期刊
BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS
卷 41, 期 -, 页码 256-261出版社
ELSEVIER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2012.08.030
关键词
Au nanoclusters; Papain; Cystatin C; Fluorescence probe
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资金
- NSFC [20907013, 21190044, 20905024, 20975032, 21075031]
- 973 Program [2009CB421601]
- NSFHP [10JJ2005]
- SKLCBSC [KF2009-21]
- PCSIRT
Cystatin C (Cys C) is a significant cysteine protease inhibitor in human bodies, and is proposed as a fascinating novel marker of glomerular filtration rate for kidney injury detection. Almost all traditional methods for Cys C measurement are immunoassays. In this article, we report a simple, immune-independent (no need to rely on immunoassay) and label-free method for Cystatin C detection using BSA-stabilized Au nanodusters (Au NCs) as a fluorescent probe. This method relies on the BSA scaffold degradation caused by the cysteine protease activity of papain and the specific inhibition of papain activity by Cys C. The fluorescence of BSA-Au NCs can be effectively quenched by papain, and restored by the coexistence of Cys C. Under optimized conditions, this method enables sensitive and selective measurement of Cys C concentration in the range of 25 ng/mL-2.0 mu g/mL with the detection limit of 4.0 ng/mL, which is above 40 fold lower than that of commercial immune-based methods. SDS-PAGE, the absorption spectroscopy, transmission electron microscope, dynamic light scattering, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy were performed to discuss the quenching mechanism. In addition, percentage recoveries of Cys C in the spiked urine samples were ranged from 102.2% to 114.9% with the relative standard deviation ranging from 0.9-1.8%, demonstrating the applicability of the developed method in clinical samples. Furthermore, the present approach would be potentially extended to other proteases and their inhibitors detection with different protein-stabilized Au NCs. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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