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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-2-12
pubmed:abstractText
A novel and sensitive immunoassay method has been developed in which the conventional sandwich immunoassay and the highly sensitive DNA detection method, the Invader method, are combined. The signal amplification function of the latter method has been successfully used to enhance the sensitivity of the sandwich immunoassay. The new assay method may be called the Immuno-Invader assay. The assay format involves three important steps: (1) a target antigen is captured and flagged with a biotin-conjugated detection antibody by the sandwich method, (2) streptavidin and a biotin-conjugated oligonucleotide are added to form a complex with the detection antibody, and (3) the oligonucleotide in the complex is detected using the Invader method. The method was applied to the assay of human tumor necrosis factor-alpha (hTNF-alpha). Detection limits obtained were 0.1 pg/ml hTNF-alpha when a luminescent europium chelate was used with a time-resolved measurement mode, and 0.8 pg/ml when fluorescein was used with a normal prompt fluorescence measurement mode. On the other hand, the detection limit of a commercially available hTNF-alpha enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay that uses horseradish peroxidase was 3.5 pg/ml. These results demonstrate the feasibility and potential of the new assay method for highly sensitive immunoassay.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1096-0309
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
374
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
278-84
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
A novel sensitive immunoassay method based on the Invader technique.
pubmed:affiliation
Pre-venture Program, Office of Technology Transfer, Japan Science and Technology Agency, 5-3 Yonbancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8666, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article