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ArticleBiosensors2020

Biosensing Cytokine IL-6: A Comparative Analysis of Natural and Synthetic Receptors.

Eleonora Alfinito, Matteo Beccaria, Mariangela Ciccarese

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Article in Biosensors, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Eleonora AlfinitoDepartment for Innovation Engineering, University of Salento, Piazza Tancredi, I-73100 Lecce, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6757-2180
Matteo BeccariaDepartment of Mathematics and Physics "Ennio de Giorgi", University of Salento, Piazza Tancredi, I-73100 Lecce, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2152-3738
Mariangela CiccareseOncology Unit "Vito Fazzi" Hospital-Lecce, I-73100 Lecce, Italy.

Funding

Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca FFABR 2017
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cytokines are a family of proteins which play a major role in the regulation of the immune system and the development of several diseases, from rheumatoid arthritis to cancer and, more recently, COVID-19. Therefore, many efforts are currently being developed to improve therapy and diagnosis, as well as to produce inhibitory drugs and biosensors for a rapid, minimally invasive, and effective detection. In this regard, even more efficient cytokine receptors are under investigation. In this paper we analyze a set of IL-6 cytokine receptors, investigating their topological features by means of a theoretical approach. Our results suggest a topological indicator that may help in the identification of those receptors having the highest complementarity with the protein, a feature expected to ensure a stable binding. Furthermore, we propose and discuss the use of these receptors in an idealized experimental setup.

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Antibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAptamers, NucleotideBetacoronavirusBiosensing TechniquesCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19HumansImmunoglobulin Fab FragmentsInterleukin-6Limit of DetectionPandemicsPneumonia, ViralReceptors, Interleukin-6SARS-CoV-2Antibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAptamers, NucleotideImmunoglobulin Fab FragmentsInterleukin-6olokizumabReceptors, Interleukin-6aptamersbiosensorsIL-6 cytokineProteotronicstopological analysis

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PMID32847008
PMCPMC7557795

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