Tuberculosis is the most frequent cause of infection-related death worldwide. We constructed a simple and direct electrochemical sensor to detect interferon (IFN)-gamma, a selective marker for tuberculosis pleurisy, using its RNA and DNA aptamers. IFN-gamma was detected by its 5'-thiol-modified aptamer probe immobilized on the gold electrode. Interaction between IFN-gamma and the aptamer was recorded using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) with high sensitivity. The RNA-aptamer-based sensor showed a low detection limit of 100 fM, and the DNA-aptamer-based sensor detected IFN-gamma to 1 pM in sodium phosphate buffer. With QCM analysis, the aptamer immobilized on the electrode and IFN-gamma bound to the aptamer probe was quantified. This QCM result shows that IFN-gamma exists in multimeric forms to interact with the aptamers, and the RNA aptamer prefers the high multimeric state of IFN-gamma. Such a preference may describe the low detection limit of the RNA aptamer shown by impedance analysis. In addition, IFN-gamma was detected to 10 pM by the DNA aptamer in fetal bovine serum, a mimicked biological system, which has similar components to pleural fluid.
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