一种简单的凝集系统,可从大量样本中快速检测抗原,具有增强的灵敏度。
A simple agglutination system for rapid antigen detection from large sample volumes with enhanced sensitivity.
机构信息
Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195-5061, USA.
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX, 77204, USA.
出版信息
Anal Chim Acta. 2023 Oct 9;1277:341674. doi: 10.1016/j.aca.2023.341674. Epub 2023 Jul 29.
Lateral flow assays (LFAs) provide a simple and quick option for diagnosis and are widely adopted for point-of-care or at-home tests. However, their sensitivity is often limited. Most LFAs only allow 50 μL samples while various sample types such as saliva could be collected in much larger volumes. Adapting LFAs to accommodate larger sample volumes can improve assay sensitivity by increasing the number of target analytes available for detection. Here, a simple agglutination system comprising biotinylated antibody (Ab) and streptavidin (SA) is presented. The Ab and SA agglutinate into large aggregates due to multiple biotins per Ab and multiple biotin binding sites per SA. Dynamic light scattering (DLS) measurements showed that the agglutinated aggregate could reach a diameter of over 0.5 μm and over 1.5 μm using poly-SA. Through both experiments and Monte Carlo modeling, we found that high valency and equivalent concentrations of the two aggregating components were critical for successful agglutination. The simple agglutination system enables antigen capture from large sample volumes with biotinylated Ab and a swift transition into aggregates that can be collected via filtration. Combining the agglutination system with conventional immunoassays, an agglutination assay is proposed that enables antigen detection from large sample volumes using an in-house 3D-printed device. As a proof-of-concept, we developed an agglutination assay targeting SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid antigen for COVID-19 diagnosis from saliva. The assay showed a 10-fold sensitivity enhancement when increasing sample volume from 50 μL to 2 mL, with a final limit of detection (LoD) of 10 pg mL (∼250 fM). The assay was further validated in negative saliva spiked with gamma-irradiated SARS-CoV-2 and showed an LoD of 250 genome copies per μL. The proposed agglutination assay can be easily developed from existing LFAs to facilitate the processing of large sample volumes for improved sensitivity.
侧向流动检测(LFA)为诊断提供了一种简单快捷的选择,并且被广泛应用于即时检测或家庭检测。然而,其灵敏度通常受到限制。大多数 LFA 仅允许 50 μL 样本,而各种样本类型(如唾液)可以采集更大的体积。使 LFA 适应更大的样本体积可以通过增加可供检测的目标分析物数量来提高检测的灵敏度。在这里,我们提出了一种简单的凝集系统,包括生物素化抗体(Ab)和链霉亲和素(SA)。由于每个 Ab 上有多个生物素,每个 SA 上有多个生物素结合位点,因此 Ab 和 SA 聚集形成大的聚集体。动态光散射(DLS)测量表明,使用多聚 SA,聚集的聚集体可以达到超过 0.5μm 和超过 1.5μm 的直径。通过实验和蒙特卡罗建模,我们发现高价和两个聚集成分的等效浓度对于成功的凝集至关重要。简单的凝集系统能够用生物素化 Ab 从大量样本中捕获抗原,并迅速转变为可以通过过滤收集的聚集体。将凝集系统与传统免疫测定法结合,我们提出了一种凝集测定法,能够使用内部 3D 打印设备从大量样本中检测抗原。作为概念验证,我们针对 COVID-19 诊断开发了一种针对 SARS-CoV-2 核衣壳抗原的凝集检测法。当将样本体积从 50 μL 增加到 2 mL 时,检测法的灵敏度提高了 10 倍,最终检测限(LoD)为 10 pg mL(~250 fM)。该检测法在经γ辐照的 SARS-CoV-2 中添加阴性唾液的进一步验证中显示出 250 个基因组拷贝/μL 的 LoD。所提出的凝集检测法可以从现有的 LFAs 中轻松开发,以促进大样本量的处理,从而提高灵敏度。
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