Dye-peptide conjugates useful for diagnostic imaging and therapy are disclosed. The dye-peptide conjugates include several cyanine dyes with a variety of bis- and tetrakis(carboxylic acid) homologues. The small size of the compounds allows more favorable delivery to tumor cells as compared to larger molecular weight imaging agents. The various dyes are useful over the range of 350-1300 nm, the exact range being dependent upon the particular dye. Use of dimethylsulfoxide helps to maintain the fluorescence of the compounds. The molecules of the invention are useful for diagnostic imaging and therapy, in endoscopic applications for the detection of tumors and other abnormalities and for localized therapy, for photoacoustic tumor imaging, detection and therapy, and for sonofluorescence tumor imaging, detection and therapy.
本文披露了用于诊断成像和治疗的
染料-肽共轭物。
染料-肽共轭物包括几种青烷
染料,具有各种双和四
羧酸同系物。这些化合物的小尺寸使其与分子量较大的成像剂相比,更有利于向肿瘤细胞传递。各种
染料在350-1300纳米范围内有用,具体范围取决于特定的
染料。使用
二甲基亚砜有助于维持化合物的荧光。本发明的分子适用于诊断成像和治疗,用于内窥镜应用以检测肿瘤和其他异常,以及用于局部治疗,用于光声肿瘤成像、检测和治疗,以及用于超声荧光肿瘤成像、检测和治疗。