Cy5.5-lectin, a non-toxic conjugate, combines the benefits of near-infrared (NIR) imaging, such as significant reduction of background fluorescence and increased tissue depth penetration, with its affinity for vascular endothelial cells. When compared to endothelial staining methods using FITC-lectin and ICAM2 antibodies, Cy5.5-lectin was confirmed to specifically bind endothelial cells and produce a fluorescence signal both in real-time and post-infusion. Ex-vivo experiments with isolated hearts demonstrated that binding was limited to perfused areas of the myocardium. With mouse in-vivo tail-vein injections, other organs such as the liver, spleen, and kidney were also stained and yielded similar quality images of the heart. © 2012 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
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Nguyen, C., Bascaramurty, S., Kuzio, B., Gregorash, L., Kupriyanov, V., & Jilkina, O. (2012). Near-infrared fluorescence imaging of mouse myocardial microvascular endothelium using Cy5.5-lectin conjugate. Journal of Biophotonics, 5(10), 754–767. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbio.201100119
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