Immunoengineered magnetic-quantum dot nanobead system for the isolation and detection of circulating tumor cells.
J Nanobiotechnology
; 19(1): 116, 2021 Apr 23.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Highly efficient capture and detection of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) remain elusive mainly because of their extremely low concentration in patients' peripheral blood.METHODS:
We present an approach for the simultaneous capturing, isolation, and detection of CTCs using an immuno-fluorescent magnetic nanobead system (iFMNS) coated with a monoclonal anti-EpCAM antibody.RESULTS:
The developed antibody nanobead system allows magnetic isolation and fluorescent-based quantification of CTCs. The expression of EpCAM on the surface of captured CTCs could be directly visualized without additional immune-fluorescent labeling. Our approach is shown to result in a 70-95% capture efficiency of CTCs, and 95% of the captured cells remain viable. Using our approach, the isolated cells could be directly used for culture, reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), and immunocytochemistry (ICC) identification. We applied iFMNS for testing CTCs in peripheral blood samples from a lung cancer patient.CONCLUSIONS:
It is suggested that our iFMNS approach would be a promising tool for CTCs enrichment and detection in one step.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Pontos Quânticos
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Magnetismo
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Antígenos de Neoplasias
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Células Neoplásicas Circulantes
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Nanobiotechnology
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
China