TY - JOUR
T1 - Macrophage-Targeted Indocyanine Green-Neomannosyl Human Serum Albumin for Intraoperative Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping in Porcine Esophagus
AU - Kim, Hyun Koo
AU - Quan, Yu Hua
AU - Oh, Yujin
AU - Park, Ji Yong
AU - Park, Ji Ho
AU - Choi, Yeonho
AU - Lee, Yun Sang
AU - Jeong, Jae Min
AU - Choi, Young Ho
AU - Kim, Beop Min
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by a grant from the Korean Health Technology R&D Project, Ministry of Health & Welfare, Republic of Korea (No:A121074), a National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (No: 2012012166), and Korea University Grant (No: K0930921).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
PY - 2016/10/1
Y1 - 2016/10/1
N2 - Background The sentinel lymph node (SLN) concept has been proposed to avoid unnecessary invasive LN dissection in surgery for esophageal cancer. This study evaluated a new macrophage-targeting fluorescent agent, indocyanine green-neomannosyl human serum albumin (ICG:MSA), for SLN mapping using a custom-made intraoperative color and fluorescence-merged imaging system (ICFIS) in porcine esophagus. Methods The LN targeting ability of ICG:MSA, indocyanine green-human serum albumin (ICG:HSA), and ICG was examined in vitro using the U937 differentiated monocyte cell line and in vivo in a mouse footpad model using fluorescence imaging. SLN identification in rabbit esophagus was then performed using ICG:MSA, ICG:HSA, and ICG. Finally, intraoperative SLN detection was conducted in porcine esophagus after esophagoscopic injection of ICG:MSA. Results The fluorescence signal of U937 cells treated by ICG:MSA was significantly higher than that of ICG or ICG:HSA (ICG: 1.0 ± 0.37; ICG:HSA: 3.4 ± 0.28, ICG:MSA: 6.8 ± 1.61; ICG to ICG:HSA, p = 0.03; ICG:HSA to ICG:MSA, p = 0.04; ICG to ICG:MSA, p = 0.0009). ICG:MSA was retained in popliteal LNs as long as 3 h, while ICG rapidly diffused through the entire mouse lymphatic system within 5 min. Esophageal SLN was detected within 15 min after injection of either ICG or ICG:MSA, but ICG:MSA provided more distinguishable images of LNss than ICG in rabbit esophagus. The SLN was also successfully detected in all porcine esophagus; the mean number of SLNs identified per esophagus was 1.6 ± 0.55. Conclusions ICG:MSA has more specific macrophage-targeting properties, which could overcome the limitation of the low SLN retention of ICG, and could provide more precise real-time SLN detection during esophageal cancer surgery.
AB - Background The sentinel lymph node (SLN) concept has been proposed to avoid unnecessary invasive LN dissection in surgery for esophageal cancer. This study evaluated a new macrophage-targeting fluorescent agent, indocyanine green-neomannosyl human serum albumin (ICG:MSA), for SLN mapping using a custom-made intraoperative color and fluorescence-merged imaging system (ICFIS) in porcine esophagus. Methods The LN targeting ability of ICG:MSA, indocyanine green-human serum albumin (ICG:HSA), and ICG was examined in vitro using the U937 differentiated monocyte cell line and in vivo in a mouse footpad model using fluorescence imaging. SLN identification in rabbit esophagus was then performed using ICG:MSA, ICG:HSA, and ICG. Finally, intraoperative SLN detection was conducted in porcine esophagus after esophagoscopic injection of ICG:MSA. Results The fluorescence signal of U937 cells treated by ICG:MSA was significantly higher than that of ICG or ICG:HSA (ICG: 1.0 ± 0.37; ICG:HSA: 3.4 ± 0.28, ICG:MSA: 6.8 ± 1.61; ICG to ICG:HSA, p = 0.03; ICG:HSA to ICG:MSA, p = 0.04; ICG to ICG:MSA, p = 0.0009). ICG:MSA was retained in popliteal LNs as long as 3 h, while ICG rapidly diffused through the entire mouse lymphatic system within 5 min. Esophageal SLN was detected within 15 min after injection of either ICG or ICG:MSA, but ICG:MSA provided more distinguishable images of LNss than ICG in rabbit esophagus. The SLN was also successfully detected in all porcine esophagus; the mean number of SLNs identified per esophagus was 1.6 ± 0.55. Conclusions ICG:MSA has more specific macrophage-targeting properties, which could overcome the limitation of the low SLN retention of ICG, and could provide more precise real-time SLN detection during esophageal cancer surgery.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.04.077
DO - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.04.077
M3 - Article
C2 - 27353484
AN - SCOPUS:84977622903
VL - 102
SP - 1149
EP - 1155
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
SN - 0003-4975
IS - 4
ER -