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NANOMATERIALS
卷 11, 期 8, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nano11082065
关键词
biosensors; gold nanoparticles; Toxoplasma gondii; GRA6 antigen; polymorphic peptide
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资金
- PT national funds (FCT/MCTES, Fundacao para a Ciencia e Tecnologia and Ministerio da Ciencia, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior) [UIDB/50006/2020, UIDP/50006/2020]
A simple and highly efficient method for Toxoplasma gondii serotyping based on gold nanoparticles was developed, using synthetic polymorphic peptides modified gold nanoparticles to successfully detect antibodies in mouse and human serum samples. The optimization of experimental conditions was found to be crucial for sensitive discrimination between positive and negative sera.
Toxoplasmosis is the most reported parasitic zoonosis in Europe, with implications in human health and in the veterinary field. There is an increasing need to develop serotyping of Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) in view of greater sensitivity and efficiency, through the definition of new targets and new methodologies. Nanotechnology is a promising approach, with impact in the development of point-of-care devices. The aim of this work was to develop a simple but highly efficient method for Toxoplasma gondii serotyping based on gold nanoparticles. A simple colorimetric method was developed using gold nanoparticles modified with the synthetic polymorphic peptide derived from GRA6 antigen specific for type II T. gondii. The method of preparation of the gold nanoprobes and the experimental conditions for the detection were found to be critical for a sensitive discrimination between positive and negative sera. The optimized method was used to detect antibodies anti-GRA6II both in mice and human serum samples. These results clearly demonstrate that a biosensor-based immunoassay using AuNPs conjugated with polymorphic synthetic peptides can be developed and used as a serotyping device
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