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  • 标题:In vivo Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Tumor Protease Activity
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  • 作者:Mohammad Haris ; Anup Singh ; Imran Mohammed
  • 期刊名称:Scientific Reports
  • 电子版ISSN:2045-2322
  • 出版年度:2014
  • 卷号:4
  • DOI:10.1038/srep06081
  • 出版社:Springer Nature
  • 摘要:Increased expression of cathepsins has diagnostic as well as prognostic value in several types of cancer. Here, we demonstrate a novel magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) method, which uses poly-L-glutamate (PLG) as an MRI probe to map cathepsin expression in vivo , in a rat brain tumor model. This noninvasive, high-resolution and non-radioactive method exploits the differences in the CEST signals of PLG in the native form and cathepsin mediated cleaved form. The method was validated in phantoms with known physiological concentrations, in tumor cells and in an animal model of brain tumor along with immunohistochemical analysis. Potential applications in tumor diagnosis and evaluation of therapeutic response are outlined.
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