Fluorescence microscopy studies of a peripheral benzodiazepine receptor targeted molecular probe for brain tumor imaging

Laura Marcu, P. Thomas Vernier, H. Charles Manning, Sarah Salemi, Aimin Li, Cheryl M. Craft, Martin A. Gundersen, Darryl J. Bornhop

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Abstract

This study investigates the potential of a new multi-modal lanthanide chelate complex for specifically targeting brain tumor cells. We report here results from ongoing studies of up-take, sub-cellular localization and binding specificity of this new molecular imaging probe. Fluorescence microscopy investigations in living rat C6 glioma tumor cells demonstrate that the new imaging agent has affinity for glioma cells and binds to mitochondria.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)64-69
Number of pages6
JournalProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume5141
DOIs
StatePublished - 2003
Externally publishedYes
EventDiagnostic Optical Spectroscopy in Biomedicine II - Munich, Germany
Duration: Jun 24 2003Jun 25 2003

Keywords

  • Brain tumors diagnosis
  • Fluorescence microscopy
  • Lanthanide chelates fluorescence
  • Multi-modal imaging probes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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