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Antigen-Mimic Nanoparticles in Ultrasensitive on-Chip Integrated Anti-p53 Antibody Quantification
As a tumor-suppressing
protein, p53 plays a crucial role
in preventing
cancer development. Its utility as an early cancer detection tool
is significant, potentially enabling clinicians to forestall disease
advancement and improve patient prognosis. In response to the pathological
overexpression of this antigen in tumors, the prevalence of anti-p53
antibodies increases in serum, in a manner quantitatively indicative
of cancer progression. This spike can be detected through techniques,
such as Western blotting, immunohistochemistry, and immunoprecipitation.
In this study, we present an electrochemical approach that supports
ultrasensitive and highly selective anti-p53 autoantibody quantification
without the use of an immuno-modified electrode. We specifically employ
antigen-mimicking and antibody-capturing peptide-coated magnetic nanoparticles,
along with an AC magnetic field-promoted sample mixing, prior to the
presentation of Fab-captured targets to simple lectin-modified sensors.
The subfemtomolar assays are highly selective and support quantification
from serum-spiked samples within minutes