[EN] OPTICAL AGENTS FOR IMAGING AND VISUALIZATION OF MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE ENZYMES<br/>[FR] AGENTS OPTIQUES PERMETTANT D'OBTENIR DES IMAGES DE MÉTALLOPROTÉASES MATRICIELLES ET DE LES VISUALISER
申请人:MALLINCKRODT LLC
公开号:WO2013039851A1
公开(公告)日:2013-03-21
The invention relates generally to optical agents for biomedical applications including imaging, visualization, phototherapy and diagnostic monitoring of cells and tissue expressing MMPs and/or tissues associated with the expression of MMPs. In some embodiments, for example, optical agents of the present invention selectively bind to, or otherwise preferentially associate with, a target tissue expressing one or more MMPs, and function to couple electromagnetic radiation into and/or out of the target tissue, for example via optical absorption, fluorescence, scattering and/or optoacoustic processes.
该发明通常涉及用于生物医学应用的光学试剂,包括成像、可视化、光疗和诊断监测表达MMPs和/或与MMPs表达相关的细胞和组织。在某些实施例中,例如,本发明的光学试剂选择性地结合到或以其他方式优先与表达一个或多个MMPs的靶组织结合,并且功能是将电磁辐射耦合到和/或从靶组织中传出,例如通过光吸收、荧光、散射和/或光声过程。