Multimodal Bacteriochlorophyll Theranostic Agent

<p>The complimentary ability of different noninvasive imaging technologies with therapeutic modalities can be used in tandem providing high-resolution and highly sensitive imaging of events at the molecular and cellular level providing a means for image-guided therapy. There is increasing inte...

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Main Author: Tracy W.B. Liu, Juan Chen, Laura Burgess, Weiguo Cao, Jiyun Shi, Brian C. Wilson, Gang Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ivyspring International Publisher 2011-01-01
Series:Theranostics
Online Access:http://www.thno.org/v01p0354.htm
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author Tracy W.B. Liu, Juan Chen, Laura Burgess, Weiguo Cao, Jiyun Shi, Brian C. Wilson, Gang Zheng
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description <p>The complimentary ability of different noninvasive imaging technologies with therapeutic modalities can be used in tandem providing high-resolution and highly sensitive imaging of events at the molecular and cellular level providing a means for image-guided therapy. There is increasing interest in using porphyrin-based photosensitizers as theranostics to take advantages of their near-infrared fluorescent properties for imaging and their strong singlet oxygen generation abilities for photodynamic therapy. Here we report a targeted multimodal bacteriochlorophyll theranostic probe. This probe consists of a bacteriochlorophyll derivative, a pharmacokinetics modification peptide linker and folate for targeted delivery to folate receptor expressing cancer cells. We demonstrate its multimodal theranostic capability, its folate receptor targeting ability and its utility for both NIR fluorescence imaging and photodynamic therapy purposes both <i>in vitro</i> and <i>in vivo</i>.</p>
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spelling doaj.art-b44f29d463fd4761b4358d7bc06b2f3e2022-12-21T18:14:23ZengIvyspring International PublisherTheranostics1838-76402011-01-0111354362Multimodal Bacteriochlorophyll Theranostic AgentTracy W.B. Liu, Juan Chen, Laura Burgess, Weiguo Cao, Jiyun Shi, Brian C. Wilson, Gang Zheng<p>The complimentary ability of different noninvasive imaging technologies with therapeutic modalities can be used in tandem providing high-resolution and highly sensitive imaging of events at the molecular and cellular level providing a means for image-guided therapy. There is increasing interest in using porphyrin-based photosensitizers as theranostics to take advantages of their near-infrared fluorescent properties for imaging and their strong singlet oxygen generation abilities for photodynamic therapy. Here we report a targeted multimodal bacteriochlorophyll theranostic probe. This probe consists of a bacteriochlorophyll derivative, a pharmacokinetics modification peptide linker and folate for targeted delivery to folate receptor expressing cancer cells. We demonstrate its multimodal theranostic capability, its folate receptor targeting ability and its utility for both NIR fluorescence imaging and photodynamic therapy purposes both <i>in vitro</i> and <i>in vivo</i>.</p>http://www.thno.org/v01p0354.htm
spellingShingle Tracy W.B. Liu, Juan Chen, Laura Burgess, Weiguo Cao, Jiyun Shi, Brian C. Wilson, Gang Zheng
Multimodal Bacteriochlorophyll Theranostic Agent
Theranostics
title Multimodal Bacteriochlorophyll Theranostic Agent
title_full Multimodal Bacteriochlorophyll Theranostic Agent
title_fullStr Multimodal Bacteriochlorophyll Theranostic Agent
title_full_unstemmed Multimodal Bacteriochlorophyll Theranostic Agent
title_short Multimodal Bacteriochlorophyll Theranostic Agent
title_sort multimodal bacteriochlorophyll theranostic agent
url http://www.thno.org/v01p0354.htm
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