In vivo imaging of oligonucleotidic aptamers

Methods Mol Biol. 2009:535:241-59. doi: 10.1007/978-1-59745-557-2_15.

Abstract

In this chapter we present the methods developed in our laboratory for in vivo imaging of oligonucleotidic aptamers. These methods relate to (i) the labelling of aptamers with fluorine-18, a positron emitter, (ii) Positron Emission Tomography imaging of laboratory animals with [(18)F]aptamers and (iii) labelling with fluorescent dyes and optical imaging of aptamers in mice.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Aptamers, Nucleotide / blood
  • Aptamers, Nucleotide / chemistry*
  • Aptamers, Nucleotide / metabolism
  • Fluorescence
  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / blood
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / chemistry*
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / metabolism
  • Mice
  • Positron-Emission Tomography / methods*
  • Rats
  • Whole Body Imaging / methods*

Substances

  • Aptamers, Nucleotide
  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18