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Shen Y, Wang J, Li Y, Yang CT, Zhou X. Modified Bacteriophage for Tumor Detection and Targeted Therapy. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:nano13040665. [PMID: 36839030 PMCID: PMC9963578 DOI: 10.3390/nano13040665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2023] [Revised: 02/05/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Malignant tumor is one of the leading causes of death in human beings. In recent years, bacteriophages (phages), a natural bacterial virus, have been genetically engineered for use as a probe for the detection of antigens that are highly expressed in tumor cells and as an anti-tumor reagent. Furthermore, phages can also be chemically modified and assembled with a variety of nanoparticles to form a new organic/inorganic composite, thus extending the application of phages in biological detection and tumor therapeutic. This review summarizes the studies on genetically engineered and chemically modified phages in the diagnosis and targeting therapy of tumors in recent years. We discuss the advantages and limitations of modified phages in practical applications and propose suitable application scenarios based on these modified phages.
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- Yuanzhao Shen
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Institute of Comparative Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
- Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety, The Ministry of Education of China, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Institute of Comparative Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Institute of Comparative Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- Future Industries Institute, Mawson Lakes Campus, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5095, Australia
- Correspondence: (X.Z.); (C.-T.Y.)
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Institute of Comparative Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
- Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety, The Ministry of Education of China, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
- Correspondence: (X.Z.); (C.-T.Y.)
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Qian X, Shen Y, Yuan J, Yang CT, Zhou X. Visual and Ultrasensitive Detection of a Coronavirus Using a Gold Nanorod Probe under Dark Field. BIOSENSORS 2022; 12:1146. [PMID: 36551113 PMCID: PMC9775988 DOI: 10.3390/bios12121146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2022] [Revised: 11/27/2022] [Accepted: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV), a coronavirus that causes highly infectious intestinal diarrhea in piglets, has led to severe economic losses worldwide. Rapid diagnosis and timely supervision are significant in the prophylaxis of PEDV. Herein, we proposed a gold-nanorod (GNR) probe-assisted counting method using dark field microscopy (DFM). The antibody-functionalized silicon chips were prepared to capture PEDV to form sandwich structures with GNR probes for imaging under DFM. Results show that our DFM-based assay for PEDV has a sensitivity of 23.80 copies/μL for simulated real samples, which is very close to that of qPCR in this study. This method of GNR probes combined with DFM for quantitative detection of PEDV not only has strong specificity, good repeatability, and a low detection limit, but it also can be implemented for rapid on-site detection of the pathogens.
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- Xuejia Qian
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Institute of Comparative Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
- Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety, The Ministry of Education of China, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Institute of Comparative Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Institute of Comparative Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- Future Industries Institute, Mawson Lakes Campas, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SW 5095, Australia
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Institute of Comparative Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
- Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety, The Ministry of Education of China, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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Yuan J, Shen J, Chen M, Lou Z, Zhang S, Song Z, Li W, Zhou X. Artificial intelligence-assisted enumeration of ultra-small viruses with dual dark-field plasmon resonance probes. Biosens Bioelectron 2021; 199:113893. [PMID: 34923308 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2021.113893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2021] [Revised: 12/11/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Direct visual enumeration of viruses under dark-field microscope (DFM) using plasmon resonance probes (PRPs) is fast and convenient; however, it is greatly limited in the assay of real samples because of its inability to accurately identify false positives owing to non-specific adsorption. In this study, we propose an artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted DFM enumeration strategy for the accurate assay of Enterovirus A71 (an ultra-small human virus) using two PRPs; a 40 nm silver nanoparticle probe (SNP) that appears bright blue under DFM, and a 120 nm gold nanorod probe (GNP) that appears red under DFM. The capture chip was prepared by immobilizing the SNPs with antibodies on the glass to capture the target virus and to form dichromatic sandwich structures with the GNPs, followed by imaging under a dark field (DF). Subsequently, the DF images of the capture chip were subjected to a two-step screening: first, using image processing, and thereafter using the AI algorithm screening to eliminate false positive results and background noise. The results revealed that the data from the AI-assisted dual PRPs assay were highly consistent with those of quantitative PCR (qPCR), and that the sensitivity with a minimum detectable concentration of 3 copies/μL was 5 times higher than that of qPCR. The entire analysis was completed within 45 min. Therefore, our AI-assisted virus enumeration strategy with two DF PRPs holds great potential for ultra-sensitive and accurate quantification of viruses in real samples.
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- Jiasheng Yuan
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Institute of Comparative Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China; Jiangsu Coinnovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China; Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety, The Ministry of Education of China, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China; Institute of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201102, China
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- Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201508, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Institute of Comparative Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
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- Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201508, China
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- Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201508, China
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- Institute of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201102, China.
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Institute of Comparative Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China; Jiangsu Coinnovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China; Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety, The Ministry of Education of China, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China.
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Hajipour MJ, Saei AA, Walker ED, Conley B, Omidi Y, Lee K, Mahmoudi M. Nanotechnology for Targeted Detection and Removal of Bacteria: Opportunities and Challenges. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2021; 8:e2100556. [PMID: 34558234 PMCID: PMC8564466 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202100556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Revised: 08/06/2021] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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The emergence of nanotechnology has created unprecedented hopes for addressing several unmet industrial and clinical issues, including the growing threat so-termed "antibiotic resistance" in medicine. Over the last decade, nanotechnologies have demonstrated promising applications in the identification, discrimination, and removal of a wide range of pathogens. Here, recent insights into the field of bacterial nanotechnology are examined that can substantially improve the fundamental understanding of nanoparticle and bacteria interactions. A wide range of developed nanotechnology-based approaches for bacterial detection and removal together with biofilm eradication are summarized. The challenging effects of nanotechnologies on beneficial bacteria in the human body and environment and the mechanisms of bacterial resistance to nanotherapeutics are also reviewed.
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- Mohammad J. Hajipour
- Department of Radiology and Precision Health ProgramMichigan State UniversityEast LansingMI48824USA
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- Division of Physiological Chemistry IDepartment of Medical Biochemistry and BiophysicsKarolinska InstitutetStockholm171 65Sweden
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- Department of EntomologyMichigan State UniversityEast LansingMI48824USA
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular GeneticsMichigan State UniversityEast LansingMI48824USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical BiologyRutgersThe State University of New JerseyPiscatawayNJ08854USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical SciencesCollege of PharmacyNova Southeastern UniversityFort LauderdaleFL33328USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical BiologyRutgersThe State University of New JerseyPiscatawayNJ08854USA
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- Department of Radiology and Precision Health ProgramMichigan State UniversityEast LansingMI48824USA
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Gao PF, Lei G, Huang CZ. Dark-Field Microscopy: Recent Advances in Accurate Analysis and Emerging Applications. Anal Chem 2021; 93:4707-4726. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c04390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Peng Fei Gao
- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing (Southwest University), Ministry of Education, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing (Southwest University), Ministry of Education, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing (Southwest University), Ministry of Education, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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Yang SJ, Huang CH, Wang CH, Shieh MJ, Chen KC. The Synergistic Effect of Hyperthermia and Chemotherapy in Magnetite Nanomedicine-Based Lung Cancer Treatment. Int J Nanomedicine 2020; 15:10331-10347. [PMID: 33376324 PMCID: PMC7755349 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s281029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2020] [Accepted: 11/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer patient death in the world. There are many treatment options for lung cancer, including surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, targeted therapy, and combined therapy. Despite significant progress has been made in the diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer during the past few decades, the prognosis is still unsatisfactory. Purpose To resolve the problem of chemotherapy failure, we developed a magnetite-based nanomedicine for chemotherapy acting synergistically with loco-regional hyperthermia. Methods The targeting carrier consisted of a complex of superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) and poly(sodium styrene sulfonate) (PSS) at the core and a layer-by-layer shell with cisplatin (CDDP), together with methotrexate – human serum albumin conjugate (MTX−HSA conjugate) for lung cancer-specific targeting, referred to hereafter as SPIO@PSS/CDDP/HSA−MTX nanoparticles (NPs). Results SPIO@PSS/CDDP/HSA−MTX NPs had good biocompatibility and stability in physiological solutions. Furthermore, SPIO@PSS/CDDP/HSA−MTX NPs exhibited a higher temperature increase rate than SPIO nanoparticles under irradiation by a radiofrequency (RF) generator. Therefore, SPIO@PSS/CDDP/HSA−MTX NPs could be used as a hyperthermia inducer under RF exposure after nanoparticles preferentially targeted and then accumulated at tumor sites. In addition, SPIO@PSS/CDDP/HSA−MTX NPs were developed to be used during combined chemotherapy and hyperthermia therapy, exhibiting a synergistic anticancer effect better than the effect of monotherapy. Conclusion Both in vitro and in vivo results suggest that the designed SPIO@PSS/CDDP/HSA−MTX NPs are a powerful candidate nanoplatform for future antitumor treatment strategies.
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- Shu-Jyuan Yang
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine and College of Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine and College of Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine and College of Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Oncology, National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine and College of Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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Wang Z, Cai R, Gao Z, Yuan Y, Yue T. Immunomagnetic separation: An effective pretreatment technology for isolation and enrichment in food microorganisms detection. Compr Rev Food Sci Food Saf 2020; 19:3802-3824. [PMID: 33337037 DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.12656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2020] [Revised: 09/17/2020] [Accepted: 09/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The high efficiency and accurate detection of foodborne pathogens and spoilage microorganisms in food are a task of great social, economic, and public health importance. However, the contamination levels of target bacteria in food samples are very low. Owing to the background interference of food ingredients and negative impact of nontarget flora, the establishment of efficient pretreatment techniques is very crucial for the detection of food microorganisms. With the significant advantages of high specificity and great separation efficiency, immunomagnetic separation (IMS) assay based on immunomagnetic particles (IMPs) has been considered as a powerful system for the separation and enrichment of target bacteria. This paper mainly focuses on the development of IMS as well as their application in food microorganisms detection. First, the basic principle of IMS in the concentration of food bacteria is presented. Second, the effect of different factors, including the sizes of magnetic particles (MPs), immobilization of antibody and operation parameters (the molar ratio of antibody to MPs, the amount of IMPs, incubation time, and bacteria concentration) on the immunocapture efficiency of IMPs are discussed. The performance of IMPs in different food samples is also evaluated. Finally, the combination of IMS and various kinds of detection methods (immunology-based methods, nucleic acid-based methods, fluorescence methods, and biosensors) to detect pathogenic and spoilage organisms is summarized. The challenges and future trends of IMS are also proposed. As an effective pretreatment technique, IMS can improve the detection sensitivity and shorten their testing time, thus exhibiting broad prospect in the field of food bacteria detection.
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- Zhouli Wang
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China.,Laboratory of Quality & Safety Risk Assessment for Agro-products (YangLing), Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, Shaanxi, China.,National Engineering Research Center of Agriculture Integration Test (Yangling), Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China.,Laboratory of Quality & Safety Risk Assessment for Agro-products (YangLing), Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, Shaanxi, China.,National Engineering Research Center of Agriculture Integration Test (Yangling), Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China.,Laboratory of Quality & Safety Risk Assessment for Agro-products (YangLing), Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, Shaanxi, China.,National Engineering Research Center of Agriculture Integration Test (Yangling), Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China.,Laboratory of Quality & Safety Risk Assessment for Agro-products (YangLing), Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, Shaanxi, China.,National Engineering Research Center of Agriculture Integration Test (Yangling), Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China.,Laboratory of Quality & Safety Risk Assessment for Agro-products (YangLing), Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, Shaanxi, China.,National Engineering Research Center of Agriculture Integration Test (Yangling), Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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Chen F, Di T, Yang CT, Zhang T, Thierry B, Zhou X. Naked-Eye Enumeration of Single Chlamydia pneumoniae Based on Light Scattering of Gold Nanoparticle Probe. ACS Sens 2020; 5:1140-1148. [PMID: 32207302 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.0c00150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Chlamydia pneumoniae is a spherical zoonotic pathogen with a diameter of ∼200 nm, which can lead to a wide range of acute and chronic diseases in human body. Early and reliable on-site detection of C. pneumoniae is the key step to control the spread of the pathogen. However, the lack of a current technology with advantages of rapidity, ultrasensitivity, and convenience limits the implementation of traditional techniques for on-site detection of C. pneumoniae. Herein, we developed a naked-eye counting of C. pneumoniae based on the light scattering properties of gold nanoparticle (GNP) under dark-field microscopy (termed "GNP-labeled dark-field counting strategy"). The recognition of single C. pneumoniae by anti-C. pneumoniae antibodies-functionalized GNP probes with size of 15 nm leads to the formation of wreath-like structure due to the strong scattered light resulted from hundreds of GNP probes binding on one C. pneumoniae under dark-field microscopy. Hundreds of GNP probes can bind to the surface of C. pneumoniae due to the high stability and specificity of the nucleic acid immuno-GNP probes, which generates by the hybridization of DNA-modified GNP with DNA-functionalized antibodies. The limit of detection (LOD) of the GNP-labeled dark-field counting strategy for C. pneumoniae detection in spiked samples or real samples is down to four C. pneumoniae per microliter, which is about 4 times more sensitive than that of quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). Together with the advantages of the strong light scattering characteristic of aggregated GNPs under dark-field microscopy and the specific identification of functionalized GNP probes, we can detect C. pneumoniae in less than 30 min using a cheap and portable microscope even if the sample contains only a few targets of interest and other species at high concentration. The GNP-labeled dark-field counting strategy meets the demands of rapid detection, low cost, easy to operate, and on-site detection, which paves the way for early and on-site detection of infectious pathogens.
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- Fenglei Chen
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety, The Ministry of Education of China, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety, The Ministry of Education of China, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- Future Industries Institute and ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio and Nano Science and Technology, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes Campus, Mawson Lakes, South Australia 5095, Australia
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety, The Ministry of Education of China, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- Future Industries Institute and ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio and Nano Science and Technology, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes Campus, Mawson Lakes, South Australia 5095, Australia
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety, The Ministry of Education of China, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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Shen F, Cheng Y, Xie Y, Yu H, Yao W, Li HW, Guo Y, Qian H. DNA-silver nanocluster probe for norovirus RNA detection based on changes in secondary structure of nucleic acids. Anal Biochem 2019; 583:113365. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2019.113365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2019] [Revised: 07/15/2019] [Accepted: 07/16/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Weerathunge P, Ramanathan R, Torok VA, Hodgson K, Xu Y, Goodacre R, Behera BK, Bansal V. Ultrasensitive Colorimetric Detection of Murine Norovirus Using NanoZyme Aptasensor. Anal Chem 2019; 91:3270-3276. [PMID: 30642158 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b03300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Human norovirus (NoV) remains the most common cause of viral gastroenteritis and the leading cause of viral foodborne outbreaks globally. NoV is highly pathogenic with an estimated median viral infective dose (ID50) ranging from 18 to 1015 genome copies. For NoV detection, the only reliable and sensitive method available for detection and quantification is reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RTqPCR). NoV detection in food is particularly challenging, requiring matrix specific concentration of the virus and removal of inhibitory compounds to detection assays. Hence, the RTqPCR method poses some challenges for rapid in-field or point-of-care diagnostic applications. We propose a new colorimetric NanoZyme aptasensor strategy for rapid (10 min) and ultrasensitive (calculated Limit of Detection (LoD) of 3 viruses per assay equivalent to 30 viruses/mL of sample and experimentally demonstrated LoD of 20 viruses per assay equivalent to 200 viruses/mL) detection of the infective murine norovirus (MNV), a readily cultivable surrogate for NoV. Our approach combines the enzyme-mimic catalytic activity of gold nanoparticles with high target specificity of an MNV aptamer to create sensor probes that produce a blue color in the presence of this norovirus, such that the color intensity provides the virus concentrations. Overall, our strategy offers the most sensitive detection of norovirus or a norovirus surrogate achieved to date using a biosensor approach, enabling for the first time, the detection of MNV virion corresponding to the lower end of the ID50 for NoV. We further demonstrate the robustness of the norovirus NanoZyme aptasensor by testing its performance in the presence of other nontarget microorganisms, human serum and shellfish homogenate, supporting the potential of detecting norovirus in complex matrices. This new assay format can, therefore, be of significant importance as it allows ultrasensitive norovirus detection rapidly within minutes, while also offering the simplicity of use and need for nonspecialized laboratory infrastructure.
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- Pabudi Weerathunge
- Ian Potter NanoBioSensing Facility, NanoBiotechnology Research Laboratory (NBRL), School of Science , RMIT University , GPO Box 2476, Melbourne , VIC 3000 , Australia
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- Ian Potter NanoBioSensing Facility, NanoBiotechnology Research Laboratory (NBRL), School of Science , RMIT University , GPO Box 2476, Melbourne , VIC 3000 , Australia
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- South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) , Food Safety and Innovation , GPO Box 397, Adelaide , SA 5064 , Australia
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- South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) , Food Safety and Innovation , GPO Box 397, Adelaide , SA 5064 , Australia
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- School of Chemistry, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology , The University of Manchester , 131 Princess Street , Manchester M1 7DN , United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology , The University of Manchester , 131 Princess Street , Manchester M1 7DN , United Kingdom
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- ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute , Barrackpore, Kolkata 700100 , India
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- Ian Potter NanoBioSensing Facility, NanoBiotechnology Research Laboratory (NBRL), School of Science , RMIT University , GPO Box 2476, Melbourne , VIC 3000 , Australia
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Label-Free Capacitive Biosensor for Detection of Cryptosporidium. SENSORS 2019; 19:s19020258. [PMID: 30634686 PMCID: PMC6359478 DOI: 10.3390/s19020258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2018] [Revised: 01/03/2019] [Accepted: 01/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Cryptosporidium, an intestinal protozoan pathogen, is one of the leading causes of diarrhea in healthy adults and death in children. Detection of Cryptosporidium oocysts has become a high priority to prevent potential outbreaks. In this paper, a label-free interdigitated-based capacitive biosensor has been introduced for the detection of Cryptosporidium oocysts in water samples. Specific anti-Cryptosporidium monoclonal antibodies (IgG3) were covalently immobilized onto interdigitated gold electrodes as the capture probes, and bovine serum albumin was used to avoid non-specific adsorption. The immobilization of the antibodies was confirmed by measuring the change in the contact angle. The detection was achieved by measuring the relative change in the capacitive/dielectric properties due to the formation of Cryptosporidium-antibody complex. The biosensor has been tested for different concentrations of Cryptosporidium. The results show that the biosensor developed can accurately distinguish different numbers of captured cells and densities on the surface of the biosensor. The number of Cryptosporidium oocysts captured on the electrode surface was confirmed using a fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) immunofluorescence assay. The response from the developed biosensor has been mainly dependent on the concentration of Cryptosporidium under optimized conditions. The biosensor showed a linear detection range between 15 and 153 cells/mm2 and a detection limit of 40 cells/mm2. The label-free capacitive biosensor developed has a great potential for detecting Cryptosporidium in environmental water samples. Furthermore, under optimized conditions, this label-free biosensor can be extended for detection of other biomarkers for biomedical and environmental analyses.
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