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- Title
A Rapid Sputum‐based Lateral Flow Assay for Airway Eosinophilia using an RNA‐cleaving DNAzyme Selected for Eosinophil Peroxidase.
- Authors
Ali, M. Monsur; Mukherjee, Manali; Radford, Katherine; Patel, Zil; Capretta, Alfredo; Nair, Parameswaran; Brennan, John D.
- Abstract
The first protein‐binding allosteric RNA‐cleaving DNAzyme (RCD) obtained by direct in vitro selection against eosinophil peroxidase (EPX), a validated marker for airway eosinophilia, is described. The RCD has nanomolar affinity for EPX, shows high selectivity against related peroxidases and other eosinophil proteins, and is resistant to degradation by mammalian nucleases. An optimized RCD was used to develop both fluorescence and lateral flow assays, which were evaluated using 38 minimally processed patient sputum samples (23 non‐eosinophilic, 15 eosinophilic), producing a clinical sensitivity of 100 % and specificity of 96 %. This RCD‐based lateral flow assay should allow for rapid evaluation of airway eosinophilia as an aid for guiding asthma therapy.
- Subjects
DEOXYRIBOZYMES; EOSINOPHILS; PEROXIDASE; NUCLEASES; SPUTUM; EOSINOPHILIA; EOSINOPHILIC granuloma
- Publication
Angewandte Chemie, 2023, Vol 135, Issue 38, p1
- ISSN
0044-8249
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ange.202307451