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ReviewAnalytical and bioanalytical chemistry2022

Recent advances in the detection of interferon-gamma as a TB biomarker.

Kaylin Cleo Januarie, Onyinyechi V Uhuo, Emmanuel Iwuoha, Usisipho Feleni

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Review in Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kaylin Cleo JanuarieSensorLab (University of the Western Cape Sensor Laboratories), University of the Western Cape, 4th Floor Chemical Sciences Building, Robert Sobukwe Road, Bellville, 7535, Cape Town, South Africa. 3241625@myuwc.ac.za.
Onyinyechi V UhuoSensorLab (University of the Western Cape Sensor Laboratories), University of the Western Cape, 4th Floor Chemical Sciences Building, Robert Sobukwe Road, Bellville, 7535, Cape Town, South Africa.
Emmanuel IwuohaSensorLab (University of the Western Cape Sensor Laboratories), University of the Western Cape, 4th Floor Chemical Sciences Building, Robert Sobukwe Road, Bellville, 7535, Cape Town, South Africa.
Usisipho FeleniInstitute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability (iNanoWS), College of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa, Florida Campus, Florida Park, Johannesburg, 1710, South Africa. felenu@unisa.ac.za.
University of the Western Cape · ZAUniversity of South Africa · ZA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the main infectious diseases worldwide and accounts for many deaths. It is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis usually affecting the lungs of patients. Early diagnosis and treatment are essential to control the TB epidemic. Interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) is a cytokine that plays a part in the body's immune response when fighting infection. Current conventional antibody-based TB sensing techniques which are commonly used include enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs). However, these methods have major drawbacks, such as being time-consuming, low sensitivity, and inability to distinguish between the different stages of the TB disease. Several electrochemical biosensor systems have been reported for the detection of interferon-gamma with high sensitivity and selectivity. Microfluidic techniques coupled with multiplex analysis in regular format and as lab-on-chip platforms have also been reported for the detection of IFN-γ. This article is a review of the techniques for detection of interferon-gamma as a TB disease biomarker. The objective is to provide a concise assessment of the available IFN-γ detection techniques (including conventional assays, biosensors, microfluidics, and multiplex analysis) and their ability to distinguish the different stages of the TB disease.

Indexed as

BiomarkersEarly DiagnosisHumansInterferon-gammaReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificityTuberculosisBiomarkersInterferon-gammaAptasensorBiosensorCytokineInterferon-gammaNanoscience and nanotechnologyTuberculosis

Identifiers

PMID34665279
PMCPMC8523729
OpenAlexW3207028762

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