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PepS: a microfluidic device to process whole blood at bedside for plasma proteomic analyses

ABSTRACT: Immunoassays have been used for decades in clinical laboratories to quantify proteins in serum/plasma samples. However, different limitations hinder their use in some cases. Mass spectrometry (MS)-based proteomics analysis has recently appeared as a promising option to assess panels of protein biomarkers and provide protein profiles useful for health state monitoring. Nevertheless, translation of MS-based proteomics into the clinics is still hampered by the complexity, the substantial time and human workforce necessary for sample preparation. The processing of plasma matrix is especially tricky as it contains more than 3000 proteins spanning in an extreme dynamic range (10e10) of concentrations. To address this pre-analytical challenge, we have conceived a microfluidic device (PepS) to automate and accelerate blood sample preparation for bottom-up MS-based proteomic analysis. The microfluidic cartridge is operated through a dedicated compact instrument providing fully automated fluid processing and thermal control. In less than 2 hours, PepS device enables whole blood collection at the bedside, plasma separation and calibration, depletion of albumin, protein digestion with trypsin and stabilization of tryptic peptides on solid phase extraction sorbent. The performance of PepS device was assessed using discovery proteomics and targeted proteomics on a panel of three protein biomarkers routinely assayed in clinical laboratories. This innovative microfluidic device and associated instrumentation is expected to streamline and simplify clinical proteomic studies.

INSTRUMENT(S): Q Exactive

ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens (human)

TISSUE(S): Blood Plasma

SUBMITTER: Yohann Couté

LAB HEAD: Virginie Brun

PROVIDER: PXD019403 | Pride | 2021-01-04

REPOSITORIES: Pride

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PepS: An Innovative Microfluidic Device for Bedside Whole Blood Processing before Plasma Proteomics Analyses.

Gilquin Benoit B Cubizolles Myriam M Den Dulk Remco R Revol-Cavalier Frédéric F Alessio Manuel M Goujon Charles-Elie CE Echampard Camille C Arrizabalaga Gorka G Adrait Annie A Louwagie Mathilde M Laurent Patricia P Navarro Fabrice P FP Couté Yohann Y Cosnier Marie-Line ML Brun Virginie V

Analytical chemistry 20201215 2

Immunoassays have been used for decades in clinical laboratories to quantify proteins in serum and plasma samples. However, their limitations make them inappropriate in some cases. Recently, mass spectrometry (MS) based proteomics analysis has emerged as a promising alternative method when seeking to assess panels of protein biomarkers with a view to providing protein profiles to monitor health status. Up to now, however, translation of MS-based proteomics to the clinic has been hampered by its ...[more]

PMID: 33319979

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PepS: a microfluidic device to process whole blood at bedside for plasma proteomic analyses

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PepS: An Innovative Microfluidic Device for Bedside Whole Blood Processing before Plasma Proteomics Analyses.

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