| Literature DB >> 20216957 |
Ming-Cheng Lin, Jiraporn Nawarak, Tai-Yuan Chen, Hsien-Yu Tsai, Jung-Feng Hsieh, Supachok Sinchaikul, Shui-Tein Chen.
Abstract
Rapid detection of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) concentration can be used for the diagnosis of acute heart failure and for the evaluation of the effectiveness of a clinical therapy. We used the systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment method to develop DNA aptamers for BNP whose sequences were determined by cloning method and consensus sequence analysis. A total of eight conserved sequences was identified. By combining the fluorescent-labeled aptamers with fast protein lab-on-chip analysis, we could achieve quantification of BNP concentrations with high speed, sensitivity, and specificity.Entities:
Year: 2009 PMID: 20216957 PMCID: PMC2835275 DOI: 10.1063/1.3194283
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biomicrofluidics ISSN: 1932-1058 Impact factor: 2.800