PMID- 35378356 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220502 LR - 20220502 IS - 1873-3573 (Electronic) IS - 0039-9140 (Linking) VI - 244 DP - 2022 Jul 1 TI - Iridium nanoclusters as high sensitive-tunable elemental labels for immunoassays: Determination of IgE and APOE in aqueous humor by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry. PG - 123424 LID - S0039-9140(22)00220-X [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.talanta.2022.123424 [doi] AB - Iridium nanoclusters (IrNCs) stabilized with citrate were synthesized and then the ligand was exchanged by lipoic acid (LA). The IrNCs@LA were bioconjugated through carbodiimide chemistry with specific antibodies to prepare IrNCs-labelled immunoprobes. The IrNCs-immunoprobes were employed in competitive immunoassays for immunoglobulin E (IgE) and apolipoprotein E (APOE) determination by detecting the iridium through inductively coupled plasma - mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). The IrNCs@LA have a 1.89 nm diameter at average and each NC contains 250 Ir atoms. Labelling of specific antibodies with IrNCs was optimized in terms of recognition capabilities and signal amplification by ICP-MS. Amplification and detection limits can be tuned by selecting the IrNCs:Ab molar ratio. An immunoprobe prepared by mixing a 10:1 IrNC:Ab molar ratio was selected for the determination of IgE and APOE in aqueous humor, achieving a signal amplification of 1760 iridium atoms per molecule of the sought protein and limits of detection in the tens of pg mL(-1) of protein. The IrNCs-immunoprobes were evaluated for IgE determination in serum samples as well as for IgE and APOE in aqueous humor (from controls subjects and patients affected by primary open angle glaucoma) by ICP-MS, being required just sample dilution as pre-treatment. Results were corroborated with commercial ELISA kits. CI - Copyright (c) 2022 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Menero-Valdes, Paula AU - Menero-Valdes P AD - Department of Physical and Analytical Chemistry, University of Oviedo, Julian Claveria 8, 33006, Oviedo, Spain. FAU - Lores-Padin, Ana AU - Lores-Padin A AD - Department of Physical and Analytical Chemistry, University of Oviedo, Julian Claveria 8, 33006, Oviedo, Spain. FAU - Fernandez, Beatriz AU - Fernandez B AD - Department of Physical and Analytical Chemistry, University of Oviedo, Julian Claveria 8, 33006, Oviedo, Spain; Instituto Universitario Fernandez-Vega, Fundacion de Investigacion Oftalmologica, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain. Electronic address: fernandezbeatriz@uniovi.es. FAU - Gonzalez-Iglesias, Hector AU - Gonzalez-Iglesias H AD - Department of Physical and Analytical Chemistry, University of Oviedo, Julian Claveria 8, 33006, Oviedo, Spain; Instituto Universitario Fernandez-Vega, Fundacion de Investigacion Oftalmologica, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain; Department of Technology and Biotechnology of Dairy Products, Instituto de Productos Lacteos de Asturias, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (IPLA-CSIC), Villaviciosa, Spain. FAU - Pereiro, Rosario AU - Pereiro R AD - Department of Physical and Analytical Chemistry, University of Oviedo, Julian Claveria 8, 33006, Oviedo, Spain; Instituto Universitario Fernandez-Vega, Fundacion de Investigacion Oftalmologica, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain. Electronic address: mrpereiro@uniovi.es. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220329 PL - Netherlands TA - Talanta JT - Talanta JID - 2984816R RN - 0 (Apolipoproteins E) RN - 37341-29-0 (Immunoglobulin E) RN - 44448S9773 (Iridium) SB - IM MH - Apolipoproteins E MH - Aqueous Humor MH - *Glaucoma, Open-Angle MH - Humans MH - Immunoassay MH - Immunoglobulin E MH - *Iridium MH - Mass Spectrometry/methods OTO - NOTNLM OT - APOE OT - Elemental mass spectrometry OT - Immunoglobulin E OT - Iridium nanoclusters OT - Metal-labelled immunoprobe OT - Primary open angle glaucoma EDAT- 2022/04/05 06:00 MHDA- 2022/05/03 06:00 CRDT- 2022/04/04 20:11 PHST- 2022/01/14 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/03/16 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/03/28 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/04/05 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/05/03 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/04/04 20:11 [entrez] AID - S0039-9140(22)00220-X [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.talanta.2022.123424 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Talanta. 2022 Jul 1;244:123424. doi: 10.1016/j.talanta.2022.123424. Epub 2022 Mar 29.