Methods and systems for spatially identifying abnormal cells
The present invention provides compositions and methods for imaging tumor resections.
1. An in-vivo method for spatially determining tissue heterogeneity in a subject comprising:
(a) administering a composition comprising a molecular imaging probe with optical properties in the visible spectrum of 350-670 nm to the subject; and
(b) obtaining an in situ image of said tissue, wherein the image allows for selective detection of one or more diseased cells within about 1 cm from the surface of the tissue and excludes deep tissue emission,
wherein the molecular imaging probe has the following formula:
[S1] i -P-[([S2] j -F)-A-([S3] k -Q)-[S4] m ] n wherein the molecular imaging probe comprises at least one of the spacers S1, S2, S3, and S4, each independently comprising a group selected from PEG2, PEG2 attached to an amino acid, aminohexanoic acid, an amino acid sequence SRK, an amino acid D, and an amino acid C; i is 0 or 1; P is a pharmacokinetic modifier comprising a polyethylene glycol (PEG) or methoxyPEG molecule; F is a Cy5 fluorochrome; A is an amino acid sequence selected from GRKL or GGRK; Q is a QSY21 dark quencher; j is 0 or 1; k is 0 or 1; m is 0 or 1; and n is 1, 2, or 4.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the probe is optimally imaged between 12 and 36 hours after administration.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the probe is optimally imaged at less than 2 hours after administration.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the image allows for selective detection of one or more diseased cells within about 5 mm from the surface of the tissue.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the image allows for selective detection of one or more diseased cells within about 4 mm from the surface of the tissue.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the image allows for selective detection of one or more diseased cells within about 3 mm from the surface of the tissue.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the image allows for selective detection of one or more diseased cells within about 2 mm from the surface of the tissue.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the image allows for selective detection of one or more diseased cells within about 1 mm from the surface of the tissue.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the image is obtained using an imaging device wherein the field of view of each pixel is one cell or a fraction of a cell.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the diseased cell is a cancer cell.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the diseased cell is a central nervous cell, a cardiac cell, a bone cell, a tendon cell, or a muscle cell.
12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the subject is a mammal.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the subject is a human.
14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition is administered systemically.
15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition is administered topically in-vivo.
16. The method of claim 1 , wherein the imaging probe comprises one or more fluorochromes and one or more dark quenchers.
17. The method of claim 1 , wherein the molecular imaging probe has the following formula: PEG-SRK(Cy5)-GGRK(QSY21)-D.
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the PEG is between 500 g/mol and 100,000 g/mol.
19. The method of claim 17 , wherein the PEG is about 2,000 g/mol.
20. The method of claim 1 , wherein the molecular imaging probe has the following formula: C(PEG)-SRK(Cy5)-GGRK(QSY21)-D.
21. The method of claim 20 , wherein the PEG is between 500 g/mol and 100,000 g/mol.
22. The method of claim 20 , wherein the PEG is about 20,000 g/mol.
23. An in-vivo method for spatially determining tissue heterogeneity in a subject comprising:
(a) administering a composition comprising a molecular imaging probe with optical properties in the visible spectrum of 350-670 nm to the subject; and
(b) obtaining an in situ image of said tissue, wherein the image allows for selective detection of one or more diseased cells within about 1 cm from the surface of the tissue and excludes deep tissue emission,
wherein the molecular imaging probe has the following formula: [QSY21-Ahx-GGRK (Cy5)-PEG2-C] n -PEG, wherein n=1, 2, or 4.
24. The method of claim 23 , wherein the PEG is between 500 g/mol and 100,000 g/mol.
25. The method of claim 23 , wherein the PEG is about 20,000 g/mol.
26. The method of claim 23 , wherein the PEG is about 40,000 g/mol.