Journal
TALANTA
Volume 143, Issue -, Pages 83-89Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2015.05.014
Keywords
Microfluidic; Asthma; Immunoglobulin-E; Array; Automation
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- Key Programs for Science and Technology Development of Shanghai [11441901700]
- NSFC [21377026]
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Rapid and high-throughput analytical techniques for IgE that requires a small serum amount are very important, especially for pediatric patients. In these patients, blood is collected from veins, which is painful compared to fingertip blood collection. Herein, a novel microfluidic system capable of high-throughput parallel analyses of allergen-specific IgE from small amounts of patient serum was successfully developed. A six-plex immunoassay was constructed within a microfluidic chip, and the entire system was validated using samples from clinical patients. Major antigens from house dust mite (Dermatophagoides farinae and Blomia tropicalis), cat (Fells domesticus), fungus (Cladosporium herbarum), ragweed (Humulus japonicas), and tree pollen (Platanus acerzfolia) were used as analysis targets. Sample consumption decreased to < 0.05 mu L compared with the 480 mu L serum consumption by fluoroenzyme immunoassay (UniCAP system Pharmacia Diagnostics AB, Uppsala, Sweden), the 50 mu L serum con, sumption by enzyme-linked immune sorbent assay (ELISA), or the 1.5 mu L serum consumption by conventional protein chip analysis. Analysis duration, reagent cost, and total cost for each measurement were also considerably decreased. The assay showed good accuracy and sensitivity toward the clinical samples. A significant correlation of allergen-specific IgE levels was found among the microfluidic assay, UniCAP system, and ELISA. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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