Sensitive New Assay System for Serum Wisteria floribunda Agglutinin-Reactive Ceruloplasmin That Distinguishes Ovarian Clear Cell Carcinoma from Endometrioma

M. Sogabe, Kojima S, Shun Kojima, Kaya T, Takatoshi Kaya, Tomioka A, Azusa Tomioka, Hiroyuki Kaji, Takashi Sato, Sato T, Yasunori Chiba, Chiba Y, Shimizu A, Akira Shimizu, Tanaka N, Nana Tanaka, Suzuki N, Nao Suzuki, Io Hayashi, Hayashi I, Mikami M, Mikio Mikami, Togayachi A, Akira Togayachi, Hisashi Narimatsu
Analytical chemistry · 2022 · vol. 94(5) , pp. 2476–2484 · doi:10.1021/acs.analchem.1c04302 · PMID:35044763 · W4206068054
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This study developed a highly sensitive and specific immunoassay using mutant WFA to measure WFA-reactive ceruloplasmin, effectively distinguishing ovarian clear cell carcinoma from endometrioma.

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Abstract

Wisteria floribunda agglutinin (WFA)-reactive ceruloplasmin (CP) is a candidate marker for ovarian clear cell carcinoma (CCC) reported in our previous paper. Herein, a new measurement system was developed to investigate its potential as a serum marker for CCC. Site-specific glycome analysis using liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry showed that WFA-CP from CCC binds to WFA via the GalNAcβ1,4GlcNAc (LDN) structure. We used mutant recombinant WFA (rWFA), which has a high specificity to the LDN structure, instead of native WFA, to increase the specificity of the serum sample measurement. To improve the sensitivity, we used a surface plasmon field-enhanced fluorescence spectroscopy immunoassay system, which is approximately 100 times more sensitive than the conventional sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay system. With these two improvements, the specificity and sensitivity of the serum rWFA-CP measurement were dramatically improved, clearly distinguishing CCC from endometrioma, from which CCC originates. This rWFA-CP assay can be used clinically for the serodiagnosis of early-stage CCC, which is difficult to detect with existing serum markers.

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endometriosisendometrioma

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Carcinoma Carcinoma Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Antigens, Neoplasm Antigens, Neoplasm Biomarkers Biomarkers Ceruloplasmin Ceruloplasmin Ceruloplasmin Humans Humans Liver Cirrhosis Liver Cirrhosis Liver Cirrhosis Plant Lectins Plant Lectins Plant Lectins

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