Issue 21, 2022

Lipoprotein interactions with water-soluble NIR-II emitting aza-BODIPYs boost the fluorescence signal and favor selective tumor targeting

Abstract

Following intravenous administration, the interaction of fluorescent exogenous molecules with circulating endogenous transporters can influence their photophysical properties as well as their fate and distribution, and possibly their recognition by different cell types. This type of interaction can be used to optimize the drug delivery but also the imaging properties of a compound of interest. In this study, we investigated the behavior of SWIR-WAZABY-01 fluorophore, a water-soluble aza-BODIPY dye emitting in the NIR-II region, both in vitro and in vivo. While the fluorescence emission of SWIR-WAZABY-01 was weak in aqueous solutions, it was intensely magnified in plasma (∼ ×30). Further analyses using lipoprotein gel electrophoresis and ultracentrifugation revealed interactions between SWIR-WAZABY-01 and plasma lipoproteins in vitro and ex vivo, in particular with LDL. The tumor uptake mechanism of SWIR-WAZABY-01 was investigated based on the presence of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptors and passive tumor uptake. Overall, we found that SWIR-WAZABY-01 interacts with lipoproteins enhancing their NIR-II fluorescence emission, and driving the tumor accumulation with regards to the expression of lipoprotein receptors (LDLR, SR-BI). Moreover, SWIR-WAZABY-01, by exploiting endogenous lipoproteins, arises as a new, potent and relevant tool to efficiently label LDL involved in pathologies.

Graphical abstract: Lipoprotein interactions with water-soluble NIR-II emitting aza-BODIPYs boost the fluorescence signal and favor selective tumor targeting

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
09 Aug 2022
Accepted
18 Sep 2022
First published
19 Sep 2022
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Biomater. Sci., 2022,10, 6315-6325

Lipoprotein interactions with water-soluble NIR-II emitting aza-BODIPYs boost the fluorescence signal and favor selective tumor targeting

G. Kalot, A. Godard, B. Busser, M. Bendellaa, F. Dalonneau, C. Paul, X. Le Guével, V. Josserand, J. Coll, F. Denat, E. Bodio, C. Goze, T. Gautier and L. Sancey, Biomater. Sci., 2022, 10, 6315 DOI: 10.1039/D2BM01271E

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