Journal: Molecular Imaging and Biology
Article Title: Quantifying Molecular Changes in the Preeclamptic Rat Placenta with Targeted Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Imaging
doi: 10.1007/s11307-025-01988-4
Figure Lengend Snippet: Quantification methods for binding contrast agent. a LE method: Acoustic intensity at t = t Burst – 40 s represents attached contrast agent value. b dTE method: Schematic showing changes before (t ≈ 2 min) and after Burst (t = t Burst + 30 s). The schematic illustrates the dTE method to quantify the attached contrast agent within the placenta. After tail vein injection, MBs adhere to the α ν β 3 integrin on the endothelial cells. Ten minutes later, a destructive ultrasound pulse is applied to destroy the adherent MBs, and 1 min later, the free-circulating MBs are replenished. c BCM method: data from t = 0 ~ 2 min are fitted into the complete equation for each pixel to calculate the binding constant of the attached MBs
Article Snippet: Placental sections were incubated with mouse polyclonal α ν β 3 integrin (1:200 dilution, Bioss antibodies, bs‐1310R) and secondary HRP-polymer (Rabbit-On-Rodent HRP-polymer, Biocare Medical, Pacheco, CA).
Techniques: Binding Assay, Injection