In vivo fluorescence imaging of cyanine derivative modified with epidermal growth factor EGF-Cy5.5 in a murine model of carcinogenesis

Michael Gurfinkel; Shi Ke; Chun Li; Eva Marie Sevick-Muraca

doi:10.1117/12.478402

12 September 2003 In vivo fluorescence imaging of cyanine derivative modified with epidermal growth factor EGF-Cy5.5 in a murine model of carcinogenesis

Michael Gurfinkel, Shi Ke, Chun Li, Eva Marie Sevick-Muraca

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Proceedings Volume 4967, Genetically Engineered and Optical Probes for Biomedical Applications; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.478402
Event: Biomedical Optics, 2003, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

The specificity of a novel EGF-Cy5.5 fluorescent optical probe was assessed using CW fluorescence imaging accomplished via an ICCD camera. Imaging was performed on mice with MDA-MB-468 cancer, known to overexpress EGFr, and contrasted against an analogous cell line, MDA-MB-435, that does not express EGFr. Fluorescence images on mice bearing s.c. inoculated tumors were obtained every 6 seconds for a period of 20 minutes following i.v. injection of ICG, Cy5.5, or EGF-Cy5.5 and every 24 hrs thereafter for up to 192 hrs. In addition, mice with MDA-MB-468 tumors were injected i.v. with anti-EGFr antibody C225 24 hrs prior to injection of EGF-Cy5.5. Monitoring the time-sensitive fluorescence intensity confirms that ICG and Cy5.5 show no favorable binding to tumor, regardless of EGFr expression level. In contrast, EGF-Cy5.5 exhibits selective accumulation only in the MDA-MB-468 tumor. Moreover, tumor uptake of EGF-Cy5.5 was blocked by pre-injection of C225 antibody, demonstrating specificity of the targeted contrast agent. Data further demonstrate that ICG and Cy5.5 fluorescence is completely absent from the tumor site, regardless of EGFr expression level, 24-hrs post injection. Similarly, little EGF-Cy5.5 fluorescence was detected in the EGFr-negative tumor after 24 hrs, however, for the MDA-MB-468 tumor, EGF-Cy5.5 fluorescence did not reach undetectable levels until 192 hrs.

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Michael Gurfinkel, Shi Ke, Chun Li, and Eva Marie Sevick-Muraca "In vivo fluorescence imaging of cyanine derivative modified with epidermal growth factor EGF-Cy5.5 in a murine model of carcinogenesis", Proc. SPIE 4967, Genetically Engineered and Optical Probes for Biomedical Applications, (12 September 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.478402

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