Background. Research in oncology assumes establishment and usage of xenograft animal models, meeting the requirements of humanity and rationality. Although praised as promising field of research, preclinical studies of low-molecular-weight inhibitors, antitumor monoclonal antibodies, vaccines, cellular therapy products, CAR-T cells entail continuous control of tumor growth dynamics. Luciferase detection of bioluminescence requires injection of a reporter substrate. However, injections not only are laborious, time-consuming and expensive, but are also stressful for animals. Thus, a vast variety of new visualization methods is employed, including proteins of the far-red spectrum.Objective. The study aimed to compare detection efficiency of tumor growth dynamics in mice models of cervical cancer, applying a commercially available line of fluorescent red protein derivatives of Katushka clade and Renilla luciferase, that is commonly used in in vivo studies. Design and methods. Xenograft mice models were derived injecting modified HeLa cell line, that expresses fluorescent reporter proteins: Katushka, Katushka2S, TurboRFP, TurboFP650 and Renilla enzyme. Results. Spectral properties and emission wavelength of far-red fluorescent protein Katushka and Katushka2S outlines these markers within RFP derivatives lineage as outstanding instrument for in vivo tumor visualization.Conclusion. Detection of fluorescent far-red reporters Katushka and Katushka2S can be considered as a credible alternative to Renilla luciferase bioluminescence in experimental models in vivo on the part of immunotherapy research.
Regular chemisorption of hydrogen on achiral single-walled carbon nanotubes has been investigated with the use of AM1 quantum-chemical semiempirical method. It has been found that regular hydrogen chemisorption deforms nanotubes, in some cases leading to stable prismatic modifications. The dependence of the adsorption energy on the density of hydrogen coverage has been found. A procedure for determining the adsorption energy by the spectra of thermally stimulated desorption has been proposed.
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