Disclosed are bioluminescent bioreporter integrated circuit devices that
detect selected analytes in fluids when implanted in the body of an
animal. The device comprises a bioreporter that has been genetically
engineered to contain a nucleic acid segment that comprises a
cis-activating response element that is responsive to the selected
substance operably linked to a gene encoding a bioluminescent reporter
polypeptide. In preferred embodiments, the target analyte is glucose,
glucagons, or insulin. Exposure of the bioreporter to the target substance
causes the response element to up-regulate the nucleic acid sequence
encoding the reporter polypeptide to produce a luminescent response that
is detected and quantitated. In illustrative embodiments, the bioreporter
device is encapsulated on an integrated circuit that is capable of
detecting the emitted light, processing the resultant signal, and then
remotely reporting the results. Also disclosed are controlled drug
delivery systems capable of being directly or indirectly controlled by the
detection device that provide drugs such as insulin to the animal in
reponse to the amount of target analyte present in the body fluids.