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The stimulator of interferon genes (STING) is a pivotal protein in the production of STING-dependent type I interferon, which has the potential to enhance tumor rejection. The visualization of STING in the tumor microenvironment is valuable for STING-related treatments, but few STING imaging probes have been reported to date. In this study, we developed a novel F-labeled agent ([F]F-CRI1) with an acridone core structure for the positron emission tomography (PET) imaging of STING in CT26 tumors. The probe was successfully prepared with a nanomolar STING binding affinity of = 40.62 nM. [F]F-CRI1 accumulated quickly in the tumor sites and its uptake reached a maximum of 3.02 ± 0.42% ID/g after 1 h i.v. injection. The specificity of [F]F-CRI1 was confirmed both in in vitro cell uptake and in vivo PET imaging by blocking studies. Our findings suggest that [F]F-CRI1 may be a potential agent for visualizing STING in the tumor microenvironment.
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Cell Mol Immunol
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Department of Infectious Diseases, Medical Research Institute, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University; Frontier Science Center for Immunology; Taikang Center for Life and Medical Sciences; State Key Laboratory of Virology; Institute of Hepatobiliary Diseases of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430071,
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Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH), Sangareddy, Telangana, India.
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State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology and College of Life Science, Nankai University, Tianjin, China. Electronic address:
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Key Laboratory of Biopharmaceutical Preparation and Delivery, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, PR China. Electronic address:
The stimulator of interferon genes (STING) pathway represents a promising target in cancer immunotherapy. However, the clinical translation of cyclic dinucleotide (CDN)-based STING agonists remains hindered by insufficient formation of functional CDN-STING complexes. This critical bottleneck arises from two interdependent barriers: inefficient cytosolic CDN delivery and tumor-specific STING silencing via DNA methyltransferase-mediated promoter hypermethylation.
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