Electrochemical immunosensing of low-density lipoprotein based on sol-gel encapsulation

Lipoprotein monitoring is desirable in the management of medical conditions such as atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and coronary artery disease, in which controlling the concentration of these chylomicrons is crucial. Current clinical methods are complex and present poor reproducibility betwe...

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Autores: Egito, Elton Max Nascimento do, Frias, Isaac Aaron Morales, Oliveira, Maria D.L., Andrade, Cesar
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Repositorio:Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.usp.br:article/212204
Acceso en línea:https://www.revistas.usp.br/bjps/article/view/212204
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Apolipoprotein
Biosensor; Electrochemistry
Hypercholesterolemia
Self-assembled monolayer
Sol-gel
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Sumario:Lipoprotein monitoring is desirable in the management of medical conditions such as atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and coronary artery disease, in which controlling the concentration of these chylomicrons is crucial. Current clinical methods are complex and present poor reproducibility between laboratories. For these reasons, recent guidelines discard the assessment of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) as a routine analysis during lipid-lowering therapies. Concerning the importance of monitoring this parameter, the authors present an electrochemical immunosensor constructed from a simple and easy-to-reproduce platform that allows detecting and quantifying LDL nanoparticles directly from human serum samples. The performance of the biosensor was studied by scanning electron microscopy, cyclic voltammetry, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The biosensing platform displays good stability and linearity between 30 mg dL-1 and 135 mg dL-1 with a detection limit of 20 mg dL-1. The proposed biosensor can be easily employed for monitoring LDL concentration in clinical treatments.