Nanomagnetic System for Rapid Diagnosis of Acute Infection

Autor: Firdausi Qadri, Richelle C. Charles, Ralph Weissleder, Soo Jin Kim, Sohyeon Park, Hakho Lee, Jun S. Song, Farhana Khanam, Changwook Min, Taufiqur Rahman Bhuiyan, Kyungheon Lee, H. Y. Kim, Ki Soo Park, Rasheduzzaman Rashu, Edward T. Ryan, Jinwoo Cheon
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: ACS Nano
ISSN: 1936-086X
1936-0851
DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.7b06074
Popis: Pathogen activated antibody-secreting cells (ASCs) produce and secrete antigen-specific antibodies. ASCs are detectable in the peripheral blood as early as 3 days after antigen exposure, which makes ASCs a potential biomarker for early disease detection. Here we present a Magnetic Capture and Detection (MCD) assay for sensitive, on-site detection of ASCs. In this approach, ASCs are enriched through magnetic capture, and secreted antibodies are magnetically detected by a miniaturized nuclear magnetic resonance (μNMR) system. This approach is based entirely on magnetics which supports high contrast against biological background, and simplifies assay procedures. We advanced the MCD system by i) synthesizing magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) with high magnetic moments for both cell capture and antibody detection, ii) developing a miniaturized magnetic device for high-yield cell capture, and iii) optimizing the μNMR assay for antibody detection. Antibody responses targeting hemolysin E (HlyE) can accurately identify individuals with acute enteric fever. As a proof-of-concept, we applied MCD to detect antibodies produced by HlyE-specific hybridoma cells. The MCD achieved high sensitivity in detecting antibodies secreted from as few as 5 hybridoma cells (50 cells/mL). Importantly, the assay could be performed with whole blood with minimal sample processing.
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