, Zhang H, Chen J, Chen P. DNAzyme and controllable cholesterol stacking DNA machine integrates dual-target recognition CTCs enable homogeneous liquid biopsy of breast cancer. Biosens Bioelectron 2024; 261:116493. [PMID: 38901393 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2024.116493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2024] [Revised: 05/22/2024] [Accepted: 06/09/2024] [Indexed: 06/22/2024]
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Although circulating tumor cells (CTCs) have demonstrated considerable importance in liquid biopsy, their detection is limited by low concentrations and complex sample components. Herein, we developed a homogeneous, simple, and high-sensitivity strategy targeting breast cancer cells. This method was based on a non-immunological stepwise centrifugation preprocessing approach to isolate CTCs from whole blood. Precise quantification is achieved through the specific binding of aptamers to the overexpressed mucin 1 (MUC1) and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) proteins of breast cancer cells. Subsequently, DNAzyme cleavage and parallel catalytic hairpin assembly (CHA) reactions on the cholesterol-stacking DNA machine were initiated, which opened the hairpin structures T-Hg2+-T and C-Ag+-C, enabling multiple amplifications. This leads to the fluorescence signal reduction from Hg2+-specific carbon dots (CDs) and CdTe quantum dots (QDs) by released ions. This strategy demonstrated a detection performance with a limit of detection (LOD) of 3 cells/mL and a linear range of 5-100 cells/mL. 42 clinical samples have been validated, confirming their consistency with clinical imaging, pathology findings and the folate receptor (FR)-PCR kit results, exhibiting desirable specificity of 100% and sensitivity of 80.6%. These results highlight the promising applicability of our method for diagnosing and monitoring breast cancer.
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- Weijing Liu
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Med+X Center for Manufacturing, Department of General Surgery, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China; Breast Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Med+X Center for Manufacturing, Department of General Surgery, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Med+X Center for Manufacturing, Department of General Surgery, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- College of Chemistry and Material Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610068, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Med+X Center for Manufacturing, Department of General Surgery, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Med+X Center for Manufacturing, Department of General Surgery, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China; Breast Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Med+X Center for Manufacturing, Department of General Surgery, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China.
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Ya N, Zhang D, Wang Y, Zheng Y, Yang M, Wu H, Oudeng G. Recent advances of biocompatible optical nanobiosensors in liquid biopsy: towards early non-invasive diagnosis. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:13784-13801. [PMID: 38979555 DOI: 10.1039/d4nr01719f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/10/2024]
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Liquid biopsy is a non-invasive diagnostic method that can reduce the risk of complications and offers exceptional benefits in the dynamic monitoring and acquisition of heterogeneous cell population information. Optical nanomaterials with excellent light absorption, luminescence, and photoelectrochemical properties have accelerated the development of liquid biopsy technologies. Owing to the unique size effect of optical nanomaterials, their improved optical properties enable them to exhibit good sensitivity and specificity for mitigating signal interference from various molecules in body fluids. Nanomaterials with biocompatible and optical sensing properties play a crucial role in advancing the maturity and diversification of liquid biopsy technologies. This article offers a comprehensive review of recent advanced liquid biopsy technologies that utilize novel biocompatible optical nanomaterials, including fluorescence, colorimetric, photoelectrochemical, and Raman broad-spectrum-based biosensors. We focused on liquid biopsy for the most significant early biomarkers in clinical medicine, and specifically reviewed reports on the effectiveness of optical nanosensing technology in the detection of real patient samples, which may provide basic evidence for the transition of optical nanosensing technology from engineering design to clinical practice. Furthermore, we introduced the integration of optical nanosensing-based liquid biopsy with modern devices, such as smartphones, to demonstrate the potential of the technology in portable clinical diagnosis.
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- Na Ya
- Pediatric Research Institute, Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, P.R. China
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, P.R. China
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- Pediatric Research Institute, Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, P.R. China
- Research Center of Translational Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, P.R. China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, P.R. China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, P.R. China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The Eighth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, P.R. China
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- Pediatric Research Institute, Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, P.R. China
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Dong B, Hu K, Mao Y, Wen K, Wang Z, Qu H, Zheng L. A nanomaterial-independent and fluorescent immunoassay based on Eu-micelles for rapid and sensitive detection of fluoroquinolones in chicken. Food Chem 2024; 459:140419. [PMID: 39024876 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.140419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2024] [Revised: 07/05/2024] [Accepted: 07/09/2024] [Indexed: 07/20/2024]
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Fluorescent nanoprobes are widely applied in innovate enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) for detection of fluoroquinolones (FQs) residue in foodstuffs. Nevertheless, the complicated synthesis of nanoprobes hampers their practical applications. Herein, a nanomaterial-independent and fluorescent ELISA for sensitive detection of FQs is developed using the Eu-micelles as signal probe. Non-nanostructured Eu-micelles with high quantum yield and stability are facilely synthesized through the assembly of Eu3+ and ligands. Alkaline phosphatase catalyzes hydrolysis of 4-nitrophenyl phosphate to 4-nitrophenol. The fluorescent Eu-micelles can be readily quenched by 4-nitrophenol via static quenching. The signal generation mechanism integrates well with conventional ELISA systems. The established fluorescent ELISA achieves sensitive detection of FQs with a limit of detection of 0.03 μg/kg. The validation results from LC-MS show that the fluorescent ELISA exhibits good accuracy and recoveries. Our study presents a nanomaterial-independent strategy for developing the rapid immunoassay for FQs, which holds good promise for practical applications.
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- Baolei Dong
- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Veterinary Public Health and Safety, Beijing Key Laboratory of Detection Technology for Animal Derived Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, 100193 Beijing, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Veterinary Public Health and Safety, Beijing Key Laboratory of Detection Technology for Animal Derived Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, 100193 Beijing, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China.
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
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Li H, Bai J, Chen Y, Du C, Chen M, Wang J. Achieving Cross Time-Domain Multiplexed Signal Cascade and Cancer Exosomes Identification by Bridging Long Lifetime Phosphor to NIR-II Lanthanide Energy Transfer. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2309955. [PMID: 38415899 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202309955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2023] [Revised: 02/03/2024] [Indexed: 02/29/2024]
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Designing lanthanide luminescence lifetime sensors in the second near-infrared (NIR-II) window holds great potentials for physiological studies. However, the single lifetime signal is confined to one or two orders of magnitude of signal variation, which limits the sensitivity of lifetime probes. In this study, a lifetime cascade system, i.e., ZGO:Mn, Eu-DNA-1/TCPP-PEI70K@Yb-AptEpCAM, with a variety of signals (τm, τn, τµ, τm/τn and τm/τµ) is constructed for exosome identification using time-domain multiplexing. The sensitized ligand TCPP acts as both target-modulated switch and a bridge for connecting long lifetime ZGO:Mn, Eu-DNA-1 emitter to lanthanide Yb3+. This drives successive dual-path energy transfer and forms two D(donor)-A(acceptor) pairs. The lifetime variation is dominantly modulated by arranging TCPP as energy intermediate relay to covert milliseconds to nanoseconds to microseconds. It enables a broad lifetime range of six orders of magnitude. The presence of exosome specifically recognizes aptamers on TCPP-PEI70K@Yb-AptEpCAM to impede D-A pairs and reverse multiplexed response signals of the lifetime cascade system. The ratio lifetime signals τm/τn and τm/τµ achieve prominent exosome quantification and exosome type differentiation attributed to signal amplification. The cascade system relying on lifetime criteria can realize precise quantization and provide an effective strategy for subsequent physiological study.
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- Haiyan Li
- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China
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- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China
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- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China
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- Department of Oncology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, 110819, China
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- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China
- Analytical and Testing Center, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China
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- Research Center for Analytical Sciences, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China
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Feng Y, Yang X, Rao Q, Zhang L, Su Y, Lv Y. Persistent Luminescence Lifetime-Based Near-Infrared Nanoplatform via Deep Learning for High-Fidelity Biosensing of Hypochlorite. Anal Chem 2024; 96:7240-7247. [PMID: 38661330 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.4c00899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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In light of deep tissue penetration and ultralow background, near-infrared (NIR) persistent luminescence (PersL) bioprobes have become powerful tools for bioapplications. However, the inhomogeneous signal attenuation may significantly limit its application for precise biosensing owing to tissue absorption and scattering. In this work, a PersL lifetime-based nanoplatform via deep learning was proposed for high-fidelity bioimaging and biosensing in vivo. The persistent luminescence imaging network (PLI-Net), which consisted of a 3D-deep convolutional neural network (3D-CNN) and the PersL imaging system, was logically constructed to accurately extract the lifetime feature from the profile of PersL intensity-based decay images. Significantly, the NIR PersL nanomaterials represented by Zn1+xGa2-2xSnxO4: 0.4 % Cr (ZGSO) were precisely adjusted over their lifetime, enabling the PersL lifetime-based imaging with high-contrast signals. Inspired by the adjustable and reliable PersL lifetime imaging of ZGSO NPs, a proof-of-concept PersL nanoplatform was further developed and showed exceptional analytical performance for hypochlorite detection via a luminescence resonance energy transfer process. Remarkably, on the merits of the dependable and anti-interference PersL lifetimes, this PersL lifetime-based nanoprobe provided highly sensitive and accurate imaging of both endogenous and exogenous hypochlorite. This breakthrough opened up a new way for the development of high-fidelity biosensing in complex matrix systems.
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- Yang Feng
- Analytical & Testing Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- Analytical & Testing Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- Analytical & Testing Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- Analytical & Testing Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- Analytical & Testing Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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Xu H, Zuo Y, Gao S, Liu Y, Liu T, He S, Wang M, Hu L, Li C, Yu Y. Circulating Tumor Cell Phenotype Detection and Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition Tracking Based on Dual Biomarker Co-Recognition in an Integrated PDMS Chip. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2310360. [PMID: 38698606 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202310360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2023] [Revised: 04/13/2024] [Indexed: 05/05/2024]
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Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are widely considered as a reliable and promising class of markers in the field of liquid biopsy. As CTCs undergo epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), phenotype detection of heterogeneous CTCs based on EMT markers is of great significance. In this report, an integrated analytical strategy that can simultaneously capture and differentially detect epithelial- and mesenchymal-expressed CTCs in bloods of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLS) patients is proposed. First, a commercial biomimetic polycarbonate (PCTE) microfiltration membrane is employed as the capture interface for heterogenous CTCs. Meanwhile, differential detection of the captured CTCs is realized by preparing two distinct CdTe quantum dots (QDs) with red and green emissions, attached with EpCAM and Vimentin aptamers, respectively. For combined analysis, a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) chip with simple structure is designed, which integrates the membrane capture and QDs-based phenotype detection of CTCs. This chip not only implements the analysis of the number of CTCs down to 2 cells mL-1, but enables EMT process tracking according to the specific signals of the two QDs. Finally, this method is successfully applied to inspect the correlations of numbers or proportions of heterogenous CTCs in 94 NSCLS patients with disease stage and whether there is distant metastasis.
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- Hao Xu
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, 209 Tongshan Road, Xuzhou, 221004, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, 209 Tongshan Road, Xuzhou, 221004, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, 209 Tongshan Road, Xuzhou, 221004, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, 209 Tongshan Road, Xuzhou, 221004, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, 209 Tongshan Road, Xuzhou, 221004, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, 209 Tongshan Road, Xuzhou, 221004, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221004, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221004, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, 209 Tongshan Road, Xuzhou, 221004, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Drug Research and Clinical Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, 209 Tongshan Road, Xuzhou, 221004, China
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Kim YJ, Rho WY, Park SM, Jun BH. Optical nanomaterial-based detection of biomarkers in liquid biopsy. J Hematol Oncol 2024; 17:10. [PMID: 38486294 PMCID: PMC10938695 DOI: 10.1186/s13045-024-01531-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2023] [Accepted: 03/02/2024] [Indexed: 03/18/2024] Open
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Liquid biopsy, which is a minimally invasive procedure as an alternative to tissue biopsy, has been introduced as a new diagnostic/prognostic measure. By screening disease-related markers from the blood or other biofluids, it promises early diagnosis, timely prognostication, and effective treatment of the diseases. However, there will be a long way until its realization due to its conceptual and practical challenges. The biomarkers detected by liquid biopsy, such as circulating tumor cell (CTC) and circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), are extraordinarily rare and often obscured by an abundance of normal cellular components, necessitating ultra-sensitive and accurate detection methods for the advancement of liquid biopsy techniques. Optical biosensors based on nanomaterials open an important opportunity in liquid biopsy because of their enhanced sensing performance with simple and practical properties. In this review article, we summarized recent innovations in optical nanomaterials to demonstrate the sensitive detection of protein, peptide, ctDNA, miRNA, exosome, and CTCs. Each study prepares the optical nanomaterials with a tailored design to enhance the sensing performance and to meet the requirements of each biomarker. The unique optical characteristics of metallic nanoparticles (NPs), quantum dots, upconversion NPs, silica NPs, polymeric NPs, and carbon nanomaterials are exploited for sensitive detection mechanisms. These recent advances in liquid biopsy using optical nanomaterials give us an opportunity to overcome challenging issues and provide a resource for understanding the unknown characteristics of the biomarkers as well as the mechanism of the disease.
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- Young Jun Kim
- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul, 05029, Republic of Korea
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- School of International Engineering and Science, Jeonbuk National University, Chonju, 54896, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637459, Singapore.
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul, 05029, Republic of Korea.
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Zhang Q, Gao X, Ho YP, Liu M, Han Y, Li DL, Yuan HM, Zhang CY. Controllable Assembly of a Quantum Dot-Based Aptasensor Guided by CRISPR/Cas12a for Direct Measurement of Circulating Tumor Cells in Human Blood. NANO LETTERS 2024; 24:2360-2368. [PMID: 38347661 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c04828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2024]
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Accurate and sensitive analysis of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in human blood provides a non-invasive approach for the evaluation of cancer metastasis and early cancer diagnosis. Herein, we demonstrate the controllable assembly of a quantum dot (QD)-based aptasensor guided by CRISPR/Cas12a for direct measurement of CTCs in human blood. We introduce a magnetic bead@activator/recognizer duplex core-shell structure to construct a multifunctional platform for the capture and direct detection of CTCs in human blood, without the need for additional CTC release and re-identification steps. Notably, the introduction of magnetic separation ensures that only a target-induced free activator can initiate the downstream catalysis, efficiently avoiding the undesired catalysis triggered by inappropriate recognition of the activator/recognizer duplex structure by crRNAs. This aptasensor achieves high CTC-capture efficiency (82.72%) and sensitive detection of CTCs with a limit of detection of 2 cells mL-1 in human blood, holding great promise for the liquid biopsy of cancers.
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- Qian Zhang
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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Wang M, Kono M, Yamaguchi Y, Islam J, Shoji S, Kitagawa Y, Fushimi K, Watanabe S, Matsuba G, Yamamoto A, Tanaka M, Tsuda M, Tanaka S, Hasegawa Y. Structure-changeable luminescent Eu(III) complex as a human cancer grade probing system for brain tumor diagnosis. Sci Rep 2024; 14:778. [PMID: 38253656 PMCID: PMC10803341 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-50138-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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Accurate determination of human tumor malignancy is important for choosing efficient and safe therapies. Bioimaging technologies based on luminescent molecules are widely used to localize and distinguish active tumor cells. Here, we report a human cancer grade probing system (GPS) using a water-soluble and structure-changeable Eu(III) complex for the continuous detection of early human brain tumors of different malignancy grades. Time-dependent emission spectra of the Eu(III) complexes in various types of tumor cells were recorded. The radiative rate constants (kr), which depend on the geometry of the Eu(III) complex, were calculated from the emission spectra. The tendency of the kr values to vary depended on the tumor cells at different malignancy grades. Between T = 0 and T = 3 h of invasion, the kr values exhibited an increase of 4% in NHA/TS (benign grade II gliomas), 7% in NHA/TSR (malignant grade III gliomas), and 27% in NHA/TSRA (malignant grade IV gliomas). Tumor cells with high-grade malignancy exhibited a rapid upward trend in kr values. The cancer GPS employs Eu(III) emissions to provide a new diagnostic method for determining human brain tumor malignancy.
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- Mengfei Wang
- Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (WPI-ICReDD), Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 001-0021, Japan.
- Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8628, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8628, Japan
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- Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8628, Japan
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- Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8628, Japan
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- Department of Engineering, Nara Women's University, Nara, 630-8506, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (WPI-ICReDD), Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 001-0021, Japan
- Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8628, Japan
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- Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8628, Japan
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- Graduate School of Organic Material Engineering, Yamagata University, Yonezawa, Yamagata, 992-8510, Japan
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- Graduate School of Organic Material Engineering, Yamagata University, Yonezawa, Yamagata, 992-8510, Japan
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- Center for Integrative Medicine and Physics, Institute for Advanced Study, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan
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- Center for Integrative Medicine and Physics, Institute for Advanced Study, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan
- Physical Chemistry of Biosystems, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Heidelberg University, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (WPI-ICReDD), Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 001-0021, Japan
- Department of Cancer Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8638, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (WPI-ICReDD), Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 001-0021, Japan
- Department of Cancer Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8638, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (WPI-ICReDD), Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 001-0021, Japan.
- Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8628, Japan.
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Cheng S, Zhang C, Hu X, Zhu Y, Shi H, Tan W, Luo X, Xian Y. Ultrasensitive determination of surface proteins on tumor-derived small extracellular vesicles for breast cancer identification based on lanthanide-activated signal amplification strategy. Talanta 2024; 267:125189. [PMID: 37714039 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2023.125189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Revised: 09/04/2023] [Accepted: 09/08/2023] [Indexed: 09/17/2023]
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Small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) carrying multiple tumor-associated proteins inherited from parental cells play crucial roles in noninvasive breast cancer (BC) diagnosis. However, it is challenging to assess the subtle variations of surface proteins on sEV membranes due to the highly heterogeneous BC. Therefore, a simple and ultrasensitive assay based on lanthanide (Ln3+)-activated luminescence signal amplification was developed to detect multiple surface proteins on BC-derived sEVs. Multiple protein biomarkers on sEVs can be well identified with high sensitivity and specificity through dissolution-amplified luminescence of the NaEuF4 nanoparticle-based nanoprobe. We employ linear discriminant analysis to successfully discriminate triple negative BC cell (MDA-MB-231 cell) derived sEVs from other breast cell lines (MCF-7, SK-BR-3, BT474 and MCF-10A cell). Furthermore, the strategy enables high accuracy for districting the progression stages of BC patients and healthy donors. The simple and sensitive signal amplification strategy exhibits great potential for early clinic diagnosis by precise protein profiling of sEVs.
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- Shasha Cheng
- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics and New Drug Development, Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, China
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- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics and New Drug Development, Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, China.
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- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics and New Drug Development, Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, China
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- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics and New Drug Development, Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Medical Science and Laboratory Medicine, Institute of Stem Cell, School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China
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- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics and New Drug Development, Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, China
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- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics and New Drug Development, Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, China
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- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics and New Drug Development, Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, China.
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Song Z, Guo H, Suo Y, Zhang Y, Zhang S, Qiu P, Liu L, Chen B, Cheng Z. Enhanced NIR-II Fluorescent Lateral Flow Biosensing Platform Based on Supramolecular Host-Guest Self-Assembly for Point-of-Care Testing of Tumor Biomarkers. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023. [PMID: 37886790 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c14339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
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Point-of-care detection of tumor biomarkers with high sensitivity remains an enormous challenge in the early diagnosis and mass screening of cancer. Fluorescent lateral flow immunoassay (LFA) is an attractive platform for point-of-care testing due to its inherent advantages. Particularly, a fluorescent probe is crucial to improving the analytical performance of the LFA platform. Herein, we developed an enhanced second near-infrared (NIR-II) LFA (ENIR-II LFA) platform based on supramolecular host-guest self-assembly for detection of the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) as a model analyte. In this platform, depending on the effective supramolecular surface modification strategy, cucurbit[7]uril (CB[7])-covered rare-earth nanoparticles (RENPs) emitting in the NIR-II (1000-1700 nm) window were prepared and employed as an efficient fluorescent probe (RENPs-CB[7]). Benefiting from its superior optical properties, such as low autofluorescence, excellent photostability, enhanced fluorescence intensity, and increased antibody-conjugation efficiency, the ENIR-II LFA platform displayed a wide linear detection range from 0.65 to 120 ng mL-1, and the limit of detection was down to 0.22 ng mL-1 for PSA, which was 18.2 times lower than the clinical cutoff value. Moreover, the testing time was also shortened to 6 min. Compared with the commercial visible fluorescence LFA kit (VIS LFA) and the previously reported NIR-II LFA based on a RENPs-PAA probe, this ENIR-II LFA demonstrated more competitive advantages in analytical sensitivity, detection range, testing time, and production cost. Overall, the ENIR-II LFA platform offers great potential for the highly sensitive, rapid, and convenient detection of tumor biomarkers and is expected to serve as a useful technique in the general population screening of the high-incidence cancer region.
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- Zhaorui Song
- Shandong Laboratory of Yantai Drug Discovery, Bohai Rim Advanced Research Institute for Drug Discovery, Yantai 264117, Shandong, China
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- Clinical Laboratory, Qingdao Women and Children's Hospital Affiliated, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266034, China
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- Shandong Laboratory of Yantai Drug Discovery, Bohai Rim Advanced Research Institute for Drug Discovery, Yantai 264117, Shandong, China
- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Molecular Imaging Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Shandong Laboratory of Yantai Drug Discovery, Bohai Rim Advanced Research Institute for Drug Discovery, Yantai 264117, Shandong, China
- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Molecular Imaging Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Shandong Laboratory of Yantai Drug Discovery, Bohai Rim Advanced Research Institute for Drug Discovery, Yantai 264117, Shandong, China
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- Shandong Laboratory of Yantai Drug Discovery, Bohai Rim Advanced Research Institute for Drug Discovery, Yantai 264117, Shandong, China
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- Shandong Laboratory of Yantai Drug Discovery, Bohai Rim Advanced Research Institute for Drug Discovery, Yantai 264117, Shandong, China
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- Shandong Laboratory of Yantai Drug Discovery, Bohai Rim Advanced Research Institute for Drug Discovery, Yantai 264117, Shandong, China
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- Shandong Laboratory of Yantai Drug Discovery, Bohai Rim Advanced Research Institute for Drug Discovery, Yantai 264117, Shandong, China
- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Molecular Imaging Center, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
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Wang Y, Sadeghi S, Velayati A, Paul R, Hetzler Z, Danilov E, Ligler FS, Wei Q. Low-rate smartphone videoscopy for microsecond luminescence lifetime imaging with machine learning. PNAS NEXUS 2023; 2:pgad313. [PMID: 37829844 PMCID: PMC10566544 DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgad313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2023] [Accepted: 09/12/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023]
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Time-resolved techniques have been widely used in time-gated and luminescence lifetime imaging. However, traditional time-resolved systems require expensive lab equipment such as high-speed excitation sources and detectors or complicated mechanical choppers to achieve high repetition rates. Here, we present a cost-effective and miniaturized smartphone lifetime imaging system integrated with a pulsed ultraviolet (UV) light-emitting diode (LED) for 2D luminescence lifetime imaging using a videoscopy-based virtual chopper (V-chopper) mechanism combined with machine learning. The V-chopper method generates a series of time-delayed images between excitation pulses and smartphone gating so that the luminescence lifetime can be measured at each pixel using a relatively low acquisition frame rate (e.g. 30 frames per second [fps]) without the need for excitation synchronization. Europium (Eu) complex dyes with different luminescent lifetimes ranging from microseconds to seconds were used to demonstrate and evaluate the principle of V-chopper on a 3D-printed smartphone microscopy platform. A convolutional neural network (CNN) model was developed to automatically distinguish the gated images in different decay cycles with an accuracy of >99.5%. The current smartphone V-chopper system can detect lifetime down to ∼75 µs utilizing the default phase shift between the smartphone video rate and excitation pulses and in principle can detect much shorter lifetimes by accurately programming the time delay. This V-chopper methodology has eliminated the need for the expensive and complicated instruments used in traditional time-resolved detection and can greatly expand the applications of time-resolved lifetime technologies.
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- Yan Wang
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
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Wang Y, Chen X, Shen X, He Y, Zhan Z, Liu C, Xie Y, Lin F, Huang K, Chen P. Simplified Rapid Enrichment of CTCs and Selective Recognition Prereduction Enable a Homogeneous ICP-MS Liquid Biopsy Strategy of Lung Cancer. Anal Chem 2023; 95:14244-14252. [PMID: 37705297 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c02302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/15/2023]
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The effective enrichment and hypersensitivity analysis of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in clinical whole blood samples are highly significant for clinical tumor liquid biopsy. In this study, we established an easy operation and affordable CTCs extraction technique while simultaneously performing the homogeneous inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) determination of CTCs in lung cancer clinical samples based on selective recognition reactions and prereduction phenomena. Our strategy allowed for the pretreatment of whole blood samples in less than 45 min after step-by-step centrifugation, which only required lymphocyte separation solution and erythrocyte lysate. Furthermore, a three-stage signal amplification system consisting of catalytic hairpin assembly (CHA), selective recognition for C-Ag+-C structures and Ag+ of copper sulfide nanoparticles (CuS NPs), and prereduction of Hg2+ through ascorbic acid (AA) was constructed by using mucin 1 as the CTCs marker and the aptamer for identification probes. In optimal conditions, the detection limits of ICP-MS were as low as 0.3 ag/mL for mucin 1 and 0.25 cells/mL for A549 cells. This method analyzed CTCs in 58 clinical samples quantitatively, and the results were consistent with clinical CT images and pathological findings. The area under the curve (AUC) value of the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was 0.957, which provided a specificity of 100% and a sensitivity of 91.5% for the assay. Therefore, the simplicity of the extraction method, the accessibility, and the high sensitivity of the assay method make the strategies attractive for clinical CTCs testing applications.
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- Yue Wang
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Med+X Center for Manufacturing, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Targeted Tracer Research and Development Laboratory, and National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- College of Chemistry and Material Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610068, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Med+X Center for Manufacturing, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Targeted Tracer Research and Development Laboratory, and National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Med+X Center for Manufacturing, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Targeted Tracer Research and Development Laboratory, and National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Med+X Center for Manufacturing, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Targeted Tracer Research and Development Laboratory, and National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Med+X Center for Manufacturing, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Targeted Tracer Research and Development Laboratory, and National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Med+X Center for Manufacturing, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Targeted Tracer Research and Development Laboratory, and National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Med+X Center for Manufacturing, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Targeted Tracer Research and Development Laboratory, and National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- College of Chemistry and Material Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610068, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Med+X Center for Manufacturing, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Targeted Tracer Research and Development Laboratory, and National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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Chen L, Zhong Y, Li YS, Zhuang H, Li X, Liu SP, Li JG, Lin Q, Gao F. A Novel and Rapid Smear Cytomorphology Detection Strategy Based on Upconversion Nanoparticles Immunolabeling Integrated with Wright's Staining for Accurate Diagnosis of Leukemia. Int J Nanomedicine 2023; 18:5213-5224. [PMID: 37724289 PMCID: PMC10505403 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s414586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2023] [Accepted: 09/03/2023] [Indexed: 09/20/2023] Open
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Background Accurate, sensitive, and rapid identification of leukemia cells in blood and bone marrow is of paramount significance for clinical diagnosis. An integrative technique combining traditional cytomorphology with immunophenotyping was proposed to improve the diagnostic efficiency in leukemia. On account of high photostability, biocompatibility, and signal-to-background ratio, upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) as luminescent labels have drawn substantial research scrutiny in immunolabeling. Methods To achieve simultaneous determination, NaYF4:Yb,Er UCNPs were coupled with CD38 antibodies to construct immunofluorescence probes that were developed to bind to diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) cells, followed by Wright's staining that has been widely used in clinical work for morphological diagnosis. Further, the experimental conditions were optimized, such as medium, slice-making method, antibody dosage, incubation time, etc. Results The cell morphology and immunolabeling could be observed simultaneously, and its simple operation rendered it a possibility for clinical diagnosis. The developed immunolabeling assay could achieve DLBCL cell counting with high reproducibility and stability, and the detection limit was as low as 1.54 cell/slice (>3 σ/s). Moreover, the proposed method also realized real blood and bone marrow sample analysis, and the results were consistent with the clinical diagnosis. Conclusion Overall, this strategy can be carried out after simple laboratory training and has prospective biomedical applications in leukemia classification, diagnosis validation, and differential diagnostics.
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- Lu Chen
- Department of Paediatrics, Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital, College of Clinical Medicine for Obstetrics and Gynecology and Pediatrics, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350000, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350122, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Urology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, 350001, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, 350001, People’s Republic of China
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- Fujian Institute of Hematology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory on Hematology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, 350001, People’s Republic of China
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- Fujian Institute of Hematology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory on Hematology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, 350001, People’s Republic of China
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- Fujian Institute of Hematology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory on Hematology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, 350001, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, 350001, People’s Republic of China
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- Fujian Institute of Hematology, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory on Hematology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, 350001, People’s Republic of China
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Wang W, Chen K, Ma X, Guo J. Artificial intelligence reinforced upconversion nanoparticle-based lateral flow assay via transfer learning. FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 3:544-556. [PMID: 38933552 PMCID: PMC11197505 DOI: 10.1016/j.fmre.2022.03.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2021] [Revised: 03/09/2022] [Accepted: 03/17/2022] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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The combination of upconverting nanoparticles (UCNPs) and immunochromatography has become a widely used and promising new detection technique for point-of-care testing (POCT). However, their low luminescence efficiency, non-specific adsorption, and image noise have always limited their progress toward practical applications. Recently, artificial intelligence (AI) has demonstrated powerful representational learning and generalization capabilities in computer vision. We report for the first time a combination of AI and upconversion nanoparticle-based lateral flow assays (UCNP-LFAs) for the quantitative detection of commercial internet of things (IoT) devices. This universal UCNPs quantitative detection strategy combines high accuracy, sensitivity, and applicability in the field detection environment. By using transfer learning to train AI models in a small self-built database, we not only significantly improved the accuracy and robustness of quantitative detection, but also efficiently solved the actual problems of data scarcity and low computing power of POCT equipment. Then, the trained AI model was deployed in IoT devices, whereby the detection process does not require detailed data preprocessing to achieve real-time inference of quantitative results. We validated the quantitative detection of two detectors using eight transfer learning models on a small dataset. The AI quickly provided ultra-high accuracy prediction results (some models could reach 100% accuracy) even when strong noise was added. Simultaneously, the high flexibility of this strategy promises to be a general quantitative detection method for optical biosensors. We believe that this strategy and device have a scientific significance in revolutionizing the existing POCT technology landscape and providing excellent commercial value in the in vitro diagnostics (IVD) industry.
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- Wei Wang
- School of Information and Communication Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China
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- School of Software Engineering, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications,Chongqing 400065, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), Shenzhen 518055, China
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- School of Information and Communication Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China
- The M.O.E. Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medical Diagnostics, The College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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Guo L, Liu C, Qi M, Cheng L, Wang L, Li C, Dong B. Recent progress of nanostructure-based enrichment of circulating tumor cells and downstream analysis. LAB ON A CHIP 2023; 23:1493-1523. [PMID: 36776104 DOI: 10.1039/d2lc00890d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The isolation and detection of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) play an important role in early cancer diagnosis and prognosis, providing easy access to identify metastatic cells before clinically detectable metastases. In the past 20 years, according to the heterogeneous expression of CTCs on the surface and their special physical properties (size, morphology, electricity, etc.), a series of in vitro enrichment methods of CTCs have been developed based on microfluidic chip technology, nanomaterials and various nanostructures. In recent years, the in vivo detection of CTCs has attracted considerable attention. Photoacoustic flow cytometry and fluorescence flow cytometry were used to detect CTCs in a noninvasive manner. In addition, flexible magnetic wire and indwelling intravascular non-circulating CTCs isolation system were developed for in vivo CTCs study. In the aspect of downstream analysis, gene analysis and drug sensitivity tests of enriched CTCs were developed based on various existing molecular analysis techniques. All of these studies constitute a complete study of CTCs. Although the existing reviews mainly focus on one aspect of capturing CTCs study, a review that includes the in vivo and in vitro capture and downstream analysis study of CTCs is highly needed. This review focuses on not only the classic work and latest research progress in in vitro capture but also includes the in vivo capture and downstream analysis, discussing the advantages and significance of the different research methods and providing new ideas for solving the heterogeneity and rarity of CTCs.
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- Lihua Guo
- State Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, P. R. China.
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- Department of Oral Implantology, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Tooth Development and Bone Remodeling, School of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, P. R. China.
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- Department of Oral Implantology, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Tooth Development and Bone Remodeling, School of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, P. R. China.
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- Department of Oral Implantology, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Tooth Development and Bone Remodeling, School of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, P. R. China.
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- Institute of Molecular Sciences and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, P. R. China.
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Song X, Li M, Ni S, Yang K, Li S, Li R, Zheng W, Tu D, Chen X, Yang H. Ultrasensitive Urinary Diagnosis of Organ Injuries Using Time-Resolved Luminescent Lanthanide Nano-bioprobes. NANO LETTERS 2023; 23:1878-1887. [PMID: 36812352 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c04849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Urinary sensing of synthetic biomarkers that are released into urine after specific activation in an in vivo disease environment is an emerging diagnosis strategy to overcome the insensitivity of a previous biomarker assay. However, it remains a great challenge to achieve sensitive and a specific urinary photoluminescence (PL) diagnosis. Herein, we report a novel urinary time-resolved PL (TRPL) diagnosis strategy by exploiting europium complexes of diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (Eu-DTPA) as synthetic biomarkers and designing the activatable nanoprobes. Notably, TRPL of Eu-DTPA in the enhancer can eliminate the urinary background PL for ultrasensitive detection. We achieved sensitive urinary TRPL diagnosis of mice kidney and liver injuries by using simple Eu-DTPA and Eu-DTPA-integrated nanoprobes, respectively, which cannot be realized by traditional blood assays. This work demonstrates the exploration of lanthanide nanoprobes for in vivo disease-activated urinary TRPL diagnosis for the first time, which might advance the noninvasive diagnosis of diverse diseases via tailorable nanoprobe designs.
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- Xiaorong Song
- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, China
- Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, and Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, and Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
- Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, and Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, and Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
- Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, China
- Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, China
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Li S, Wei J, Yao Q, Song X, Xie J, Yang H. Emerging ultrasmall luminescent nanoprobes for in vivo bioimaging. Chem Soc Rev 2023; 52:1672-1696. [PMID: 36779305 DOI: 10.1039/d2cs00497f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/14/2023]
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Photoluminescence (PL) imaging has become a fundamental tool in disease diagnosis, therapeutic evaluation, and surgical navigation applications. However, it remains a big challenge to engineer nanoprobes for high-efficiency in vivo imaging and clinical translation. Recent years have witnessed increasing research efforts devoted into engineering sub-10 nm ultrasmall nanoprobes for in vivo PL imaging, which offer the advantages of efficient body clearance, desired clinical translation potential, and high imaging signal-to-noise ratio. In this review, we present a comprehensive summary and contrastive discussion of emerging ultrasmall luminescent nanoprobes towards in vivo PL bioimaging of diseases. We first summarize size-dependent nano-bio interactions and imaging features, illustrating the unique attributes and advantages/disadvantages of ultrasmall nanoprobes differentiating them from molecular and large-sized probes. We also discuss general design methodologies and PL properties of emerging ultrasmall luminescent nanoprobes, which are established based on quantum dots, metal nanoclusters, lanthanide-doped nanoparticles, and silicon nanoparticles. Then, recent advances of ultrasmall luminescent nanoprobes are highlighted by surveying their latest in vivo PL imaging applications. Finally, we discuss existing challenges in this exciting field and propose some strategies to improve in vivo PL bioimaging and further propel their clinical applications.
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- Shihua Li
- Qingyuan Innovation Laboratory, 1# Xueyuan Road, Quanzhou, Fujian 362801, China.,MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350116, China.
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350116, China. .,Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4, Singapore 117585, Singapore.
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4, Singapore 117585, Singapore. .,Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Binhai New City, Fuzhou, Fujian 350207, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350116, China. .,Fujian Science &Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4, Singapore 117585, Singapore. .,Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Binhai New City, Fuzhou, Fujian 350207, China
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- Qingyuan Innovation Laboratory, 1# Xueyuan Road, Quanzhou, Fujian 362801, China.,MOE Key Laboratory for Analytical Science of Food Safety and Biology, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350116, China. .,Fujian Science &Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, China
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Lu L, Zhang H, Wang Y, Zhang P, Zhu Z, Yang C. Dissolution-Enhanced Luminescence Enhanced Digital Microfluidics Immunoassay for Sensitive and Automated Detection of H5N1. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:6526-6535. [PMID: 36708351 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c20289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Protein bioassay is a critical tool for the screening and detection of protein biomarkers in disease diagnostics and biological applications. However, the detection sensitivity and system automation of current immunoassays do not meet the emerging demands of clinical applications. Here, we developed a dissolution-enhanced luminescence-enhanced digital microfluidics immunoassay (DEL-DMF), which significantly improves the sensitivity and automation of the protein bioassay. In DEL-DMF, the sample and reagent droplets are controlled to complete the processes of sample transport, immunoreaction, and buffer washing, which not only minimizes sample consumption to 2 μL and enhances the binding efficiency of immunoreaction but also streamlines all the procedures and simplifies the process of immunoassay. Moreover, dissolution-enhanced luminescence using NaEuF4 NPs as nanoprobes boosts the fluorescence and increases the sensitivity of the bioassay. We demonstrate the enhanced analytical performance of our DEL-DMF immunoassay to detect H5N1 hemagglutinin in human serum and saliva. A limit of detection of 1.16 pM was achieved in less than 0.5 h with only 2 μL sample consumption. Overall, our DEL-DMF immunoassay combines the merits of the microfluidics platform and dissolution-enhanced luminescence, thus affording superior detection sensitivity and system automation for protein biomarkers. This novel immunoassay microsystem holds great potential in clinical and biological applications.
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- Lianyu Lu
- The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation, the Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, Department of Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Xiamen 361005, China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation, the Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, Department of Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation, the Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, Department of Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- The MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis & Instrumentation, the Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, Department of Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
- Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Xiamen 361005, China
- Institute of Molecular Medicine, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China
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Zhan Y, Zhang R, Guo Y, Cao S, Chen G, Tian B. Recent advances in tumor biomarker detection by lanthanide upconversion nanoparticles. J Mater Chem B 2023; 11:755-771. [PMID: 36606393 DOI: 10.1039/d2tb02017c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Early tumor diagnosis could reliably predict the behavior of tumors and significantly reduce their mortality. Due to the response to early cancerous changes at the molecular or cellular level, tumor biomarkers, including small molecules, proteins, nucleic acids, exosomes, and circulating tumor cells, have been employed as powerful tools for early cancer diagnosis. Therefore, exploring new approaches to detect tumor biomarkers has attracted a great deal of research interest. Lanthanide upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) provide numerous opportunities for bioanalytical applications. When excited by low-energy near-infrared light, UCNPs exhibit several unique properties, such as large anti-Stoke shifts, sharp emission lines, long luminescence lifetimes, resistance to photobleaching, and the absence of autofluorescence. Based on these excellent properties, UCNPs have demonstrated great sensitivity and selectivity in detecting tumor biomarkers. In this review, an overview of recent advances in tumor biomarker detection using UCNPs has been presented. The key aspects of this review include detection mechanisms, applications in vitro and in vivo, challenges, and perspectives of UCNP-based tumor biomarker detection.
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- Ying Zhan
- Center for Molecular Recognition and Biosensing, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China.
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- Center for Molecular Recognition and Biosensing, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China.
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- Center for Molecular Recognition and Biosensing, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China.
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- Center for Molecular Recognition and Biosensing, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China.
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- Center for Molecular Recognition and Biosensing, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China.
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- Center for Molecular Recognition and Biosensing, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China.
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Zhu T, Ma Y, Yang X, Wang Q, Li B, Schipper D. A high-nuclearity Cd(II)-Tb(III) nanocage for the rapid and quantitative time-resolved luminescence detection of guanosine-5-monophoshpate and RNA. Inorganica Chim Acta 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2022.121237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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DNA-functionalized LnNP-MNP assemblies for dual-model sensing of alkaline phosphatase. Talanta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2022.124067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Cui M, Xiaoyu Chen, Luo X, Zhou Z, Chen Z, Zhou Z, Zhou X, Zou H, Xu T, Wang S, Yang M. Dually stimulative single-chain polymeric nano lock with dynamic ligands for sensitive detection of circulating tumor cells. Biosens Bioelectron 2022; 217:114692. [PMID: 36150325 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2022.114692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2022] [Revised: 08/12/2022] [Accepted: 09/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are important markers for cancer diagnosis and monitoring. However, CTCs detection remains challenging due to their scarcity, where most of the detection methods are compromised by the loss of CTCs in pre-enrichment, and by the lack of universal antibodies for capturing different kinds of cancer cells. Herein, we report a single-chain based nano lock (SCNL) polymer incorporating dually stimulative dynamic ligands that can bind with a broad spectrum of cancer cells and CTCs overexpressing sialic acid (SA) with high sensitivity and selectivity. The high sensitivity is realized by the polymeric single chain structure and the multi-valent functional moieties, which improve the accessibility and binding stability between the target cells and the SCNL. The highly selective targeting of cancer cells is achieved by the dynamic and dually stimulative nano lock structures, which can be unlocked and functionalized upon simultaneous exposure to overexpressed SA and acidic microenvironment. We applied the SCNL to detecting cancer cells and CTCs in clinical samples, where the detection threshold of SCNL reached 4 cells/mL. Besides CTCs enumeration, the SCNL approach could also be extended to metastasis assessment through monitoring the expressing level of surface SA on cancer cells.
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- Miao Cui
- Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen, 518132, China; Department of Biomedical Sciences, and Tung Biomedical Sciences Centre, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; Key Laboratory of Biochip Technology, Biotech and Health Centre, Shenzhen Research Institute of City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, 518057, China.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Biochip Technology, Biotech and Health Centre, Shenzhen Research Institute of City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, 518057, China
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, and Tung Biomedical Sciences Centre, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; Department of Gastroenterology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, and Tung Biomedical Sciences Centre, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, and Tung Biomedical Sciences Centre, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; Key Laboratory of Biochip Technology, Biotech and Health Centre, Shenzhen Research Institute of City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, 518057, China
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, and Tung Biomedical Sciences Centre, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; Cellomics (Shenzhen) Limited, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, and Tung Biomedical Sciences Centre, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; Cellomics (Shenzhen) Limited, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Oncology, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Cancer Translational Research, Cancer Institute, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, 518036, China
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, and Tung Biomedical Sciences Centre, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; Key Laboratory of Biochip Technology, Biotech and Health Centre, Shenzhen Research Institute of City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, 518057, China.
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Engineering light-initiated afterglow lateral flow immunoassay for infectious disease diagnostics. Biosens Bioelectron 2022; 212:114411. [PMID: 35623251 PMCID: PMC9119864 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2022.114411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2022] [Revised: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 05/18/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The pandemic of highly contagious diseases has put forward urgent requirements for high sensitivity and adaptive capacity of point-of-care testing (POCT). Herein, for the first time, we report an aggregation-induced emission (AIE) dye-energized light-initiated afterglow nanoprobes (named LiAGNPs), implemented onto a lateral flow immunoassay (LFIA) test strip, for diagnosis of two highly contagious diseases, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) as model validation. The primary working mechanism relies on the cyclically generated singlet oxygen (1O2)-triggered time-resolved luminescent signals of LiAGNPs in which AIE dyes (TTMN) and chemiluminescent substrates (SO) are loaded. The designed LiAGNPs were found 2-fold and 32-fold sensitive than the currently used Eu(III)-based time-resolved fluorescent nanoparticles and gold nanoparticles in lateral flow immunoassay (LFIA), respectively. In addition, the extra optical behaviors of nude color and fluorescence of LiAGNPs enable the LFIA platform with the capability of the naked eye and fluorescent detection to satisfy the applications under varying scenarios. In short, the versatile LiAGNPs have great potential as a novel time-resolved reporter in enhancing detection sensitivity and application flexibility with LFIA platform for rapid but sensitive infectious disease diagnostics.
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Chen B, Zheng J, Gao K, Hu X, Guo SS, Zhao XZ, Liao F, Yang Y, Liu W. Noninvasive Optical Isolation and Identification of Circulating Tumor Cells Engineered by Fluorescent Microspheres. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2022; 5:2768-2776. [PMID: 35537085 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.2c00204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are rare, meaning that current isolation strategies can hardly satisfy efficiency and cell biocompatibility requirements, which hinders clinical applications. In addition, the selected cells require immunofluorescence identification, which is a time-consuming and expensive process. Here, we developed a method to simultaneously separate and identify CTCs by the integration of optical force and fluorescent microspheres. Our method achieved high-purity separation of CTCs without damage through light manipulation and avoided additional immunofluorescence staining procedures, thus achieving rapid identification of sorted cells. White blood cells (WBCs) and CTCs are similar in size and density, which creates difficulties in distinguishing them optically. Therefore, fluorescent PS microspheres with high refractive index (RI) are designed here to capture the CTCs (PS-CTCs) and increase the average index of refraction of PS-CTCs. In optofluidic chips, PS-CTCs were propelled to the collection channel from the sample mixture, under the radiation of light force. Cells from the collection outlet were easily identified under a fluorescence microscope due to the fluorescence signals of PS microspheres. This method provides an approach for the sorting and identification of CTCs, which holds great potential for clinical applications in early diagnosis of disease.
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- Bei Chen
- Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, China
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- Department of Electronic Engineering School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian Province 361005, China
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- Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, China
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- Gastroenterology Department, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430060, China
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- Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, China.,Wuhan Institute of Quantum Technology, Wuhan 430206, China.,Hubei Luojia Laboratory, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, China
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Dubey N, Chandra S. Upconversion nanoparticles: Recent strategies and mechanism based applications. J RARE EARTH 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jre.2022.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Chen P, He Y, Liu T, Li F, Huang K, Tang D, Jiang P, Wang S, Zhou J, Huang J, Xie Y, Wei Y, Chen J, Hu W, Ying B. Homogeneous two-dimensional visual and fluorescence analysis of circulating tumor cells in clinical samples via steric hindrance regulated enzymes recognition cleavage and elongation. Biosens Bioelectron 2022; 202:114009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2022.114009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2021] [Revised: 01/11/2022] [Accepted: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Wang Y, Li J, Chen Z, Pu L, Pei Z, Pei Y. A GLUTs/GSH cascade targeting-responsive bioprobe for the detection of circulating tumor cells. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:3945-3948. [PMID: 35244637 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc00566b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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A GLUTs/GSH cascade targeting-responsive bioprobe, GluCC, was rationally designed and synthesized for the first time via the coordination of copper ions with a glucose-modified coumarin derivative ligand (GluC). GluCC can specifically detect circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in lung metastatic mice models by targeting the Warburg effect and responding to overexpressed glutathione in the tumor microenvironment. This bioprobe with a simple detection procedure has significant advantages for CTC detection.
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- Yi Wang
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, P. R. China.
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, P. R. China.
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, P. R. China.
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, P. R. China.
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, P. R. China.
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, P. R. China.
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Chen B, Wang G, Huang C, Sun Y, Zhang J, Chai Z, Guo SS, Zhao XZ, Yuan Y, Liu W. A light-induced hydrogel responsive platform to capture and selectively isolate single circulating tumor cells. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:3504-3512. [PMID: 35171188 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr06876h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Isolation of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) from patients is a challenge due to the rarity of CTCs. Recently, various platforms to capture and release CTCs for downstream analysis have been developed. However, most of the reported release methods provide external stimuli to release all captured cells, which lead to lack of specificity in the pool of collected cells, and the external stimuli may affect the activity of the released cells. Here, we presented a simple method for single-cell recovery to overcome the shortcomings, which combined the nanostructures with a photocurable hydrogel, chondroitin sulfate methacryloyl (CSMA). In brief, we synthesized gelatin nanoparticles (Gnps) and modified them on flat glass (Gnp substrate) for the specific capture of CTCs. A 405 nm laser was projected onto the selected cells, and then CSMA was cured to encapsulate the selected CTCs. Unselected cells were removed with MMP-9 enzyme solution, and selected CTCs were recovered using a microcapillary. Finally, the photocurable hydrogel-encapsulated cells were analyzed by nucleic acid detection. In addition, the results suggested that the isolation platform showed good biocompatibility and successfully achieved the isolation of selected cells. In summary, our light-induced hydrogel responsive platform holds certain potential for clinical applications.
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- Bei Chen
- Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, China.
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430071, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, China.
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430071, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-Structures of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, China.
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Chen T, Huang C, Wang Y, Wu J. Microfluidic methods for cell separation and subsequent analysis. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.07.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Wang M, Hu C, Su Q. Luminescent Lifetime Regulation of Lanthanide-Doped Nanoparticles for Biosensing. BIOSENSORS 2022; 12:bios12020131. [PMID: 35200391 PMCID: PMC8869906 DOI: 10.3390/bios12020131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2022] [Revised: 02/09/2022] [Accepted: 02/12/2022] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Lanthanide-doped nanoparticles possess numerous advantages including tunable luminescence emission, narrow peak width and excellent optical and thermal stability, especially concerning the long lifetime from microseconds to milliseconds. Differing from other shorter-lifetime fluorescent nanomaterials, the long lifetime of lanthanide-doped nanomaterials is independent with background fluorescence interference and biological tissue depth. This review presents the recent advances in approaches to regulating the lifetime and applications of bioimaging and biodetection. We begin with the introduction of the strategies for regulating the lifetime by modulating the core-shell structure, adjusting the concentration of sensitizer and emitter, changing energy transfer channel, establishing a fluorescence resonance energy transfer pathway and changing temperature. We then summarize the applications of these nanoparticles in biosensing, including ion and molecule detecting, DNA and protease detection, cell labeling, organ imaging and thermal and pH sensing. Finally, the prospects and challenges of the lanthanide lifetime regulation for fundamental research and practical applications are also discussed.
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- Mingkai Wang
- Department of Stomatology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China;
- Institute of Nanochemistry and Nanobiology, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China;
- Correspondence: (C.H.); (Q.S.)
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- Institute of Nanochemistry and Nanobiology, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
- Correspondence: (C.H.); (Q.S.)
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Zhu T, Chen Y, Yang X, Leng X, Schipper D. Construction of a Luminescent Eleven-metal Zn(II)-Tb(III) Nanocluster for Rapid and Quantitative Time-gated Detection of Guanosine-5-monophoshpate and RNA. CrystEngComm 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2ce00753c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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One 11-metal Zn(II)-Tb(III) nanocluster 1 was synthesized using a tetradentate Schiff base ligand. The addition of GMP and RNA results in the enhancement of Tb(III) luminescence of 1, which is...
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Optical imaging is an indispensable tool in clinical diagnostics and fundamental biomedical research. Autofluorescence-free optical imaging, which eliminates real-time optical excitation to minimize background noise, enables clear visualization of biological architecture and physiopathological events deep within living subjects. Molecular probes especially developed for autofluorescence-free optical imaging have been proven to remarkably improve the imaging sensitivity, penetration depth, target specificity, and multiplexing capability. In this Review, we focus on the advancements of autofluorescence-free molecular probes through the lens of particular molecular or photophysical mechanisms that produce long-lasting luminescence after the cessation of light excitation. The versatile design strategies of these molecular probes are discussed along with a broad range of biological applications. Finally, challenges and perspectives are discussed to further advance the next-generation autofluorescence-free molecular probes for in vivo imaging and in vitro biosensors.
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- Yuyan Jiang
- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637457, Singapore
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637457, Singapore.,School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore 637371, Singapore
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Liu S, Lu S, Sun S, Hai J, Meng G, Wang B. NIR II Light-Response Au Nanoframes: Amplification of a Pressure- and Temperature-Sensing Strategy for Portable Detection and Photothermal Therapy of Cancer Cells. Anal Chem 2021; 93:14307-14316. [PMID: 34641676 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c03486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Quantitative detection of cancer cells using portable devices is promising for the development of simple, fast, and point-of-care cancer diagnostic techniques. However, how to further amplify the detection signal to improve the sensitivity and accuracy of detecting cancer cells by portable devices remains a challenge. To solve the problem, we, for the first time, synthesized folic-acid-conjugated Au nanoframes (FA-Au NFs) with amplification of pressure and temperature signals for highly sensitive and accurate detection of cancer cells by portable pressure meters and thermometers. The resulting Au NFs exhibit excellent near-infrared (NIR) photothermal performance and catalase activity, which can promote the decomposition of NH4HCO3 and H2O2 to generate corresponding gases (CO2, NH3, and O2), thereby synergistically amplifying pressure signals in a closed reaction vessel. At the same time, Au NFs with excellent peroxidase-like activity can catalyze the oxidation of 3,3',5,5'-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB) to produce TMB oxide (oxTMB) with a strong photothermal effect, thereby cooperating with Au NFs to amplify the photothermal signal. In the presence of cancer cells with overexpressing folate receptors (FRs), the molecular recognition signals between FA and FR can be converted into amplified pressure and temperature signals, which can be easily read by portable pressure meters and thermometers, respectively. The detection limits for cancer cells using pressure meters and thermometers are 6 and 5 cells/mL, respectively, which are better than other reported methods. Moreover, such Au NFs can improve tumor hypoxia by catalyzing the decomposition of H2O2 to produce O2 and perform photothermal therapy of cancer. Together, our work provides new insight into the application of Au NFs to develop a dual-signal sensing platform with amplification of pressure and temperature signals for portable and ultrasensitive detection of cancer cells as well as personalized cancer therapy.
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- Sha Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China
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- Green Catalysis Center and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China
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Zhao Y, Gu S, Xu S, Wang L. Selective Ligand Sensitization of Lanthanide Nanoparticles for Multilevel Information Encryption with Excellent Durability. Anal Chem 2021; 93:14317-14322. [PMID: 34633795 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c03571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Durable and multilevel information encryption technology has been of great importance in recent decades. Here, an inkjet printer-adaptable invisible ink was prepared with lanthanide nanoparticles, and optical decoding of information could only be achieved when specific ligand dipicolinic acid was utilized in the presence of UV illumination. In addition, the proposed protocols displayed long shelf life (>one year) and excellent durability even at harsh conditions such as in the presence of strong acids (1 M HCl) and alkalis (1 M NaOH). Meanwhile, such invisible inks could be further employed on a soft matrix via screen-printing, holding great potential for practical applications.
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- Yingqi Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China
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Chen X, Song H, Li Z, Liu R, Lv Y. Lanthanide Nanoprobes for the Multiplex Evaluation of Breast Cancer Biomarkers. Anal Chem 2021; 93:13719-13726. [PMID: 34595914 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c03445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Metal stable isotope tagging has demonstrated great and unique success in the multiplex and ratiometry-based accurate detection of biomolecules and single cells, while its sensitivity is regarded as an Achilles' heel. Although lanthanide nanoparticles remain the most promising tags for elemental mass spectrometry, there is no report on the lanthanide nanoparticle-based multiplex immunoassay of disease markers in clinical serum samples because of their tough synthesis and bioconjugation and a complex physiological sample matrix. Herein, to fill this gap, multiple lanthanide nanoparticle tags (NaEuF4, NaTbF4, and NaHoF4) were delicately designed and facilely synthesized with a one-pot solvothermal method for the multiplex evaluation of breast cancer biomarkers carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), CA153, and CA125 in human serum samples. The proposed method exhibited wide linear ranges and low levels of the detection limit for all biomarkers. The test results were consistent with the routine electrochemiluminescence results in clinical serum samples, which proved the possibility of the early prognosis of breast cancer as well as improving the surgical outcome prediction.
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- Xue Chen
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China.,Analytical & Testing Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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Li Z, Chen X, Huang Z, Zhou J, Liu R, Lv Y. Multiplex Nucleic Acid Assay of SARS-CoV-2 via a Lanthanide Nanoparticle-Tagging Strategy. Anal Chem 2021; 93:12714-12722. [PMID: 34494424 PMCID: PMC8442555 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c02657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Early diagnosis, early isolation, and early treatment are efficient solutions to control the COVID-19 pandemic. To achieve the accurate early diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2, a multiplex detection strategy is required for the cross-validation to solve the problem of "false negative" of the existing gold standard assay. Here, we present a multicomponent nucleic acid assay platform for SARS-CoV-2 detection based on lanthanide nanoparticle (LnNP)-tagging strategy. For targeting SARS-CoV-2's RNA fragments ORF1ab gene, RdRp gene, and E gene, three LnNP probes can be used simultaneously to identify three sites in one sample through elemental mass spectrometry detection with limits of detection of 1.2, 1.3, and 1.3 fmol, respectively. With the multisite cross-validation, we envision that this multiplex and sensitive detection platform may provide an effective strategy for SARS-CoV-2 fast screening with a high accuracy.
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- Ziyan Li
- Analytical
& Testing Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, Sichuan, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology, Ministry of Education,
College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, Sichuan, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology, Ministry of Education,
College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, Sichuan, China
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- Analytical
& Testing Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, Sichuan, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology, Ministry of Education,
College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, Sichuan, China
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- Analytical
& Testing Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, Sichuan, China
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Feng Y, Su Y, Liu R, Lv Y. Engineering activatable nanoprobes based on time-resolved luminescence for chemo/biosensing. Trends Analyt Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2021.116283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Chen P, Wang Y, He Y, Huang K, Wang X, Zhou R, Liu T, Qu R, Zhou J, Peng W, Li M, Bai Y, Chen J, Huang J, Geng J, Xie Y, Hu W, Ying B. Homogeneous Visual and Fluorescence Detection of Circulating Tumor Cells in Clinical Samples via Selective Recognition Reaction and Enzyme-Free Amplification. ACS NANO 2021; 15:11634-11643. [PMID: 34129315 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c02080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Here we report a simple all-nucleic-acid enzyme-free catalyzed hairpin assembly assisted amplification strategy with quantum dots (QDs) as the nanoscale signal reporter for homogeneous visual and fluorescent detection of A549 lung cancer cells from clinical blood samples. This work was based on the phenomenon that CdTe QDs can selectively recognize Ag+ and C-Ag+-C and by using mucin 1 as the circulating tumor cells (CTCs) marker and aptamer as the recognition probe. Under optimized conditions, the limits of detections as low as 0.15 fg/mL of mucin 1 and 3 cells/mL of A549 cells were achieved with fluorescence signals. A 1 fg/mL concentration of mucin 1 and 100 cells/mL of A549 can be distinguished by the naked eye. This method was used to quantitatively analyze CTCs in 51 clinical whole blood samples of patients with lung cancer. The levels of CTCs detected in clinical samples by this method were consistent with those obtained using the folate receptor-polymerase chain reaction clinical test kit and correlated with radiologic and pathological findings.
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- Piaopiao Chen
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, Med+X Center for Manufacturing, West China Precision Medicine Industrial Technology Institute, Department of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, Med+X Center for Manufacturing, West China Precision Medicine Industrial Technology Institute, Department of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, Med+X Center for Manufacturing, West China Precision Medicine Industrial Technology Institute, Department of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- College of Chemistry and Material Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610068, China
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- College of Chemistry and Material Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610068, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, Med+X Center for Manufacturing, West China Precision Medicine Industrial Technology Institute, Department of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, Med+X Center for Manufacturing, West China Precision Medicine Industrial Technology Institute, Department of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, Med+X Center for Manufacturing, West China Precision Medicine Industrial Technology Institute, Department of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, Med+X Center for Manufacturing, West China Precision Medicine Industrial Technology Institute, Department of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, Med+X Center for Manufacturing, West China Precision Medicine Industrial Technology Institute, Department of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, Med+X Center for Manufacturing, West China Precision Medicine Industrial Technology Institute, Department of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, Med+X Center for Manufacturing, West China Precision Medicine Industrial Technology Institute, Department of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, Med+X Center for Manufacturing, West China Precision Medicine Industrial Technology Institute, Department of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, Med+X Center for Manufacturing, West China Precision Medicine Industrial Technology Institute, Department of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, Med+X Center for Manufacturing, West China Precision Medicine Industrial Technology Institute, Department of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, Med+X Center for Manufacturing, West China Precision Medicine Industrial Technology Institute, Department of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, Med+X Center for Manufacturing, West China Precision Medicine Industrial Technology Institute, Department of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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Xu C, He XY, Ren XH, Cheng SX. Direct detection of intracellular miRNA in living circulating tumor cells by tumor targeting nanoprobe in peripheral blood. Biosens Bioelectron 2021; 190:113401. [PMID: 34119837 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2021.113401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2021] [Revised: 05/24/2021] [Accepted: 06/01/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Molecular analysis of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) is of critical significance for the non-invasive early detection of tumors. However, in situ detection of intracellular nucleic acids of CTCs in whole blood still remains challenge. By using a highly efficient tumor targeting nanoprobe, we realize in situ detection of microRNA-21 (miR-21) of living CTCs in unprocessed whole blood. In the nanoprobe, a catalytic hairpin assembly (CHA) system is complexed with protamine sulfate (PS), and then decorated by SYL3C conjugated hyaluronic acid (SHA) and hyaluronic acid (HA). The CHA system can be specifically delivered into living CTCs in whole blood, followed by hybridization between the CHA system and intracellular miR-21 in CTCs to induce strong fluorescence emission. After isolation of CTCs by membrane filtration, CTCs of cancer patients can be directly visualized by a fluorescence microscope for miR-21 detection at a single-cell level. Our study provides an efficient strategy to realize in situ genomic analysis of living CTCs in whole blood.
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- Chang Xu
- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, PR China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, PR China.
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Sun K, Chen P, Yan S, Yuan W, Wang Y, Li X, Dou L, Zhao C, Zhang J, Wang Q, Fu Z, Wei L, Xin Z, Tang Z, Yan Y, Peng Y, Ying B, Chen J, Geng J. Ultrasensitive Nanopore Sensing of Mucin 1 and Circulating Tumor Cells in Whole Blood of Breast Cancer Patients by Analyte-Triggered Triplex-DNA Release. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:21030-21039. [PMID: 33905228 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c03538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The characterization of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) by liquid biopsy has a great potential for precision medicine in oncology. Here, a universal and tandem logic-based strategy is developed by combining multiple nanomaterials and nanopore sensing for the determination of mucin 1 protein (MUC1) and breast cancer CTCs in real samples. The strategy consists of analyte-triggered signal conversion, cascaded amplification via nanomaterials including copper sulfide nanoparticles (CuS NPs), silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs), and biomaterials including DNA hydrogel and DNAzyme, and single-molecule-level detection by nanopore sensing. The amplification of the non-DNA nanomaterial gives this method considerable stability, significantly lowers the limit of detection (LOD), and enhances the anti-interference performance for complicated samples. As a result, the ultrasensitive detection of MUC1 could be achieved in the range of 0.0005-0.5 pg/mL, with an LOD of 0.1 fg/mL. Moreover, we further tested MUC1 as a biomarker for the clinical diagnosis of breast cancer CTCs under double-blind conditions on the basis of this strategy, and MCF-7 cells could be accurately detected in the range from 5 to 2000 cells/mL, with an LOD of 2 cells/mL within 6 h. The detection results of the 19 clinical samples were highly consistent with those of the clinical pathological sections, nuclear magnetic resonance imaging, and color ultrasound. These results demonstrate the validity and reliability of our method and further proved the feasibility of MUC1 as a clinical diagnostic biomarker for CTCs.
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- Ke Sun
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, Med+X Center for Manufacturing, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, Med+X Center for Manufacturing, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, Med+X Center for Manufacturing, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, Med+X Center for Manufacturing, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, Med+X Center for Manufacturing, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, Med+X Center for Manufacturing, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, Med+X Center for Manufacturing, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, Med+X Center for Manufacturing, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, Med+X Center for Manufacturing, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Clinical Research Center for Breast, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Clinical Research Center for Breast, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, Med+X Center for Manufacturing, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, Med+X Center for Manufacturing, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, Med+X Center for Manufacturing, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, Med+X Center for Manufacturing, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, Med+X Center for Manufacturing, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, Med+X Center for Manufacturing, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Clinical Research Center for Breast, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, Med+X Center for Manufacturing, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center, Chengdu 610041, China
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Amri C, Shukla AK, Lee JH. Recent Advancements in Nanoparticle-Based Optical Biosensors for Circulating Cancer Biomarkers. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 14:1339. [PMID: 33802028 PMCID: PMC8001438 DOI: 10.3390/ma14061339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2021] [Revised: 03/05/2021] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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The effectiveness of cancer treatment strongly depends on the early detection of the disease. Currently, the most common diagnostic method, tissue biopsy, takes time and can be damaging to the patient. Circulating cancer biomarkers such as circulating tumor DNA, micro-RNA (miRNA), tumor proteins, exosomes, and circulating tumor cells have repeatedly demonstrated their viability as targets for minimally invasive cancer detection through liquid biopsies. However, among other things, achieving a great sensitivity of detection is still challenging due to the very low concentration of biomarkers in fluid samples. This review will discuss how the recent advances in nanoparticle-based biosensors are overcoming these practical difficulties. This report will be focusing mainly on optical transduction mechanisms of metal nanoparticles (M-NPs), quantum dots (QDs), and upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs).
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- Chaima Amri
- Department of Convergence Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan 50612, Korea;
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- School of Biomedical Convergence Engineering, Pusan National University, Yangsan 50612, Korea;
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- Department of Convergence Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan 50612, Korea;
- School of Biomedical Convergence Engineering, Pusan National University, Yangsan 50612, Korea;
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Zhou S, Tu D, Liu Y, You W, Zhang Y, Zheng W, Chen X. Ultrasensitive Point-of-Care Test for Tumor Marker in Human Saliva Based on Luminescence-Amplification Strategy of Lanthanide Nanoprobes. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2021; 8:2002657. [PMID: 33717839 PMCID: PMC7927602 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202002657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2020] [Revised: 09/30/2020] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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The point-of-care detection of tumor markers in saliva with high sensitivity and specificity remains a daunting challenge in biomedical research and clinical applications. Herein, a facile and ultrasensitive detection of tumor marker in saliva based on luminescence-amplification strategy of lanthanide nanoprobes is proposed. Eu2O3 nanocrystals are employed as bioprobes, which can be easily dissolved in acidic enhancer solution and transform into a large number of highly luminescent Eu3+ micelles. Meanwhile, disposable syringe filter equipped with nitrocellulose membrane is used as bioassay platform, which facilitates the accomplishment of detection process within 10 min. The rational integration of dissolution enhanced luminescent bioassay strategy and miniaturized detection device enables the unique lab-in-syringe assay of tumor marker like carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA, an important tumor marker in clinic diagnosis and prognosis of cancer) with a detection limit down to 1.47 pg mL-1 (7.35 × 10-15 m). Upon illumination with a portable UV flashlight, the photoluminescence intensity change above 0.1 ng mL-1 (0.5 × 10-12 m) of CEA can be visually detected by naked eyes, which allows one to qualitatively evaluate the CEA level. Moreover, we confirm the reliability of using the amplified luminescence of Eu2O3 nanoprobes for direct quantitation of CEA in patient saliva samples, thus validates the practicality of the proposed strategy for both clinical diagnosis and home self-monitoring of tumor marker in human saliva.
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- Shanyong Zhou
- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, and Fujian Key Laboratory of NanomaterialsFujian Institute of Research on the Structure of MatterChinese Academy of SciencesFuzhouFujian350002China
- Fujian Science and Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of ChinaFuzhouFujian350108China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, and Fujian Key Laboratory of NanomaterialsFujian Institute of Research on the Structure of MatterChinese Academy of SciencesFuzhouFujian350002China
- Fujian Science and Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of ChinaFuzhouFujian350108China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, and Fujian Key Laboratory of NanomaterialsFujian Institute of Research on the Structure of MatterChinese Academy of SciencesFuzhouFujian350002China
- Fujian Science and Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of ChinaFuzhouFujian350108China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, and Fujian Key Laboratory of NanomaterialsFujian Institute of Research on the Structure of MatterChinese Academy of SciencesFuzhouFujian350002China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, and Fujian Key Laboratory of NanomaterialsFujian Institute of Research on the Structure of MatterChinese Academy of SciencesFuzhouFujian350002China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, and Fujian Key Laboratory of NanomaterialsFujian Institute of Research on the Structure of MatterChinese Academy of SciencesFuzhouFujian350002China
- Fujian Science and Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of ChinaFuzhouFujian350108China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, and Fujian Key Laboratory of NanomaterialsFujian Institute of Research on the Structure of MatterChinese Academy of SciencesFuzhouFujian350002China
- Fujian Science and Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of ChinaFuzhouFujian350108China
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Kinaret PAS, Del Giudice G, Greco D. Covid-19 acute responses and possible long term consequences: What nanotoxicology can teach us. NANO TODAY 2020. [PMID: 32834832 DOI: 10.1016/j.nantod.2020.100943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Long-term effects of Covid-19 disease are still poorly understood. However, similarities between the responses to SARS-CoV-2 and certain nanomaterials suggest fibrotic pulmonary disease as a concern for public health in the next future. Cross-talk between nanotoxicology and other relevant disciplines can help us to deploy more effective Covid-19 therapies and management strategies.
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- Pia A S Kinaret
- Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, Finland
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Finland
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Finland
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- Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, Finland
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Finland
- BioMediTech Institute, Tampere University, Finland
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Pei H, Li L, Han Z, Wang Y, Tang B. Recent advances in microfluidic technologies for circulating tumor cells: enrichment, single-cell analysis, and liquid biopsy for clinical applications. LAB ON A CHIP 2020; 20:3854-3875. [PMID: 33107879 DOI: 10.1039/d0lc00577k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) detach from primary or metastatic lesions and circulate in the peripheral blood, which is considered to be the cause of distant metastases. CTC analysis in the form of liquid biopsy, enumeration and molecular analysis provide significant clinical information for cancer diagnosis, prognosis and therapeutic strategies. Despite the great clinical value, CTC analysis has not yet entered routine clinical practice due to lack of efficient technologies to perform CTC isolation and single-cell analysis. Taking the rarity and inherent heterogeneity of CTCs into account, reliable methods for CTC isolation and detection are in urgent demand for obtaining valuable information on cancer metastasis and progression from CTCs. Microfluidic technology, featuring microfabricated structures, can precisely control fluids and cells at the micrometer scale, thus making itself a particularly suitable method for rare CTC manipulation. Besides the enrichment function, microfluidic chips can also realize the analysis function by integrating multiple detection technologies. In this review, we have summarized the recent progress in CTC isolation and detection using microfluidic technologies, with special attention to emerging direct enrichment and enumeration in vivo. Further, few insights into single CTC molecular analysis are also demonstrated. We have provided a review of potential clinical applications of CTCs, ranging from early screening and diagnosis, tumor progression and prognosis, treatment and resistance monitoring, to therapeutic evaluation. Through this review, we conclude that the clinical utility of CTCs will be expanded as the isolation and analysis techniques are constantly improving.
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- Haimeng Pei
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Institute of Molecular and Nano Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, P. R. China.
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Liu W, Zhang Y, You W, Su J, Yu S, Dai T, Huang Y, Chen X, Song X, Chen Z. Near-infrared-excited upconversion photodynamic therapy of extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii based on lanthanide nanoparticles. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:13948-13957. [PMID: 32396588 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr01073a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (XDR-AB) has raised considerable concerns due to its mortal damage to humans and its high transmission rate of infections in hospitals. However, current antibiotics not only show poor anti-infection effects in vivo but also frequently cause high nephrotoxicity and neurotoxicity. Herein, we report a near-infrared (NIR) light-initiated antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) to effectively treat in vivo XDR-AB infections based on photosensitizer (PS) loaded upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs, LiYF4:Yb/Er). Such nanoagents feature robust NIR triggered UC luminescence and high-efficiency energy transfer from UCNPs to the loaded PS, thereby allowing NIR-triggered generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) for destroying the bacterial cell membrane. This strategy permits a high antibacterial activity against XDR-AB, resulting in a decline of 4.72 log10 in viability at a dose of 50 μg mL-1 UCNPs-PVP-RB with 980 nm laser irradiation (1 W cm-2). More significantly, we can achieve excellent therapeutic efficacy against deep-tissue (about 5 mm) XDR-AB infections without causing any side effects in the murine model. In brief, such NIR-activated aPDT may open up new avenues for treating various deep-tissue intractable infections.
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- Wenzhen Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, and Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fujian College, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China.
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Wang Y, Sayyadi N, Zheng X, Woods TA, Leif RC, Shi B, Graves SW, Piper JA, Lu Y. Time-resolved microfluidic flow cytometer for decoding luminescence lifetimes in the microsecond region. LAB ON A CHIP 2020; 20:655-664. [PMID: 31934716 DOI: 10.1039/c9lc00895k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Time-resolved luminescence detection using long-lived probes with lifetimes in the microsecond region have shown great potential in ultrasensitive and multiplexed bioanalysis. In flow cytometry, however, the long lifetime poses a significant challenge to measure wherein the detection window is often too short to determine the decay characteristics. Here we report a time-resolved microfluidic flow cytometer (tr-mFCM) incorporating an acoustic-focusing chip, which allows slowing down of the flow while providing the same detection conditions for every target, achieving accurate lifetime measurement free of autofluorescence interference. Through configuration of the flow velocity and detection aperture with respect to the time-gating sequence, a multi-cycle luminescence decay profile is captured for every event under maximum excitation and detection efficiency. A custom fitting algorithm is then developed to resolve europium-stained polymer microspheres as well as leukemia cells against abundant fluorescent particles, achieving counting efficiency approaching 100% and lifetime CVs (coefficient of variation) around 2-6%. We further demonstrate lifetime-multiplexed detection of prostate and bladder cancer cells stained with different europium probes. Our acoustic-focusing tr-mFCM offers a practical technique for rapid screening of biofluidic samples containing multiple cell types, especially in resource-limited environments such as regional and/or underdeveloped areas as well as for point-of-care applications.
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- Yan Wang
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP), Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia. and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP), Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia. and Department of Molecular Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP), Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia. and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
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- Centre for Biomedical Engineering, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, USA
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- Newport Instruments, 3345 Hopi Place, San Diego, California 92117-3516, USA
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP), Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia. and Department of Biomedical Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
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- Centre for Biomedical Engineering, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, USA
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP), Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia. and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP), Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia. and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia and School of Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
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Rafiee SD, Kocabey S, Mayer M, List J, Rüegg C. Detection of HER2 + Breast Cancer Cells using Bioinspired DNA-Based Signal Amplification. ChemMedChem 2020; 15:661-666. [PMID: 31943804 PMCID: PMC7187270 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201900697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2019] [Revised: 12/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Circulating tumor cells (CTC) are promising biomarkers for metastatic cancer detection and monitoring progression. However, detection of CTCs remains challenging due to their low frequency and heterogeneity. Herein, we report a bioinspired approach to detect individual cancer cells, based on a signal amplification cascade using a programmable DNA hybridization chain reaction (HCR) circuit. We applied this approach to detect HER2+ cancer cells using the anti‐HER2 antibody (trastuzumab) coupled to initiator DNA eliciting a HCR cascade that leads to a fluorescent signal at the cell surface. At 4 °C, this HCR detection scheme resulted in highly efficient, specific and sensitive signal amplification of the DNA hairpins specifically on the membrane of the HER2+ cells in a background of HER2− cells and peripheral blood leukocytes, which remained almost non‐fluorescent. The results indicate that this system offers a new strategy that may be further developed toward an in vitro diagnostic platform for the sensitive and efficient detection of CTC.
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- Sarah D Rafiee
- Department of Oncology, Microbiology and Immunology Faculty of Science and Medicine, University of Fribourg, Chemin du Musée 18, PER17, 1700, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Department of Oncology, Microbiology and Immunology Faculty of Science and Medicine, University of Fribourg, Chemin du Musée 18, PER17, 1700, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- BioPhysics, Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg, Chemin des Verdiers 4, PER 18, 1700, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- BioPhysics, Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg, Chemin des Verdiers 4, PER 18, 1700, Fribourg, Switzerland.,Physics of Synthetic Biological Systems, Technical University Munich, Am Coulombwall 4a, 85748, Garching, Germany
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- Department of Oncology, Microbiology and Immunology Faculty of Science and Medicine, University of Fribourg, Chemin du Musée 18, PER17, 1700, Fribourg, Switzerland
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Guo X, Wu X, Sun M, Xu L, Kuang H, Xu C. Tetrahedron Probes for Ultrasensitive In Situ Detection of Telomerase and Surface Glycoprotein Activity in Living Cells. Anal Chem 2020; 92:2310-2315. [PMID: 31875387 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b05180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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In the present study, a tetrahedron probe with encoded internal reference nanoparticles (NPs) was self-assembled by a complementary nucleic acid aptamer for simultaneous ratiometric detection of telomerase (TE) and epithelial cell-adhesion molecule (EpCAM) in living cells. In the presence of a target, the dissociation of gold (Au) NPs, which was modified with corresponding tags, resulted in decreased surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) signals. In addition, the ratios of Raman intensity at 1346 cm-1/1096 cm-1 (TE) and 1614 cm-1/1096 cm-1 (EpCAM) compared with the internal reference were demonstrated to quantify the level of TE and EpCAM, respectively, and can eliminate certain background noise. A good linear relationship was observed between them, and the linear range of TE and EpCAM in HeLa cells was 0.7 × 10-12 to 37.5 × 10-12 IU and 1.24 to 75.48 pg/mL with a limit of detection (LOD) of 7.6 × 10-16 IU and 0.53 pg/mL, respectively, which were consistent with the results of Raman confocal imaging. Meanwhile, the versatility and specificity of the developed probes were confirmed in cell lines. These results provide a reliable and ultrasensitive strategy for the in situ detection of biomarkers and a new method for SERS-based tetrahedrons in the early diagnosis of cancer.
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- Xiao Guo
- International Joint Research Laboratory for Biointerface and Biodetection, State Key Lab of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology , Jiangnan University , Wuxi , Jiangsu 214122 , P.R. China
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- International Joint Research Laboratory for Biointerface and Biodetection, State Key Lab of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology , Jiangnan University , Wuxi , Jiangsu 214122 , P.R. China
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- International Joint Research Laboratory for Biointerface and Biodetection, State Key Lab of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology , Jiangnan University , Wuxi , Jiangsu 214122 , P.R. China
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- International Joint Research Laboratory for Biointerface and Biodetection, State Key Lab of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology , Jiangnan University , Wuxi , Jiangsu 214122 , P.R. China
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- International Joint Research Laboratory for Biointerface and Biodetection, State Key Lab of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology , Jiangnan University , Wuxi , Jiangsu 214122 , P.R. China
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- International Joint Research Laboratory for Biointerface and Biodetection, State Key Lab of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology , Jiangnan University , Wuxi , Jiangsu 214122 , P.R. China
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