Journal
ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 411, Issue 17, Pages 3789-3800Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s00216-019-01878-z
Keywords
MicroRNA measurement; Isothermal DNA amplification; Automated immunoassay analyzer; Cancer diagnostic marker; Chemiluminescence microparticle assay
Funding
- JST
- AMED Adaptable and Seamless Technology Transfer Program through Target-driven RD (A-STEP)
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) in a blood sample are usually measured by quantitative reverse transcription PCR (qRT-PCR), microarray, and next-generation sequencing (NGS) which requires time-consuming pre-treatment, manual operation, and a stand-alone instrument. To overcome these disadvantages, miRNA testing has been developed using the automated analyzers routinely used in clinical laboratories. An isothermal DNA amplification reaction was adapted to a fully automated immunoassay analyzer that conducts extraction, amplification, and detection processes at 37 degrees C in 44min. In a reaction vessel, a pre-designed single-stranded signal DNA was amplified in the presence of miRNA, using DNA templates, DNA polymerase, and nicking endonuclease. Then, the amplified signal DNA was hybridized by one DNA probe attached to a magnetic particle and another DNA probe labeled with acridinium ester. After the chemiluminescence reaction, luminescence intensity was automatically measured. The automated assays of cancer-related miRNAs were implemented on the analyzer with throughput of 66 tests per hour. In the assays with one-step amplification, three miRNAs (miR-21-5p, miR-18a-5p, and miR-500a-3p) at concentrations lower than 100fM were automatically detected and the cross reactivity for miR-21-5p with fifteen similar miRNAs was not higher than 0.02%. In the assay with two-step amplification, detection sensitivity and amplification rate for miR-21-5p were 3fM and 103-fold, respectively. The coefficient of variations (CVs) in the measurement at the target concentrations from 5fM to 1000pM were less than 8%. Furthermore, we also achieved automated nucleic acid detection in human serum. The proposed fully automated miRNA assays showed high sensitivity, low cross reactivity, and reproducibility suitable for clinical use.
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