Evaluation of NanoLuc substrates for bioluminescence imaging of transferred cells in mice
| Autor: | Laura Mezzanotte, Joel R. Walker, Thomas A. Kirkland, Clemens W G M Löwik, Natasa Gaspar, Kranthi Marella-Panth, Giorgia Zambito |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Molecular Genetics, Radiology & Nuclear Medicine |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Light 030303 biophysics Biophysics Mice Nude 02 engineering and technology 03 medical and health sciences Structure-Activity Relationship In vivo Bioluminescence imaging Bioluminescence Animals Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Luciferase Furans Luciferases Lung 0303 health sciences Mice Inbred BALB C Radiation Luminescent Agents Radiological and Ultrasound Technology Chemistry Optical Imaging Imidazoles Substrate (chemistry) Retinal Vessels 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology In vitro HEK293 Cells Solubility Pyrazines Lentivirus Infections Light emission 0210 nano-technology Preclinical imaging |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology, 216:112128. Elsevier Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology |
| ISSN: | 1873-2682 1011-1344 |
| Popis: | NanoLuc luciferase recently gained popularity due to its small size and superior bioluminescence performance. For in vivo imaging applications, NanoLuc has been limited by its substrate furimazine, which has low solubility and bioavailability. Herein, we compared the performances of recently reported NanoLuc luciferase substrates for in vivo imaging in mice. Two substrates with improved aqueous solubility, hydrofurimazine and fluorofurimazine, were evaluated along with three stabilized O-acetylated furimazine analogues, the hikarazines. All 5 analogues, when tested in vitro, displayed greater signal intensity and reaction duration, in comparison to the standard NanoLuc substrate, furimazine. The two best-performing analogues from the in vitro study were selected for further in vivo testing. The NanoLuc/fluorofurimazine pair demonstrated the highest bioluminescence intensity, post intravenous administration. It was found to be around 9-fold brighter compared to the NanoLuc/furimazine and 11-fold more intense than the NanoLuc/hikarazine-003 pair, with an average of 3-fold higher light emission when the substrate was injected intraperitoneally, in a subcutaneous model. Excitingly, despite the fact that NanoLuc/fluorofurimazine emits mostly blue light, we prove that cells trapped in mice lungs vasculature could be visualised via the NanoLuc/fluorofurimazine pair and compare the results to the AkaLuc/AkaLumine system. Therefore, among the tested analogues, fluorofurimazine enables higher substrate loading and improved optical imaging sensitivity in small animals, upgrading the use of NanoLuc derived bioluminescent systems for deep tissue imaging. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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