Optical and Optoacoustic Imaging

Napp, Joanna; Markus, M. Andrea; Alves, Frauke

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-42618-7_13

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“…To address these pathophysiological processes, a large number of molecular imaging probesor tracershave been developed, which are in fact very variable in nature. Small molecules, peptides, proteins, antibodies, polymeric macromolecules, and nanoparticles, all of these have been applied in a multitude ofmainly preclinicalimaging experiments. − The success of these experiments is often expressed as the target-to-background ratio or the percentage of injected dose at the target site and these parameters are dependent on the biodistribution behavior of the probes. − The biodistribution of compounds mainly depends on their chemical nature. This determines the preferred metabolization and excretion routes.…”

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Exploring the Influence of Different Albumin Binders on Molecular Imaging Probe Distribution

et al. 2021

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The biodistribution of molecular imaging probes or tracers mainly depends on the chemical nature of the probe and the preferred metabolization and excretion routes. Small molecules have rather short half-lives while antibodies reside inside the organism for a longer period of time. An excretion via kidneys and bladder is faster than a mainly hepatobiliary elimination. To manipulate the biodistribution behavior of probes, different strategies have been pursued, including utilizing serum albumin as an inherent transport mechanism for small molecules. Here, we modified an existing small molecular fluorescent probe targeted to the endothelin-A receptor (ET A R) with three different albumin-binding moieties to search for an optimal modification strategy. A diphenylcyclohexyl (DPCH) group, a p-iodophenyl butyric acid (IPBA), and a fatty acid (FA) group were attached via amino acid linkers. All three modifications result in transient albumin binding of the developed compounds, as concluded from gel electrophoresis investigations. Spectrophotometric measurements applying variable amounts of bovine, murine, and human serum albumin (BSA, MSA, and HSA) reveal distinct variations of absorption and emission intensities and shifts of their maximum wavelengths. Binding to MSA results in the weakest effects, while binding to HSA leads to the strongest. Cell-based in vitro investigations utilizing ET A R-positive HT-1080 fibrosarcoma and ET A R-negative BT-20 breast adenocarcinoma cells support a retained specific target-binding capacity of the modified compounds and different degrees of unspecific binding. In vivo analysis of a HT-1080 xenograft model in nude mice over the course of 1 week by fluorescence reflectance imaging illustrates noticeable differences between the four examined probes. While the IPBA-modified probe shows the highest absolute signal intensity values, the FA-modified probe exhibits the most favorable tumor-to-organ ratios. In summary, reversible binding to albumin enhances the biological half-life of the designed probes substantially and enables near infrared optical imaging of subcutaneous tumors for several days in vivo. Because the unmodified probe already exhibits reasonable results, the attachment of albumin-binding moieties does not lead to a substantially improved imaging outcome in terms of target-to-background ratios. On the other hand, because the implemented transient albumin binding results in an overall higher amount of probe inside tumor lesions, this strategy might be adaptable for theranostic or therapeutic approaches in a future clinical routine.

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