Mol Imaging
Diagnostic Imaging Program, Molecular Imaging Center, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba, Japan.
Published: December 2016
To explore suitable imaging probes for early and specific detection of pancreatic cancer, we demonstrated that α6β4integrin is a good target and employed single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) or near-infrared (NIR) imaging for immunotargeting. Expression levels of α6β4were examined by Western blotting and flow cytometry in certain human pancreatic cancer cell lines. The human cell line BxPC-3 was used for α6β4-positive and a mouse cell line, A4, was used for negative counterpart. We labeled antibody against α6β4with Indium-111 ((111)In) or indocyanine green (ICG). After injection of(111)In-labeled probe to tumor-bearing mice, biodistribution, SPECT, autoradiography (ARG), and immunohistochemical (IHC) studies were conducted. After administration of ICG-labeled probe, in vivo and ex vivo NIR imaging and fluorescence microscopy of tumors were performed. BxPC-3 tumor showed a higher radioligand binding in SPECT and higher fluorescence intensity as well as a delay in the probe washout in NIR imaging when compared to A4 tumor. The biodistribution profile of(111)In-labeled probe, ARG, and IHC confirmed the α6β4specific binding of the probe. Here, we propose that α6β4is a desirable target for the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer and that it could be detected by radionuclide imaging and NIR imaging using a radiolabeled or ICG-labeled α6β4antibody.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5469600 | PMC |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1536012115624917 | DOI Listing |
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