Evaluation of antibody fragment properties for near-infrared fluorescence imaging of HER3-positive cancer xenografts

Autor: Wendy Bernhard, Ayman El-Sayed, C. Ronald Geyer, Landon Pastushok, Humphrey Fonge, Carolina Gonzalez, Wayne Hill, Kris Barreto
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Theranostics
ISSN: 1838-7640
Popis: In vivo imaging is influenced by the half-life, tissue penetration, biodistribution, and affinity of the imaging probe. Immunoglobulin G (IgG) is composed of discrete domains with known functions, providing a template for engineering antibody fragments with desired imaging properties. Here, we engineered antibody-based imaging probes, consisting of different combinations of antibody domains, labeled them with the near-infrared fluorescent dye IRDye800CW, and evaluated their in vivo imaging properties. Antibody-based imaging probes were based on an anti-HER3 antigen binding fragment (Fab) isolated using phage display. Methods: We constructed six anti-HER3 antibody-based imaging probes: a single chain variable fragment (scFv), Fab, diabody, scFv-CH3, scFv-Fc, and IgG. IRDye800CW-labeled, antibody-based probes were injected into nude mice bearing FaDu xenografts and their distribution to the xenograft, liver, and kidneys was evaluated. Results: These imaging probes bound to recombinant HER3 and to the HER3-positive cell line, FaDu. Small antibody fragments with molecular weight
Databáze: OpenAIRE