The Drug Excipient Cyclodextrin Interacts With -Luciferin and Interferes With Bioluminescence Imaging

Cyclodextrins are well-characterized, barrel-shaped molecules that can solubilize organic small molecules in aqueous solution via host–guest interactions. As such, cyclodextrins are used as excipients for experimental therapeutics in vivo. We observed unanticipated modifications to bioluminescence i...

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Main Authors: Jeyan S. Kumar MSc, Lisa M. Miller Jenkins PhD, Michael M. Gottesman MD, Matthew D. Hall PhD
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Published: SAGE Publishing 2016-01-01
Series:Molecular Imaging
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1536012115625225
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Michael M. Gottesman MD
Matthew D. Hall PhD
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description Cyclodextrins are well-characterized, barrel-shaped molecules that can solubilize organic small molecules in aqueous solution via host–guest interactions. As such, cyclodextrins are used as excipients for experimental therapeutics in vivo. We observed unanticipated modifications to bioluminescence imaging (BLI) signal intensity when 2-hydroxy-propyl-β-cyclodextrin (HPCD) was coinjected as an excipient. We hypothesized that HPCD binds d -luciferin and interferes with the BLI signal. Using luciferase-expressing cell lines, we showed that HPCD lowers the BLI signal in a concentration-dependent manner. Flow cytometry revealed that HPCD resulted in reduced cellular accumulation of d -luciferin, and mass spectrometry revealed d -luciferin HPCD species, confirming a direct interaction. In vivo imaging using a luciferase mouse model demonstrated that HPCD reduced luciferin-mediated BLI compared to luciferin alone. The implications of using HPCD as an excipient in BLI studies are discussed.
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spelling doaj-art-eac0c95bb8fa4bb386211d0c65f28f5a2025-01-03T00:10:40ZengSAGE PublishingMolecular Imaging1536-01212016-01-011510.1177/153601211562522510.1177_1536012115625225The Drug Excipient Cyclodextrin Interacts With -Luciferin and Interferes With Bioluminescence ImagingJeyan S. Kumar MSc0Lisa M. Miller Jenkins PhD1Michael M. Gottesman MD2Matthew D. Hall PhD3 Laboratory of Cell Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA Laboratory of Cell Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA Laboratory of Cell Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA NCATS Chemical Genomics Center, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, USACyclodextrins are well-characterized, barrel-shaped molecules that can solubilize organic small molecules in aqueous solution via host–guest interactions. As such, cyclodextrins are used as excipients for experimental therapeutics in vivo. We observed unanticipated modifications to bioluminescence imaging (BLI) signal intensity when 2-hydroxy-propyl-β-cyclodextrin (HPCD) was coinjected as an excipient. We hypothesized that HPCD binds d -luciferin and interferes with the BLI signal. Using luciferase-expressing cell lines, we showed that HPCD lowers the BLI signal in a concentration-dependent manner. Flow cytometry revealed that HPCD resulted in reduced cellular accumulation of d -luciferin, and mass spectrometry revealed d -luciferin HPCD species, confirming a direct interaction. In vivo imaging using a luciferase mouse model demonstrated that HPCD reduced luciferin-mediated BLI compared to luciferin alone. The implications of using HPCD as an excipient in BLI studies are discussed.https://doi.org/10.1177/1536012115625225
spellingShingle Jeyan S. Kumar MSc
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The Drug Excipient Cyclodextrin Interacts With -Luciferin and Interferes With Bioluminescence Imaging
Molecular Imaging
title The Drug Excipient Cyclodextrin Interacts With -Luciferin and Interferes With Bioluminescence Imaging
title_full The Drug Excipient Cyclodextrin Interacts With -Luciferin and Interferes With Bioluminescence Imaging
title_fullStr The Drug Excipient Cyclodextrin Interacts With -Luciferin and Interferes With Bioluminescence Imaging
title_full_unstemmed The Drug Excipient Cyclodextrin Interacts With -Luciferin and Interferes With Bioluminescence Imaging
title_short The Drug Excipient Cyclodextrin Interacts With -Luciferin and Interferes With Bioluminescence Imaging
title_sort drug excipient cyclodextrin interacts with luciferin and interferes with bioluminescence imaging
url https://doi.org/10.1177/1536012115625225
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