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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2020

CRANAD-28: A Robust Fluorescent Compound for Visualization of Amyloid Beta Plaques.

Kathleen Ran, Jing Yang, Anil V Nair, Biyue Zhu, Chongzhao Ran

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Kathleen RanAthinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Room 2301, Building 149, Charlestown, Boston, MA 02129, USA.
Jing YangAthinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Room 2301, Building 149, Charlestown, Boston, MA 02129, USA.
Anil V NairCenter for systems biology, Program in Membrane, Biology, Division of Nephrology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Biyue ZhuAthinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Room 2301, Building 149, Charlestown, Boston, MA 02129, USA.
Chongzhao RanAthinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Room 2301, Building 149, Charlestown, Boston, MA 02129, USA.
Massachusetts General Hospital · USAthinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging · US

Funding

Near infrared fluorescence imaging of reactive oxygen species in Alzheimer's diseaseR01AG055413 · NIA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI RAN, CHONGZHAO · 2018 to 2022
$2.1M
Near infrared Fluorescence Ocular Imaging of Soluble Amyloid Beta SpeciesR21AG059134 · NIA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI RAN, CHONGZHAO · 2018 to 2019
$459k
Imaging active plaques of Alzheimers diseaseR21AG065826 · NIA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI RAN, CHONGZHAO · 2020 to 2020
$459k
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG055413NIA NIH HHS R21 AG059134NIA NIH HHS R21 AG065826NIH HHS R01AG055413NIH HHS R21AG059134
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

CRANAD-28, a difluoroboron curcumin analogue, has been demonstrated in earlier reports to successfully label amyloid beta (Aβ) plaques for imaging both ex vivo and in vivo. CRANAD-28's imaging brightness, ability to penetrate the blood brain barrier, and low toxicity make the compound a potentially potent imaging tool in Alzheimer's research. In this study, the Aβ-labeling ability of CRANAD-28 was investigated in further detail using histological staining to assess different criteria, including stained Aβ plaque brightness, Aβ plaque size, and Aβ plaque number count. The results of this study demonstrated CRANAD-28 to be superior across all criteria assessed. Furthermore, CRANAD-28 and IBA-1 antibody were used to label Aβ-plaques and microglia respectively. Statistical analysis with Spearman regression revealed a statistically significant negative correlation between the size of labeled Aβ plaques and surrounding microglia density. This finding provides interesting insight into Aβ plaque and microglia dynamism in AD pathology and corroborates the findings of previous studies. In addition, we found that CRANAD-28 provided distinct spectral signatures for Aβs in the core and periphery of the plaques. Based on the study's results, CRANAD-28 could be considered as an alternative standard for imaging Aβ-plaques in future research studies.

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Alzheimer DiseaseAnimalsBenzothiazolesBoron CompoundsBrainCurcuminDisease Models, AnimalFemaleFluorescent DyesHumansMiceMice, TransgenicMicrogliaMicroscopy, ConfocalMicrotomyPlaque, AmyloidBenzothiazolesBoron CompoundsCurcuminFluorescent Dyesthioflavin Tamyloid betafluorescent probeplaque staining

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PMID32079064
PMCPMC7070309
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