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Kim H, Jung SO, Lee S, Lee Y. Bioluminescent Systems for Theranostic Applications. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:7563. [PMID: 39062805 PMCID: PMC11277111 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25147563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2024] [Revised: 07/03/2024] [Accepted: 07/08/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
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Bioluminescence, the light produced by biochemical reactions involving luciferases in living organisms, has been extensively investigated for various applications. It has attracted particular interest as an internal light source for theranostic applications due to its safe and efficient characteristics that overcome the limited penetration of conventional external light sources. Recent advancements in protein engineering technologies and protein delivery platforms have expanded the application of bioluminescence to a wide range of theranostic areas, including bioimaging, biosensing, photodynamic therapy, and optogenetics. This comprehensive review presents the fundamental concepts of bioluminescence and explores its recent applications across diverse fields. Moreover, it discusses future research directions based on the current status of bioluminescent systems for further expansion of their potential.
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- Hyemin Kim
- Department of Cosmetics Engineering, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea; (S.O.J.); (S.L.); (Y.L.)
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Buckley SMK, Howe SJ, Rahim AA, Buning H, McIntosh J, Wong SP, Baker AH, Nathwani A, Thrasher AJ, Coutelle C, McKay TR, Waddington SN. Luciferin detection after intranasal vector delivery is improved by intranasal rather than intraperitoneal luciferin administration. Hum Gene Ther 2009; 19:1050-6. [PMID: 18847316 DOI: 10.1089/hum.2008.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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In vivo bioimaging of transgenic luciferase in the lung and nose is an expedient method by which to continually measure expression of this marker gene after gene transduction. Its substrate, luciferin, is typically injected into the peritoneal cavity before bioimaging. Here we demonstrate that, compared with intraperitoneal injection, intranasal instillation of luciferin confers approximately an order of magnitude increase in luciferase bioluminescence detection in both lung and nose. This effect was observed after administration of viral vectors based on adenovirus type 5, adeno-associated virus type 8, and gp64-pseudotyped HIV lentivirus and, to a lesser extent, after nonviral polyethylenimine (PEI)-DNA delivery. Detection increased relative to the concentration of luciferin; however, a standard concentration of 15 mg/ml was well beyond the saturation point. Compared with intraperitoneal injection, intranasal instillation yields about a 10-fold increase in sensitivity with an approximate 30-fold reduction in luciferin usage when bioimaging in the nasal and pulmonary airways of mice.
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- Suzanne M K Buckley
- Department of Haematology, Haemophilia Centre and Haemostasis Unit, Royal Free and University College Medical School, London NW3 2PF, UK
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Buckley SMK, Howe SJ, Wong SP, Buning H, McIntosh J, Baker A, Nathwani AC, Thrasher A, Coutelle C, McKay TR, Waddington S. Luciferin detection after intra-nasal vector delivery is improved by intra-nasal rather than intra-peritoneal luciferin administration. Hum Gene Ther 2008. [DOI: 10.1089/hgt.2008.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Zhao D, Richer E, Antich PP, Mason RP. Antivascular effects of combretastatin A4 phosphate in breast cancer xenograft assessed using dynamic bioluminescence imaging and confirmed by MRI. FASEB J 2008; 22:2445-51. [PMID: 18263704 DOI: 10.1096/fj.07-103713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Bioluminescence imaging (BLI) has found significant use in evaluating long-term cancer therapy in small animals. We have now tested the feasibility of using BLI to assess acute effects of the vascular disrupting agent combretastatin A4 phosphate (CA4P) on luciferase-expressing MDA-MB-231 human breast tumor cells growing as xenografts in mice. Following administration of luciferin substrate, there is a rapid increase in light emission reaching a maximum after about 6 min, which gradually decreases over the following 20 min. The kinetics of light emission are highly reproducible; however, following i.p. administration of CA4P (120 mg/kg), the detected light emission was decreased between 50 and 90%, and time to maximum was significantly delayed. Twenty-four hours later, there was some recovery of light emission following further administration of luciferin substrate. Comparison with dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI based on the paramagnetic contrast agent Omniscan showed comparable changes in the tumors consistent with the previous literature. Histology also confirmed shutdown of tumor vascular perfusion. We believe this finding provides an important novel application for BLI that could have widespread application in screening novel therapeutics expected to cause acute vascular changes in tumors.
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- Dawen Zhao
- Department of Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5523 Harry Hines, Dallas, TX 75390-9058, USA
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Ovarian cancer remains the leading cause of death due to gynecologic cancer in women in the United States. Gene and viral-based therapies represent novel therapeutic approaches for cancer. The manipulation of genetic content of tumor cells toward a therapeutic end has been divided into several general strategies, including molecular chemotherapy, mutation compensation, immunopotentiation, and virotherapy. Improvements in delivery vehicles and in evaluation of gene transfer and viral replication remain important areas of investigation. We highlight the most recent advances in these novel therapeutic approaches for ovarian cancer and include a summary of recent clinical trials.
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- Kristopher J Kimball
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA
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Nykänen AI, Pajusola K, Krebs R, Keränen MAI, Raisky O, Koskinen PK, Alitalo K, Lemström KB. Common Protective and Diverse Smooth Muscle Cell Effects of AAV-Mediated Angiopoietin-1 and -2 Expression in Rat Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy. Circ Res 2006; 98:1373-80. [PMID: 16690881 DOI: 10.1161/01.res.0000225987.52765.13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Angiopoietin-1 (Ang1) and Ang2 regulate the maintenance of normal vasculature by direct endothelial and indirect smooth muscle cell (SMC) effects. Dysfunction of vascular wall cells is considered central in cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV), where inflammation and arterial injury initiate subsequent intimal SMC proliferation. In this study, we investigated the effect of exogenous Ang1 and Ang2 in chronically rejecting rat cardiac allografts by intracoronary adeno-associated virus (AAV)-mediated gene transfer. Bioluminescent imaging of AAV-transfected syngeneic grafts revealed gradual and stable transgene expression in graft cardiomyocytes. In cardiac allografts, both AAV-Ang1 and AAV-Ang2 decreased inflammation and increased antiapoptotic Bcl-2 mRNA and Bcl-2/Bax ratio at 8 weeks. Only AAV-Ang2 decreased the development of CAV, whereas AAV-Ang1 activated arterial SMC and increased PDGF-A mRNA in the allograft. Collectively, our results show that exogenous Ang1 and Ang2 have similar antiinflammatory and antiapoptotic effects in cardiac allografts. Prolonged AAV-mediated Ang1 transgene expression also induced SMC activation, whereas AAV-Ang2 lacked the SMC activating effects and decreased CAV. Our results thus highlight the common protective and diverse SMC effects of Ang1 and Ang2 in cardiac allograft microenvironment and the importance of timing of angiopoietins to achieve therapeutic effects.
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- Antti I Nykänen
- Transplantation Laboratory, University of Helsinki Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
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Bloquel C, Trollet C, Pradines E, Seguin J, Scherman D, Bureau MF. Optical imaging of luminescence for in vivo quantification of gene electrotransfer in mouse muscle and knee. BMC Biotechnol 2006; 6:16. [PMID: 16524461 PMCID: PMC1431530 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6750-6-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2005] [Accepted: 03/08/2006] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Optical imaging is an attractive non-invasive way to evaluate the expression of a transferred DNA, mainly thanks to its lower cost and ease of realization. In this study optical imaging was evaluated for monitoring and quantification of the mouse knee joint and tibial cranial muscle electrotransfer of a luciferase encoding plasmid. Optical imaging was applied to study the kinetics of luciferase expression in both tissues. RESULTS The substrate of luciferase (luciferin) was injected either intraperitonealy (i.p.) or in situ into the muscle or the knee joint. Luminescence resulting from the luciferase-luciferin reaction was measured in vivo with a cooled CCD camera and/or in vitro on tissue lysate. Maximal luminescence of the knee joint and muscle after i.p. (2.5 mg) or local injection of luciferin (50 microg in the knee joint, 100 microg in the muscle) were highly correlated. With the local injection procedure adopted, in vivo and in vitro luminescences measured on the same muscles significantly correlated. Luminescence measurements were reproducible and the signal level was proportional to the amount of plasmid injected. In vivo luciferase activity in the electrotransfered knee joint was detected for two weeks. Intramuscular electrotransfer of 0.3 or 3 microg of plasmid led to stable luciferase expression for 62 days, whereas injecting 30 microg of plasmid resulted in a drop of luminescence three weeks after electrotransfer. These decreases were partially associated with the development of an immune response. CONCLUSION A particular advantage of the i.p. injection of substrate is a widespread distribution at luciferase production sites. We have also highlighted advantages of local injection as a more sensitive detection method with reduced substrate consumption. Besides, this route of injection is relatively free of uncontrolled parameters, such as diffusion to the target organ, crossing of biological barriers and evidencing variations in local enzymatic kinetics, probably related to the reaction medium in the targeted organ. Optical imaging was shown to be a sensitive and relevant technique to quantify variations of luciferase activity in vivo. Further evaluation of the effective amount of luciferase in a given tissue by in vivo optical imaging relies on conditions of the enzymatic reaction and light absorption and presently requires in vitro calibration for each targeted organ.
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- C Bloquel
- Inserm, U640, Paris, F-75006 France; CNRS, UMR8151, Paris, F-75006 France; Université Paris Descartes, Faculté de Pharmacie, Chemical and Genetic Pharmacology Laboratory, Paris, F-75270 France; Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris, Paris, F-75005, France
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- Inserm, U640, Paris, F-75006 France; CNRS, UMR8151, Paris, F-75006 France; Université Paris Descartes, Faculté de Pharmacie, Chemical and Genetic Pharmacology Laboratory, Paris, F-75270 France; Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris, Paris, F-75005, France
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- Inserm, U640, Paris, F-75006 France; CNRS, UMR8151, Paris, F-75006 France; Université Paris Descartes, Faculté de Pharmacie, Chemical and Genetic Pharmacology Laboratory, Paris, F-75270 France; Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris, Paris, F-75005, France
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- Inserm, U640, Paris, F-75006 France; CNRS, UMR8151, Paris, F-75006 France; Université Paris Descartes, Faculté de Pharmacie, Chemical and Genetic Pharmacology Laboratory, Paris, F-75270 France; Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris, Paris, F-75005, France
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- Inserm, U640, Paris, F-75006 France; CNRS, UMR8151, Paris, F-75006 France; Université Paris Descartes, Faculté de Pharmacie, Chemical and Genetic Pharmacology Laboratory, Paris, F-75270 France; Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris, Paris, F-75005, France
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- Inserm, U640, Paris, F-75006 France; CNRS, UMR8151, Paris, F-75006 France; Université Paris Descartes, Faculté de Pharmacie, Chemical and Genetic Pharmacology Laboratory, Paris, F-75270 France; Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris, Paris, F-75005, France
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Li JZ, Li H, Hankins GR, Lieu AS, Noh E, Jacobson L, Pittman DD, Chiorini JA, Helm GA. Different Osteogenic Potentials of Recombinant Human BMP-6 Adeno-Associated Virus and Adenovirus in Two Rat Strains. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 12:209-19. [PMID: 16548680 DOI: 10.1089/ten.2006.12.209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The osteogenic potential of AAV5hBMP6 was compared with that of ADhBMP6 in immunodeficient and immunocompetent rats. AAV5hBMP6 (2.3 x 10(12) particles) and ADhBMP6 (5 x 10(7) PFU) elicited viral antibody production in immunocompetent rats. Among rats that received AAV5hBMP6, the earliest time points at which the bone was visible under CT scanner were 30 days in 2-month-old Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats and 60 days in 18-month-old SD rats. The mean volumes of ectopic bone 90 days after viral injection were 0.31 +/- 0.14 cm(3) in athymic nude rats, 0.64 +/- 0.12 cm(3) in 2-month-old SD rats, and 0.21 +/- 0.10 cm(3) in 18-month-old SD rats. In contrast, among rats that received ADhBMP6, the earliest time points to observe the bone formation by CT scan were 15 days in 2-month-old rats and no bone formation in 18-month-old SD rats. The mean volumes of ectopic bone were 4.17 +/- 0.05 cm(3) in athymic nude rats and 0.06 +/- 0.03 cm(3) in 2-month-old SD rats. Although both types of viruses induced an immune response in immunocompetent animals, this response played different roles in the process of bone formation induced by the BMP6 vectors.
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- Jin Zhong Li
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, 22908, USA.
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Li H, Li JZ, Pittman DD, Amalfitano A, Hankins GR, Helm GA. Comparison of osteogenic potentials of human rat BMP4 and BMP6 gene therapy using [E1-] and [E1-,E2b-] adenoviral vectors. Int J Med Sci 2006; 3:97-105. [PMID: 16761078 PMCID: PMC1475427 DOI: 10.7150/ijms.3.97] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2006] [Accepted: 05/31/2006] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Osteogenic potentials of some recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) first-generation adenoviral vectors (ADhBMPs) are significantly limited in immunocompetent animals. It is unclear what role expression of viral proteins and foreign proteins transduced by adenoviral vectors play in the host immune response and in ectopic bone formation. In this study two sets of experiments were designed and performed. First, rat BMP6 cDNA were amplified, sequenced, and recombined in first-generation adenoviral vector (ADrBMP6). A comparison of human and rat BMP6 adenoviral vectors demonstrated identical osteogenic activities in both immunodeficient and immunocompetent rats. Second, the activities of recombinant human BMP6 in E1- (ADhBMP6) and [E1-,E2b-] ( [E1-,E2b-]ADGFP&hBMP6, and [E1-,E2b-]ADhBMP6) adenoviral vectors were compared in both in vitro and in vivo models. Similar activities of these two generations of BMP adenoviral vectors were found in all models. These results indicate that the amount of viral gene expression and the source of the BMP cDNA are not major factors in the interruption of osteogenic potentials of recombinant BMP6 adenoviral vectors in immunocompetent animals.
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- Hongwei Li
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908, USA
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