Modified Floating Electrode-Based Sensors for the Quantitative Monitoring of Drug Effects on Cytokine Levels Related with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Viet Anh Pham Ba, Yoo Min Han, Youngtak Cho, Taewan Kim, Byung Yang Lee, Joo Sung Kim, Seunghun Hong

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Abstract

Modified floating electrode-based sensors were developed to quantitatively monitor the levels of tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), a pro-inflammatory cytokine related with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and to evaluate the effect of drugs on the cytokine levels. Here, antibodies (anti-TNF-α) were immobilized on the floating electrodes of carbon nanotube devices, enabling selective and real-time detection of TNF-α among various cytokines linked to IBD. This sensor was able to measure the concentrations of TNF-α with a detection limit of 1 pg/L, allowing the quantitative estimation of TNF-α secretion from mouse macrophage Raw 264.7 cells stimulated by lipopolysaccharides (LPS). Notably, this method also allowed us to monitor the anti-inflammatory effect of a drug, lupeol, on the activation of the LPS-induced nuclear factor κB signaling in Raw 264.7 cells. These results indicate that our novel TNF sensor can be a versatile tool for biomedical research and clinical applications such as screening drug effects and monitoring inflammation levels.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)17100-17106
Number of pages7
JournalACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
Volume10
Issue number20
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018 May 23
Externally publishedYes

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Keywords

  • Raw 264.7 cells
  • carbon nanotube field-effect transistors
  • lipopolysaccharides
  • lupeol
  • tumor necrosis factor α

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science

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