Development of a Polymersome Blood Ammonia Assay Coupled with a Portable Near-Infrared Fluorometer

IF 3.8 Q2 BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

ACS Bio & Med Chem Au Pub Date : 2024-07-30 DOI:10.1021/acsbiomedchemau.4c00013

Marie-Lynn Al-Hawat, Justine Caron, Sarah Djebbar, Simon Matoori

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Abstract

Ammonia is a key biomarker in inborn and acquired liver disease. As clinical point-of-care blood ammonia assays are lacking, we developed a polymersome formulation for point-of-care blood ammonia sensing combined with a portable fluorometer. A pH-sensitive near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent dye was identified, which showed a strong fluorescence increase at acidic pH values. Building on reports on ammonia-selective PS-b-PEG polymersomes, these polymersomes were loaded with the NIR dye. These NIR fluorescent polymersomes sensed ammonia in a clinically relevant range in ammonia-spiked fresh whole blood with high linearity (R² = 0.9948) after 5 min using a conventional tabletop plate reader. Subsequently, the assay was tested with a portable fluorometer. An ammonia-dependent fluorescence increase was detected in ammonia-spiked fresh mouse blood after 5 min using the portable fluorometer. The NIR dye-loaded PS-b-PEG polymersomes rapidly sensed ammonia with high linearity in whole blood. This assay was successfully combined with a portable fluorometer and only required 3 μL of blood. These findings motivate a further development and clinical translation of this point-of-care blood ammonia assay.

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开发与便携式近红外荧光测定仪相结合的聚合体血氨测定法

氨是先天性和后天性肝病的关键生物标志物。由于缺乏临床护理点血氨检测方法，我们开发了一种结合便携式荧光计的护理点血氨传感聚合物组配方。我们发现了一种对 pH 值敏感的近红外（NIR）荧光染料，该染料在酸性 pH 值时荧光强烈增强。根据有关氨选择性 PS-b-PEG 聚合体的报道，这些聚合体中添加了近红外染料。这些近红外荧光聚合体使用传统的台式平板阅读器，在 5 分钟后在氨添加的新鲜全血中感应临床相关范围内的氨，线性度高（R2 = 0.9948）。随后，使用便携式荧光检测仪对该检测方法进行了测试。使用便携式荧光检测仪检测到，5 分钟后，氨加标小鼠新鲜血液中的荧光增加。负载近红外染料的 PS-b-PEG 聚合体能在全血中快速感应氨，且线性度很高。这种检测方法成功地与便携式荧光计结合在一起，而且只需要 3 μL 血液。这些发现推动了这一护理点血氨检测方法的进一步开发和临床应用。

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ACS Bio & Med Chem Au 药物、生物、化学-

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