Detection of Orexin A Neuropeptide in Biological Fluids Using a Zinc Oxide Field Effect Transistor
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- 作者：Joshua Hagen ; Wanda Lyon ; Yaroslav Chushak ; Melanie Tomczak ; Rajesh Naik ; Morley Stone ; Nancy Kelley-Loughnane
- 刊名：ACS Chemical Neuroscience
- 出版年：2013
- 出版时间：March 20, 2013
- 年：2013
- 卷：4
- 期：3
- 页码：444-453
- 全文大小：365K
- 年卷期：v.4,no.3(March 20, 2013)
- ISSN：1948-7193
文摘
Biomarkers which are indicative of acute physiological and emotional states are studied in a number of different areas in cognitive neuroscience. Currently, many cognitive studies are conducted based on programmed tasks followed by timed biofluid sampling, central laboratory processing, and followed by data analysis. In this work, we present a sensor platform capable of rapid biomarker detection specific for detecting neuropeptide orexin A, found in blood and saliva and known as an indicator of fatigue and cognitive performance. A peptide recognition element that selectively binds to orexin A was designed, characterized, and functionalized onto a zinc oxide field effect transistor to enable rapid detection. The detection limit using the sensor platform was sub-picomolar in water, and picomolar to nanomolar levels in saliva and serum. The transistor and recognition element sensor platform can be easily expanded, allowing for multiple biomarkers to be detected simultaneously, lending itself to complex biomarker analysis applicable to rapid feedback for neuroscience research and physiological monitoring.