Journal
CONTRAST MEDIA & MOLECULAR IMAGING
Volume 5, Issue 1, Pages 1-8Publisher
WILEY-HINDAWI
DOI: 10.1002/cmmi.360
Keywords
molecular imaging; fluorescence lifetime; activatable fluorescence probe; cancer; near-infrared
Funding
- Intramural Research Program of the NIH
- National Cancer Institute
- Center for Cancer Research
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT [ZIAHD000261] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE [ZIABC010657] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
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In vivo optical imaging using fluorescently labeled self-quenched monoclonal antibodies, activated through binding and internalization within target cells, results in excellent target-to-background ratios. We hypothesized that these molecular probes could be utilized to accurately report on cellular internalization with fluorescence lifetime imaging (FLI). Two imaging probes were synthesized, consisting of the antibody trastuzumab (targeting HER2/neu) conjugated to Alexa Fluor750 in ratios of either 1:8 or 1:1. Fluorescence intensity and lifetime of each conjugate were initially determined at endosomal pHs. Since the 1:8 conjugate is self-quenched, the fluorescence lifetime of each probe was also determined after exposure to the known dequencher SDS. In vitro imaging experiments were performed using 3T3/HER2(+) and BALB/3T3 (HER2(-)) cell lines. Changes in fluorescence lifetime correlated with temperature- and time-dependent cellular internalization. In vivo imaging studies in mice with dual flank tumors [3T3/HER2(+) and BALB/3T3 (HER2(-))] detected a minimal difference in FLI. In conclusion, fluorescence lifetime imaging monitors the internalization of target-specific activatable antibody-fluorophore conjugates in vitro. Challenges remain in adapting this methodology to in vivo imaging. Copyright (C) 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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