Development of a BIO-tissue oxygenation nanophosphor enabled sensing (bones) system for quantifying hypoxia in bone marrow

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R42GM142394
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$3,286,056

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93.859 Biomedical Research and Research Training
Completion date
Originally
Funding
  • $3,033,943.00 Federal
  • $252,113.00 Non-federal
Place of performance
California, USA

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Abstract
Low oxygen (hypoxic) environments are known to be important for maintaining the small number of adult stem cells in the human body, such as in bone marrow. These conditions are also believed to enable dormant cancer cells to survive and metastasize years or decades after the original tumor has been destroyed and the reason why bone marrow is one of the most common sites of cancer metastasis. Understanding of these conditions can drive the development of 3D cellular scaffolds for growing stem cells EX vivo, thus reducing the burden on requiring bone marrow transplants, and for developing therapeutics that prevent cancer relapse. This project proposes to develop the first quantitative oxygen tomographic imaging system called bones (BIO-tissue oxygenation nanophosphor enabled sensing) to address the critical need for high resolution imaging of oxygen concentrations in hypoxic (low oxygen) tissues such as bone marrow. The technique is based on developments in x-RAY luminescence computed tomography, an emerging molecular imaging technique capable of achieving cellular level resolution and high sensitivities. The approach uses x-rays to excite oxygen-sensitive nanophosphors that emit near-infrared photons to finally enable 3D oxygen measurements in deep bone marrow. Because the technique requires a multidisciplinary team with x-RAY expertise, nanophosphor expertise, near-infrared detection expertise, and algorithms for quantifying the concentrations and minimizing dose, this sttr fast-track proposal involves several institutions with deep expertise in their respective domains. The proposed phase i 6-month project is a proof-of- principle demonstration of a breadboard system used on nanophosphors in low oxygen solutions and embedded in bone. The proposed phase II 24-month project is to develop a complete prototype system and experimentally verify its performance.

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Who received award R42GM142394?

R42GM142394 was awarded to Sigray, Inc. by National Institute of General Medical Sciences (National Institutes of Health) on June 1, 2021.

How much is award R42GM142394 worth?

$3,286,056 has been obligated on R42GM142394: $3,033,943 in federal funding and $252,113 in non-federal funding.

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