Article ; Online: The Latest Achievements in the Construction of Influenza Virus Detection Aptasensors.
2020 Volume 12, Issue 12
Abstract: Aptamers are short fragments of nucleic acids, DNA or RNA that have the ability to bind selected proteins with high specificity and affinity. These properties allow them to be used as an element of biosensors for the detection of specific proteins, ... ...
| Abstract | Aptamers are short fragments of nucleic acids, DNA or RNA that have the ability to bind selected proteins with high specificity and affinity. These properties allow them to be used as an element of biosensors for the detection of specific proteins, including viral ones, which makes it possible to design valuable diagnostic tools. The influenza virus causes a huge number of human and animal deaths worldwide every year, and contributes to remarkable economic losses. In addition, in 2020, a new threat appeared-the SARS-Cov-2 pandemic. Both disease entities, especially in the initial stage of infection, are almost identical in terms of signs and symptoms. Therefore, a diagnostic solution is needed that will allow distinguishing between both pathogens, with high sensitivity and specificity; it should be cheap, quick and possible to use in the field, for example, in a doctor's office. All the mentioned properties are met by aptasensors in which the detection elements are specific aptamers. We present here the latest developments in the construction of various types of aptasensors for the detection of influenza virus. Aptasensor operation is based on the measurement of changes in electric impedance, fluorescence or electric signal (impedimetric, fluorescence and electrochemical aptasensors, respectively); it allows both qualitative and quantitative determinations. The particularly high advancement for detecting of influenza virus concerns impedimetric aptasensors. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Aptamers, Nucleotide/genetics ; Aptamers, Nucleotide/therapeutic use ; Biosensing Techniques ; COVID-19/diagnosis ; Electric Impedance ; Electrochemical Techniques ; Fluorescence ; Humans ; Influenza, Human/diagnosis ; Orthomyxoviridae/isolation & purification ; SARS-CoV-2/isolation & purification |
| Chemical Substances | Aptamers, Nucleotide |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2020-11-30 |
| Publishing country | Switzerland |
| Document type | Journal Article ; Review |
| ZDB-ID | 2516098-9 |
| ISSN | 1999-4915 ; 1999-4915 |
| ISSN (online) | 1999-4915 |
| ISSN | 1999-4915 |
| DOI | 10.3390/v12121365 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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