A new nanobiosensor for glucose with high sensitivity and selectivity in serum based on fluorescence resonance Energy transfer (FRET) between CdTe quantum dots and Au nanoparticles

A novel assembled nanobiosensor QDs-ConA-beta-CDs-AuNPs was designed for the direct determination of glucose in serum with high sensitivity and selectivity. The sensing approach is based on fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) between CdTe quantum dots (QDs) as an energy donor and gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) as an energy acceptor. The specific combination of concanavalin A (ConA)-conjugated QDs and thiolated beta-cyclodextrins (beta-SH-CDs)-modified AuNPs assembles a hyperefficient FRET nanobiosensor. In the presence of glucose, the AuNPs-beta-CDs segment of the nanobiosensor is displaced by glucose which competes with beta-CDs on the binding sites of ConA, resulting in the fluorescence recovery of the quenched QDs. Experimental results show that the increase in fluorescence intensity is proportional to the concentration of glucose within the range of 0.10-50 muM under the optimized experimental conditions. In addition, the nanobiosensor has high sensitivity with a detection limit as low as 50 nM, and has excellent selectivity for glucose over other sugars and most biological species present in serum. The nanobiosensor was applied directly to determine glucose in normal adult human serum, and the recovery and precision of the method were satisfactory. The unique combination of high sensitivity and good selectivity of this biosensor indicates its potential for the clinical determination of glucose directly and simply in serum, and provides the possibility to detect low levels of glucose in single cells or bacterial cultures. Moreover, the designed nanobiosensor achieves direct detection in biological samples, suggesting the use of nanobiotechnology-based assembled sensors for direct analytical applications in vivo or in vitro.     

A new route to the considerable enhancement of glucose oxidase (GOx) activity: the simple assembly of a complex from CdTe quantum dots and GOx, and its glucose sensing

A new complex consisting of CdTe quantum dots (QDs) and glucose oxidase (GOx) has been facilely assembled to achieve considerably enhanced enzymatic activity and a wide active temperature range of GOx; these characteristics are attributed to the conformational changes of GOx during assembly. The obtained complex can be simultaneously used as a nanosensor for the detection of glucose with high sensitivity. A mechanism is put forward based on the fluorescence quenching of CdTe QDs, which is caused by the hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) that is produced from the GOx-catalyzed oxidation of glucose. When H2O2 gets to the surface of the CdTe QDs, the electron-transfer reaction happens immediately and H2O2 is reduced to O2, which lies in electron hole traps on CdTe QDs and can be used as a good acceptor, thus forming the nonfluorescent CdTe QDs anion. The produced O2 can further participate in the catalyzed reaction of GOx, forming a cyclic electron-transfer mechanism of glucose oxidation, which is favorable for the whole reaction system. The value of the Michaelis-Menton constant of GOx is estimated to be 0.45 mM L(-1), which shows the considerably enhanced enzymatic activity measured by far. In addition, the GOx enzyme conjugated on the CdTe QDs possesses better thermal stability at 20-80 degrees C and keeps the maximum activity in the wide range of 40-50 degrees C. Moreover, the simply assembled complex as a nanosensor can sensitively determine glucose in the wide concentration range from micro- to millimolar with the detection limit of 0.10 microM, which could be used for the direct detection of low levels of glucose in biological systems. Therefore, the established method could provide an approach for the assembly of CdTe QDs with other redox enzymes, to realize enhanced enzymatic activity, and to further the design of novel nanosensors applied in biological systems in the future.     

Glucose-Responsive Monoolein Cubic Phase Containing Glucose Oxidase

Glucose-responsive monoolein (MO) cubic phase was prepared by immobilizing proteinoid composed of Asp and Leu (PAL) and hydrophobically modified glucose oxidase (HmGOD) onto the MO bilayers. The hydrodynamic mean diameter of PAL aggregate in aqueous solution decreased with increasing the pH value. The number of pamitic acid residue per one molecule of HmGOD was determined to be 6.3 by a calorimetric method. HmGOD could acidify glucose solution in a few hours, possibly because it converted glucose to gluconic acid. PAL- and HmGOD-immobilized MO cubic phase was prepared by hydrating MO melt with the mixture aqueous solution of PAL and HmGOD. The cubic phase exhibited its phase transition around 62.5°C, determined by polarizing microscopy. The release of carboxylic fluorescein (CF) from the cubic phase was suppressed when the pH value of release medium decreased, possibly because PAL can aggregate more at a lower pH value. The release was suppressed when glucose concentration increased, possibly because the release medium can be more acidified and PAL will be more aggregated at a higher glucose concentration. The cubic phase could be used as a drug carrier which releases its content in a sustained manner when the glucose concentration is abnormally high.     

Printing graphene-carbon nanotube-ionic liquid gel on graphene paper: Towards flexible electrodes with efficient loading of PtAu alloy nanoparticles for electrochemical sensing of blood glucose

The increasing demands for portable, wearable, and implantable sensing devices have stimulated growing interest in innovative electrode materials. In this work, we have demonstrated that printing a conductive ink formulated by blending three-dimensional (3D) porous graphene–carbon nanotube (CNT) assembly with ionic liquid (IL) on two-dimensional (2D) graphene paper (GP), leads to a freestanding GP supported graphene–CNT–IL nanocomposite (graphene–CNT–IL/GP). The incorporation of highly conductive CNTs into graphene assembly effectively increases its surface area and improves its electrical and mechanical properties. The graphene–CNT–IL/GP, as freestanding and flexible substrates, allows for efficient loading of PtAu alloy nanoparticles by means of ultrasonic-electrochemical deposition. Owing to the synergistic effect of PtAu alloy nanoparticles, 3D porous graphene–CNT scaffold, IL binder and 2D flexible GP substrate, the resultant lightweight nanohybrid paper electrode exhibits excellent sensing performances in nonenzymatic electrochemical detection of glucose in terms of sensitivity, selectivity, reproducibility and mechanical properties.     

Refratometric study of ternary mixtures formed by water,glucose and acetonitrile at temperatures ranging from 293 K to 333 K

The study of thermodynamic properties of solutions provides important information on existing molecular interactions between the components present in a solution. These studies are critical for testing, validation and development of theories and mathematical models. The refractometric study of a solution is a simple assessment that can contribute to the understanding of these interactions. In this context, the behaviour of the binary water and glucose mixture was studied as well as ternary mixtures of water, glucose and acetonitrile at five different temperatures in the range 293–333 K by the determination of the refractive index of the solution. Due to the weakening of the molecular interactions with the increasing of the temperature, a decreasing dependence of refractive index with temperature was observed. The addition of acetonitrile provides an increase in the refractive index indicating the formation of clusters in the solution.     

葡萄糖在聚对苯二胺/铜修饰电极上的电化学行为及测定

在静态法合成聚对苯二胺纳米片的基础上,经一步水热将铜微球均匀锚定于其上,成功合成了具有良好导电性、大比表面积、大孔径和孔容的铜/聚对苯二胺(Cu/Pp PD)复合物,其独特的结构有利于电子的转移、活性位点的充分利用以及反应物、电解质等的输运。复合物对葡萄糖氧化表现出很高的电催化活性,在最优测试条件下,所构建的葡萄糖无酶传感器响应时间短(达到稳定电流的95%所需时间小于3 s)、线性范围宽(0.003~6.44 mmol/L)、灵敏度高(929μA·mmol-1·L·cm-2)、检出限低(4.48×10-7mol/L)、重现性和选择性好,对血清样品进行检测,回收率为99.5%~101.1%。所制备Cu/Pp PD复合物能实现对葡萄糖的简单、快速、灵敏、准确无酶检测,在临床医学上糖尿病人的早期诊断和治疗监测领域具有很好的应用前景。     

雷公藤内酯醇和缬沙坦对高糖诱导小鼠足细胞活性的影响

目的观察不同浓度高糖对小鼠足细胞活性的抑制作用,以及不同浓度雷公藤内酯醇（TP）和缬沙坦（Val）对高糖抑制后小鼠足细胞活性的影响,探讨高糖对足细胞的损伤作用,以及有效的药物干预浓度范围。方法将培养成熟的小鼠足细胞随机分为对照组（11.1mmol/L葡萄糖）和不同浓度高糖组（16.1、21.1、26.1、31.1、36.1mmol/L）,以上述浓度培养48h后采用CCK-8检测足细胞活性的变化。取活性变化最大的浓度为高糖诱导浓度,在此基础上随机分为不同浓度的TP组（4、8、16、32、64ng/ml）和Val组（2×10-8、2×10-7、2×10-6、2×10-5、2×10-4mol/L）,以上述浓度干预48h后,采用CCK-8检测足细胞活性的变化。结果（1）与对照组相比,除16.1mmol/L高糖组外,其余各高糖组的足细胞活性显著减少,其中以26.1mmol/L葡萄糖组减少最为明显（P＜0.01）。（2）与26.1mmol/L葡萄糖组相比,TP组（除4ng/ml组外）和Val组（除2×10-8mol/L组外）足细胞活性部分恢复,其中以16ng/mlTP组和2×10-5mol/LVal组足细胞活性恢复最为明显（P＜0.01）。结论一定浓度范围的TP和Val可部分恢复受高糖抑制的小鼠足细胞活性。     

Carnation‐like CuO Hierarchical Nanostructures Assembled by Porous Nanosheets for Nonenzymatic Glucose Sensing

Carnation‐like CuO hierarchical nanostructures assembled by ultrathin porous nanosheets were successfully fabricated via a facile solvothermal route followed with heat treatment. As‐prepared CuO nanostructures exhibited excellent catalytic activity toward glucose oxidation in the absence of any enzymes. Under the optimized conditions, the CuO‐based enzymeless glucose sensor showed high sensitivity of 3.15 mA mM^?1 cm^?2, low limit of detection (98 nM, S/N=3), good reproducibility, excellent selectivity and long‐time stability. The superb nonenzymatic glucose sensing performance of the CuO hierarchical nanostructures was attributed to the highly catalytically active sites at the edges and basal planes of the CuO nanosheets, facile transportation of analytes through the abundant mesopores and macropores, robust and stable hierarchical structure. Moreover, the CuO‐based enzymeless glucose sensor showed high accuracy and reliability in comparison with clinical glucometer for quantitative determination of glucose in human blood serum samples.     

Quantitative Determination of Urine Glucose: Combination of Laminar Flow in Microfluidic Chip with SERS Probe Technique

A surface-enhanced Raman scattering(SERS) sensing approach for urine glucose was developed based on the laminar flow technology in a cross-type microfluidic chip with SERS probes, 4-mercaptophenylboronic acid (MPBA) functionalized Ag nanoparticles. MPBA as the glucose receptor can identify and bind up with glucose at a molar ratio of 2:1, which can cause the aggregation of SERS probes at a certain position of the chip channel and further enhance the SERS signal of MPBA significantly. Thus, the quantitative SERS detection of glucose was achieved indirectly. No sample pretreatment and separation were needed in this method since the SERS detection was achieved in the gradient diffusion and molecular recognition processes between urine glucose and SERS probe in the laminar flow, which simplified the sample treatment procedures, saved detection time and made it feasible for clinic applications. This method shows a good linear relationship within human body's normal physiological range and has high sensitivity and selectivity. The lowest detection concentration can reach 1.0 mg/dL.     

Influence of Dietary Chitosan Feeding Duration on Glucose and Lipid Metabolism in a Diabetic Rat Model

This study was designed to investigate the influence of dietary chitosan feeding-duration on glucose and lipid metabolism in diabetic rats induced by streptozotocin and nicotinamide [a non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) model]. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were used as experimental animals and divided into short-term (6 weeks) and long-term (11 weeks) feeding durations, and each duration contained five groups: (1) control, (2) control + 5% chitosan, (3) diabetes, (4) diabetes + 0.8 mg/kg rosiglitazone (a positive control), and (5) diabetes + 5% chitosan. Whether the chitosan feeding was for 6 or 11 weeks, the chitosan supplementation decreased blood glucose and lipids levels and liver lipid accumulation. However, chitosan supplementation decreased plasma tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, insulin levels, alanine aminotransferase (ALT) activity, insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), and adipose tissue lipoprotein lipase activity. Meanwhile, it increased plasma high-density lipoproteins (HDL)-cholesterol level, plasma angiopoietin-like-4 protein expression, and plasma triglyceride levels (at 11-week feeding duration only). Taken together, 11-week (long-term) chitosan feeding may help to ameliorate the glucose and lipid metabolism in a NIDDM diabetic rat model.