Using water-soluble, fluorescent, flexible polymers, we have devised a novel methodology for identification and differentiation of prostate cancer cells.
Using a stepwise linear discriminant analysis, we demonstrate that the differential modulations of the polymer emission intensities in the presence of conditioned cell culture media can be used to distinguish between prostate cancer subtypes and between cancerous and noncancer cells. The differences in the compositions of the conditioned cell culture media are likely contributing to different fluorescence spectral patterns of the polymers. This in vitro approach may provide a novel platform for the development of an alternative prostate cancer diagnostic and subtyping technique.
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Scott MD, Dutta R, Haldar MK, Guo B, Friesner DL, Mallik S. Are you the author?
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and ‡Department of Pharmacy Practice, North Dakota State University , Fargo, North Dakota 58108-6050, United States.
Reference: Anal Chem. 2012 Jan 3;84(1):17-20. Epub 2011 Dec 14.
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 22148518
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