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Fang J, Zhao Y, Wang A, Zhang Y, Cui C, Ye S, Mao Q, Feng Y, Li J, Xu C, Shi H. In Vivo Quantitative Assessment of a Radiation Dose Based on Ratiometric Photoacoustic Imaging of Tumor Apoptosis. Anal Chem 2022; 94:5149-5158. [PMID: 35311264 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c00098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Accurately assessing the radiation level of tumors and surrounding tissues is of great significance for the optimization of clinical therapeutic interventions as well as minimizing the radiation-induced side effects. Therefore, the development of noninvasive and sensitive biological dosimeters is vital to achieve quantitative detection of a radiation dose in a living system. Herein, as a proof of concept, we report a tumor-targeted and caspase-3-activatable NIR fluorogenic probe AcDEVD-Cy-RGD consisting of a hemicyanine fluorophore as a signal reporter, a caspase-3 specific Asp-Glu-Val-Asp (DEVD) peptide, and a cyclic Arg-Gly-Asp peptide (cRGD) for tumor targeting. Upon cleavage with activated caspase-3, this probe not only displays the lighted-up NIR fluorescence, but also ratiometric photoacoustic (PA710/PA680) signals concurrently in a caspase-3 concentration-dependent manner, allowing for sensitive and quantitative detection of caspase-3 activity through both fluorescence and PA imaging, which provides the possibility for real-time monitoring of tumor cell apoptosis in a living system. More notably, we utilized this probe to successfully realize the direct visualization of tumor response to chemo- or radiotherapy and, for the first time, achieve the accurate estimation of radiation doses imparted to the tumors. We thus believe that our current strategy would offer an attractive and valuable means for the precise assessment of locally delivered radiation doses in various clinical settings.
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- Jing Fang
- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) and Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) and Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) and Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) and Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) and Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) and Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) and Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) and Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) and Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) and Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, People's Republic of China
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Braun T, Kim SH, Biener MM, Hamza AV, Biener J. Supercritical Drying of Wet Gel Layers Generated Inside ICF Ablator Shells. FUSION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/15361055.2017.1392203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Tom Braun
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94550
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94550
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94550
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94550
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94550
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Olson RE, Leeper RJ, Kline JL, Zylstra AB, Yi SA, Biener J, Braun T, Kozioziemski BJ, Sater JD, Bradley PA, Peterson RR, Haines BM, Yin L, Berzak Hopkins LF, Meezan NB, Walters C, Biener MM, Kong C, Crippen JW, Kyrala GA, Shah RC, Herrmann HW, Wilson DC, Hamza AV, Nikroo A, Batha SH. First Liquid Layer Inertial Confinement Fusion Implosions at the National Ignition Facility. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2016; 117:245001. [PMID: 28009190 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.117.245001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
Abstract
The first cryogenic deuterium and deuterium-tritium liquid layer implosions at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) demonstrate D_{2} and DT layer inertial confinement fusion (ICF) implosions that can access a low-to-moderate hot-spot convergence ratio (12<CR<25). Previous ICF experiments at the NIF utilized high convergence (CR>30) DT ice layer implosions. Although high CR is desirable in an idealized 1D sense, it amplifies the deleterious effects of asymmetries. To date, these asymmetries prevented the achievement of ignition at the NIF and are the major cause of simulation-experiment disagreement. In the initial liquid layer experiments, high neutron yields were achieved with CRs of 12-17, and the hot-spot formation is well understood, demonstrated by a good agreement between the experimental data and the radiation hydrodynamic simulations. These initial experiments open a new NIF experimental capability that provides an opportunity to explore the relationship between hot-spot convergence ratio and the robustness of hot-spot formation during ICF implosions.
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- R E Olson
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, New Mexico 87185, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, New Mexico 87185, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, New Mexico 87185, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, New Mexico 87185, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, New Mexico 87185, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, New Mexico 87185, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, New Mexico 87185, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, New Mexico 87185, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, New Mexico 87185, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- General Atomics (GA), San Diego, California 92186, USA
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- General Atomics (GA), San Diego, California 92186, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, New Mexico 87185, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, New Mexico 87185, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, New Mexico 87185, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, New Mexico 87185, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, New Mexico 87185, USA
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Olson RE, Leeper RJ, Yi SA, Kline JL, Zylstra AB, Peterson RR, Shah R, Braun T, Biener J, Kozioziemski BJ, Sater JD, Biener MM, Hamza AV, Nikroo A, Hopkins LB, Ho D, LePape S, Meezan NB. Wetted foam liquid fuel ICF target experiments. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/717/1/012042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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