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In Vivo Photoactivation Without "Light": Use of Cherenkov Radiation to Overcome the Penetration Limit of Light.
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PMID:  21538154     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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PURPOSE: The poor tissue penetration of visible light has been a major barrier for optical imaging, photoactivatable conversions, and photodynamic therapy for in vivo targets with depths beyond 10 mm. In this report, as a proof-of-concept, we demonstrated that a positron emission tomography (PET) radiotracer, 2-deoxy-2-[(18)F]fluoro-D: -glucose ((18)FDG), could be used as an alternative light source for photoactivation. PROCEDURES: We utilized (18)FDG, which is a metabolic activity-based PET probe, as a source of light to photoactivate caged luciferin in a breast cancer animal model expressing luciferase. RESULTS: Bioluminescence produced from luciferin allowed for the real-time monitoring of Cherenkov radiation-promoted uncaging of the substrate. CONCLUSION: The proposed method may provide a very important option for in vivo photoactivation, in particular for activation of photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy and eventually for combining radioisotope therapy and photodynamic therapy.
Authors:
Chongzhao Ran; Zhaoda Zhang; Jacob Hooker; Anna Moore
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-5-3
Journal Detail:
Title:  Molecular imaging and biology : MIB : the official publication of the Academy of Molecular Imaging     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1860-2002     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-5-3     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
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Nlm Unique ID:  101125610     Medline TA:  Mol Imaging Biol     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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Molecular Imaging Laboratory, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Bldg.75, Charlestown, MA, 02129, USA.
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