scholarly journals Influence of polyelectrolytes on increasing sensitivity of an immunofluorescent analysis based on plasmon silver nanoparticles

2021 ◽  
pp. 72-80
Author(s):  
Irina V. Koktysh ◽  
Yanina I. Mel’nikova ◽  
Olga S. Kulakovich ◽  
Andrei A. Ramanenka ◽  
Sergey A. Maskevich
Keyword(s):  
Silver Nanoparticles ◽  
Solid Phase ◽  
Specific Antigen ◽  
Test System ◽  
Prostatic Specific Antigen ◽  
Immunofluorescence Test ◽  
Specificity And Sensitivity ◽  
Detectable Concentration ◽  
Immunochemical Test

It was studied the dependence of the interaction of the components of the immunofluorescence test system for the quantitative determination of prostate specific antigen based on plasmon silver nanoparticles on the physicochemical nature of various polyelectrolytes used to coat films of silver nanoparticles. It has been shown that the use of a weakly charged polycationic polyelectrolyte poly-L-lysine can increase the antigenic binding of the test system by 2.34 times, and the use of a highly charged polycationic polyelectrolyte polydiallyldimethylammonium chloride increases the binding affinity of prostatic specific antigen by 5 times. When developing various immunochemical test systems using films of silver nanoparticles, an important parameter is the choice of a polyelectrolyte for coating a silver nanolayer, since the physicochemical and electrostatic properties of the polyelectrolyte can significantly affect both the sorption capacity of the solid phase and the conformational state functional activity of immobilized protein molecules. Both specificity and sensitivity of the immunochemical test system, as well as the minimum possible detectable concentration of bioanalyte, largely depend on these parameters.

scholarly journals Simultaneous Determination of Different Antibiotic Residues in Bovine and in Porcine Kidneys by Solid-Phase Fluorescence Immunoassay

2003 ◽  
Vol 86 (2) ◽  
pp. 236-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lieve Okerman ◽  
Katia De Wasch ◽  
Jan Van Hoof ◽  
Walter Smedts
Keyword(s):  
Solid Phase ◽  
Kidney Tissue ◽  
Test System ◽  
Penicillin G ◽  
Fluorescence Immunoassay ◽  
Beta Lactam ◽  
Residue Detection ◽  
Beta Lactam Antibiotics ◽  
Minimal Sample

Abstract Parallux®, a solid-phase fluorescence immunoassay (SPFIA) developed for antibiotic residue detection in milk, was used for analysis of bovine and porcine kidney tissue. Four tetracyclines, 2 broad-spectrum cephalosporins, 3 beta-lactam antibiotics, and cephapirin were detected in one run after minimal sample preparation. This commercially available test system is designed as cartridges, each with a combination of 1–4 tests. One cartridge can be used to detect 4 analytes in the same sample, or 1 or 2 analytes in different samples. The cartridge with the combination tetracyclines–ceftiofur–penicillin–cephapirin was selected because tetracyclines, beta-lactam antibiotics as well as cephalosporins, are registered for oral or parenteral use in bovines and pigs in Europe. The test is qualitative and is recommended only for screening. Tetracycline, oxytetracycline, chlortetracycline, and doxycycline were easily detected at 300 ppb with the tetracyclines channel; ceftiofur at 1000 ppb and cefquinome at 200 ppb with the ceftiofur channel; penicillin G, ampicillin, and amoxicillin at 50 ppb with the penicillin channel; and cephapirin at 100 ppb with the cephapirin channel. These levels are equal to or lower than the corresponding maximal residue limits in kidney tissue. Cephalexin was not detected. The SPFIA test can be used as an alternative to classical inhibition tests and for post-screening inhibitor- positive kidneys, because it detects 3 specific groups of antibiotics, which enables selection of specific confirmatory methods for identification and quantification.

scholarly journals Determination of Non-α1-Antichymotrypsin-complexed Prostate-specific Antigen as an Indirect Measurement of Free Prostate-specific Antigen: Analytical Performance and Diagnostic Accuracy

2003 ◽  
Vol 49 (6) ◽  
pp. 887-894 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastian Wesseling ◽  
Carsten Stephan ◽  
Axel Semjonow ◽  
Michael Lein ◽  
Brigitte Brux ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Specific Antigen ◽  
Sensitivity And Specificity ◽  
Specific Antigen ◽  
Roc Curves ◽  
Indirect Measurement ◽  
Free Psa ◽  
Specificity And Sensitivity ◽  
Diagnostic Sensitivity And Specificity ◽  
Total Psa

Abstract Background: A new assay measures prostate-specific antigen (PSA) not complexed to α1-antichymotrypsin (nACT-PSA) after removing PSA complexed to ACT by use of anti-ACT antibodies. We evaluated nACT-PSA and its ratio to total PSA (tPSA) as alternatives to free PSA (fPSA) and its ratio to tPSA in differentiating prostate cancer (PCa) and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in patients with tPSA of 2–20 μg/L. Methods: PSA in serum of 183 untreated patients with PCa and 132 patients with BPH was measured retrospectively on the chemiluminescence immunoassay analyzer LIAISON® (Byk-Sangtec Diagnostica) with the LIAISON tPSA and LIAISON fPSA assays. The nACT-PSA fraction was determined with a prototype assay measuring the residual PSA after precipitation of ACT-PSA with an ACT-precipitating reagent. Results:nACT-PSA was higher than fPSA in samples with fPSA concentrations <1 μg/L but lower in samples with >1 μg/L fPSA. The median ratios of fPSA/tPSA and of nACT-PSA/tPSA were significantly different between patients with BPH and PCa (19.4% vs 12.2% and 17.4% vs 13.0%, respectively). Within the tPSA ranges tested (2–20, 2–10, and 4–10 μg/L), areas under the ROC curves for the fPSA/tPSA ratios were significantly larger than those for nACT-PSA/tPSA. In the tPSA ranges <10 μg/L, the areas under the ROC curves for fPSA/tPSA were significantly larger than those for tPSA, whereas the areas for nACT-PSA/tPSA were not. At decision limits for 95% sensitivity and specificity, both ratios significantly increased specificity and sensitivity, respectively, compared with tPSA, but the fPSA/tPSA ratio showed higher values. Conclusions: nACT-PSA and its ratio to tPSA provide lower diagnostic sensitivity and specificity than fPSA/tPSA. The fPSA/tPSA ratio represents the state-of-the-art method for differentiating between PCa and BPH.

Silver nanoparticles as a solid sorbent in ultrasound-assisted dispersive micro solid-phase extraction for the atomic absorption spectrometric determination of mercury in water samples

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (11) ◽  
pp. 2353-2358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magdalena Krawczyk ◽  
Ewa Stanisz
Keyword(s):  
Silver Nanoparticles ◽  
High Resolution ◽  
Solid Phase ◽  
Phase Extraction ◽  
Solid Sorbent ◽  
Continuum Source ◽  
Analytical Potential ◽  
Ultrasound Assisted ◽  
Atomic Absorption Spectrometric

In this study, the analytical potential of USA DMSPE with silver nanoparticles as a solid sorbent combined with high-resolution continuum source ETAAS in the determination of mercury was evaluated.

Determination of total chromium in tea samples by suspension dispersive solid phase extraction combined with silver nanoparticles and using flame atomic absorption spectrometry

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 2093-2099 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Xiong ◽  
Chunsheng Cheng ◽  
Yaling Yang
Keyword(s):  
Silver Nanoparticles ◽  
Solid Phase Extraction ◽  
Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry ◽  
Solid Phase ◽  
Absorption Spectrometry ◽  
Phase Extraction ◽  
Dispersive Solid Phase Extraction ◽  
Total Chromium ◽  
Flame Atomic Absorption

A method to separate and preconcentrate trace levels of chromium using silver nanoparticle (Ag NP) technology and suspension dispersive solid phase extraction is proposed.

scholarly journals Analytical performance of the Tandem®-R free PSA immunoassay measuring free prostate-specific antigen

1997 ◽  
Vol 43 (7) ◽  
pp. 1203-1208 ◽  
Author(s):  
David L Woodrum ◽  
Chester M French ◽  
Timothy M Hill ◽  
Steven J Roman ◽  
Harold L Slatore ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Specific Antigen ◽  
Accurate Determination ◽  
Specific Antigen ◽  
Cross Reactivity ◽  
Analytical Performance ◽  
Minimum Detectable Concentration ◽  
Free Psa ◽  
Detectable Concentration ◽  
Total Psa

Abstract The analytical performance of the Tandem®-R free PSA assay available from Hybritech Inc. was evaluated. Comparison of recoveries of purified free (unbound) prostate-specific antigen (PSA) diluted in female serum in the Tandem-R free PSA assay and the Tandem-R (total) PSA assay demonstrated a link in calibration between the assays and an accurate determination of percent free PSA. The cross-reactivity of the assay to purified PSA–α1-antichymotrypsin was determined to be <1%. The minimum-detectable concentration was <0.05 μg/L. The within-run and between-day CVs were ≤5% for samples with >0.3 μg/L free PSA. Dilution and recovery showed no significant deviations from linearity across the assay range. The assay was insensitive to interference from blood components. The Tandem-R free PSA kit was shown to be an accurate, precise, and reliable assay for the measurement of free PSA.

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