Development and Validation of Sandwich ELISA Microarrays with Minimal Assay Interference
Sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) microarrays are emerging as a strong candidate platform for multiplex biomarker analysis because of the ELISA’s ability to quantitatively measure rare proteins in complex biological fluids. Advantages of this platform are high-throughput potential, assay sensitivity and stringency, and the similarity to the standard ELISA test, which facilitates assay transfer from a research setting to a clinical laboratory. However, a major concern with the multiplexing of ELISAs is maintaining high assay specificity. In this study, we systematically determine the amount of assay interference and noise contributed by individual components of the multiplexed 24-assay system. We find that non-specific reagent cross-reactivity problems are relatively rare. We did identify the presence of contaminant antigens in a “purified antigen”. We tested the validated ELISA microarray chip using paired serum samples that had been collected from four women at a 6-month interval. This analysis demonstrated that protein levels typically vary much more between individuals then within an individual over time, a result which suggests that longitudinal studies may be useful in controlling for biomarker variability across a population. Overall, this research demonstrates the importance of a stringent screening protocol and the value of optimizing the antibody and antigen concentrations when designing chips for ELISA microarrays.
- Research Organization:
- Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-76RL01830
- OSTI ID:
- 936200
- Report Number(s):
- PNNL-SA-59304; 400412000; TRN: US200818%%589
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Proteome Research, 7(6):2406-2414, Vol. 7, Issue 6
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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