Duan Yuemei, Chen Jia, Jin Yan, Tu Qiuyun, Wang Shuhui, Xiang Juan
Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Micro & Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, P. R. China.
Operation Center, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China.
Anal Chem. 2021 Feb 23;93(7):3611-3617. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c05281. Epub 2021 Feb 11.
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disease among the elderly. Abnormal aggregates of both β-amyloid peptide (Aβ) subtypes, Aβ and Aβ, are the typical neuropathology hallmarks of AD. However, because of the lack of specific recognition elements such as an antibody and aptamer, it is difficult to differentiate and determine the oligomers of Aβ and Aβ in clinic. In this paper, we developed a planar bilayer lipid membrane (BLM)-based electrochemical biosensor. According to the dynamic differences on oligomer-induced BLM damage, both low-mass, soluble oligomers of Aβ and Aβ (L-AβO and L-AβO) were measured in turn by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The BLM was supported by a porous 11-mercaptoundecanoic acid layer on a gold electrode, which amplified the impedance signal corresponding to the membrane damage and improved the detection sensitivity. The weakly charged surface of the BLM ensured the low non-specific adsorption of coexisting proteins in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Using the electrochemical biosensor, L-AβO was determined within 20 min, with a linear range from 5 to 500 pM and a detection limit of 3 pM. Meanwhile, L-AβO was determined within 60 min, with a linear range from 60 pM to 6.0 nM and a detection limit of 26 pM. The recoveries in oligomer-spiked artificial CSF and human CSF samples confirmed the accuracy and applicability of this proposed method in clinic. This work provides an antibody-free, highly selective, and sensitive method for simultaneous detections of L-AβO and L-AβO in real CSF samples, which is significant for the early diagnosis and prognosis of AD.
阿尔茨海默病(AD)是老年人中最常见的神经退行性疾病。β-淀粉样肽(Aβ)亚型Aβ40和Aβ42的异常聚集物是AD典型的神经病理学特征。然而,由于缺乏诸如抗体和适体等特异性识别元件,临床上难以区分和测定Aβ40和Aβ42的寡聚体。在本文中,我们开发了一种基于平面双层脂质膜(BLM)的电化学生物传感器。根据寡聚体诱导的BLM损伤的动态差异,通过电化学阻抗谱依次测定了Aβ40和Aβ42的低质量可溶性寡聚体(L-Aβ40O和L-Aβ42O)。BLM由金电极上的多孔11-巯基十一烷酸层支撑,该层放大了与膜损伤相对应的阻抗信号并提高了检测灵敏度。BLM的弱带电表面确保了脑脊液(CSF)中共存蛋白质的低非特异性吸附。使用该电化学生物传感器,在20分钟内测定L-Aβ40O,线性范围为5至500 pM,检测限为3 pM。同时,在60分钟内测定L-Aβ42O,线性范围为60 pM至6.0 nM,检测限为26 pM。在添加寡聚体的人工脑脊液和人脑脊液样品中的回收率证实了该方法在临床上的准确性和适用性。这项工作提供了一种无抗体、高选择性且灵敏的方法,用于同时检测真实脑脊液样品中的L-Aβ40O和L-Aβ42O,这对AD的早期诊断和预后具有重要意义。