In vivo evaluation of medical device-associated inflammation using a macrophage-specific positron emission tomography (PET) imaging probe

Jun Zhou, Guiyang Hao, Hong Weng, Yi Ting Tsai, David W. Baker, Xiankai Sun, Liping Tang

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Abstract

To image implant-surrounding activated macrophages, a macrophage-specific PET probe was prepared by conjugating folic acid (FA) and 2,2′,2″, 2‴-(1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7,10-tetrayl)tetracetic acid (DOTA) to polyethylene glycol (PEG) and then labeling the conjugate with Ga-68. In vivo PET imaging evaluations demonstrate that the probe is able to detect foreign body reactions, and more importantly, quantify the degree of inflammatory responses to an implanted medical device. These results were further validated by histological analysis.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2044-2047
Number of pages4
JournalBioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Volume23
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1 2013

Keywords

  • Biocompatibility
  • Biomaterial implant
  • Folic acid
  • Inflammation
  • PET imaging

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Molecular Biology
  • Pharmaceutical Science
  • Drug Discovery
  • Clinical Biochemistry
  • Organic Chemistry

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