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Cathespin B-Initiated Cypate Nanoparticle Formation for Tumor Photoacoustic Imaging.
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Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) [Angew Chem Int Ed Engl] 2022 Jan 26; Vol. 61 (5), pp. e202114766. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Dec 16. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Cathepsin B (CTSB) is a lysosomal protease that is overexpressed in the early stage of many cancer types. Precise evaluation of CTSB expression in vivo may provide a promising method for the early diagnosis of cancers. By virtue of the high-resolution PA imaging modality, a "smart" photoacoustic (PA) probe Cypate-CBT, which can self-assemble to cypate-containing nanoparticles in response to abundant GSH and CTSB inside tumor cells, was developed for the sensitive and specific detection of CTSB activity. Compared with unmodified Cypate, our probe Cypate-CBT exhibited a 4.9-fold or 4.7-fold PA signal enhancement in CTSB-overexpressing MDA-MB-231 cancer cells or tumors, respectively, revealing intracellular accumulation of the probe after CTSB-initiated self-assembly. We expect Cypate-CBT to be employed as an effective PA imaging agent for clinical diagnosis of cancer at early stages.<br /> (© 2021 Wiley-VCH GmbH.)
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1521-3773
- Volume :
- 61
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 34878207
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202114766