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Hoechst-IR: An imaging agent that detects necrotic tissue in vivo by binding extracellular DNA

  • Madhuri Dasari
  • , Sungmun Lee
  • , Jay Sy
  • , Dongin Kim
  • , Seungjun Lee
  • , Milton Brown
  • , Michael Davis
  • , Niren Murthy
  • Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Emory University School of Medicine

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Abstract

(Equation Presented). Cell necrosis is central to the progression of numerous diseases, and imaging agents that can detect necrotic tissue have great clinical potential. We demonstrate here that a small molecule, termed Hoechst-IR, composed of the DNA binding dye Hoechst and the near-infrared dye IR-786, can image necrotic tissue in vivo via fluorescence imaging. Hoechst-IR detects necrosis by binding extracellular DNA released from necrotic cells and was able to image necrosis generated from a myocardial infarction and lipopolysaccharide/d-galactosamine (LPS-GalN) induced sepsis.

Original languageBritish English
Pages (from-to)3300-3303
Number of pages4
JournalOrganic Letters
Volume12
Issue number15
DOIs
StatePublished - 6 Aug 2010

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  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
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