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Han C, Wang Y, Liu P, Li P, Liu B, Ding N, Routledge MN, Liu Z, Zhang C. An aggregation-induced emission immunoassay for broad detection of polychlorinated biphenyls in chicken and crab. Anal Bioanal Chem 2022; 414:4963-4975. [PMID: 35606453 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-022-04123-2] [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: 02/28/2022] [Revised: 04/16/2022] [Accepted: 05/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are persistent organic pollutants (POPs) with multiple variants, which may be harmful to human health by absorption and bioaccumulation. To ensure food safety, it is necessary to develop multi-residue immunoassays for broad recognition of PCBs. In this study, by mimicking the generic core structure of PCBs, three haptens have been designed and synthesized for monoclonal antibody (mAb) generation. A carboxylic acid derivative of PCB80 was a hapten that induced a mAb with broad recognition of PCBs. The results of ELISA further identified that the mAb could recognize 11 different kinds of PCBs; half-maximal inhibition concentrations (IC50) ranged from 33.12 to 476.42 ng/mL. Subsequently, using aggregation-induced emission luminogen (AIEgen) nanobeads as the tracer for the output signal, the IC50 value of the various PCBs was improved to 6.38-252.1 ng/mL. The limit of detection (LOD) varied from 0.32 to 42.15 ng/mL. Recoveries of 76.90-95.74% and intra-assay coefficients of variation of 8.5-14.4% were obtained with spiked chicken and crab meat samples. Matrix interference was eliminated by dilution, and no false-positive and false-negative results were observed. The developed assay provides a simple, broad-spectrum, and sensitive tool for detecting PCBs, with high-throughput possibilities for large-scale screening of PCBs in food.
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- Chang Han
- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, Jiangsu, China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety-State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base of Ministry of Science and Technology, Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety-State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base of Ministry of Science and Technology, Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety-State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base of Ministry of Science and Technology, Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety-State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base of Ministry of Science and Technology, Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety-State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base of Ministry of Science and Technology, Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Products Quality Inspection and Testing Center, Suqian, 223801, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, Jiangsu, China.,School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.,Jiangsu Education Department, International Joint Research Laboratory of Intelligent Agriculture and Agri-Products Processing (Jiangsu University), Zhenjiang, 212013, China
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- School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, Jiangsu, China. .,Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety-State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base of Ministry of Science and Technology, Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, China.
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Tam N, Lai KP, Kong RYC. Comparative transcriptomic analysis reveals reproductive impairments caused by PCBs and OH-PCBs through the dysregulation of ER and AR signaling. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 802:149913. [PMID: 34474298 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2021] [Revised: 08/20/2021] [Accepted: 08/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Reports have highlighted the presence of PCBs and their metabolites, OH-PCBs, in human serum as well as their endocrine-disrupting effects on reproductive function through direct interactions with the androgen receptor (AR) and estrogen receptor (ER). However, the molecular mechanisms directly linking the actions of PCBs and OH-PCBs on the AR and ER to induce reproductive impairment remain poorly understood. In this study, we characterized the cellular response to PCBs and OH-PCBs acting on AR and ER transactivation at the transcriptome level coupled with bioinformatics analysis to identify the downstream pathways of androgen and estrogen signaling that leads to reproductive dysfunction. We first confirmed the agonistic and antagonistic effects of several PCBs and OH-PCBs on AR- and ER-mediated reporter gene activity using the androgen-responsive LNCaP and estrogen-responsive MCF-7 cell lines, respectively. Anti-estrogenic activity was not detected among the tested compounds; however, we found that in addition to anti-androgenic and estrogenic activity, PCB 28 and PCB 138 exhibited androgenic activity, while most of the tested OH-PCBs showed a synergistic effect on DHT-mediated transactivation of the AR. Bioinformatics analysis of transcriptome profiles from selected PCBs and OH-PCBs revealed various pathways that were dysregulated depending on their agonistic, antagonistic, or synergistic effects. The OH-PCBs with estrogenic activity affected pathways including vitamin metabolism and calcium transport. Other notable dysregulated pathways include cholesterol transport in response to androgenic PCBs, thyroid hormone metabolism in response to anti-androgenic PCBs, and antioxidant pathways in response to androgen-synergistic OH-PCBs. Our results demonstrate that PCBs and OH-PCBs directly alter specific pathways through androgen- or estrogen-mediated signaling, thereby providing additional insights into the mechanisms by which these compounds cause reproductive dysfunction.
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- Nathan Tam
- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Integrative Omics, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, PR China; Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
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HiBiT-qIP, HiBiT-based quantitative immunoprecipitation, facilitates the determination of antibody affinity under immunoprecipitation conditions. Sci Rep 2019; 9:6895. [PMID: 31053795 PMCID: PMC6499798 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-43319-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2018] [Accepted: 01/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The affinity of an antibody for its antigen serves as a critical parameter for antibody evaluation. The evaluation of antibody-antigen affinity is essential for a successful antibody-based assay, particularly immunoprecipitation (IP), due to its strict dependency on antibody performance. However, the determination of antibody affinity or its quantitative determinant, the dissociation constant (Kd), under IP conditions is difficult. In the current study, we used a NanoLuc-based HiBiT system to establish a HiBiT-based quantitative immunoprecipitation (HiBiT-qIP) assay for determining the Kd of antigen-antibody interactions in solution. The HiBiT-qIP method measures the amount of immunoprecipitated proteins tagged with HiBiT in a simple yet quantitative manner. We used this method to measure the Kd values of epitope tag-antibody interactions. To accomplish this, FLAG, HA, V5, PA and Ty1 epitope tags in their monomeric, dimeric or trimeric form were fused with glutathione S-transferase (GST) and the HiBiT peptide, and these tagged GST proteins were mixed with cognate monoclonal antibodies in IP buffer for the assessment of the apparent Kd values. This HiBiT-qIP assay showed a considerable variation in the Kd values among the examined antibody clones. Additionally, the use of epitope tags in multimeric form revealed a copy number-dependent increase in the apparent affinity.
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Kataoka C, Nihei M, Nimata M, Sawadaishi K. Development of a Model Immunoassay Utilizing Monoclonal Antibodies of Different Specificities for Quantitative Determination of Dieldrin and Heptachlors in Their Mixtures. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2016; 64:8950-8957. [PMID: 27744694 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.6b02957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The presence of dieldrin and heptachlor residues in cucurbitaceous crops at concentrations exceeding the limits set by the Japanese Food Sanitation Law constitutes a serious problem. To prevent accumulation of these residues in cucurbitaceous crops, development of high-throughput analysis methods for the detection of contaminants in the soil before cultivation is required. This study aimed to develop a model immunoassay using new monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) to quantitatively determine dieldrin and heptachlor contents in their mixtures. Three distinctive MAbs were obtained from mice immunized with the respective immunogens. MAb DrA-04 showed high reactivity toward dieldrin with ca. 20% cross-reactivity toward heptachlors. MAb DrC-02 displayed a similar reactivity toward dieldrin and heptachlors. The specificity and sensitivity of MAbs DrA-04 and DrC-02 were largely unaffected by the composition ratio of heptachlors in a mixture. Six standard mixtures with different dieldrin and heptachlor contents were prepared. Concentrations of dieldrin and heptachlors in standard mixtures, calculated on the basis of an immunoassay with MAbs DrA-04 and DrC-02, were 88.1-125 and 96.2-115% of the theoretical values, respectively, revealing excellent sensitivity and specificity of this assay. The developed method paves the way for a facile and rapid quantitative determination of chlorinated cyclodiene pesticides in soil.
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- Chiwa Kataoka
- Carbuncle BioScienTech LLC , 40-26 Tanida, Okukaiinji, Nagaokakyo 617-0853, Japan
- Laboratory of Advanced Science and Technology for Industry, University of Hyogo , 3-1-2 Kouto, Kamigori, Ako-gun, Hyogo 678-1205, Japan
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- Carbuncle BioScienTech LLC , 40-26 Tanida, Okukaiinji, Nagaokakyo 617-0853, Japan
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- Morinaga Institute of Biological Science, Inc. , Sachiura 2-1-16, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama 236-0003, Japan
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- Carbuncle BioScienTech LLC , 40-26 Tanida, Okukaiinji, Nagaokakyo 617-0853, Japan
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Yang GX, Zhuang HS, Chen HY, Ping XY, Bu D. A sensitive immunosorbent bio-barcode assay based on real-time immuno-PCR for detecting 3,4,3',4'-tetrachlorobiphenyl. Anal Bioanal Chem 2014; 406:1693-700. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-013-7583-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2013] [Revised: 11/21/2013] [Accepted: 12/14/2013] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Chen HY, Zhuang HS, Yang GX. Detection of PCB77 by Indirect Competitive Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay in Sea Sediment Samples. B KOREAN CHEM SOC 2013. [DOI: 10.5012/bkcs.2013.34.3.922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Bee C, Abdiche YN, Stone DM, Collier S, Lindquist KC, Pinkerton AC, Pons J, Rajpal A. Exploring the dynamic range of the kinetic exclusion assay in characterizing antigen-antibody interactions. PLoS One 2012; 7:e36261. [PMID: 22558410 PMCID: PMC3340344 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0036261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2012] [Accepted: 04/04/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Therapeutic antibodies are often engineered or selected to have high on-target binding affinities that can be challenging to determine precisely by most biophysical methods. Here, we explore the dynamic range of the kinetic exclusion assay (KinExA) by exploiting the interactions of an anti-DKK antibody with a panel of DKK antigens as a model system. By tailoring the KinExA to each studied antigen, we obtained apparent equilibrium dissociation constants (K(D) values) spanning six orders of magnitude, from approximately 100 fM to 100 nM. Using a previously calibrated antibody concentration and working in a suitable concentration range, we show that a single experiment can yield accurate and precise values for both the apparent K(D) and the apparent active concentration of the antigen, thereby increasing the information content of an assay and decreasing sample consumption. Orthogonal measurements obtained on Biacore and Octet label-free biosensor platforms further validated our KinExA-derived affinity and active concentration determinations. We obtained excellent agreement in the apparent affinities obtained across platforms and within the KinExA method irrespective of the assay orientation employed or the purity of the recombinant or native antigens.
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- Rinat, Pfizer Inc., South San Francisco, California, United States of America
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Inui H, Takeuchi T, Uesugi A, Doi F, Takai M, Nishi K, Miyake S, Ohkawa H. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay with monoclonal and single-chain variable fragment antibodies selective to coplanar polychlorinated biphenyls. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2012; 60:1605-1612. [PMID: 22273439 DOI: 10.1021/jf203585b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Coplanar polychlorinated biphenyls (Co-PCBs) consisting of non-ortho and mono-ortho-chlorinated PCBs are dioxin-like compounds and cause wide contamination in the environment. To monitor Co-PCB residues, it was attempted to establish an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) with monoclonal and recombinant antibodies selective to Co-PCBs. When 3,3',5,5'-tetrachlorobiphenoxybutyric acid (PCBH)-keyhole limpet hemocyanin conjugate was immunized into mice, two monoclonal antibodies, Mab-0217 and Mab-4444, were obtained. 3,3',5,5'-Tetrachlorobiphenyl (PCB80) was determined with an IC(50) value of 2.6 and 0.46 ng mL(-1) in ELISA based on Mab-0217 and Mab-4444, respectively. Mab-4444 cross-reacted with Co-PCB congeners, except for PCB77 and PCB81. Mab-0217 reacted with PCB80 and cross-reacted with PCB111. A single-chain variable fragment (scFv) antibody derived from Mab-4444 was produced in recombinant Escherichia coli cells. The scFv antibody showed nearly the same sensitivity toward PCBH as the parent monoclonal antibody in ELISA. These results clearly suggested that Mab-4444 and its scFv antibodies were suitable for monitoring the representative congeners of Co-PCBs.
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- Hideyuki Inui
- Research Center for Environmental Genomics, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kobe University, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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Xu S, Yuan H, Chen S, Xu A, Wang J, Wu L. Selection of DNA aptamers against polychlorinated biphenyls as potential biorecognition elements for environmental analysis. Anal Biochem 2012; 423:195-201. [PMID: 22369896 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2012.01.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2011] [Revised: 01/13/2012] [Accepted: 01/13/2012] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) have been of major concerns for decades due to their potential toxicity to human health. To trace the PCBs efficiently and sensitively, many detection methods have been developed. Aptamers, a new class of diagnostic tools, are considered to be such additional candidates for detection of pollutants. In the current study, we report the DNA aptamers, isolated by FluMag-SELEX (a modified SELEX [systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment] technology), that recognize PCBs with the dissociation constants (Kd values) down to the micromolar range. Using the selected aptamers, a highly sensitive aptamer-based fluorescent assay for detection of PCBs was established using gold nanoparticles, with a widely linear range from 0.1 to 100 ng/ml. Moreover, our aptamer-based gold nanoprobe displays specificity toward 3,3',4,4'-tetrachlorobiphenyl (PCB77) compared with a few common PCB77 structural analogs. These results open the possibility of using aptamers as biorecognition elements for easy and fast environmental monitoring.
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- Shengmin Xu
- Key Laboratory of Ion Beam Bioengineering, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, People's Republic of China
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Wang J, Li H, Shelver WL, Wang Z, Li QX, Li J, Xu T. Development of a monoclonal antibody-based, congener-specific and solvent-tolerable direct enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the detection of 2,2',4,4'-tetrabromodiphenyl ether in environmental samples. Anal Bioanal Chem 2011; 401:2249-58. [PMID: 21822776 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-011-5283-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2011] [Revised: 07/20/2011] [Accepted: 07/25/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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A sensitive direct enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the specific detection of 2,2',4,4'-tetrabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-47) in environmental samples was developed. A hapten mimicking BDE-47 was synthesized by introducing a butyric acid spacer into 5-hydroxy-BDE-47 and coupled to keyhole limpet hemocyanin to form an immunogen for the production of monoclonal antibodies (Mabs) against BDE-47. The most sensitive direct ELISA was formatted with a Mab, designated as 4F2, in combination with 5-(2,4-dibromophenoxy)pentanoic acid peroxidase as a tracer. The inhibition half-maximum concentrations and limit of detection of BDE-47 in phosphate buffered saline with 25% DMSO were 1.4 ± 0.05 and 0.1 ng mL(-1), respectively. Cross-reactivity values of the ELISA with the tested BDE congeners and metabolites were ≤5.8%. This assay was used to determine BDE-47 in soil, sediment and house dust samples after ultrasonic extraction, simple cleanup and concentration steps. The average recoveries, repeatabilities (intraday extractions and analyses), and intra-laboratory reproducibilities (interday extractions and analyses) were in a range of 92-126%, 8-19% and 9-25%, respectively. Applied to 44 real samples, the results of this assay displayed a statistically significant correlation with those of a gas chromatography-mass spectrometry method (R(2)=0.79-0.85), indicating this ELISA is a suitable tool for environmental analyses of BDE-47.
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- Jia Wang
- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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Krishnamoorthy G, Selvakumar K, Elumalai P, Venkataraman P, Arunakaran J. Protective role of lycopene on polychlorinated biphenyls (Aroclor 1254)-induced adult rat Sertoli cell dysfunction by increased oxidative stress and endocrine disruption. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bionut.2011.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Development of a novel antibody probe useful for domoic acid detection. Biosens Bioelectron 2009; 24:3159-63. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2009.03.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2008] [Revised: 02/28/2009] [Accepted: 03/17/2009] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Lin YY, Liu G, Wai C, Lin Y. Bioelectrochemical immunoassay of polychlorinated biphenyl. Anal Chim Acta 2008; 612:23-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2008.01.080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2007] [Revised: 01/16/2008] [Accepted: 01/25/2008] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Aizawa H, Tozuka M, Kurosawa S, Kobayashi K, Reddy SM, Higuchi M. Surface plasmon resonance-based trace detection of small molecules by competitive and signal enhancement immunoreaction. Anal Chim Acta 2007; 591:191-4. [PMID: 17481407 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2007.03.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2006] [Revised: 03/28/2007] [Accepted: 03/31/2007] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A surface plasmon resonance (SPR)-immunosensor for detection of the low molecular weight compound 2,4-dinitorophenol (DNP) at ultra-low concentration has been developed. The sensor strategy is based on a competitive immunoreaction between DNP and a DNP-protein conjugate, namely DNP-bovine serum albumin conjugate (DNP-BSA). Anti-DNP monoclonal antibody was immobilized on a gold thin-film coated SPR-sensor chip by means of a chemical coupling process. DNP-BSA, on contact with the anti-DNP antibody immobilized SPR-immunosensor chip causes an increase in the resonance angle of the sensor chip. The optimum concentration of immobilized antibody on the SPR-sensor chip is 100 microg mL(-1). The SPR-immunosensor response for free DNP determination using the competitive immunoreaction had a response time of ca. 15 min. Using this method, DNP could be determined in the concentration range 1 ppt to 1 ppb. The SPR signal for ppt levels of DNP was enhanced by a factor of three by subsequently treating immuno-bound DNP-BSA with a secondary anti-DNP antibody.
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- Hidenobu Aizawa
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science & Technology, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8565, Japan
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Glass TR, Ohmura N, Morita K, Sasaki K, Saiki H, Takagi Y, Kataoka C, Ando A. Improving an immunoassay response to related polychlorinated biphenyl analytes by mixing antibodies. Anal Chem 2007; 78:7240-7. [PMID: 17037927 DOI: 10.1021/ac0605187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Immunoassays for detection of a class of closely related antigens, e.g., PCBs, have often been too specific (responding strongly to some members of the class and missing others) and no general method for adjusting the response has been described. In this paper, the difference in the response of a model immunoassay to different Kanechlors (Japanese commercial mixtures of PCBs, analogous to Aroclors in the United States) is reduced from 20- or 50-fold (depending on which antibody is used) to 3-fold when the antibodies are mixed at the proper ratio. A mathematical model based on competitive binding of two antibodies for up to four antigens has been developed and used to describe the assay performance and to predict optimum mix ratios for the antibodies used. The model (based on separate measurement of each antibody's effective Kd for each Kanechlor) provides an excellent fit to the measured mixed antibody assay response. The model is also successful in identifying cases where mixing monoclonal antibodies will not improve the response. It is thought the method described will have applicability in a variety of cases where the analytical goal is semiquantitative screening based on the total quantity of an unknown mixture of related compounds.
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- Thomas R Glass
- Sapidyne Instruments Inc., 967 East ParkCenter Boulevard #445, Boise, Idaho 83706, USA
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Tsutsumi T, Amakura Y, Okuyama A, Tanioka Y, Sakata K, Sasaki K, Maitani T. Application of an ELISA for PCB 118 to the screening of dioxin-like PCBs in retail fish. CHEMOSPHERE 2006; 65:467-73. [PMID: 16530250 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.01.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2005] [Revised: 12/27/2005] [Accepted: 01/25/2006] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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A commercially available enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kit was evaluated for the determination of toxic equivalents (TEQs) of dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in retail fish. The ELISA was highly specific for 2,3',4,4',5-pentachlorobiphenyl (PCB 118), which is generally the most abundant dioxin-like PCB isomer found in fish. The quantitative limit of the ELISA (using 3,3',4'-trichloro-4-methoxybiphenyl as a surrogate standard for PCB 118) was 10 ng ml(-1) (125 pg assay(-1)) in the standard curve, corresponding to 50 pg PCB 118 g(-1) in the tested sample. Good recoveries of PCB 118 (78.7-112.3%) were obtained for spiked purified fish extracts according to the ELISA. Good linearity was also obtained in dilution tests using purified fish extracts. No significant interference of the matrix was observed in the ELISA when this purification procedure was used. Recovery tests in which PCB 118 was added to fish samples also resulted in acceptable recoveries (60.2-82.3%) in the ELISA following purification. The ELISA results for fish samples correlated well with the TEQ concentrations of dioxin-like PCBs obtained by high-resolution gas chromatography/high-resolution mass spectrometry (r = 0.92, n = 26). These data indicate that the ELISA kit is suitable for screening retail fish for the TEQs of dioxin-like PCBs.
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- Tomoaki Tsutsumi
- Division of Foods, National Institute of Health Sciences, Kamiyoga 1-18-1, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 158-8501, Japan.
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Xie L, Mark Jones R, Glass TR, Navoa R, Wang Y, Grace MJ. Measurement of the functional affinity constant of a monoclonal antibody for cell surface receptors using kinetic exclusion fluorescence immunoassay. J Immunol Methods 2005; 304:1-14. [PMID: 16098983 DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2005.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2004] [Revised: 04/08/2005] [Accepted: 04/14/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Measuring a protein-ligand interaction in solution, away from the ligand's cellular environment, may not provide an affinity value applicable in vivo. Here, we present a simple, accurate and highly sensitive method for determining the antibody affinity to cell surface receptor, hIGFR, and compare this data to affinity determined for the soluble receptor. Measurements were performed on both full-length bivalent IgG and the monovalent Fab fragments to assess possible differences in apparent affinity introduced by avidity of the bivalent IgG. Affinities determined for soluble hIGFR were 4 x 10(-12) M for the bivalent IgG and monovalent Fab. Comparable affinities of 6 x 10(-12) M and 1 x 10(-11) M for the bivalent IgG and Fab, respectively, were also determined for full-length hIGFR on cell surface. The method described allows estimation of reactant concentrations (anti-IGFR antibody) relative to one known reference concentration (the concentration of soluble hIGFR in our case) allowing us to estimate the average receptor density on the cell surface. Taken together, we believe these data can provide valuable insight into antibody behavior in vivo, especially in the case of insoluble or difficult to purify transmembrane receptors.
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- Lei Xie
- BiotechDev./Bioanalytical, Schering-Plough Research Institute, 1011 Morris Ave., U-13/2050, Union, NJ 07083, United States.
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Glass TR, Ohmura N, Taemi Y, Joh T. Simple immunoassay for detection of PCBs in transformer oil. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2005; 39:5005-9. [PMID: 16053103 DOI: 10.1021/es048012y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
Abstract
A rapid and inexpensive procedure to detect polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in transformer oil is needed to facilitate identification and removal of PCB contaminated transformers. Here we describe a simple two-step liquid-liquid extraction using acidic dimethyl sulfoxide in conjunction with an immunoassay for detecting PCBs in transformer oil. The process described is faster and simpler than any previous immunoassay while maintaining comparable detection limit and false negative rate. Cross reactivity data, characterizing the immunoassay response to the four Kanechlor technical mixtures of PCBs in oil, are presented. Forty-five used transformer oil samples were analyzed by gas chromatography-high-resolution mass spectrometry and were also evaluated using the immunoassay protocol developed. Results presented show zero false negatives at a 1.4 ppm nominal cutoff for the transformer oils analyzed.
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Affiliation(s)
- Thomas R Glass
- Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, Department of Bioscience, 1646 Abiko, Abiko City, Chiba, Japan.
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