Bladder
cancer (BC) is one of the most common cancers in the world,
with high morbidity and mortality. It is essential to develop a non-invasive,
highly accurate, and simple method for BC diagnosis. This work proposed
a fluorescent biosensor based on inorganic nanoflares combined with
a DNAzyme walker for the simultaneous detection of BC exosomal microRNAs
(miRNAs). This biosensor was constructed on the Au nanoparticle (AuNP)
modified with the carbon dot (CD)-labeled substrates and DNAzyme strands
(AuNP@CDs inorganic nanoflares-DNAzyme, APCD). In the presence of
target miRNAs, DNAzyme was activated and then cleaved the CD-labeled
substrates and automatically walked along the AuNP, allowing fluorescence
recovery. Due to the structure and functional composition, the APCD
biosensors demonstrated high sensitivity and specificity, with the
reached limit of detection for a single miRNA at the femtomolar level
and wide linear range from 50 fM to 10 nM. Furthermore, the simultaneous
analysis of BC-related exosomal miR-133b and miR-135b in clinical
serum specimens was achieved and consistent with qRT-PCR, suggesting
it is a potential method for the diagnosis of BC and other cancers.
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