波谱学杂志 ›› 2021, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (3): 336-344.doi: 10.11938/cjmr20202828

• 研究论文 • 上一篇    下一篇

组织蛋白酶B响应的超极化129Xe MRI探针对肺癌细胞的超灵敏探测

王崇武1,2,黄曦1,石磊1,陈世桢1,周欣1,*()   

  1. 1. 波谱与原子分子物理国家重点实验室, 武汉磁共振中心(中国科学院精密测量科学与技术创新研究院, 中国科学院武汉物理与数学研究所), 湖北 武汉 430071
    2. 中国科学院大学, 北京 100049
  • 收稿日期:2020-04-25 出版日期:2021-09-05 发布日期:2020-05-14
  • 通讯作者: 周欣 E-mail:xinzhou@wipm.ac.cn
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金资助项目(91859206);国家自然科学基金资助项目(81625011);国家重点研发计划(2016YFC1304704);中国科学院前沿科学重点研究计划(QYZDY-SSWSLH018)

Cathepsin B Triggered Hyperpolarization 129Xe MRI Probe for Ultra-Sensitive Lung Cancer Cells Detection

Chong-wu WANG1,2,Xi HUANG1,Lei SHI1,Shi-zhen CHEN1,Xin ZHOU1,*()   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan(Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Wuhan 430071, China
    2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • Received:2020-04-25 Online:2021-09-05 Published:2020-05-14
  • Contact: Xin ZHOU E-mail:xinzhou@wipm.ac.cn

摘要:

组织蛋白酶B(Cat B)是一种溶酶体半胱氨酸蛋白酶,在细胞代谢中起重要作用.已有研究表明Cat B在肺癌细胞中会过表达.因此,细胞内Cat B水平的检测非常重要.迄今为止,细胞内Cat B的检测方法主要为荧光成像,但该技术受限于渗透性和自发荧光背景干扰.为了解决这些问题,我们设计了一种基于超极化129Xe磁共振成像的新型探针.它由一个作为129Xe核磁共振(NMR)报告基团的穴番分子笼和一个作为Cat B特异性可裂解基团的酰胺键组成.当探针与Cat B相互作用时,酰胺键的断裂会导致其129Xe化学位移发生变化.结合超极化-化学交换饱和转移(Hyper-CEST)技术,可为Cat B提供一种新颖的检测方法.

关键词: 核磁共振(NMR), 造影剂, 肺癌, 超极化129Xe MRI探针, 组织蛋白酶B, 化学交换饱和转移(CEST)

Abstract:

Cathepsin B (Cat B) is a lysosomal cysteine protease that plays an essential role in cellular metabolism. Cat B is overexpressed in lung cancer cells. Fluorescence imaging techniques have been developed for measuring intracellular Cat B levels, which, however, suffers from limited penetration depth and interferences from autofluorescence background. To resolve these technical difficulties, we designed a novel Cat B biosensor detected by hyperpolarized xenon magnetic resonance imaging. It consists of a cryptophane cage as a 129Xe NMR reporter and an amide bond as a Cat B-specific cleavable group. When the biosensor interacts with Cat B, the cleavage of amide bond leads to changes in 129Xe chemical shift. Combing with hyperpolarization-chemical exchange saturation transfer (Hyper-CEST), our biosensor provides a novel method for responsive detection of Cat B.

Key words: nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), contrast agents, lung cancer, hyperpolarization 129Xe MRI probe, cathepsin B, chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST)

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