SERS-based lateral flow assay for quantitative detection of C-reactive protein as an early bio-indicator of a radiation-induced inflammatory response in nonhuman primates.

In accidental irradiation situations, rapid in-field evaluation of acute radiation syndrome is critical for effective triage and timely medical treatment of irradiated individuals. A surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)-based lateral flow assay was developed for the quantitative detection of C-reactive protein (CRP) as an early bio-indicator of a radiation-induced inflammatory response in nonhuman primates. Raman reporter-embedded gold-core silver-shell nanoparticles with built-in hot spots were synthesized and conjugated with a CRP detection antibody to serve as SERS tags in the lateral flow assay. The proposed SERS-based lateral flow assay can rapidly detect CRP with a limit of detection of 0.01 ng mL-1 and quantitative analysis ability. Furthermore, the assay was applied to evaluate the CRP levels in plasma samples of irradiated nonhuman primates at 0 to 80 h after exposure to sublethal (4 Gy) and lethal (8 Gy) doses of total body irradiation (n = 3 animals per group). The plasma CRP levels increase rapidly within few hours after irradiation. The CRP level peaks are observed at 12 or 24 h after irradiation, with a concentration of 201.30, 386.06 and 475.18 μg mL-1 for the 4 Gy irradiated animals and 197.14, 69.52 and 358.03 μg mL-1 for the 8 Gy irradiated animals. The results indicate the potential application of the proposed SERS-based lateral flow assay to serve as a rapid and accurate point-of-care biodosimetry assay for the quantitative detection of bio-indicators to triage irradiated individuals in the field of a radiation accident.

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