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. 2022 Oct 7;13(44):12957–12970. doi: 10.1039/d2sc03446h

Immunological monitoring strategies based on various immune cells and cancer cells.

Cell type Labelling cells or imaging markers Imaging method Designs
NK cells Labelling NK cells MRI A magnetic nanocomposite including hyaluronic acid (HA), protamine (P), and ferumoxtol (F)35
ROS OI Down-conversion nanoparticles (DCNPs) coated with a ROS-sensitive dye60
Granzyme B OI Granzyme B-elicited chemiluminescence probes61
Macrophages Labelling macrophages PETI 64Cu-labelled polyglucose nanoparticles70
18F-labelled macrophages71
MRI Mannose-modified iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs)72
OI Dextran modified by ICG75
Aggregation-induced emission (AIE) molecules encapsulated in glucan particles81
OI/MRI MARCO antibody-conjugated upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs)36
ROS OI NO imaging probes encapsulated in liposomes30
Dendritic cell Labelling dendritic cells PETI The nanoprobe formed by PPa-conjugated short-chain PEG and FITC-modified Trp2 peptide antigens88
T lymphocyte Labelling T lymphocyte PETI 64Cu-labelled OVA-CTLs37
89Zr-PEGylated anti-CD8 VHH91
99mTc-labelled CD4 monoclonal antibodies93
OI NIR fluorescent dye-labelled OX40 antibody for imaging T lymphocytes97
OI/PETI NIR dye and 89Zr dual-labelled silica nanoparticles98
Granzyme B PETI Granzyme B-cleavable peptide chain conjugated with a chelating agent containing 68Ga33
64Cu-chelated and membrane-anchored probes101
OI NIR dye-conjugated peptide substrate of granzyme B29
Semiconducting polymer (SP) conjugated with IR800-labelled granzyme B-cleavable peptides102
Polymer-loaded peptide substrates simultaneously linked with fluorophores and quench groups103
Granzyme B-responsive platform transformed from molecules to nanoparticles104
O2˙ OI The nanoprobe constructed with an O2˙-activable chemiluminescence substrate, SP, and triblock polymer via a nano-precipitation method105
Ca2+ CT/OI G5 PAMAM dendrimers loaded with the indicator of Ca2+and Au NPs108
Tumor cells CTLA-4 PETI 64Cu-labelled ipilimumab for specifically binding to CTLA-4 expressed in human non-small cell lung cancer cells110
PD-L1 PETI 64Cu-labelled αPD-L1 Fab incorporated with one UAA, p-azidophenylalanine (pAzF)112
68Ga-NOTA-Nb109 (a nonblocking single-domain antibody)48
OI PD-L1 mAb connected with NIR-II fluorophores115
PD-L1-functionalized ErNPs with NIR-IIb luminescence properties116
NIR-II nanoprobe based on a boron-dipyrromethene (BDP) photosensitizer encapsulated in nanomicelles117
Simultaneously labelling internal and external antigens for multispectral fluorescence imaging to track the programmed delivery of combined nanovaccines118
Tracking immune vaccine OI 4-[18F]fluoro-1-naphthol ([18F]4FN)119
Tracking specific cytokine markers High-energy free radicals PET/CT 89Zr-anti-IFNγ122
IFN PET