Dataset Information

In vivo cancer targeting and imaging-guided surgery with near infrared-emitting quantum dot bioconjugates.

ABSTRACT: Early detection and subsequent complete surgical resection are among the most efficient methods for treating cancer. However, low detection sensitivity and incomplete tumor resection are two challenging issues. Nanoparticle-based imaging-guided surgery has proven promising for cancer-targeted imaging and subsequent debulking surgery. Particularly, the use of near infrared (NIR) fluorescent probes such as NIR quantum dots (QDs) allows deep penetration and high sensitivity for tumor detection. In this study, NIR-emitting CdTe QDs (maximum fluorescence emission peak at 728 nm) were synthesized with a high quantum yield (QY) of 38%. The tumor-specific QD bioconjugates were obtained by attaching cyclic Arg-Gly-Asp peptide (cRGD) to the surface of synthesized QDs, and then injected into U87 MG tumor-bearing mice via tail veins for tumor-targeted imaging. The tumor and its margins were visualized and distinguished by NIR QD bioconjugates, and tumor resection was successfully accomplished via NIR guidance using a Fluobeam-700 NIR imaging system. Our work indicates that the synthesized tumor-specific NIR QDs hold great promise as a potential fluorescent indicator for intraoperative tumor imaging.

SUBMITTER: Li Y

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3425123 | biostudies-other | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

ACCESS DATA

Publications

In vivo cancer targeting and imaging-guided surgery with near infrared-emitting quantum dot bioconjugates.

Li Yan Y Li Zhe Z Wang Xiaohui X Liu Fengjun F Cheng Yingsheng Y Zhang Bingbo B Shi Donglu D

Theranostics 20120807 8

Early detection and subsequent complete surgical resection are among the most efficient methods for treating cancer. However, low detection sensitivity and incomplete tumor resection are two challenging issues. Nanoparticle-based imaging-guided surgery has proven promising for cancer-targeted imaging and subsequent debulking surgery. Particularly, the use of near infrared (NIR) fluorescent probes such as NIR quantum dots (QDs) allows deep penetration and high sensitivity for tumor detection. In ...[more]

PMID: 22916076

Similar Datasets

Project description:We report the development of a quantum dot (QD)-peptide-fullerene (C60) electron transfer (ET)-based nanobioconjugate for the visualization of membrane potential in living cells. The bioconjugate is composed of (1) a central QD electron donor, (2) a membrane-inserting peptidyl linker, and (3) a C60 electron acceptor. The photoexcited QD donor engages in ET with the C60 acceptor, resulting in quenching of QD photoluminescence (PL) that tracks positively with the number of C60 moieties arrayed around the QD. The nature of the QD-capping ligand also modulates the quenching efficiency; a neutral ligand coating facilitates greater QD quenching than a negatively charged carboxylated ligand. Steady-state photophysical characterization confirms an ET-driven process between the donor-acceptor pair. When introduced to cells, the amphiphilic QD-peptide-C60 bioconjugate labels the plasma membrane by insertion of the peptide-C60 portion into the hydrophobic bilayer, while the hydrophilic QD sits on the exofacial side of the membrane. Depolarization of cellular membrane potential augments the ET process, which is manifested as further quenching of QD PL. We demonstrate in HeLa cells, PC12 cells, and primary cortical neurons significant QD PL quenching (ΔF/F0 of 2-20% depending on the QD-C60 separation distance) in response to membrane depolarization with KCl. Further, we show the ability to use the QD-peptide-C60 probe in combination with conventional voltage-sensitive dyes (VSDs) for simultaneous two-channel imaging of membrane potential. In in vivo imaging of cortical electrical stimulation, the optical response of the optimal QD-peptide-C60 configuration exhibits temporal responsivity to electrical stimulation similar to that of VSDs. Notably, however, the QD-peptide-C60 construct displays 20- to 40-fold greater ΔF/F0 than VSDs. The tractable nature of the QD-peptide-C60 system offers the advantages of ease of assembly, large ΔF/F0, enhanced photostability, and high throughput without the need for complicated organic synthesis or genetic engineering, respectively, that is required of traditional VSDs and fluorescent protein constructs.

Dataset Information

In vivo cancer targeting and imaging-guided surgery with near infrared-emitting quantum dot bioconjugates.

Publications

In vivo cancer targeting and imaging-guided surgery with near infrared-emitting quantum dot bioconjugates.

Similar Datasets

OmicsDI is part of the ELIXIR infrastructure

Tweets