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Sleumer B, van Faassen M, Vos MJ, den Besten G, Kema IP, van de Merbel NC. Simultaneous quantification of the 22-kDa isoforms of human growth hormone 1 and 2 in human plasma by multiplexed immunocapture and LC-MS/MS. Clin Chim Acta 2024; 554:117736. [PMID: 38142804 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2023.117736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Revised: 11/30/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 12/26/2023]
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An LC-MS/MS method is presented for the simultaneous quantification of two structurally closely related protein biomarker isoforms, the 22-kDa isoforms of human growth hormone 1 and human growth hormone 2, in human plasma. It is based on multiplexed immunocapture using two monoclonal antibodies immobilized on magnetic beads, tryptic digestion and quantification of two specific signature peptides plus an additional peptide for estimation of total growth hormone related concentrations. A full validation according to international guidelines was performed across the clinically relevant concentration ranges of 0.5 to 50 ng/mL for growth hormone 1, and 2 to 50 ng/mL for growth hormone 2 and demonstrated satisfactory method performance in terms of accuracy, precision, stability and absence of interference. The method's applicability for routine analysis and its ability to effectively distinguish between GH1 and GH2 was demonstrated by the analysis of plasma samples from pregnant individuals to study the changes in growth hormone levels during pregnancy.
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Affiliation(s)
- Bas Sleumer
- ICON Bioanalytical Laboratories, Amerikaweg 18, 9407 TK Assen, the Netherlands; Department of Analytical Biochemistry University of Groningen, A. Deusinglaan 1, 9700 AV Groningen, the Netherlands; Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, EA61, P.O. Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, EA61, P.O. Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, EA61, P.O. Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Isala, Dr. Van Heesweg 2, 8025 AB Zwolle, the Netherlands
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, EA61, P.O. Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, the Netherlands
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- ICON Bioanalytical Laboratories, Amerikaweg 18, 9407 TK Assen, the Netherlands; Department of Analytical Biochemistry University of Groningen, A. Deusinglaan 1, 9700 AV Groningen, the Netherlands.
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Lioi M, Tengattini S, Bagatin F, Galliani S, Daly S, Massolini G, Temporini C. Development of a rapid, efficient, and reusable magnetic bead-based immunocapture system for recombinant human procollagen type II isolation from yeast fermentation broth. Anal Bioanal Chem 2023:10.1007/s00216-023-04752-1. [PMID: 37246979 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-023-04752-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2023] [Revised: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Recombinant collagen production, especially using yeasts as expression systems, could represent a promising alternative over traditional extractive methods from animal sources, offering controllable, scalable, and high-quality products. Monitoring the efficiency and efficacy of procollagen/collagen expression, especially in the initial fermentation phases, can be difficult and time consuming, as biological matrices necessitate purification and commonly used analytical methods are only partially informative. We propose a straightforward, efficient, and reusable immunocapture system able to specifically isolate human procollagen type II from fermentation broths and to release it in few experimental steps. A recovered sample allows for a detailed characterization providing information on structural identity and integrity, which can strongly support the monitoring of fermentation processes. The immunocapture system relies on the use of protein A-coated magnetic beads which have been functionalized and cross-linked with a human anti-procollagen II antibody (average immobilization yield of 97.7%) to create a stable and reusable support for the specific procollagen fishing. We set up the binding and release conditions ensuring specific and reproducible binding with a synthetic procollagen antigen. The absence of non-specific interaction with the support and binding specificity was demonstrated, and the latter was also confirmed by a peptide mapping epitope study in reversed-phase liquid chromatography high-resolution mass spectrometry (RP-LC-HRMS). The bio-activated support proved to be reusable and stable over 21 days from the initial use. Finally, the system was successfully tested on a raw yeast fermentation sample to provide a proof of concept of the applicability within recombinant collagen production.
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- Martina Lioi
- Department of Drug Sciences, University of Pavia, Viale Taramelli 12, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Drug Sciences, University of Pavia, Viale Taramelli 12, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Gnosis By Lesaffre, Via Lavoratori Autobianchi 1, 20832, Desio, Italy
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- Gnosis By Lesaffre, Via Lavoratori Autobianchi 1, 20832, Desio, Italy
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- Gnosis By Lesaffre, Via Lavoratori Autobianchi 1, 20832, Desio, Italy
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- Department of Drug Sciences, University of Pavia, Viale Taramelli 12, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Drug Sciences, University of Pavia, Viale Taramelli 12, 27100, Pavia, Italy.
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Klont F, Olaleye O, Bischoff R. Quantification of Proteins in Blood by Absorptive Microtiter Plate-Based Affinity Purification Coupled to Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry. Methods Mol Biol 2023; 2628:221-33. [PMID: 36781789 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2978-9_15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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Liquid chromatography (LC) coupled to mass spectrometry (MS) is increasingly used for quantification of proteins in blood. This development is prompted by ongoing improvements in detection sensitivities of LC-MS instruments and corresponding sample preparation workflows. The combination of immunoaffinity enrichment and targeted LC-MS detection is a notable analytical platform in this regard as it allows for the quantification of low abundance proteins in biological matrices like plasma and serum. Here, we describe such hybrid methods which are based on the enrichment of proteins with antibodies or affimers coupled to adsorptive microtiter plates, the proteolytic digestion of enriched proteins to release protein-specific peptides, and the detection of these peptides by microflow LC coupled to selected reaction monitoring MS.
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Kruijt M, Smit N, van Ham J, Cobbaert C, Ruhaak L. Effects of sample matrix in the measurement of antithrombin by LC-MS: A role for immunocapture. J Mass Spectrom Adv Clin Lab 2023; 27:61-65. [PMID: 36691568 PMCID: PMC9860377 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmsacl.2023.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2022] [Revised: 01/05/2023] [Accepted: 01/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Introduction The sample matrix composition, which is greatly affected by the type of blood collection tube used during phlebotomy, is of major importance in laboratory testing as it can influence test results. We developed an LC-MRM-MS test to molecularly characterize antithrombin in citrate plasma. The test principle differs greatly from traditional laboratory tests and the influence of varying plasma sample matrices is largely unknown. Objectives To identify whether variations in sample matrix affect the LC-MRM-MS test for antithrombin and assess whether sample pre-processing by immunocapture reduces matrix-specific effects. Methods Samples (n = 45) originating from four different blood collection tubes (sodium citrate, lithium heparin, K2-EDTA and K2-EDTA with protease inhibitors) were processed directly or after immunocapture. Antithrombin was digested into proteotypic peptides, which were monitored by LC-MRM-MS. Results from lithium heparin and the K2-EDTA matrices were compared to the standard sample matrix, sodium citrate, using Deming regression analysis and repeated measures one-way ANOVA. Results Deming regression analysis of directly processed samples revealed slopes deviating >5% from the line of identity for at least six out of 22 peptides in all matrices. Significant differences between all matrices were found upon analysis by ANOVA for at least 10 peptides. Pre-processing by immunocapture led to slopes within 5% of the line of identity for nearly all peptides of the matrices. Furthermore, significant differences between matrices after immunocapture were only observed for four peptides. Conclusion Variations in the sample matrix affect the measurement of antithrombin by LC-MRM-MS, but observed effects are greatly reduced upon pre-processing by immunocapture.
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Key Words
- AT, antithrombin
- Anticoagulants
- Antithrombin
- BD, Becton, Dickinson and Company
- CV, coefficient of variation
- FA, formic acid
- Immunocapture
- LC, liquid chromatography
- LUVDS, Leiden University Medical Center Voluntary Donor Service
- MRM, multiple reaction monitoring
- PIC, protease inhibitor cocktail
- QC, quality control
- Quantitative clinical chemistry proteomics
- SST, system suitability test
- Sample matrix
- VHH, single variable domain on a heavy chain
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- M. Kruijt
- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands,Corresponding author at: Leiden University Medical Center, Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Office E2-27, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Biobank Facility, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Sleumer B, van Faassen M, Vos MJ, Bischoff R, Kema IP, van de Merbel NC. Selective quantification of the 22-kDa isoform of human growth hormone 1 in serum and plasma by immunocapture and LC-MS/MS. Anal Bioanal Chem 2022. [PMID: 35838770 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-022-04188-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2022] [Revised: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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The human growth hormone GH1 (22 kDa) is a commonly measured biomarker for diagnosis and during treatment of growth disorders, but its quantification by ligand binding assays may be compromised by the occurrence of a number of isoforms. These can interfere in the assays and lead to differences in results between laboratories and potentially even in the treatment of patients. We present an LC-MS/MS method that is able to distinguish the major growth hormone isoform (GH1, 22 kDa) from other isoforms and quantify it without any interference across the clinically relevant concentration range of 0.5 to 50 ng/mL. Analysis involves purification of a 100-µL serum sample by immunocapture using an anti-GH-directed antibody, tryptic digestion, and LC-MS/MS quantification of an isoform-specific signature peptide for GH1 (22 kDa). A tryptic peptide occurring in all GH isoforms is monitored in the same 16-min analytical run as a read-out for total GH. Stable-isotope-labeled forms of these two peptides are included as internal standards. Full validation of the method according to recent guidelines, against a recombinant form of the analyte in rat plasma calibrators, demonstrated intra-assay and inter-assay imprecision below 6% across the calibration range for both signature peptides and recoveries between 94 and 102%. An excellent correlation was found between nominal and measured concentrations of the WHO reference standard for GH1 (22 kDa). Addition of up to 1000 ng/mL biotin or the presence of a 100-fold excess of GH binding protein did not affect the measurement. Equivalent method performance was found for analysis of GH in serum, EDTA, and heparin plasma. Analyte stability was demonstrated during all normal sample storage conditions. Comparison with the IDS-iSYS GH immunoassay showed a good correlation with the LC-MS/MS method for the isoform-specific signature peptide, but a significant positive bias was observed for the LC-MS/MS results of the peptide representing total GH. This seems to confirm the actual occurrence of other GH isoforms in serum. Finally, in serum from pregnant individuals, no quantifiable GH1 (22 kDa) was found, but relatively high concentrations of total GH.
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Kuhnert F, Weber APM. In Vivo Epitope Tagging of Plant Mitochondria. Methods Mol Biol 2022; 2379:253-264. [PMID: 35188666 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1791-5_14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Mitochondria play a key role in cellular metabolism. Analyses of the genome, the proteome, metabolic, physiological, and biochemical functions of mitochondria frequently require the isolation of intact and functional mitochondria from various plant tissues with sufficient yield. For this purpose, we generated a transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana (Arabidopsis) line which presents a triple hemagglutinin tag on the surface of the outer mitochondrial membrane. The affinity tag enables immunocapture of the organelles in a single step. This chapter gives detailed instructions on how to generate transgenic Arabidopsis lines harboring a ubiquitously expressed 3xHA-sGFP-TOM5 mitochondrial fusion protein that is targeted to the outer mitochondrial membrane and enables purification of the organelles in a single step.
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- Franziska Kuhnert
- Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Cluster of Excellence on Plant Science (CEPLAS), Heinrich Heine University, Universitätsstrasse 1, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Cluster of Excellence on Plant Science (CEPLAS), Heinrich Heine University, Universitätsstrasse 1, Düsseldorf, Germany.
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Halvorsen TG, McKitterick N, Kish M, Reubsaet L. Affinity capture in bottom-up protein analysis - Overview of current status of proteolytic peptide capture using antibodies and molecularly imprinted polymers. Anal Chim Acta 2021; 1182:338714. [PMID: 34602193 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2021.338714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2021] [Revised: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Antibody-based affinity capture has become the gold standard in sample preparation for determination of low-abundance protein biomarkers in biological matrices prior to liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) determination. This comprises both capture of intact proteins prior to the digestion step and capture of proteolytic peptides after digestion of the sample. The latter can be performed both using antibodies specifically developed to capture target proteolytic peptides, as well as by the less explored use of anti-protein antibodies to capture the proteolytic epitope peptide. Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs), also called plastic antibodies are another affinity-based approach emerging as sample preparation technique in LC-MS based protein biomarker analysis. The current review gives a critical and comprehensive overview of proteolytic peptide capture using antibodies and MIPs in LC-MS based protein biomarker determination during the last five years. The main emphasis is on capture of non-modified peptides, while a brief overview of affinity capture of peptides containing post-translational modifications (PTMs) is provided.
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Liang LH, Cheng X, Yu HL, Yang Y, Mu XH, Chen B, Li XS, Wu JN, Yan L, Liu CC, Liu SL. Quantitative detection of ricin in beverages using trypsin/Glu-C tandem digestion coupled with ultra-high-pressure liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Anal Bioanal Chem 2020; 413:585-597. [PMID: 33184759 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-020-03030-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The toxic protein of ricin has drawn wide attention in recent years as a potential bioterrorism agent due to its high toxicity and wide availability. For the verification of the potential anti-terrorism activities, it is urgent for the quantification of ricin in food-related matrices. Here, a novel strategy of trypsin/Glu-C tandem digestion was introduced for quantitative detection of ricin marker peptides in several beverage matrices using isotope-labeled internal standard (IS)-mass spectrometry. The ricin in beverages was captured and enriched by biotinylated anti-ricin polyclonal antibodies conjugated to streptavidin magnetic beads. The purified ricin was cleaved using the developed trypsin/Glu-C tandem digestion method and then quantitatively detected by ultra-high-pressure liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS) with isotope-labeled T7A and TG11B selected as IS. The use of trypsin/Glu-C digestion allows shorter peptides, which are more suitable for MS detection, to be obtained than the use of single trypsin digestion. Under the optimized tandem digestion condition, except for T7A in the A-chain, two resulting specific peptides of TG13A, TG28A from the A-chain and two of TG11B, TG33B from the B-chain were chosen as novel marker peptides with high MS response. The uniqueness of the selected marker peptides allows for unambiguous identification of ricin among its homologous proteins in a single run. The MS response of the four novel marker peptides is increased by more than 10 times compared with that of individual corresponding tryptic peptides. Both the marker peptides of A-chain T7A and B-chain TG11B were selected as quantitative peptides based on the highest MS response among the marker peptides from their individual chains. The limit of detection (LOD) of ricin is 0.1 ng/mL in PBS and 0.5 ng/mL in either milk or orange juice. The linear range of calibration curves for ricin were 0.5-300 ng/mL in PBS, 1.0-400 ng/mL in milk, and 1.0-250 ng/mL in orange juice. The method accuracy ranged between 82.6 and 101.8% for PBS, 88.9-105.2% for milk, and 95.3-118.7% for orange juice. The intra-day and inter-day precision had relative standard deviations (%RSD) of 0.3-9.4%, 0.7-8.9%, and 0.2-6.9% in the three matrices respectively. Furthermore, whether T7A or TG11B is used as a quantitative peptide, the quantitative results of ricin are consistent. This study provides not only a practical method for the absolute quantification of ricin in beverage matrices but also a new strategy for the investigation of illegal use of ricin in chemical weapon verification tasks such as OPCW biotoxin sample analysis exercises.
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- Long-Hui Liang
- State Key Laboratory of NBC Protection for Civilian, Beijing, 102205, China
- The Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Research Institute of Chemical Defence, Beijing, 102205, China
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- The Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Research Institute of Chemical Defence, Beijing, 102205, China
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- State Key Laboratory of NBC Protection for Civilian, Beijing, 102205, China
- The Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Research Institute of Chemical Defence, Beijing, 102205, China
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- State Key Laboratory of NBC Protection for Civilian, Beijing, 102205, China
- The Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Research Institute of Chemical Defence, Beijing, 102205, China
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- State Key Laboratory of NBC Protection for Civilian, Beijing, 102205, China
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- The Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Research Institute of Chemical Defence, Beijing, 102205, China
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- State Key Laboratory of NBC Protection for Civilian, Beijing, 102205, China
- The Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Research Institute of Chemical Defence, Beijing, 102205, China
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- The Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Research Institute of Chemical Defence, Beijing, 102205, China
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- State Key Laboratory of NBC Protection for Civilian, Beijing, 102205, China
- The Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Research Institute of Chemical Defence, Beijing, 102205, China
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- State Key Laboratory of NBC Protection for Civilian, Beijing, 102205, China.
- The Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Research Institute of Chemical Defence, Beijing, 102205, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of NBC Protection for Civilian, Beijing, 102205, China.
- The Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Research Institute of Chemical Defence, Beijing, 102205, China.
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Franco C, Lacroix R, Vallier L, Judicone C, Bouriche T, Laroumagne S, Astoul P, Dignat-George F, Poncelet P. A new hybrid immunocapture bioassay with improved reproducibility to measure tissue factor-dependent procoagulant activity of microvesicles from body fluids. Thromb Res 2020; 196:414-424. [PMID: 33038585 DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2020.09.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2020] [Revised: 08/25/2020] [Accepted: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND The procoagulant activity of tissue factor-bearing microvesicles (MV-TF) has been associated with the risk of developing venous thrombosis in cancer patients. However, MV-TF assays are limited either by i) a lack of specificity, ii) a low sensitivity, or iii) a lack of repeatability when high-speed centrifugation (HS-C) is used to isolate MV. Therefore, our objective was to develop a new hybrid "capture-bioassay" with improved reproducibility combining MV immunocapture from biofluids and measurement of their TF activity. MATERIALS AND METHODS Factor Xa generation and flow cytometry assays were used to evaluate IMS beads performance, and to select the most effective capture antibodies. The analytical performance between IMS-based and HS-C-based assays was evaluated with various models of plasma samples (from LPS-activated blood, spiked with tumoral MV, or with saliva MV) and different biofluids (buffer, plasma, saliva, and pleural fluid). RESULTS Combining both CD29 and CD59 antibodies on IMS beads was as efficient as HS-C to isolate plasmatic PS+ MV. The IMS-based strategy gave significantly higher levels of MV-TF activity than HS-C in tumor MV spiked buffer, and both pleural fluids and saliva samples. Surprisingly, lower TF values were measured in plasma due to TFPI (TF pathway inhibitor) non-specifically adsorbed onto beads. This was overcome by adding a TFPI-blocking antibody. After optimization, the new IMS-based assay significantly improved reproducibility of MV-TF bioassay versus the HS-C-based assay without losing specificity and sensitivity. In addition, this approach could identify the cellular origin of MV-TF in various biological fluids. CONCLUSION Compared to HS-C, the IMS-based measurement of MV-TF activity in body fluids improves reproducibility and makes the assay compatible with clinical practice. It can facilitate future automation.
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- Corentin Franco
- Aix Marseille Univ, INSERM, INRAE, C2VN, Marseille, France; BioCytex, Research and Technology Department, Marseille, France.
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- Aix Marseille Univ, INSERM, INRAE, C2VN, Marseille, France; Aix Marseille Univ, APHM, CHU La Conception, Department of Hematology and Vascular Biology, Marseille, France.
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- Aix Marseille Univ, INSERM, INRAE, C2VN, Marseille, France; Aix Marseille Univ, APHM, CHU La Conception, Department of Hematology and Vascular Biology, Marseille, France
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- BioCytex, Research and Technology Department, Marseille, France.
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- BioCytex, Research and Technology Department, Marseille, France.
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- Aix Marseille Univ, APHM, Hôpital Nord, Division of Thoracic Oncology, Pleural Diseases, and Interventional Pulmonology, Marseille, France.
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- Aix Marseille Univ, APHM, Hôpital Nord, Division of Thoracic Oncology, Pleural Diseases, and Interventional Pulmonology, Marseille, France.
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- Aix Marseille Univ, INSERM, INRAE, C2VN, Marseille, France; Aix Marseille Univ, APHM, CHU La Conception, Department of Hematology and Vascular Biology, Marseille, France.
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MacGregor M, Safizadeh Shirazi H, Chan KM, Ostrikov K, McNicholas K, Jay A, Chong M, Staudacher AH, Michl TD, Zhalgasbaikyzy A, Brown MP, Kashani MN, Di Fiore A, Grochowski A, Robb S, Belcher S, Li J, Gleadle JM, Vasilev K. Cancer cell detection device for the diagnosis of bladder cancer from urine. Biosens Bioelectron 2020; 171:112699. [PMID: 33068879 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2020.112699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2020] [Accepted: 10/05/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Bladder cancer is common and has one of the highest recurrence rates. Cystoscopy, the current gold standard diagnosis approach, has recently benefited from the introduction of blue light assisted photodynamic diagnostic (PDD). While blue light cystoscopy improves diagnostic sensitivity, it remains a costly and invasive approach. Here, we present a microfluidic-based platform for non-invasive diagnosis which combines the principle of PDD with whole cell immunocapture technology to detect bladder cancer cells shed in patient urine ex vivo. Initially, we demonstrate with model cell lines that our non-invasive approach achieves highly specific capture rates of bladder cancer cells based on their Epithelial Cell Adhesion Molecule expression (>90%) and detection by the intensity levels of Hexaminolevulinic Acid-induced Protoporphyrin IX fluorescence. Then, we show in a pilot study that the biosensor platform successfully discriminates histopathologically diagnosed cancer patients (n = 10) from non-cancer controls (n = 25). Our platform can support the development of a novel non-invasive diagnostic device for post treatment surveillance in patients with bladder cancer and cancer detection in patients with suspected bladder cancer.
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- Melanie MacGregor
- Future Industry Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA, 5095, Australia.
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- Future Industry Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA, 5095, Australia; School of Engineering, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA, 5095, Australia
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- School of Engineering, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA, 5095, Australia
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- Future Industry Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA, 5095, Australia; School of Engineering, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA, 5095, Australia
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, SA, 5042, Australia; College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, 5042, Australia
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- College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, 5042, Australia; Department of Urology, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, SA, 5042, Australia
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- College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, 5042, Australia; Department of Urology, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, SA, 5042, Australia
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- Translational Oncology Laboratory, Centre for Cancer Biology, SA Pathology and University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, 5000, Australia; School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, SA, Adelaide, 5000, Australia
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- School of Engineering, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA, 5095, Australia
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- Translational Oncology Laboratory, Centre for Cancer Biology, SA Pathology and University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, 5000, Australia; School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, SA, Adelaide, 5000, Australia; Cancer Clinical Trials Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, SA, Adelaide, 5000, Australia
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- Future Industry Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA, 5095, Australia; South Australian Node of the Australian National Fabrication Facility, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA, 5095, Australia
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- Motherson Innovations Australia, Lonsdale, SA, 5160, Australia
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- Motherson Innovations Australia, Lonsdale, SA, 5160, Australia
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- Motherson Innovations Australia, Lonsdale, SA, 5160, Australia
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- Motherson Innovations Australia, Lonsdale, SA, 5160, Australia
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, SA, 5042, Australia; College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, 5042, Australia
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, SA, 5042, Australia; College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, 5042, Australia
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- Future Industry Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA, 5095, Australia; School of Engineering, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA, 5095, Australia
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Wang X, Deng L, Gjertsen BT. A microfluidic device for differential capture of heterogeneous rare tumor cells with epithelial and mesenchymal phenotypes. Anal Chim Acta 2020; 1129:1-11. [PMID: 32891378 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2020.06.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2020] [Revised: 06/20/2020] [Accepted: 06/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Accumulating evidence suggests that the features associated with epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) in circulating tumor cells (CTCs) reflect intrinsic metastatic potential and associate with therapy resistance. Thus, profiling the EMT phenotypes of CTCs is increasingly important for cancer diagnosis and prediction of therapeutic responses. However, rapid assessment of the EMT status of a global CTC population is still a challenge due to the difficulty in enriching and phenotyping CTCs simultaneously. Here, we report a microfluidic device consisting of an enrichment section and a capture section for differential capture of rare tumor cells from blood according to their EMT phenotypes. A row of micropillars was constructed in the enrichment section to provide cross-flows for the size-dependent filtration of cells. Thus, MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 tumor cells mimicking CTCs were first separated from white blood cells through the micropillars and continually flowed into the capture section at a reduced velocity under a differential hydrodynamic pressure. In the capture section, the heterogeneous tumor cells were then phenotypically sorted and captured in two cascaded compartments functionalized with either an anti-EpCAM antibody or a cocktail of antibodies against mesenchymal markers including Axl, PD-L1, and EGFR. Direct counting of the captured cells in each compartment resulted in the enumeration of epithelial and mesenchymal subpopulations of the tumor cells without additional labeling. Furthermore, the captured tumor cells were successfully maintained for up to six days in the device with high viability and marked proliferation for downstream analysis. Thus, this integrated microfluidic device may have great potential in phenotyping EMT status of CTCs for precision cancer therapy.
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- Xiang Wang
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Health Sciences, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China; Centre of Cancer Biomarkers CCBIO, Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Health Sciences, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Centre of Cancer Biomarkers CCBIO, Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway; Department of Internal Medicine, Hematology Section, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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Zhao Y, Gu H, Postelnek J, DeMichele M, Yuan L, Zhang YJ, Zeng J. Fit-for-purpose protein biomarker assay validation strategies using hybrid immunocapture-liquid chromatography-tandem-mass spectrometry platform: Quantitative analysis of total soluble cluster of differentiation 73. Anal Chim Acta 2020; 1126:144-153. [PMID: 32736718 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2020.06.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2020] [Accepted: 06/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
In recent years, biomarkers have played more extensive roles as indicators of disease progression, safety, and drug efficacy. Targeted quantitative analysis of biomarkers including drug targets have become increasingly important to drive critical decision-making in various drug development stages, as well as to improve the success rates of clinical trials. There are many analytical challenges when developing and validating the bioanalytical methods associated with the measurement of an endogenous protein biomarker, especially when using LC-MS based analysis. Moreover, the current regulatory guidelines for assay development and validation using LC-MS platform mainly focuse on regulated bioanalysis for therapeutic drugs. In this manuscript, we use total soluble CD73 (sCD73) as an example to present a "fit-for-purpose" assay using a hybrid immunocapture-LC-MS/MS assay platform. A non-competing antibody (to the therapeutic drug) was used to isolate and enrich the total sCD73 from biological matrix. The enriched sample was digested after immunocapture and a surrogate peptide was monitored for quantification. The assay showed good accuracy, precision, specificity and sensitivity with the LLOQ of 1.00 ng/mL, and was applied in a clinical study to measure the total sCD73 as a potential pharmacodynamic (PD) marker. Some recommendations and considerations for "fit-for-purpose" validation of this assay, and hybrid LC-MS assays in general, for the quantitative analysis of an endogenous protein biomarkers is also discussed.
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- Yue Zhao
- Bioanalytical Sciences, Research & Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co, Route 206 and Province Line Road, Princeton, NJ, 08543, USA.
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- Bioanalytical Sciences, Research & Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co, Route 206 and Province Line Road, Princeton, NJ, 08543, USA.
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- Bioanalytical Sciences, Research & Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co, Route 206 and Province Line Road, Princeton, NJ, 08543, USA
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- Bioanalytical Sciences, Research & Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co, Route 206 and Province Line Road, Princeton, NJ, 08543, USA
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- Bioanalytical Sciences, Research & Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co, Route 206 and Province Line Road, Princeton, NJ, 08543, USA
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- Bioanalytical Sciences, Research & Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co, Route 206 and Province Line Road, Princeton, NJ, 08543, USA
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- Bioanalytical Sciences, Research & Development, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co, Route 206 and Province Line Road, Princeton, NJ, 08543, USA
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Bults P, Sonesson A, Knutsson M, Bischoff R, van de Merbel NC. Intact protein quantification in biological samples by liquid chromatography - high-resolution mass spectrometry: somatropin in rat plasma. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2020; 1144:122079. [PMID: 32247186 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2020.122079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2020] [Revised: 03/20/2020] [Accepted: 03/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The quantitative determination of intact proteins in biological samples by LC with high-resolution MS detection can be a useful alternative to ligand-binding assays or LC-MS-based quantification of a surrogate peptide after protein digestion. The 22-kDa biopharmaceutical protein somatropin (recombinant human growth hormone) was quantified down to 10 ng/mL (0.45 nM) in 75 μL of rat plasma by the combination of an immunocapture step using an anti-somatropin antibody and LC-MS on a quadrupole-time of flight instrument. Accuracy and precision of the method as well as its selectivity and sensitivity did not depend on the width of the mass extraction window nor on whether only one or a summation of multiple charge states of the protein analyte were used as the detection response. Quantification based on deconvoluted mass spectra showed equally acceptable method performance but with a less favorable lower limit of quantification of 30 ng/mL. Concentrations in plasma after dosing of somatropin to rats correlated well for the deconvolution approach and the quantification based on the summation of the response of the four most intense charge states (14+ to 17+) of somatropin.
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- Peter Bults
- Department of Analytical Biochemistry, Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, University of Groningen, Antonius Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen, the Netherlands; Bioanalytical Laboratory, PRA Health Sciences, Amerikaweg 18, 9407 TK Assen, the Netherlands
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- Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Kay Fiskers Plads 11, DK-2300 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Kay Fiskers Plads 11, DK-2300 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Analytical Biochemistry, Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, University of Groningen, Antonius Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Analytical Biochemistry, Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, University of Groningen, Antonius Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen, the Netherlands; Bioanalytical Laboratory, PRA Health Sciences, Amerikaweg 18, 9407 TK Assen, the Netherlands.
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LeValley PJ, Tibbitt MW, Noren B, Kharkar P, Kloxin AM, Anseth KS, Toner M, Oakey J. Immunofunctional photodegradable poly(ethylene glycol) hydrogel surfaces for the capture and release of rare cells. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2019; 174:483-492. [PMID: 30497010 PMCID: PMC6545105 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2018.11.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2018] [Revised: 11/16/2018] [Accepted: 11/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) play a central role in cancer metastasis and represent a rich source of data for cancer prognostics and therapeutic guidance. Reliable CTC recovery from whole blood therefore promises a less invasive and more sensitive approach to cancer diagnosis and progression tracking. CTCs, however, are exceedingly rare in whole blood, making their quantitative recovery challenging. Several techniques capable of isolating these rare cells have been introduced and validated, yet most suffer from low CTC purity or viability, both of which are essential to develop a clinically viable CTC isolation platform. To address these limitations, we introduce a patterned, immunofunctional, photodegradable poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) hydrogel capture surface for the isolation and selective release of rare cell populations. Flat and herringbone capture surfaces were successfully patterned via PDMS micromolding and photopolymerization of photolabile PEG hydrogels. Patterned herringbone surfaces, designed to convectively transport cells to the capture surface, exhibited improved capture density relative to flat surfaces for target cell capture from buffer, buffy coat, and whole blood. Uniquely, captured cells were released for collection by degrading the hydrogel capture surface with either bulk or targeted irradiation with cytocompatible doses of long wavelength UV light. Recovered cells remained viable following capture and release and exhibited similar growth rates as untreated control cells. The implementation of molded photodegradable PEG hydrogels as a CTC capture surface provides a micropatternable, cytocompatible platform that imparts the unique ability to recover pure, viable CTC samples by selectively releasing target cells.
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- Paige J LeValley
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, United States; Department of Biomolecular and Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder,Boulder, CO 80309, United States; Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zürich, Zürich, 8092, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, United States
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- Department of Biomolecular and Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, United States
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- Department of Biomolecular and Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder,Boulder, CO 80309, United States; BioFrontiers Institute, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, United States; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, United States
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- BioMEMS Resource Center, Center for Engineering in Medicine and Surgical Services, Massachusetts General Hospital, Shriners Hospital for Children and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, United States.
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Klingeborn M, Skiba NP, Stamer WD, Bowes Rickman C. Isolation of Retinal Exosome Biomarkers from Blood by Targeted Immunocapture. Adv Exp Med Biol 2019; 1185:21-25. [PMID: 31884583 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-27378-1_4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Abstract
The retinal pigmented epithelium (RPE) forms the outer blood-retinal barrier, provides nutrients, recycles visual pigment, and removes spent discs from the photoreceptors, among many other functions. Because of these critical roles in visual homeostasis, the RPE is a principal location of disease-associated changes in age-related macular degeneration (AMD), emphasizing its importance for study in both visual health and disease. Unfortunately, there are no early indicators of AMD or disease progression, a void that could be filled by the development of early AMD biomarkers. Exosomes are lipid bilayer membrane vesicles of nanoscale sizes that are released in a controlled fashion by cells and carry out a number of extra- and intercellular activities. In the RPE they are released from both the apical and basal sides, and each source has a unique signature/content. Exosomes released from the basolateral side of RPE cells enter the systemic circulation via the choroid and thus represent a potential source of retinal disease biomarkers in blood. Here we discuss the potential of targeted immunocapture of eye-derived exosomes and other small extracellular vesicles from blood for eye disease biomarker discovery.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA. .,Department of Cell Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
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Bernevic B, El-Khatib AH, Jakubowski N, Weller MG. Online immunocapture ICP-MS for the determination of the metalloprotein ceruloplasmin in human serum. BMC Res Notes 2018; 11:213. [PMID: 29609633 PMCID: PMC5879926 DOI: 10.1186/s13104-018-3324-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2018] [Accepted: 03/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Objective The human copper-protein ceruloplasmin (Cp) is the major copper-containing protein in the human body. The accurate determination of Cp is mandatory for the reliable diagnosis of several diseases. However, the analysis of Cp has proven to be difficult. The aim of our work was a proof of concept for the determination of a metalloprotein-based on online immunocapture ICP-MS. The immuno-affinity step is responsible for the enrichment and isolation of the analyte from serum, whereas the compound-independent quantitation with ICP-MS delivers the sensitivity, precision, and large dynamic range. Off-line ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) was used in parallel to confirm the elution profile of the analyte with a structure-selective method. The total protein elution was observed with the 32S mass trace. The ICP-MS signals were normalized on a 59Co signal. Results The human copper-protein Cp could be selectively determined. This was shown with pure Cp and with a sample of human serum. The good correlation with off-line ELISA shows that Cp could be captured and eluted selectively from the anti-Cp affinity column and subsequently determined by the copper signal of ICP-MS. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s13104-018-3324-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Bogdan Bernevic
- Division 1.5 Protein Analysis, Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Richard-Willstätter-Strasse 11, 12489, Berlin, Germany
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- Division 1.1 Inorganic Trace Analysis, Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Richard-Willstätter-Strasse 11, 12489, Berlin, Germany.,Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Ain Shams University, Organization of African Unity Street, Abassia, Cairo, 11566, Egypt
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- Division 1.1 Inorganic Trace Analysis, Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Richard-Willstätter-Strasse 11, 12489, Berlin, Germany
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- Division 1.5 Protein Analysis, Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Richard-Willstätter-Strasse 11, 12489, Berlin, Germany.
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Ravela S, Valmu L, Domanskyy M, Koistinen H, Kylänpää L, Lindström O, Stenman J, Hämäläinen E, Stenman UH, Itkonen O. An immunocapture-LC-MS-based assay for serum SPINK1 allows simultaneous quantification and detection of SPINK1 variants. Anal Bioanal Chem 2018; 410:1679-88. [PMID: 29318362 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-017-0803-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2017] [Revised: 11/27/2017] [Accepted: 12/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Pancreatic secretory trypsin inhibitor Kazal type 1 (SPINK1) is a 6420 Da peptide produced by the pancreas, but also by several other tissues and many tumors. Some mutations of the SPINK1 gene, like the one causing amino acid change N34S, have been shown to confer susceptibility to recurrent or chronic pancreatitis. Detection of such variants are therefore of clinical utility. So far SPINK1 variants have been determined by DNA techniques. We have developed and validated an immunocapture-liquid chromatography-mass spectrometric (IC-LC-MS) assay for the detection and quantification of serum SPINK1, N34S-SPINK1, and P55S-SPINK1. We compared this method with a time-resolved immunofluorometric assay (TR-IFMA) for serum samples and primer extension analysis of DNA samples. We used serum and DNA samples from patients with acute pancreatitis, renal cell carcinoma, or benign urological conditions. With the help of a zygosity score calculated from the respective peak areas using the formula wild-type (wt) SPINK1/(variant SPINK1 + wt SPINK1), we were able to correctly characterize the heterozygotes and homozygotes from the samples with DNA information. The score was then used to characterize the apparent zygosity of the samples with no DNA characterization. The IC-LC-MS method for SPINK1 was linear over the concentration range 0.5-1000 μg/L. The limit of quantitation (LOQ) was 0.5 μg/L. The IC-LC-MS and the TR-IFMA assays showed good correlation. The median zygosity score was 1.00 (95% CI 0.98-1.01, n = 11), 0.55 (95% CI 0.43-0.61, n = 14), and 0.05 (range 0.04-0.07, n = 3) for individuals found to be wt, heterozygous, and homozygous, respectively, for the N34S-SPINK1 variant by DNA analysis. When DNA samples are not available, this assay facilitates identification of the N34S- and P55S-SPINK1 variants also in archival serum samples.
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Fakruddin M, Hossain MN, Ahmed MM. Evaluation of microplate immunocapture method for detection of Vibrio cholerae, Salmonella Typhi and Shigella flexneri from food. BMC Microbiol 2017; 17:189. [PMID: 28851288 PMCID: PMC5576308 DOI: 10.1186/s12866-017-1099-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2017] [Accepted: 08/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Improved methods with better separation and concentration ability for detection of foodborne pathogens are in constant need. The aim of this study was to evaluate microplate immunocapture (IC) method for detection of Salmonella Typhi, Shigella flexneri and Vibrio cholerae from food samples to provide a better alternative to conventional culture based methods. RESULTS The IC method was optimized for incubation time, bacterial concentration, and capture efficiency. 6 h incubation and log 6 CFU/ml cell concentration provided optimal results. The method was shown to be highly specific for the pathogens concerned. Capture efficiency (CE) was around 100% of the target pathogens, whereas CE was either zero or very low for non-target pathogens. The IC method also showed better pathogen detection ability at different concentrations of cells from artificially contaminated food samples in comparison with culture based methods. Performance parameter of the method was also comparable (Detection limit- 25 CFU/25 g; sensitivity 100%; specificity-96.8%; Accuracy-96.7%), even better than culture based methods (Detection limit- 125 CFU/25 g; sensitivity 95.9%; specificity-97%; Accuracy-96.2%). CONCLUSION The IC method poses to be the potential to be used as a method of choice for detection of foodborne pathogens in routine laboratory practice after proper validation.
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- Md Fakruddin
- Industrial Microbiology Laboratory, Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST), Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Dhaka, 1205, Bangladesh.
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- Industrial Microbiology Laboratory, Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST), Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Dhaka, 1205, Bangladesh
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- Industrial Microbiology Laboratory, Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST), Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Dhaka, 1205, Bangladesh
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Sun YL, Yen CH, Tu CF. Immunocapture loop-mediated isothermal amplification assays for the detection of canine parvovirus. J Virol Methods 2017; 249:94-101. [PMID: 28834737 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2017.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2017] [Revised: 08/15/2017] [Accepted: 08/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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A loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay was used for rapid canine parvovirus (CPV) diagnosis. To reduce the time required and increase the sensitivity of the assay, an immunocapture (IC) technique was developed in this study to exclude the DNA extraction step in molecular diagnostic procedures for CPV. A polyclonal rabbit anti-CPV serum was produced against VP2-EpC that was cloned via DNA recombination. The polyclonal anti-VP2-EpC serum was used for virus capture to prepare microtubes. IC-LAMP was performed to amplify a specific CPV target gene sequence from the CPV viral particles that were captured on the microtubes, and the amplicons were analyzed using agarose electrophoresis or enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (IC-LAMP-ELISA) and lateral-flow dipstick (IC-LAMP-LFD). The detection sensitivities of IC-LAMP, IC-LAMP-ELISA, and IC-LAMP-LFD were 10-1, 10-1, and 10-1 TCID50/mL, respectively. Using the IC-LAMP-ELISA and IC-LAMP-LFD assays, the complete CPV diagnostic process can be achieved within 1.5h. Both of the developed IC-LAMP-based assays are simple, direct visual and efficient techniques that are applicable to the detection of CPV.
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- Yu-Ling Sun
- Aquatic Technology Laboratories, Agricultural Technology Research Institute, No. 1, Ln. 51, Dahu Rd., Xiangshan Dist, 300 Hsinchu, Taiwan.
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- Animal Technology Laboratories, Agricultural Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- Animal Technology Laboratories, Agricultural Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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Pierce CL, Williams TL, Santana WI, Levine M, Chen LM, Cooper HC, Solano MI, Woolfitt AR, Marasco WA, Fang H, Donis RO, Barr JR. Immunocapture isotope dilution mass spectrometry in response to a pandemic influenza threat. Vaccine 2017; 35:5011-5018. [PMID: 28774565 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.07.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2017] [Revised: 07/12/2017] [Accepted: 07/16/2017] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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As a result of recent advances in mass spectrometry-based protein quantitation methods, these techniques are now poised to play a critical role in rapid formulation of pandemic influenza vaccines. Analytical techniques that have been developed and validated on seasonal influenza strains can be used to increase the quality and decrease the time required to deliver protective pandemic vaccines to the global population. The emergence of a potentially pandemic avian influenza A (H7N9) virus in March of 2013, prompted the US public health authorities and the vaccine industry to initiate production of a pre-pandemic vaccine for preparedness purposes. To this end, we evaluated the feasibility of using immunocapture isotope dilution mass spectrometry (IC-IDMS) to evaluate the suitability of the underlying monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies (mAbs and pAbs) for their capacity to isolate the H7 hemagglutinin (HA) in this new vaccine for quantification by IDMS. A broad range of H7 capture efficiencies was observed among mAbs tested by IC-IDMS with FR-545, 46/6, and G3 A533 exhibiting the highest cross-reactivity capabilities to H7 of A/Shanghai/2/2013. MAb FR-545 was selected for continued assessment, evaluated by IC-IDMS for mAb reactivity against H7 in the H7N9 candidate vaccine virus and compared with/to reactivity to the reference polyclonal antiserum in allantoic fluid, purified whole virus, lyophilized whole virus and final detergent-split monovalent vaccine preparations for vaccine development. IC-IDMS assessment of FR-545 alongside IC-IDMS using the reference polyclonal antiserum to A/Shanghai/2/2013 and with the regulatory SRID method showed strong correlation and mAb IC-IDMS could have played an important role in the event a potential surrogate potency test was required to be rapidly implemented.
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- Carrie L Pierce
- National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.
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- National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.
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- National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.
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- Battelle Memorial Institute, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.
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- National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA.
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- National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.
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- National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.
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- National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.
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- Department of Cancer Immunology & Virology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
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- Institute of Preventive Veterinary Medicine and Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
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- National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA.
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- National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.
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Russell M, Prokoph N, Henderson N, Eketjäll S, Balendran CA, Michaëlsson E, Fidock M, Hughes G. Determining myeloperoxidase activity and protein concentration in a single assay: Utility in biomarker and therapeutic studies. J Immunol Methods 2017; 449:76-79. [PMID: 28713008 DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2017.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2017] [Revised: 06/23/2017] [Accepted: 07/12/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Myeloperoxidase (MPO) is predominantly expressed by neutrophils and is an important enzyme used by the immune system for the neutralisation of bacteria and other microorganisms. The strong oxidative activity of MPO has been linked to pro-inflammatory responses in surrounding cells and tissues with implication in the pathophysiology of cardiovascular, neuroscience and inflammatory diseases. This broad disease association has made MPO an attractive biomarker and therapeutic target. Here we describe the construction and validation of a single combined MPO activity and protein concentration assay using commercially available reagents. This method offers the investigative laboratory the ability to generate results from blood plasma samples in a single analytical run using the same sample aliquot.
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- Muir Russell
- Innovative Medicines and Early Development Biotech Unit, AstraZeneca, United Kingdom
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- Innovative Medicines and Early Development Biotech Unit, AstraZeneca, United Kingdom
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- Innovative Medicines and Early Development Biotech Unit, AstraZeneca, United Kingdom
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- Innovative Medicines and Early Development Biotech Unit, AstraZeneca, United Kingdom
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- Innovative Medicines and Early Development Biotech Unit, AstraZeneca, United Kingdom
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- Innovative Medicines and Early Development Biotech Unit, AstraZeneca, United Kingdom
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- Innovative Medicines and Early Development Biotech Unit, AstraZeneca, United Kingdom
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- Innovative Medicines and Early Development Biotech Unit, AstraZeneca, United Kingdom.
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Zhao Y, Liu G, Zambito FC, Zhang YJ, DeSilva BS, Kozhich AT, Shen JX. A multiplexed immunocapture liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry assay for the simultaneous measurement of myostatin and GDF-11 in rat serum using an automated sample preparation platform. Anal Chim Acta 2017; 979:36-44. [PMID: 28599707 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2017.04.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2017] [Revised: 04/07/2017] [Accepted: 04/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Myostatin, also known as growth differentiation factor 8 (GDF-8), is a protein acting as a negative regulator in skeletal muscle growth. Inhibition of myostatin by therapeutic agents provides opportunities for current unmet medical needs. In order to better understand drug engagement to aid the drug development, we have developed a hybrid LC-MS/MS method which can differentially measure myostatin and another protein from the same GDF family, GDF-11. Although the two proteins share high homology, the LC-MS/MS assay provided the specificity based on monitoring of unique surrogate peptide generated from enzymatic digestion. An automated sample preparation platform, Agilent AssayMap Bravo, was used for automated immunocapture. Capture antibody that is non-competing with our investigational drug and has similar binding affinity to both myostatin and GDF-11 was used. Therefore, total myostatin and GDF-11 including both free form and drug-bound form were captured and measured. The enriched sample was digested after reduction and alkylation. Two surrogate peptides (IPAMVVDR for myostatin and IPGMVVDR for GDF-11) were monitored and the lower limit of quantitation (LLOQ) was established at 1.0 ng/mL for myostatin and 0.1 ng/mL for GDF-11. The accuracy was demonstrated with recovery for IPAMVVDR between 99.2% and 103.1% and for IPGMVVDR between 90.3% and 114.5%. The developed hybrid assay exhibits sufficient sensitivity, accuracy and specificity to differentiate between the highly structurally similar myostatin and GDF-11. This analytical approach was successfully applied to a rat toxicology study, and was demonstrated to be a powerful tool for biomarker measurement in the present of a therapeutic agent.
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Filippou P, Korbakis D, Farkona S, Soosaipillai A, Karakosta T, Diamandis EP. A new enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for human free and bound kallikrein 9. Clin Proteomics 2017; 14:4. [PMID: 28115917 PMCID: PMC5241945 DOI: 10.1186/s12014-017-9140-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2016] [Accepted: 01/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Background Kallikrein 9 (KLK9) is a member of the human kallikrein-related peptidases family, whose physiological role and implications in disease processes remain unclear. The active form of the enzyme is predicted to have chymotryptic activity. In the present study, we produced for the first time the active recombinant protein and monoclonal antibodies, and developed novel immunoassays for the quantification of free and bound KLK9 in biological samples. Methods The coding sequence of mature KLK9 isoform (mat-KLK9) was expressed in an Expi293F mammalian system and the synthesized polypeptide was purified through a two-step protocol. The purified protein was used as an immunogen for production of monoclonal antibodies in mice. Hybridomas were further expanded and antibodies were purified. Newly-produced monoclonal antibodies were screened for reaction with the KLK9 recombinant protein by a state-of-the-art immunocapture/parallel reaction monitoring mass spectrometry-based methodology. Results Anti-KLK9 antibodies were combined in pairs, resulting in the development of a highly sensitive (limit of detection: 15 pg/mL) and specific (no cross-reactivity with other KLKs) sandwich-type ELISA. Highest KLK9 protein levels were found in tonsil and sweat and lower levels in the heart, kidney and liver. Hybrid immunoassays using an anti-KLK9 antibody for antigen capture and various anti-serine protease inhibitor polyclonal antibodies, revealed the presence of an a1-antichymotrypsin-bound KLK9 isoform in biological samples. Conclusions The ELISAs for free and bound forms of KLK9 may be highly useful for the detection of KLK9 in a broad range of biological samples, thus enabling the clarification of KLK9 function and use as a potential disease biomarker. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12014-017-9140-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Panagiota Filippou
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Department of Clinical Biochemistry, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Department of Clinical Biochemistry, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Department of Clinical Biochemistry, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada.,Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada.,Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada.,Mount Sinai Hospital, Joseph & Wolf Lebovic Ctr., 60 Murray St [Box 32], Flr 6 - Rm L6-201, Toronto, ON M5T 3L9 Canada
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O'Grady JP, Meyer KW, Poe DN. Affinity Proteomics for Fast, Sensitive, Quantitative Analysis of Proteins in Plasma. Methods Mol Biol 2017; 1619:55-61. [PMID: 28674877 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-7057-5_5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The improving efficacy of many biological therapeutics and identification of low-level biomarkers are driving the analytical proteomics community to deal with extremely high levels of sample complexity relative to their analytes. Many protein quantitation and biomarker validation procedures utilize an immunoaffinity enrichment step to purify the sample and maximize the sensitivity of the corresponding liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry measurements. In order to generate surrogate peptides with better mass spectrometric properties, protein enrichment is followed by a proteolytic cleavage step. This is often a time-consuming multistep process. Presented here is a workflow which enables rapid protein enrichment and proteolytic cleavage to be performed in a single, easy-to-use reactor. Using this strategy Klotho, a low-abundance biomarker found in plasma, can be accurately quantitated using a protocol that takes under 5 h from start to finish.
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- John P O'Grady
- Perfinity Biosciences, Inc, 1281 Win Hentschel Blvd, West Lafayette, IN, 47906, USA.
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- Perfinity Biosciences, Inc, 1281 Win Hentschel Blvd, West Lafayette, IN, 47906, USA
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- Perfinity Biosciences, Inc, 1281 Win Hentschel Blvd, West Lafayette, IN, 47906, USA
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Gloger A, Ritz D, Fugmann T, Neri D. Mass spectrometric analysis of the HLA class I peptidome of melanoma cell lines as a promising tool for the identification of putative tumor-associated HLA epitopes. Cancer Immunol Immunother 2016; 65:1377-93. [PMID: 27600516 DOI: 10.1007/s00262-016-1897-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2016] [Accepted: 08/28/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Melanoma is one of the most immunogenic tumors, and extensive lists of potential tumor rejection antigens have been collected during the last decades. By isolating human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I complexes from five melanoma cell lines (FM-82, FM-93/2, Mel-624, MeWo and SK-Mel-5) and sequencing HLA-eluted peptides by mass spectrometry, we identified over 10,000 unique peptides with high confidence. The majority of the peptides were 8-11 amino acids in length and were predicted to bind to the respective HLA alleles. Over 250 epitopes, corresponding to previously described tumor-associated antigens, were identified, suggesting that HLA peptidome analysis may facilitate the characterization of putative tumor rejection antigens. MeWo and SK-Mel-5 cell lines were further interrogated for neo-epitopes, revealing one peptide from MeWo cells carrying an amino acid mutation. We also observed a remarkable overlap between A*03:01 peptides eluted from Mel-624 cells and A*03:01 peptides recovered from soluble HLA complexes purified from two melanoma patients, shedding light on the similarity of the HLA peptidome in cell lines and in patient-derived material. The reliable characterization of the HLA class I peptidome in melanoma promises to facilitate the identification of tumor rejection antigens and the development of immunotherapeutic strategies.
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Taylor SW, Clarke NJ, Chen Z, McPhaul MJ. A high-throughput mass spectrometry assay to simultaneously measure intact insulin and C-peptide. Clin Chim Acta 2016; 455:202-8. [PMID: 26820765 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2016.01.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2015] [Revised: 01/14/2016] [Accepted: 01/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Measurements of fasting levels of insulin and C-peptide are useful in documenting insulin resistance and may help predict development of diabetes mellitus. However, the specific insulin and C-peptide levels associated with specific degrees of insulin resistance have not been defined, owing to marked variability among immunoassays and lack of standardization. Herein, we describe a multiplexed liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) assay for intact insulin and C-peptide. METHODS Insulin and C-peptide were enriched from patient sera using monoclonal antibodies immobilized on magnetic beads and processed on a robotic liquid handler. Eluted peptides were analyzed by LC-MS/MS. Bovine insulin and a stable isotopically-labeled (13C/15N) C-peptide were utilized as internal standards. RESULTS The assay had an analytical measurement range of 3 to 320 μIU/ml (18 to 1920 pmol/l) for insulin and 0.11 to 27.2 ng/ml (36 to 9006 pmol/l) for C-peptide. Intra- and inter-day assay variation was less than 11% for both peptides. Of the 5 insulin analogs commonly prescribed to treat diabetes, only the recombinant drug insulin lispro caused significant interference for the determination of endogenous insulin. There were no observed interferences for C-peptide. CONCLUSION We developed and validated a high-throughput, quantitative, multiplexed LC-MS/MS assay for intact insulin and C-peptide.
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- Steven W Taylor
- Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute, San Juan Capistrano, CA, United States
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- Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute, San Juan Capistrano, CA, United States.
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- Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute, San Juan Capistrano, CA, United States
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- Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute, San Juan Capistrano, CA, United States
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Huang C, Santana SM, Liu H, Bander NH, Hawkins BG, Kirby BJ. Characterization of a hybrid dielectrophoresis and immunocapture microfluidic system for cancer cell capture. Electrophoresis 2013; 34:2970-9. [PMID: 23925921 DOI: 10.1002/elps.201300242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2013] [Revised: 07/21/2013] [Accepted: 07/24/2013] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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The capture of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) from cancer patient blood enables early clinical assessment as well as genetic and pharmacological evaluation of cancer and metastasis. Although there have been many microfluidic immunocapture and electrokinetic techniques developed for isolating rare cancer cells, these techniques are often limited by a capture performance tradeoff between high efficiency and high purity. We present the characterization of shear-dependent cancer cell capture in a novel hybrid DEP-immunocapture system consisting of interdigitated electrodes fabricated in a Hele-Shaw flow cell that was functionalized with a monoclonal antibody, J591, which is highly specific to prostate-specific membrane antigen expressing prostate cancer cells. We measured the positive and negative DEP response of a prostate cancer cell line, LNCaP, as a function of applied electric field frequency, and showed that DEP can control capture performance by promoting or preventing cell interactions with immunocapture surfaces, depending on the sign and magnitude of the applied DEP force, as well as on the local shear stress experienced by cells flowing in the device. This work demonstrates that DEP and immunocapture techniques can work synergistically to improve cell capture performance, and it will aid in the design of future hybrid DEP-immunocapture systems for high-efficiency CTC capture with enhanced purity.
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- Chao Huang
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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