Water Soluble Melanin Derivatives for Dynamic Contrast Enhanced Photoacoustic Imaging of Tumor Vasculature and Response to Antiangiogenic Therapy

Dario L. Longo, Rachele STEFANIA, Chiara Callari, Francesco De Rose, Riccardo Rolle, Laura Conti, Lorena Consolino, Francesca Arena, Silvio Aime

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Abstract

A dynamic contrast enhanced (DCE) approach for tumor photoacoustic (PA) imaging is described. Novel water soluble melanin-based derivatives are synthesized that exhibit good PA properties, stability, safety and accumulation in tumor bearing mice. This melanin derivative is capable to characterize tumor vasculature and to monitor vessel permeability changes upon antiangiogenic treatment. DCE-PA imaging can assess functional response to cancer treatments.
Lingua originaleInglese
RivistaAdvanced healthcare materials
Volume6
Numero di pubblicazione1
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2017

Keywords

  • dynamic contrast enhanced
  • melanin
  • nanoparticles
  • photoacoustic
  • tumors

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