Competitive, non-competitive, and mixed format cleavable tag immunoassays

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• 作者：Yupaporn Sameenoi¹ ; Meghan M. Mensack¹ ; Brian M. Murphy ; Charles S. Henry ; ^{chuck.henry@colostate.edu}
• 关键词：CTI ; cleavable tag immunoassay ; MCE ; microchip capillary electrophoresis ; 3-NT ; 3-nitrotyrosine ; T4 ; thyroxine ; CRP ; C-reactive protein ; RNS ; reactive nitrogen species ; ELISA ; enzyme linked immunosorbent assays ; CEIA ; capillary electrophoresis immunoassay
• 刊名：Methods
• 出版年：2012
• 期刊代码：103_10462023
• 类别：imm
• 出版时间：February, 2012
• 卷：56
• 期：2
• 页码：166-173
• 文件大小：801 K

摘要

Immunoassays are one of the most useful diagnostic techniques in disease assessment, drug metabolite analysis, and environmental applications due largely in part to the selectivity and sensitivity provided by antibody-antigen interactions. Here, a multiplexed immunoassay termed cleavable tag immunoassay (CTI) was performed in competitive, non-competitive, and mixed formats for the analysis of proteins and small molecule biomarkers of inflammation and tissue damage. Microchip capillary electrophoresis (MCE) with fluorescence detection was employed for the analysis of fluorescently labeled tags corresponding to the analytes of interest cleaved from the detection antibodies. For this work we have selected 3-nitrotyrosine (3-NT) a molecule indicative of reactive nitrogen species (RNS), thyroxine (T4) a molecule used to monitor thyroid gland function, and C-reactive protein (CRP) a marker of chronic inflammation as model analytes to demonstrate the assay principles. The simultaneous detection of 3-nitrotyrosine (3-NT) and thyroxine (T4) was carried out as a proof-of-principle for the competitive CTI while non-competitive CTI performance was demonstrated via the analysis of C-reactive protein (CRP). Limit of detections (LOD) and dynamic ranges were investigated. LOD for 3-NT, T4, and CRP were 0.5 渭g/mL, 23 nM, and 5 渭g/mL, respectively thus demonstrating the ability of the CTI to detect proteins and small molecules within clinical reference ranges. Moreover, this is the first report of the use of mixed format CTI chemistry for the simultaneous detection of proteins (CRP) and small molecules (3-NT) in a single assay. The success of this work demonstrates the ability of CTI to analyze intact proteins and small molecule biomarkers simultaneously.