Gunaseelan Nivetha, Moitra Parikshit, Saha Pranay, Aditya Teresa, Moghiseh Mahdieh, Jonker Kevin, Gieseg Steven, Butler Anthony, Kamal Fadia, Pan Dipanjan
Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, Department(s) of Biomedical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, 101 Huck Life Sciences Building, University Park PA, 16802, USA.
Department of Pediatrics, Centre for Blood Oxygen Transport & Hemostasis, University of Maryland Baltimore School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, USA.
Adv Sci (Weinh). 2024 Dec;11(46):e2408408. doi: 10.1002/advs.202408408. Epub 2024 Oct 7.
Utilizing metal nanoprobes with unique K-edge identities to visualize complementary biological activities simultaneously can provide valuable information about complex biological processes. This study describes the design and preparation of an innovative pair of K-edge metal nanoprobes and demonstrates the feasibility of their simultaneous quantitative detection using spectral photon-counting computed tomography (SPCCT). Glycosaminoglycan (GAG) capped nanoparticles (ca. 15-20 nm) targeting two distinct components of the cartilage tissue, namely, aggrecan (acan) and aggrecanase (acanase) are designed and synthesized. These targeted nanoparticles comprised of praseodymium (Pr) and hafnium (Hf), with well-separated K-edge energies, enable simultaneous and ratiometric imaging of dual biomarkers in cartilage tissue. Following extensive physico-chemical characterization of the ligand-targeted particles, the feasibility of homing dual biomarkers in vitro is demonstrated. The material discrimination and simultaneous quantification of these targeted particles are also achieved and corroborated with inductively coupled plasmon spectroscopy. For the first time, the use of praseodymium is reported as a contrast agent for SPCCT imaging and demonstrates the ability to pair it with hafnium nanoprobes for multicontrast imaging of diseases. Importantly, the potential for ratiometric molecular imaging and tracking of osteoarthritis (OA) progression is shown with SPCCT K-edge based imaging approach.
利用具有独特 K 边特征的金属纳米探针同时可视化互补的生物活性,可以提供有关复杂生物过程的有价值信息。本研究描述了一对创新的 K 边金属纳米探针的设计与制备,并展示了使用光谱光子计数计算机断层扫描(SPCCT)对其进行同时定量检测的可行性。设计并合成了靶向软骨组织两个不同成分,即聚集蛋白聚糖(acan)和聚集蛋白聚糖酶(acanase)的糖胺聚糖(GAG)封端的纳米颗粒(约 15 - 20 纳米)。这些由镨(Pr)和铪(Hf)组成、具有良好分离的 K 边能量的靶向纳米颗粒,能够对软骨组织中的双生物标志物进行同时和比率成像。在对配体靶向颗粒进行广泛的物理化学表征之后,证明了在体外归巢双生物标志物的可行性。还实现了对这些靶向颗粒的材料鉴别和同时定量,并通过电感耦合等离子体光谱法进行了证实。首次报道将镨用作 SPCCT 成像的造影剂,并证明了将其与铪纳米探针配对用于疾病多对比成像的能力。重要的是,基于 SPCCT K 边的成像方法显示了比率分子成像和跟踪骨关节炎(OA)进展的潜力。
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