title: Development and application of a fluorescence protein microarray for detecting serum alpha-fetoprotein in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.
abstract: Objective To develop a simple, effective, time-saving and low-cost fluorescence protein microarray method for detecting serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Method Non-contact piezoelectric print techniques were applied to fluorescence protein microarray to reduce the cost of prey antibody. Serum samples from patients with HCC and healthy control subjects were collected and evaluated for the presence of AFP using a novel fluorescence protein microarray. To validate the fluorescence protein microarray, serum samples were tested for AFP using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Results A total of 110 serum samples from patients with HCC ( n = 65) and healthy control subjects ( n = 45) were analysed. When the AFP cut-off value was set at 20 ng/ml, the fluorescence protein microarray had a sensitivity of 91.67% and a specificity of 93.24% for detecting serum AFP. Serum AFP quantified via fluorescence protein microarray had a similar diagnostic performance compared with ELISA in distinguishing patients with HCC from healthy control subjects (area under receiver operating characteristic curve: 0.906 for fluorescence protein microarray; 0.880 for ELISA). Conclusion A fluorescence protein microarray method was developed for detecting serum AFP in patients with HCC.
authors.affiliation: 1 Beijing Institute of Hepatology, Beijing You'an Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Aiying
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of General Surgery, Beijing You'an Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Chengzeng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of General Surgery, Beijing You'an Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Zhenshun
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of General Surgery, Beijing You'an Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Yonghong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of General Surgery, Beijing You'an Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Yuanshun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of General Surgery, Beijing You'an Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Ang
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of General Surgery, Beijing You'an Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Huanqin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of General Surgery, Beijing You'an Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Dongdong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: 1 Beijing Institute of Hepatology, Beijing You'an Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.|2 Department of General Surgery, Beijing You'an Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Ning
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000906:Antibodies / Q000737:chemistry; D019540:Area Under Curve; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics*; D002232:Carbocyanines / Q000737:chemistry; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D005453:Fluorescence; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000737:chemistry; D015870:Gene Expression; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D040081:Protein Array Analysis / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D012372:ROC Curve; D019809:Streptavidin / Q000737:chemistry; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D002232:Carbocyanines; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins; C089187:cyanine dye 3; D019809:Streptavidin
keywords: Alpha-fetoprotein; detecting; fluorescence protein microarray; hepatocellular carcinoma