Optical biosensing of markers of mucosal inflammation

  • Obdulia Covarrubias-Zambrano
  • , Massoud Motamedi
  • , Bill T. Ameredes
  • , Bing Tian
  • , William J. Calhoun
  • , Yingxin Zhao
  • , Allan R. Brasier
  • , Madumali Kalubowilage
  • , Aruni P. Malalasekera
  • , Asanka S. Yapa
  • , Hongwang Wang
  • , Christopher T. Culbertson
  • , Deryl L. Troyer
  • , Stefan H. Bossmann

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Abstract

We report the design and adaptation of iron/iron oxide nanoparticle-based optical nanobiosensors for enzymes or cytokine/chemokines that are established biomarkers of lung diseases. These biomarkers comprise ADAM33, granzyme B, MMP-8, neutrophil elastase, arginase, chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 20 and interleukin-6. The synthesis of nanobiosensors for these seven biomarkers, their calibration with commercially available enzymes and cytokines/chemokines, as well as their validation using bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) obtained from a mouse model of TLR3-mediated inflammation are discussed here. Exhaled Breath Condensate (EBC) is a minimally invasive approach for sampling airway fluid in the diagnosis and management of various lung diseases in humans (e.g., asthma, COPD and viral infections). We report the proof-of-concept of using human EBC in conjunction with nanobiosensors for diagnosis/monitoring airway inflammation. These findings suggest that, with nanosensor technology, human EBC can be utilized as a liquid biopsy to monitor inflammation/remodeling in lung disease.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number102476
JournalNanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine
Volume40
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2022

Keywords

  • Iron/iron oxide core/shell nanoparticle
  • Lung inflammation
  • Nanodiagnostics
  • Nanomedicine
  • Optical biosensor

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Bioengineering
  • Medicine (miscellaneous)
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • General Materials Science
  • Pharmaceutical Science

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