Microfluidics for rapid detection of isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 mutation for intraoperative application

作者:Aibaidula, Abudumijiti; Zhao, Wang; Wu, Jin-song*; Chen, Hong; Shi, Zhi-feng; Zheng, Lu-lu; Mao, Ying; Zhou, Liang-fu; Sui, Guo-dong
来源:Journal of Neurosurgery, 2016, 124(6): 1611-1618.
DOI:10.3171/2015.4.JNS141833

摘要

OBJECTIVE Conventional methods for isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) detection, such as DNA sequencing and immunohistochemistry, are time- and labor-consuming and cannot be applied for intraoperative analysis. To develop a new approach for rapid analysis of IDH1 mutation from tiny tumor samples, this study used microfluidics as a method for IDHI mutation detection. @@@ METHODS Forty-seven glioma tumor samples were used; IDH1 mutation status was investigated by immunohistochemistry and DNA sequencing. The microfluidic device was fabricated from polydimethylsiloxane following standard soft lithography. The immunoanalysis was conducted in the microfluidic chip. Fluorescence images of the on-chip microcolumn taken by the charge-coupled device camera were collected as the analytical results readout. Fluorescence signals were analyzed by NIS-Elements software to gather detailed information about the IDH1 concentration in the tissue samples. @@@ RESULTS DNA sequencing identified IDHI R132H mutation in 33 of 47 tumor samples. The fluorescence signal for IDH1-mutant samples was 5.49 +/- 1.87 compared with 3.90 +/- 1.33 for wild type (p = 0.005). Thus, microfluidics was capable of distinguishing IDHI-mutant tumor samples from wild-type samples. When the cutoff value was 4.11, the sensitivity of microfluidics was 87.9% and the specificity was 64.3%. @@@ CONCLUSIONS This new approach was capable of analyzing IDHI mutation status of tiny tissue samples within 30 minutes using intraoperative microsampling. This approach might also be applied for rapid pathological diagnosis of diffuse gliomas, thus guiding personalized resection.