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Biosensors, Recent Advances in Determination of BDNF and NfL

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Key biomarkers such as Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) and Neurofilament light chain (NfL) play important roles in the development and progression of many neurological diseases, including multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, and Parkinson’s disease. In these clinical conditions, the underlying biomarker processes are markedly heterogeneous. In this context, robust biomarker discovery is of critical importance for screening, early detection, and monitoring of neurological diseases. The difficulty of directly identifying biochemical processes in the central nervous system (CNS) is challenging. In recent years, biomarkers of CNS inflammatory response have been identified in various body fluids such as blood, cerebrospinal fluid, and tears. Furthermore, biotechnology and nanotechnology have facilitated the development of biosensor platforms capable of real-time detection of multiple biomarkers in clinically relevant samples. Biosensing technology is approaching maturity and will be deployed in communities, at which point screening programs and personalized medicine will become a reality. In this multidisciplinary review, our goal is to highlight clinical and current technological advances in the development of multiplex-based solutions for effective diagnosis and monitoring of neuroinflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases.

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Abbreviations

BDNF:

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor

ELISA:

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

IMR:

Immunomagnetic reduction

EIS:

Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy

IDE:

Interdigitated electrode

MWCNTs:

Multi-walled carbon nanotubes

LOD:

Limit of detection

LOQ:

Limit of quantitation

CV:

Cycling voltammetry

DPV:

Differential pulse voltammetry

SPE:

Screen-printed electrode

NfL:

Neurofilament light chain

SMA:

Single-molecule array

MBs:

Magnetic microbeads

PEC:

Photoelectrochemical

PtWP:

Woodpile-like Pt nanowire

EGOFET:

Electrolyte-gated organic field-effect transistor

IDE:

Interdigitated electrode

3,5- DClPDT:

3,5-Dichlorophenyl diazonium tetrafluoroborate

Na-DEDTC:

Sodium diethyldithiocarbamate

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This study was supported by the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Research Center, Aging Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Iran.

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Mobed, A., Charsouei, S., Yazdani, Y. et al. Biosensors, Recent Advances in Determination of BDNF and NfL. Cell Mol Neurobiol 43, 3801–3814 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10571-023-01401-0

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