Simultaneous multicolor imaging of lymph node chains using hydroporphyrin-doped near-infrared-emitting polymer dots

Aim: Evaluation of lymphatic drainage can be challenging to differentiate between separate drainage basins because only one 'color' is typically employed in sentinel node studies. This study aimed to test the feasibility of multicolor in vivo lymphangiography using newly developed organic polymer dots. Materials & methods: Biocompatible, purely organic, hydroporphyrin-doped near-infrared-emitting polymer dots were developed and evaluated for in vivo multicolor imaging in mouse lymph nodes. Results & conclusion: The authors demonstrated successful multicolor in vivo fluorescence lymphangiography using polymer dots, each tuned to a different emission spectrum. This allows minimally invasive visualization of at least four separate lymphatic drainage basins using fluorescent nanoparticles, which have the potential for clinical translation.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:18

Enthalten in:

Nanomedicine (London, England) - 18(2023), 8 vom: 14. Apr., Seite 659-666

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kato, Takuya [VerfasserIn]
Riahin, Connor [VerfasserIn]
Furusawa, Aki [VerfasserIn]
Fukushima, Hiroshi [VerfasserIn]
Wakiyama, Hiroaki [VerfasserIn]
Okuyama, Shuhei [VerfasserIn]
Takao, Seiichiro [VerfasserIn]
Choyke, Peter L [VerfasserIn]
Ptaszek, Marcin [VerfasserIn]
Rosenzweig, Zeev [VerfasserIn]
Kobayashi, Hisataka [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Fluorescence image
Hydroporphyrin
Journal Article
Lymph node
Lymphangiography
Polymers
Quantum dot
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

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Date Completed 14.06.2023

Date Revised 02.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.2217/nnm-2023-0044

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM357569814