Phototrophic purple bacteria as optoacoustic in vivo reporters of macrophage activity
Phototrophic purple bacteria as optoacoustic in vivo reporters of macrophage activity
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DOI:
10.1038/s41467-019-09081-5
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发表时间:
2019-03-13
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16.6
通讯作者:
Stiel,Andre C.
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作者:
Peters,Lena;Weidenfeld,Ina;Stiel,Andre C.
Τhe morphology, physiology and immunology, of solid tumors exhibit spatial heterogeneity which complicates our understanding of cancer progression and therapy response. Understanding spatial heterogeneity necessitates high resolution in vivo imaging of anatomical and pathophysiological tumor information. We introduceRhodobacteras bacterial reporter for multispectral optoacoustic (photoacoustic) tomography (MSOT). We show that endogenous bacteriochlorophyllainRhodobactergives rise to strong optoacoustic signals >800 nm away from interfering endogenous absorbers. Importantly, our results suggest that changes in the spectral signature ofRhodobacterwhich depend on macrophage activity inside the tumor can be used to reveal heterogeneity of the tumor microenvironment. Employing non-invasive high resolution MSOT in longitudinal studies we show spatiotemporal changes ofRhodobacterspectral profiles in mice bearing 4T1 and CT26.WT tumor models. Accessibility ofRhodobacterto genetic modification and thus to sensory and therapeutic functions suggests potential for a theranostic platform organism.