Development of SERS-based immunoassay for the detection of cryptococcosis biomarker.

Haixia Jiang, Chunlong Liu, Qi Qu, Mengfan Wang, Wei Qi, Xin Peng, Zhimin He

Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry 2022 Jul

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The surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) technique has displayed a broad application prospect in disease diagnosis owing to its high sensitivity, fast responsiveness, and high specificity. In this study, we developed a SERS-based immunoassay for the detection of cryptococcal capsular polysaccharide (glucuronoxylomannan, GXM), which is an important biomarker of cryptococcosis. The coupled localized surface plasmon resonance effect between magnetic SERS substrates and SERS tags gave rise to an enhanced Raman signal upon the formation of sandwich complexes, which contributes to the sensitive and specific detection of GXM. As a result, the developed method provided a lower limit of detection (1.25 ng/mL) than conventional methods, such as latex agglutination, lateral flow assay, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Additionally, a recovery experiment was performed to detect GXM in human serum, which also validated the potential advantages of a SERS-based immunoassay in the clinical diagnosis of cryptococcosis. © 2022. Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.

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Haixia Jiang, Chunlong Liu, Qi Qu, Mengfan Wang, Wei Qi, Xin Peng, Zhimin He. Development of SERS-based immunoassay for the detection of cryptococcosis biomarker. Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry. 2022 Jul;414(16):4645-4654