Membrane dual-targeting probes: A promising strategy for fluorescence-guided prostate cancer surgery and lymph node metastases detection

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Title: Membrane dual-targeting probes: A promising strategy for fluorescence-guided prostate cancer surgery and lymph node metastases detection
Authors: Ling-Ling Wu, Qinxin Zhao, Qinghua Wang, Qingyang Zhang, Feiya Yang, Bo Zheng, Hai-Yu Hu, Nianzeng Xing
Source: Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, Vol 13, Iss 3, Pp 1204-1215 (2023)
Publisher Information: Elsevier, 2023.
Publication Year: 2023
Collection: LCC:Therapeutics. Pharmacology
Subject Terms: Activated probe, Small molecule nanoparticle, Self-assembly, Dual-targeting, Near-infrared, Prostate cancer, Therapeutics. Pharmacology, RM1-950
More Details: Fluorescence-guided surgery (FGS) with tumor-targeted imaging agents, particularly those using the near-infrared wavelength, has emerged as a real-time technique to highlight the tumor location and margins during a surgical procedure. For accurate visualization of prostate cancer (PCa) boundary and lymphatic metastasis, we developed a new approach involving an efficient self-quenched near-infrared fluorescence probe, Cy-KUE-OA, with dual PCa-membrane affinity. Cy-KUE-OA specifically targeted the prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA), anchored into the phospholipids of the cell membrane of PCa cells and consequently showed a strong Cy7-de-quenching effect. This dual–membrane-targeting probe allowed us to detect PSMA-expressing PCa cells both in vitro and in vivo and enabled clear visualization of the tumor boundary during fluorescence-guided laparoscopic surgery in PCa mouse models. Furthermore, the high PCa preference of Cy-KUE-OA was confirmed on surgically resected patient specimens of healthy tissues, PCa, and lymph node metastases. Taken together, our results serve as a bridge between preclinical and clinical research in FGS of PCa and lay a solid foundation for further clinical research.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2211-3835
Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211383522003318; https://doaj.org/toc/2211-3835
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsb.2022.07.018
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/9ecebdec33bf4a549c9742bf48fcc2b7
Accession Number: edsdoj.9ecebdec33bf4a549c9742bf48fcc2b7
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:22113835
DOI:10.1016/j.apsb.2022.07.018
Published in:Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B
Language:English