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Table 1 Characteristics of fluorescent imaging agents

From: Optical tomographic imaging of near infrared imaging agents quantifies disease severity and immunomodulation of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in vivo

Agent

Description

M.W.

Peak Ex/Em

Biological activity

Cat B 680 FAST

Cathepsin-activatable

33 kDa

675/693

Macrophage/microglia

MMPSense 750 FAST

Metalloproteinase-activatable

43 kDa

749/775

Macrophage/microglia

ProSense 750 EX

Cathepsin-activatable

450 kDa

750/770

Macrophage/microglia

ReninSense 680 FAST

Renin-activatable

43 kDa

675/693

T cell RAS activity

AngioSense 680

Vascular agent

250 kDa

680/700

BBB breakdown

AngioSense 750 EX

Vascular agent

70 kDa

750/770

BBB breakdown