Simultaneous Detection of Dual Biomarkers from Humans Exposed to Organophosphorus Pesticides by Combination of Immunochromatographic Test Strip and Ellman Assay

Details

• Personal Author:
  Du D ; Lin Y ; Liu F ; Paulsen M ; Simpson CD ; Wang L ; Yang M ; Zhao Y
• Description:
  A novel sandwich immunoassay based immunochromatographic test strip (ICTS) has been developed for simultaneously measuring both butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) activity and the total amount of BChE (including inhibited and active enzyme) from 70 microLpost-exposure human plasma sample. The principle of this method is based on the BChE monoclonal antibody (MAb) capable of acting as both capture antibody and detection antibody. The BChE MAb which was immobilized on the test line was able to recognize both organophosphorus BChE adducts (OP-BChE) and BChE and provided equal binding affinity, permitting detection of the total enzyme amount in post-exposure human plasma samples. The formed immunocomplexes on the test line can further be excised from the test-strip for subsequent off-line measurement of BChE activity using the Ellman assay. Therefore, dual biomarkers of BChE activity and phosphorylation (OP-BChE) will be obtained simultaneously. The whole sandwich-immunoassay was performed on one ICTS, greatly reducing analytical time. The ICTS sensor showed excellent linear responses for assaying total amount of BChE and active BChE ranging from 0.22 to 3.58 nM and 0.22-7.17 nM, respectively. Both the signal detection limits are 0.10 nM. We validated the practical application of the proposed method to measure 124 human plasma samples from orchard workers and cotton farmers with long-term exposure to organophosphorus pesticides (OPs). The results were in highly agreement with LC/MS/MS which verified our method is extremely accurate. Combining the portability and rapidity of test strip and the compatibility of BChE MAb as both capture antibody and detection antibody, the developed method provides a baseline-free, low-cost and rapid tool for in-field monitoring of OP exposures. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Biomarkers Blood Chromatography Enzymes Hematologic Tests Insecticides Occupational Health Organophosphates Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Workers Analytical Instrumentation Author Keywords: Pesticides Exposure BChE Monoclonal Antibody Blood Samples Chromatographic Analysis Enzyme Inhibition Immunoassays Immunochromatographic Test Strip Nanotechnology Organophosphorus Pesticides

  More +
• ISSN:
  0956-5663
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant ; Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  39-44
• Volume:
  104
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20052142
• Citation:
  Biosens Bioelectron 2018 May; 104:39-44
• Contact Point Address:
  Dan Du, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, United States
• Email:
  annie.du@wsu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20150901
• Source Full Name:
  Biosensors and Bioelectronics
• End Date:
  20180831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:835c3c1b5ee1af5175afaaca825255e07de5087a2bad2c176a205d8e29b4734d3d034428275ad2530ae38c9c66e2a83ffbc37f19ecb505f0d051bd9b920c80a2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/211731/cdc_211731_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 549.15 KB ]