Issue 5, 2021

Detection of kidney disease biomarkers based on fluorescence technology

Abstract

Screening for kidney diseases is of vital importance due to their current prevalence worldwide. The diagnosis and monitoring of kidney diseases rely on kidney disease biomarkers (KDBs), which include traditional KDBs such as serum creatinine and proteinuria as well as novel biomarkers such as kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1), neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminidase (NAG), cystatin C, etc. The latter has been highly recognised for early and accurate diagnosis of kidney disease in the past decades. Fluorescence techniques have recently drawn considerable attention in the area of biomedicine due to the merits of high sensitivity, rapidity and cost efficiency. The combination of fluorescence technologies and KDBs has been proven by many studies to be a promising strategy for the prediction of kidney disease. Thus, in this review, we summarize recent advances of fluorescence technologies applied in the detection of traditional and novel KDBs. Due to the space limit, we focus on four traditional KDBs and eight novel KDBs as representatives. The design of fluorescent molecules, establishment of detection assays, and sensing mechanism of fluorescent probes are discussed in detail. Finally, future challenges and opportunities in this field are also analyzed. Through this review, we hope to inspire the discovery of novel fluorescence techniques with excellent performance in the early diagnosis of kidney diseases.

Graphical abstract: Detection of kidney disease biomarkers based on fluorescence technology

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
01 dec 2020
Accepted
12 jan 2021
First published
12 jan 2021

Mater. Chem. Front., 2021,5, 2124-2142

Detection of kidney disease biomarkers based on fluorescence technology

B. Yao, M. Giel and Y. Hong, Mater. Chem. Front., 2021, 5, 2124 DOI: 10.1039/D0QM01009J

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