Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan.
Clin Biochem. 2012 Dec;45(18):1689-93. doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2012.09.001. Epub 2012 Sep 12.
To evaluate a novel surface plasmon resonance (SPR) system for the direct measurement of tumor marker carbohydrate antigen 15-3 (CA15-3) in human saliva.
We measured the presence of the tumor marker carbohydrate antigen 15-3 (CA15-3) in human saliva using 2 different surface plasmon resonance (SPR) systems. To compare the sensitivity of an SPR biosensor based on thin-film Au/ZnO and the Biacore SPR system, we prepared CA15-3 samples in saliva and analyzed intensity responses to the samples at various concentrations of CA15-3.
The linear detection range of CA15-3 in human saliva with the SPR system based on thin-film Au/ZnO was 2.5-20 U/mL (the cut-off point in cancer patients is around 4 U/mL). The linear range with the Biacore SPR system was 40-300 U/mL.
These results show that thin-film Au/ZnO-based SPR systems have higher sensitivity and can be used for measuring the levels of CA15-3 in human saliva without concentrating the samples.
评估一种新型的表面等离子体共振(SPR)系统,用于直接测量人唾液中的肿瘤标志物糖链抗原 15-3(CA15-3)。
我们使用 2 种不同的表面等离子体共振(SPR)系统测量人唾液中肿瘤标志物糖链抗原 15-3(CA15-3)的存在。为了比较基于薄膜 Au/ZnO 的 SPR 生物传感器和 Biacore SPR 系统的灵敏度,我们在唾液中制备了 CA15-3 样品,并分析了不同 CA15-3 浓度下对样品的强度响应。
基于薄膜 Au/ZnO 的 SPR 系统检测人唾液中 CA15-3 的线性检测范围为 2.5-20 U/mL(癌症患者的临界值约为 4 U/mL)。Biacore SPR 系统的线性范围为 40-300 U/mL。
这些结果表明,基于薄膜 Au/ZnO 的 SPR 系统具有更高的灵敏度,可用于测量人唾液中 CA15-3 的水平,而无需浓缩样品。