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antigens, etc ; aptasensors; blood serum; carbon nanotubes; chemiluminescence; detection limit; humans; magnetic fields; oligonucleotides; Show all 9 Subjects
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... In this work, a chemiluminescence (CL) aptasensor for sensitive carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) detection was constructed based on the CL system of luminol–H₂O₂–NaOH. Magnetic carbon nanotubes (MCNTs), as the base material, was modified with CEA-aptamer and DNA1, and was combined with the novel flower-shaped Ag@ZIF-67 of modified with DNA2 through the principle of base complementary pairing. CEA co ...
... An electrochemical assay for the detection of the enzymatic activity of the antigen 85 (Ag85) tuberculosis (TB) biomarker was developed and evaluated for the qualitative detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in decontaminated sputum. For this purpose, the electroactive properties of both synthetic p-aminophenyl-6-O-octanoyl-3-d-glucopyranoside (p-APOG) substrate and p-aminophenyl-6-3-d-glucopyra ...
antigens, etc ; biomedical research; breast neoplasms; detection limit; electrical conductivity; electrochemiluminescence; graphene oxide; immunosensors; nanoparticles; silica; surface area; Show all 11 Subjects
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... In this work, we successfully constructed a label-free electrochemiluminescence (ECL) immunosensor for the detection of breast cancer marker antigen (CA15-3). In particular, 3,4,9,10-perylenetetracarboxylic acid (PTCA) is cleverly attached to the surface of silica spheres as a luminophore (NH₂-SiO₂-PTCA), which greatly alleviates the disadvantage of PTCA anti-induced aggregated luminescence and im ...
... To determine gentamicin residues in animal tissues, a monoclonal antibody (Mab) was produced and a sensitive indirect competitive chemiluminescent enzyme immunoassay (icCLEIA) was developed. At first, gentamicin was conjugated with bovine serum albumin as immunogens which were used to immunize BALB/c mice. Then, an anti-gentamicin Mab was prepared by hybridoma technology. Finally, a sensitive icCL ...
... The current approaches of diagnostic platforms for detecting SARS-CoV-2 infections mostly relied on adapting the existing technology. In this work, a simple and low-cost electrochemical sensing platform for detecting SAR-CoV-2 antigen was established. The proposed sensor combined the innovative disposable paper-based immunosensor and cost-effective plant-based anti-SARS-CoV-2 monoclonal antibody C ...
antigens, etc ; Leishmania donovani; agglutination tests; antibodies; cost analysis; cutaneous leishmaniasis; diagnostic techniques; enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; parasites; parasitology; patients; point-of-care systems; seroprevalence; Sri Lanka; Show all 14 Subjects
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... An in-house enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) based on crude antigen of Leishmania reported a high sero-prevalence (82.0%) in Leishmania donovani induced cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in Sri Lanka. ELISA was further compared with established serological tools to identify a suitable point of care diagnostic tool. Sero-prevalence of 100 CL samples were analyzed using in-house ELISA, Indian di ...
antigens, etc ; monoclonal antibodies; phosphates; viscosity; Show all 4 Subjects
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... High-concentration and low-viscosity antibody formulations are necessary when administering these solutions subcutaneously (SC) due to limitations on injection volume. Here we show a method to decrease the viscosity of monoclonal antibody solution by protein–polyelectrolyte complex (PPC) with poly-l-glutamic acid (polyE). The viscosity of omalizumab solutions was 90 cP at the concentration of 150 ...
antigens, etc ; analytical kits; microbiology; tuberculosis; Show all 4 Subjects
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... Diagnosis of osteoarticular tuberculosis (OATB) exhibits serious challenges owing to paucibacillary nature of specimens and localization of disease at sites that are difficult to access. We recently developed indirect immuno‐PCR (I‐PCR) and real‐time I‐PCR (RT‐I‐PCR) assays for the detection of mycobacterial antigen 85 complex (Ag85) in OATB patients. Detection limits for the purified Ag85 protein ...
antigens, etc ; antibodies; diodes; nanopores; polymers; therapeutics; Show all 6 Subjects
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... The need for antibody proteins is growing for both diagnosis and therapy. In this work, we combine two strategies based on single nanopore sensing and multipore membrane to separate, detect and identify antibodies. This proof of concept was done for the anti-CD44. In a first step, a single nanopore with a bullet shape were designed using track-etching of polymer film and functionalized, with a PEG ...
antigens, etc ; HIV infections; antiviral properties; ligands; Show all 4 Subjects
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... Some people, known as HIV-exposed seronegative (HESN) individuals, remain uninfected despite high levels of exposure to HIV. Understanding the mechanisms underlying their apparent resistance to HIV infection may inform strategies designed to protect against HIV infection. Natural Killer (NK) cells are innate immune cells whose activation state depends on the integration of activating and inhibitor ...
antigens, etc ; antibodies; biosensors; dielectrophoresis; hybridomas; secretion; Show all 6 Subjects
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... A cascade of the formation of cell arrays, the discrimination of cells secreting specific molecules, and the selective retrieval of cells has been developed to harvest antibody-secreting hybridomas in heterogeneous cell populations simply and rapidly. The microwell array device consisted of three-dimensional microband electrodes by assembling both upper and lower substrates perpendicularly. Arrays ...
antigens, etc ; mice; synthetic biology; therapeutics; toxicity; Show all 5 Subjects
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... How single-chain variable fragments (scFvs) affect the functions of chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) has not been well studied. Here, the components of CAR with an emphasis on scFv were described, and then several methods to measure scFv affinity were discussed. Next, scFv optimization studies for CD19, CD38, HER2, GD2 or EGFR were overviewed, showing that tuning the affinity of scFv could allevi ...
hepatitis B antigens, etc ; chemiluminescence; hepatitis B; Show all 3 Subjects
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... Quantitative hepatitis B surface antigen assay is widely used for diagnosis of hepatitis B virus infection; however, specimens with high levels of the antigen can cause false-negative results (Hook effect), which needs to be resolved. The hook effect samples and non-hook effect samples were detected on the LiCA® 500 instrument using three methods, viz., 1, 2, and 3. Method 1, the currently used pr ...
antigens, etc ; cell differentiation; cytokine receptors; immunomodulation; thymocytes; Show all 5 Subjects
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... Innate-like T (iT) cells comprise a population of immunoregulatory T cells whose effector function is imposed during their development in the thymus to provide protective immunity prior to antigen encounter. The molecular mechanism that drives the generation of iT cells remains unclear. Here, we report that the cytokine receptor γc plays a previously unappreciated role for thymic iT cells by contr ...
antigens, etc ; enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; models; research; Show all 4 Subjects
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... This study aimed to develop a fast and reliable protocol for Trinitrophenol-Tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane (TNP-Tris) detection applying a β-lactamase-fusion protein of choice, the natural product-based immunoreagent tool of competitive sensitivity developed herein for the first time. Since the fusion protein 11B3-scFv-β-lactamase is constructed from a scFv-antibody (11B3) linked to an enzyme (β- ...
antigens, etc ; T-lymphocytes; biotechnology; electroporation; product safety; Show all 5 Subjects
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... Allogeneic chimeric antigen-receptor T-cell process flows comprise large-scale primary cultures incorporating traditional biologics processing steps such as cell expansion, with novel processing steps such as electroporation. In addition, these process flows begin with donor-derived peripheral blood mononuclear cells and generate single batches of product, which may be used to treat hundreds of pa ...
antigens, etc ; antibodies; immune system; neoplasms; rhamnose; therapeutics; Show all 6 Subjects
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... Recruitment of natural antibodies towards tumour cells for their elimination by the immune system could be a highly specific and efficacious therapeutic strategy. While natural l-rhamnose has already been explored as a suitable antigen for antibody recruitment, we here report the first rhamnose-based glycomimetic to be used for such purpose. The glycomimetic is designed to be more hydrolytically a ...
antigens, etc ; phosphates; polysaccharides; product quality; serotypes; vaccines; Show all 6 Subjects
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... Several glycoconjugate vaccines have been licensed or are currently in clinical development to prevent bacterial infections. Here we report the development of a single analytical assay to quantify the conjugated saccharide content, as alternative to two separated total and free (unconjugated) saccharide assays used so far, for a quadrivalent conjugate vaccine containing meningococcal serogroup A p ...
antigens, etc ; Norovirus; gastroenteritis; genotype; insects; ligands; pathogenesis; Show all 7 Subjects
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... Noroviruses are major causative agents of nonbacterial acute gastroenteritis in humans. Ten genogroups of noroviruses have been identified to date, among which genogroup I (GI) and genogroup II (GII) noroviruses are major pathogens for humans. GI and GII noroviruses are further classified into nine and 27 genotypes, respectively. Noroviruses are well known to bind to histo‐blood group antigens (HB ...
antigens, etc ; immune system; ligands; mannose; mannosylation; vaccines; Show all 6 Subjects
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... Adjuvants and vaccine delivery systems are used widely to improve the efficacy of vaccines. Their primary roles are to protect antigen from degradation and allow its delivery and uptake by antigen presenting cells (APCs). Carbohydrates, including various structures/forms of mannose, have been broadly utilized to target carbohydrate binding receptors on APCs. This review summarizes basic functions ...