307 results about "Imaging agent" patented technology

In accordance with at least one aspect of this disclosure, there is provided an imaging agent, a including dye compound conjugated to an antigen specific targeting vector which can be particularly advantageous because their behavior in vivo can contribute to superior optical imaging properties, for example, by significantly increasing the target-to-background ratio of imaged tissues, leading to higher resolution imaging, and ultimately providing for better recognition of malignant tissue for resection and margin assessment and improved visualization during minimal invasive laparoscopic surgery, for example. A method of imaging tumor cells in a subject, can include, administering an imaging effective amount of an imaging agent according at least one embodiment of the invention; 2-4 hours after administration of the imaging agent, irradiating a region in the subject in which tumor cells are expected to be found with at a wavelength absorbed by the imaging agent; and detecting a signal from the imaging agent, thereby imaging the tumor cells, wherein the target-to-background ratio 2-4 hours after administration is from about 2.75 to about 15.

The invention is based, at least in part, on the discovery that replacement of a key bond in the near-infrared fluorophore with a carbon-carbon bond conjugation to a targeting ligand results in vastly increased stability as compared to NIR fluorophores without such a bond, while preserving ligand and zwitterionic properties. In at least one aspect, the invention provides an imaging agent dye comprising a charge-balanced imaging agent conjugated to a targeting vector, wherein the targeting vector is a PSMA binding vector, such as dPSMA-617 or KUE, a FAP binding vector, a bombesin receptor binding vector, or a somatostatin receptor binding vector, and the charge-balanced imaging agent is ZW-800-1, ZW-830-1, or ZW-700-1-Forte.

Disclosed are systems and methods for continuously detecting, and optionally classifying, abnormal perfusion patterns in tissue by means of fluorescence imaging. A computer implemented method for detecting (and / or identifying) one or more areas having an abnormal perfusion pattern in tissue of a subject, for example during a medical procedure, includes: continuously acquiring fluorescence images of the tissue, wherein the fluorescence images are associated with a fluorescent output signal correlated with an input signal defined by a series of boluses of at least one fluorescent imaging agent, and wherein the series of boluses is administered with a predefined and / or controlled duration between subsequent boluses, analyzing the fluorescence images, identifying at least one tissue area with normal perfusion, defining a normal perfusion pattern (in an intensity domain and) in a time domain, and detecting, in the fluorescence images, possible tissue areas with abnormal (non-normal) perfusion pattern.

The present invention relates to the nanoparticles (NP) of the invention, compositions thereof and their use as therapeutic agents, in particular in the field of oncology and / or as imaging agents. The NPs consist of first nanoparticles of at least one high-Z metal oxide material, to which smaller second nanoparticles are covalently bonded at the surface of the first nanoparticles. The second nanoparticles consist of a) at least one noble metal or at least one metal oxide, metal sulfide, metal selenide or metal sulfide / selenide as a Fenton or Fenton-like reaction catalyst. The NPs of the invention produce a surprising therapeutic effect when exposed to ionizing radiation such as X-rays, gamma-rays, protons, neutrons, radioisotopes and / or electron beams. Therefore, these NPs can be used as radiosensitizers in the field of oncology. These nanoparticles can also be used as contrast agents.

Provided herein are certain compounds and imaging agents useful for detecting a disease or condition associated with protein aggregation, compositions thereof, and methods of their use.

An “inverse” precipitation route to precipitate aqueous soluble species with copolymers as nanoparticles having a hydrophilic, polar core and a less polar shell is described.

The present invention relates to MOFs for use in imaging and as radiolabeled tracers. More specifically, the present invention provides particles comprising MOFs, optionally at least one targeting moiety, and at least one short-lived radionuclide; compositions comprising the particles; the particles or compositions for use as imaging agents; the particles or compositions for use in methods for diagnosing proliferative diseases; the particles or compositions for use in methods for diagnosing chronic inflammatory diseases; and kits comprising particles comprising MOFs, optionally a targeting moiety, and a short-lived radionuclide cation.

The tumor stroma, which accounts for a large portion of the tumor mass, is an attractive target for the delivery of diagnostic and therapeutic compounds. Here, we focus specifically on a subpopulation of stromal cells known as cancer-associated fibroblasts, which are present in over 90% of epithelial cancers, including pancreatic, colon, and breast cancers. Cancer-associated fibroblasts are characterized by high expression of FAPs, which are undetectable in adult normal tissues but are associated with poor prognosis in cancer patients. The present invention provides small molecule radiopharmaceuticals and imaging agents based on FAP-specific inhibitors.

Advantage is taken of the enhanced permeability and retention effect (EPR effect) to shield normal tissue from exposure to combinations of chemotherapeutic agents. Imaging agents that exhibit the enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect in solid tumors are useful in mimicking the behavior of chemotherapeutic or other drugs for treatment of said tumor conjugated to carriers of similar size and shape to the carriers of said imaging agents.

There is provided peptidic compounds of Formula I, A or B(Rradn6-[linker]-RL-Xaa1-Xaa2-Xaa3-Xaa4-Xaa5-Xaa6-Xaa7-Xaa8-ψ-Xaa9-NH2). Xaa1 is D-Phe, Cpa, D-Cpa, Nal, D-Nal, 2-Nal, or D-2-Nal; Xaa2 is Asn, Gln, Hse, Cit or His. Xaa3 is Trp, Bta, Trp(Me), Trp(7-Me), Trp(6-Me), Trp(5-Me), Trp(4-Me), Trp(2-Me), Trp(7-F), Trp(6-F), Trp(5-F), Trp(4-F), Trp(5-OH), or αMe-Trp. Xaa4 is Ala or Ser. Xaa5 is Val, Cpg, or Tle. Xaa6 is Gly, NMe-Gly, or D-Ala. Xaa7 is His or NMe-His. Xaa8 is Leu or Phe. Xaa9-NH2 is a C-terminally amidated amino acid residue selected from Pro, 4-oxa-L-Pro, Me2Thz, or Thz. ψ represents a peptide bond or reduced peptide bond joining Xaa8 to Xaa9. Rradn6 is 1-5 radiolabeling groups. There is also provided the use of such compounds as imaging agents or therapeutic agents.

A compound comprising a prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-targeting moiety of the following formula (I) or of a salt or a solvate thereof. R1 is —R1aR1b— wherein R1a is absent, —CH2—, —O—, or —S—, and R1b is —CH2— or —CHF—. R2 is —(CH2)3—O—, —(CH2)3—, —(CH2)4—, —CH2—O—(CH2)2—, or —CH2—S—(CH2)2. R3 is ethylene fused to a tricyclic fused ring. L1, L2, L3, L4, L5b L5c, L6 and L7 are linkages (e.g. peptide bonds). Xbr is a branching atom. Rrad is a radiometal chelator. Ralb is an albumin binder. n1, n2, n3, n4, and n5 are integers. When the PSMA-targeting moiety is linked to a radiolabeling group, the compound may be used as an imaging agent or therapeutic agent for PSMA-expressing diseases / conditions.

The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for continuously detecting, and optionally classifying, abnormal perfusion patterns in tissue by means of fluorescence imaging. One embodiment relates to a computer implemented method for detecting (and / or identifying) one or more areas having an abnormal perfusion pattern in tissue of a subject, for example during a medical procedure, the method comprising the steps of: continuously acquiring fluorescence images of the tissue, wherein the fluorescence images are associated with a fluorescent output signal correlated with an input signal defined by a series of boluses of at least one fluorescent imaging agent, and wherein the series of boluses is administered with a predefined and / or controlled duration between subsequent boluses, analysing the fluorescence images, identifying at least one tissue area with normal perfusion, defining a normal perfusion pattern (in an intensity domain and) in a time domain, and detecting, in the fluorescence images, possible tissue areas with abnormal (non-normal) perfusion pattern.

The present invention discloses a bionic lumbar spine bone with X-ray imaging and its preparation method, which relates to the field of bionic technology of medical polymer materials. The technical solution is to stir and mix the raw materials of rigid polyurethane foam and then pour them into a lumbar spine bone mold for foaming to prepare the cancellous bone material of the bionic lumbar spine bone; use the blend modification of styrene-acrylic emulsion and SAN emulsion to prepare the material for bionic cortical bone; and then use the spraying or dipping process to attach the prepared cortical bone to the outer surface of the cancellous bone to form a bionic lumbar spine bone with X-ray imaging. By adding a water-soluble imaging agent in the emulsion synthesis, the present invention realizes the fine distribution of the imaging agent, significantly improves the contrast and clarity of X-ray imaging. Compared with the traditional materials relying on high-concentration inorganic imaging agents, the water-soluble imaging agent not only improves the biocompatibility and environmental protection, but also strengthens the hardness and wear resistance of the material through SAN resin, is applicable to diversified medical and industrial applications, and shows broad market potential.

The present invention relates to anti-CD 103 antibodies, as well as use of these antibodies in diagnosis, prognosis, monitoring, and treatment of diseases. Also disclosed is an imaging agent comprising the anti-CD 103 antibody and a detectable label, wherein the antibody either does not block CD 103 binding to E-cadherin or at least partially blocks CD 103 binding to E-cadherin. The methods of treatment involve administering the anti CD 103 antibody which may be optionally coupled to a cytotoxic agent. Diseases to be treated include e.g. Hairy Cell leukemia, HCLv, intestinal and extraintestinal lymphomas, enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma (EATL), T-lymphoblastic leukemia / lymphoma (T-ALL), T-cell prolymphocytic leukemia (T-PLL), adult T cell leukemia / lymphoma (ATLL), mycosis fungoides (ME), anaplastic large cell lymphoma ALCL, cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL), Sezary Syndrome (SS), Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease or multiple sclerosis.

The invention relates to a radionuclide labeled trimer probe 68Ga-TRAP-(FAPI) 3 targeting FAP and a preparation method thereof, Trap is used as a trivalent chelating platform, and three FAPI targeting units are covalently connected by clicking a chemical linking arm to form a trimer structure; the invention further relates to application of the 68Ga-TRAP-(FAPI) 3 probe in preparation of imaging agents or therapeutic drugs for diagnosing FAP positive diseases, experiments prove that the trimer probe is good in affinity and high in stability, and in cell experiments and animal experiments, the uptake rate of FAP positive cells is kept at a high level within 240 minutes; preclinical and preliminary clinical applications show that the tumor detection rate of the < 68 > Ga-TRAP-FAPI 3 in various cancer models is superior to that of < 18 > F-FDG, and compared with < 68 > Ga-FAPI-04, the < 68 > Ga-TRAP-FAPI 3 is clearer to display focuses (particularly tiny metastases), higher in uptake intensity and particularly outstanding in delayed imaging, and the < 68 > Ga-TRAP-FAPI 3 can be used for preparing a medicine for treating cancer. And a novel drug candidate with better performance is provided for precise diagnosis and staging of tumors and subsequent radionuclide targeted therapy.

The invention discloses a medical double-core-layer pressure-resistant sensing balloon and a preparation method thereof.The medical double-core-layer pressure-resistant sensing balloon comprises a balloon body connected with a catheter, the balloon body is of a double-core-layer shell layer structure, and a core layer comprises a developing and pressure sensing double-core structure; a developing agent is loaded in the inner core layer balloon, the position of the balloon is effectively displayed, it can be guaranteed that the core layer is not affected after the outer layer is damaged, the inner layer and the other core layer balloon can synchronously conduct pressure sensing, and the shell layer is a compression layer with toughness and bursting pressure and can be coated with a medicine coating. According to the medical double-core-layer high-pressure-resistant balloon provided by the invention, through the design of the internal double core layers, accurate control of pressure is effectively realized, and the problem that a developing agent leaks out of the brain after the outer layer of the balloon is broken in a trigeminal nerve minimally invasive puncture balloon compression operation is prevented; and by controlling the surface roughness of the outer layer, medicine coating can be carried out, so that vagus nerve reflex is prevented, and the problem of high risks of sudden blood pressure rise and sudden heartbeat arrest caused by compression in the operation process is solved.

Antibodies and antigen binding fragments thereof that specifically recognize and bind an epitope of elastin that is exposed and accessible in degraded elastic fiber are described. The antibodies and / or antigen binding fragments can be operably linked to a secondary component, including biologically active agents such as therapeutics and / or imaging agents. Optionally, the antibodies and / or antigen binding fragments thereof can be attached to a surface of a carrier, such as a particle, for specific binding and delivery of the carried agents to degraded elastic fiber.

The invention provides an FAPI trimer compound, a preparation method of the FAPI trimer compound, a PET developer based on the FAPI trimer compound and a preparation method of the developer. Amphipathic polyethylene glycol chains and trimeric structures in molecules of the FAPI trimer compound can improve in-vivo dynamic characteristics of the compound, and the in-vivo dynamic characteristics of the compound can be improved. The residence time in the tumor is prolonged; the PET imaging agent based on the FAPI trimer compound can improve the uptake and imaging effects of the PET imaging agent in tumors, and has good application prospects in PET imaging, preparation of drugs for diagnosing FAP-q expressed tumors and drugs for marking therapeutic nuclide (177Lu or 90Y) to treat the FAP-q expressed tumors in the future.

The invention discloses a PET (positron emission tomography) imaging agent, a precursor and a probe for targeting an EphA2 receptor as well as a preparation method and application of the PET imaging agent, the precursor and the probe, and a radioactive probe which is formed by labeling a chelating agent (such as DOTA and NOTA) and a radionuclide (such as 68Ga) by taking bicyclic peptide as a targeting group is specifically combined with the EphA2 receptor highly expressed on the surface of a tumor cell. According to the invention, a conformation limitation strategy is adopted for transforming the peptide probe targeting EphA2 for the first time, the bicyclic peptide radioactive probe with excellent targeting performance and in-vivo imaging effect is obtained, the tumor uptake value is high, and tumor and non-tumor imaging is clear; and successful imaging in a fibrosarcoma model. According to the EphA2 receptor-targeted PET imaging agent provided by the invention, the precursor, namely the probe, has the advantages of simplicity in preparation, good targeting property, excellent imaging effect and the like, can be used for PET imaging diagnosis, prognosis evaluation and targeted therapy guidance of EphA2 positive tumors, and has good clinical value.

The invention discloses a BODIPY derivative, a nano preparation, a corresponding preparation method and application, and the BODIPY derivative is prepared by taking BODIPY as a mother nucleus and adjusting substituent groups and expanding a conjugated system. According to the BODIPY derivative and the nano preparation, the emission wavelength can extend to an NIR-II region, and the BODIPY derivative and the nano preparation can be used for preparing a medicine for inhibiting tumor cell growth or a near-infrared two-region fluorescence imaging agent.

The invention discloses a near-infrared fluorescence imaging agent of a targeted folate receptor, an imaging system and application of the imaging agent and the imaging system, and belongs to the technical field of biomedical treatment. The technical problem to be solved is to provide the folate receptor-targeted near-infrared fluorescence imaging system, an imaging agent in the system can specifically target the folate receptor FR-alpha, and the folate receptor-targeted near-infrared fluorescence imaging system is used in application scenes of lung cancer and ovarian cancer and can show higher TNR, display tumor boundaries in real time and reduce the positive edge cutting rate. According to the technical scheme, the near-infrared fluorescence imaging agent of the targeted folic acid receptor is characterized by comprising a compound of the targeted folic acid receptor, a solvent and pharmaceutically acceptable auxiliary materials, the structure of the compound of the targeted folic acid receptor is F-L-D, F is the structure of the targeted folic acid receptor, D is a near-infrared dye, L is a connexon, and L is an electron donor. The structural formula is shown in the specification or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.

The invention relates to a touch fluid neuron specific tracing imaging agent, a preparation method and application, and belongs to the technical field of nuclear medicine imaging, the tracing imaging agent is composed of a nerve tracer agent horseradish peroxidase (HRP), zirconium-89 isotope chelated by deferoxamine and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, the effective tracking window of the tracer agent is prolonged to 120 hours, and the effective tracking window of the tracer agent is prolonged to 120 hours. The multi-stage synaptic transfer period of the fluid touching neuron can be completely covered; the spatial resolution is improved by 5-8 times compared with that of traditional FDG-PET, and a fluid touching neuron cluster can be accurately presented; the in-vitro serum stability is excellent, the radiochemical purity is still larger than or equal to 80.5% within 120 hours, PET / MRI bimodal imaging can be adapted, drug administration is conducted through lateral ventricle minimally invasive injection, the probe is suitable for various animal models such as mice, rats and non-human primates, in-vivo dynamic tracing of sympathetic fluid neuron trans-synapses can be achieved on the premise that no tissue damage exists, and the probe has a good application prospect. And a key technical tool is provided for neural circuit analysis, neuroscience basic research and preclinical research of neurodegenerative diseases.

Compounds for targeting and agents for imaging, prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) are disclosed. Methods of synthesizing compounds and imaging agents, as well as methods for imaging PSMA are also disclosed. The imaging agents disclosed are suitable for PET and SPECT imaging.

In one aspect, methods of treating and / or imaging biological tissue or a biological compartment are described herein. In some embodiments, a method comprises disposing a population of agents, such as a therapeutic agent, imaging agent, theranostic agent, or other agent in the biological compartment. The method further comprises applying a focused ultrasound beam to a first target region of the biological compartment to compress at least a portion of the first target region, and subsequently removing the focused ultrasound beam from the first target region to end the compression or compressive force applied to the first target region. In some cases, the focused ultrasound beam has a duty cycle greater than 5% and / or a frequency of 1-30 MHz. In some instances, applying the ultrasound beam creates a first order ultrasound oscillation wave within the biological compartment having a pressure gradient in one or more dimensions of 0.1 to 10 MPa / mm.

The present invention discloses a β-amyloid protein probe and a preparation method and application thereof. The skeleton of the β-amyloid protein probe can effectively increase the ICT effect of the probe, so that the probe has a larger emission wavelength and a larger fluorescence intensity enhancement factor before and after binding to the Aβ protein. At the same time, it uses a nitrogen-containing six-membered aromatic ring as an electron acceptor, which not only has better electron-withdrawing ability, but also the large steric hindrance of the electron acceptor after the probe enters the hydrophobic cavity of the Aβ protein can strengthen the restriction on molecular torsion, and trigger a more efficient ICT effect with the thiophene-containing π bridge. At the same time, this type of nitrogen-containing six-membered aromatic ring can combine well with the β-sheet structure of the Aβ protein, effectively improving the binding ability of the probe to the Aβ protein and the Aβ protein selectivity. Therefore, the probe can be used for labeling Aβ protein and preparing an imaging agent for labeling Aβ protein.

The invention relates to the technical field of freeze-dried powder injections, in particular to a polypeptide conjugate fluorescent developer preparation composition as well as a preparation method and application thereof. The polypeptide conjugate fluorescence imaging agent preparation composition is prepared from the following raw materials: a combination of a polypeptide conjugate fluorescence imaging agent raw material medicine, an excipient and a pH buffering agent, and at least one of a solubilizer and a chelating agent is included or not included. By improving the formula and the process of the freeze-dried powder injection, the problems that a polypeptide conjugate fluorescence imaging agent is insoluble and poor in stability are solved, and the formability, the resolubility and the stability are remarkably improved.

The present invention provides a radiolabeled compound targeting cannabinoid receptor type 2 labeled with the radionuclide 18F. The present invention also provides a process for the preparation of said compound and its use as a positron emission tomography (PET) imaging agent.

There are provided herein, inter alia, complexes, compositions and methods for the delivery of therapeutic, diagnostic and imaging agents, including nucleic acid, into a cell. The complexes, compositions and methods may facilitate complexation, protection, delivery and release of oligonucleotides and polyanionic cargos into target cells, tissues, and organs both in vitro and in vivo.