A Quick Responsive Fluorogenic pH Probe for Ovarian Tumor Imaging.
A novel cell-permeable compound, CypH-1, that is non-fluorescent at neutral pH, but fluoresces under mildly acidic conditions with a near infrared maximum emission wavelength was designed for the detection of tumors in the clinical setting. The potential of CypH-1 in ovarian cancer imaging was demonstrated using a murine model. The intraperitoneally administered CypH-1 results in a robust fluorescence signal of discrete neoplastic lesions with millimeter range resolution within few hours. Moreover, fluorescence signal is strikingly enhanced at peripheral regions of tumors at the microscopic level suggesting a sharp physiological difference at the tumor/normal tissue interface. This robust acid-activated imaging agent is expected to have significant impact in broad surgical and diagnostic applications.
1. Department of Translational Imaging, Houston Methodist Research Institute; ; 2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, USA ; 3. Molecular Imaging Innovations Institute, Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA.
Ching-Hsuan
CH
Tung
1. Department of Translational Imaging, Houston Methodist Research Institute;
Jianjun
J
Qi
1. Department of Translational Imaging, Houston Methodist Research Institute;
Lingchuan
L
Hu
3. Molecular Imaging Innovations Institute, Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA.
Myung Shin
MS
Han
3. Molecular Imaging Innovations Institute, Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA ; 4. Department of Pathology, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea.
Young
Y
Kim
D000818:Animals; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D005260:Female; D005453:Fluorescence; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008819:Mice, Nude; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D057054:Molecular Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D015335:Molecular Probes / Q000737:chemistry*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000175:diagnosis
D015335:Molecular Probes
acidic; fluorogenic dye; ovarian cancer.; pH indicator; tumor microenvironment