19F NMR Chemical Shift-Encoded cRGD-Targeted Dual-Modal Probe for Multicolor Imaging

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  • 1. State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Imaging, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China; 2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

Received date: 2025-11-05

  Revised date: 2025-12-01

  Accepted date: 2025-12-22

  Online published: 2025-12-22

Abstract

Specific imaging of the tumor microenvironment is critical for precise cancer diagnosis, yet conventional single-modal imaging techniques struggle to combine high sensitivity with high spatial resolution. This study designed and synthesized a cRGD peptide-targeted, nitroreductase (NTR)-responsive hemicyanine-19F dual-modal probe, Cy-F-cRGD. Through systematic screening of different fluorine-containing groups, we found that an ortho-difluoro structure induced a remarkable 19F chemical shift change (ΔδF = 10.87). Concurrently, the hemicyanine unit exhibited an 80 nm red-shift in absorption and a 90-fold fluorescence enhancement, achieving an optical “off-on” signal switch. This work offers a new design strategy for developing intelligently responsive multimodal probes.

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LI Na, XIAO Long, LI Sha, LIU Yudun, JIA Yushu, ZHANG Lei, CHEN Shizhen . 19F NMR Chemical Shift-Encoded cRGD-Targeted Dual-Modal Probe for Multicolor Imaging[J]. Chinese Journal of Magnetic Resonance, 0 : 0 . DOI: 10.11938/cjmr2025-3189

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