A compound, a method of imaging a cell, and a method of detecting a cancer, an inflammatory disease, or a neoplastic disease are provided. The compound includes a nitroxide derivative of a fluorophore that is activatable upon exposure to free radicals. The method of imaging a cell includes contacting the cell with an activatable nitroxide derivative of a fluorophore. The method of detecting a cancer, an inflammatory disease, or a neoplastic disease includes administering an activatable nitroxide derivative of a fluorophore and then imaging one or more cells contacted with the compound.
提供了一种化合物、一种细胞成像方法和一种检测癌症、炎症性疾病或肿瘤性疾病的方法。该化合物包括一种
氟色素的亚硝基衍
生物,该亚硝基衍
生物在暴露于自由基时可被激活。细胞成像方法包括将细胞与可激活的
氟色素亚硝基衍
生物接触。检测癌症、炎症性疾病或肿瘤性疾病的方法包括先给予可激活的
氟色素亚硝基衍
生物,然后成像与该化合物接触的一个或多个细胞。