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    Nano Lett. 2009 Dec;9(12):4412-6.

    Polymeric nanoparticle-based activatable near-infrared nanosensor for protease determination in vivo.

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    Biomedical Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 136-791, Korea.

    Abstract

    We report here a new protease activatable strategy based on a polymer nanoparticle platform. This nanosensor delivers chemically labeled matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-activatable fluorogenic peptides to the specific MMPs of interest in vivo. Intravenous administration of the nanosensor in an MMP-positive SCC-7 xenograft tumor and a colon cancer mouse model verified the enzyme specificity of the nanosensor in vivo. The design platform of the nanosensor is flexible and can be fine-tuned for a wide array of applications such as the detection of biomarkers, early diagnosis of disease, and monitoring therapeutic efficacy.

    PMID:
    19842672
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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