Metabolic tumor profiling with pH, oxygen, and glucose chemosensors on a quantum dot scaffold

Inorg Chem. 2014 Feb 17;53(4):1900-15. doi: 10.1021/ic401587r. Epub 2013 Oct 21.

Abstract

Acidity, hypoxia, and glucose levels characterize the tumor microenvironment rendering pH, pO2, and pGlucose, respectively, important indicators of tumor health. To this end, understanding how these parameters change can be a powerful tool for the development of novel and effective therapeutics. We have designed optical chemosensors that feature a quantum dot and an analyte-responsive dye. These noninvasive chemosensors permit pH, oxygen, and glucose to be monitored dynamically within the tumor microenvironment by using multiphoton imaging.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Boronic Acids / analysis
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Drug Delivery Systems
  • Fluorescent Dyes / chemistry
  • Glucose / analysis*
  • Humans
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Neoplasms / metabolism*
  • Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Oxygen / analysis*
  • Oxygen / chemistry*
  • Protein Array Analysis*
  • Quantum Dots*

Substances

  • Boronic Acids
  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • Glucose
  • Oxygen