Dual-radiolabeled nanoparticle probes for depth-independent in vivo imaging of enzyme activation

Kvar C.L. Black, Mingzhou Zhou, Pinaki Sarder, Maryna Kuchuk, Amal Y. Al-Yasiri, Sean P. Gunsten, Kexian Liang, Heather M. Hennkens, Walter J. Akers, Richard Laforest, Steven L. Brody, Cathy S. Cutler, Samuel Achilefu

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Abstract

Quantitative and noninvasive measurement of protease activities has remained an imaging challenge in deep tissues such as the lungs. Here, we designed a dual-radiolabeled probe for reporting the activities of proteases such as matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) with multispectral single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging. A gold nanoparticle (NP) was radiolabeled with 125I and 111In and functionalized with an MMP9-cleavable peptide to form a multispectral SPECT imaging contrast agent. In another design, incorporation of 199Au radionuclide into the metal crystal structure of gold NPs provided a superior and stable reference signal in lungs, and 111In was linked to the NP surface via a protease-cleavable substrate, which can serve as an enzyme activity reporter. This work reveals strategies to correlate protease activities with diverse pathologies in a tissue-depth independent manner.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationReporters, Markers, Dyes, Nanoparticles, and Molecular Probes for Biomedical Applications X
EditorsSamuel Achilefu, Ramesh Raghavachari
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510615014
DOIs
StatePublished - 2018
Externally publishedYes
EventReporters, Markers, Dyes, Nanoparticles, and Molecular Probes for Biomedical Applications X 2018 - San Francisco, United States
Duration: Jan 29 2018Jan 30 2018

Publication series

NameProgress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE
Volume10508
ISSN (Print)1605-7422

Conference

ConferenceReporters, Markers, Dyes, Nanoparticles, and Molecular Probes for Biomedical Applications X 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco
Period1/29/181/30/18

Keywords

  • bioimaging
  • enzyme
  • in vivo imaging
  • MMP
  • nanoparticles
  • SPECT

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Biomaterials
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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