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- the present invention relates to noninvasive methods and compositions for detecting, localizing and tracking light- emitting entities and biological events in a mammalian subject .
- the ability to monitor the progression of infectious diseases is limited by the current ex vi vo methods of detecting and quantifying infectious agents in tissues.
- the replication of an infectious agent in a host often involves primary, secondary and tertiary sites of replication. The sites of replication and the course that an infectious agent follows through these sites is determined by the route of inoculation, factors encoded by the host as well as determinants of the infecting agent.
- a means of tracking the progression of infection in an animal model could be done non-invasively, such that a single animal could be evaluated as often as necessary without detrimental effects.
- Methods and compositions of the present invention provide a non-invasive approach to detect, localize and track a pathogen, as well as other entities, in a living host, such as a mammal.
- the invention includes a noninvasive method for detecting the localization of a biocompatible entity in a mammalian subject.
- the entity can be a molecule, macromolecuie, cell, microorganism (including a pathogen) , a particle, or the like.
- the method includes administering to the subject a conjugaLe of Lhe enLiLy and A liyhL-yenerating moier_y.
- Light-generating moieties are typically molecules or macromolecules that give off light. They may generate light as a result of radiation absorption (e.g. fluorescent or phosphorescent molecules) , or as a result of a chemical reaction (e.g. bioluminescent proteins) .
- Exemplary light- generating moieties are bioluminescent proteins, such as luciferase and aequorin, and colored or fluorescent proteins, such as yellow fluorescent protein and ferredoxin IV.
- the moiety may be conjugated to the entity by a variety of techniques, including incorporation during synthesis of the entity (e . g. chemical or genetic, such a fusion protein of an antibody fragment and a light-generating protein) , chemical coupling post-synthesis, non-covalent association ( e . g . encapsulation by liposomes) , in -si tu synthesis in the entity ( e . g .
- a heterologous bioluminescent protein in a transformed cell or in si tu activatable promoter-controlled expression of a bioluminescent protein in cells of a transgenic animal stimulated by a promoter inducer (e.g. interferon-activated promoter stimulated by infection with a virus) .
- a promoter inducer e.g. interferon-activated promoter stimulated by infection with a virus
- the subject is immobilized within the detection field of a photodetector device for a period of time effective to measure a sufficient amount of photon emission (with the photodetector device) to construct an image.
- An exemplary photodetector device is an intensified charge-coupled device (ICCD) camera coupled to an image processor. If the image can be constructed in a time short relative to the time scale at which an "unimmobilized" subject moves, the subject is inherently “immobilized” during imaging and no special immobilization precautions are required. An image from the photon emission data is then constructed.
- ICCD intensified charge-coupled device
- the method described above can be used to track the localization of the entity in the subject over time, by repeating the imaging steps at selected intervals and constructing images corresponding to each of those intervals.
- the method described above can be used in a number of specific applications, by attaching, conjugating or incorporating targeting moieties onto the entity.
- the targeting moiety may be an inherent property of the entity
- targeting moieties include antibodies, antibody fragments, enzyme inhibitors, receptor-binding molecules, various toxins and the like.
- Targets of the targeting moiety may include sites of inflammation, infection, thrombotic plaques and tumor cells. Markers distinguishing these targets, suitable for recognition by targeting moieties, are well known.
- the method may be used to detect and localize sites of infection by a pathogen in an animal model, using the pathogen (e.g. Salmonella) conjugated to a light- generating moiety as the entity.
- the invention includes a noninvasive method for detecting the level of a biocompatible entity in a mammalian subject over time.
- the method is similar to methods described above, but is designed to detect changes in the level of the entity in the subject over time, without necessarily localizing the entity in the form of an image.
- This method is particularly useful for monitoring the effects of a therapeutic substance, such an antibiotic, on the levels of an entity, such as a light-emitting bacterium, over time.
- the invention includes a noninvasive method for detecting the integration of a transgene in a mammalian subject
- the method includes administering to the subject, a vector construct effective to integrate a transgene into mammalian cells.
- a vector construct effective to integrate a transgene into mammalian cells.
- the construct contains a transgene (e.g. a therapeutic gene) , and a gene encoding a light-generating protein under tne control of a selected activatable promoter. After a period of time in which the construct can achieve integration, the promoter is activated.
- a poly inosine and -cytosine duplex can be locally administered (e.g. footpad injection) to stimulate interferon production.
- the subject is then placed within the detection field of a photodetector device, such as an individual wearing ligh -intensifying "night vision" goggles, and the level of photon emission is measured, or evaluated. If the level is above background (i.e. if light can be pre erentially detected m the "activated" region) , the subject is scored as having integrated the transgene.
- the invention includes a noninvasive method for detecting the localization of a promoter-induction event in an animal made transgenic or chimeric for a construct including a gene encoding a light- generating protein under the control of an inducible promoter.
- Promoter induction events include the administration of a substance which directly activates the promoter, the administration of a substance which stimulates production of an endogenous promoter activator (e.g. stimulation of interferon production by RNA virus infection) , the imposition of conditions resulting m the production of an endogenous promoter activator (e.g. heat shock or stress) , and the like. The event is triggered, and the animal is imaged as described above .
- the invention includes pathogens, such as Salmonella, transformed with a gene expressing a light-generating protein, such as luciferase
- the invention includes a method of identifying therapeutic compounds effective to inhibit spread of infection by a pathogen The method includes administering a conjugate of the pathogen and a light- generating moiety to control and experimental animals, treating the experimental animals with a putative therapeutic compound, localizing the light-emitting pathogen m both control and experimental animals by the methods described above, and identifying the compound as therapeutic if the compound is effective to significantly inhibit the spread or replication of the pathogen in the experimental animals relative to control animals
- the conjugates include a fluorescently-labeled antibodies, fluorescently labeled particles, fluorescently-labeled small molecules, and the
- the invention includes a method of localizing entities conjugated to light-generating moieties through media of varying opacity
- the method includes the use of photodetector device to detect photons transmitted through the medium, integrate the photons over time, and generate an image based on the integrated signal
- the invention includes a method of measuring the concentration of selected substances, such as dissolved oxygen or calcium, at specific sites m an organism
- the method includes entities, such as cells, containing a concentration sensor - a light-generating molecule whose ability to generate light is dependent on the concentration of the selected substance
- the entity containing the light-generating molecule is administered such that it adopts a substantially uniform distribution in the animal or in a specific tissue or organ system ( e . g .
- the organism is imaged, and the intensity and localization of light emission is correlated to the concentration and location of the selected substance
- the entity contains a second marker, such as a molecule capable of generating light at a wavelength other than the concentration sensor.
- the second marker is used to normalize for any non-uniformities in the distribution of the entity in the host, and thus permit a more accurate determination of the concentration of the selected substance.
- the invention includes a method of identifying therapeutic compounds effective to inhibit the growth and/or the metastatic spread of a tumor.
- the method includes (i) administering tumor cells labeled with or containing light-generating moieties to groups of experimental and control animals, (ii) treating the experimental group with a selected compound, (iii) localizing the tumor cells in animals from both groups by imaging photon emission from the light-generating molecules associated with the tumor cells with a photodetector device, and (iv) identifying a compound as therapeutic if the compound is able to significantly inhibit the growth and/or metastatic spread of the tumor in the experimental group relative to the control group.
- Figures IA, IB and IC show a map of the lux pCGLSl plasmid used to transform Salmonel la strains SL1344, BJ66 and LB5000 to generate strains SL1344lux, BJ661ux and LB5000lux.
- Figures 2A-E show the results of assays to measure adherence and invasion, by Salmonel la strains SL13441ux and BJ662ux, of macrophages and HEp-2 cells.
- Figure 2A shows luminescent bacterial cells localized in wells of an assay dish. The pseudo-color image, obtained by integrating photons over one minute, is superimposed over a gray scale image of the assay dish, producing the "composite image" shown.
- Figure 2B shows the relative light intensity of wells that were not treated with gentamicin.
- Figure 2C shows the number of colony forming units (CFU) per ml isolated from the same wells as were imaged in Figure 2B.
- Figure 2D shows the relative light intensity of wells that were treated with gentamicin.
- Figure 2E shows the number of colony forming units (CFU) per ml isolated from the same wells as were imaged in Figure 2D.
- Figure 3A is a composite image of four glass capillary tubes containing dilutions of LB5000iux bacterial suspensions .
- Luminescence wat determined by int grating over 30 seconds. Air pockets are present in each tube on both sides of the suspension.
- Figure 3B depict the distribution of bioluminescence following intraperitoneal inoculation of wild-type SL1344lux into mice .
- Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of a vial used to test the transmission of light generated by LB5000lux through animal tissue.
- Figures 5A-F show composite images of Balb/c mice orally inoculated with low virulence LB5000lux (Figs. 5A-B) , non ⁇ invasive BJ66lux (Figs. 5C-D) and virulent SL1344lux (Figs. 5E-F) Salmonel la , and imaged at the times indicated in the figure. The luminescence signal was integrated over 5 minutes .
- Figure 6 is a composite image showing the distribution of Salmonell a in mice 32 hours following intraperitoneal (i.p.) injections with either virulent SL1344lux (left two animals) or low virulence LB5000lux (right two animals) strains of the bacterium.
- Figures 7A and 7B show the distribution of virulent Salmonel la in mice resistant to systemic Salmonel la infections (129 x Balb/c, It " 3 ) .
- Figure 7A - day 1 Figure 7B - day 8.
- Figures 8A-C show the distribution of mutant Salmonel la with reduced virulence (BJ662ux) seven days following oral inoculation.
- Figure 8A shows external, non-invasive imaging of the luminescence
- Figure 8B shows the same animal imaged following laparotomy. Labeled organs are C - cecum, L - liver, I - small intestine and Sp - spleen.
- Figure 8C shows a post-laparotomy image generated following injection of air into the lumen of the intestine both anterior and posterior to the cecum.
- Figures 9A, 9B and 9C show the distribution of Salmonel la SL1344lux m susceptible Balb/c mice following intraperitoneal inoculation with SL1344lux.
- Figure 9A was imaged prior to the opening of the peritoneal cavity
- Figure 3B wdb imaged after uhe opening of the peritoneal cavity
- a d Figure 9C was imaged after the cecum was pulled to the left
- Figures 10A-E show the effects of ciprofloxacin treatment on biolummescence from SL1344lux Salmonel la in orally inoculated mice.
- Figure IOA shows a graph of the relative biolummescence intensity, measured from the abdominal area, as a function of time after initiation of treatment, for treated and untreated animals
- Figures 10B and 10D show composite images of mice 8 days after oral inoculation with SL1344lux Salmonella , before treatment with ciprofloxacin.
- Figures IOC and 10E show composite images of the same mice 5.5 hour ⁇ either followmg treatment (Fig. 10E) or control (no treatment; Fig. IOC) .
- Opaque medium is used herem to refer to a medium that is "traditionally" opaque, not necessarily absolutely opaque. Accordingly, an opaque medium is defined as a medium that is commonly considered to be neither transparent nor translucent, and includes items such as a wood board, and flesh and skin of a mammal.
- Luciferase includes prokaryotic and eukaryotic luciferases, as well as variants possessing varied or altered optical properties, such as luciferases that luminesce at wavelengths the red range
- Biocompatible entity is an entity that can be administered to a mammal . This includes pathogens which may be deleterious to the mammal In reference to an animal whose cells contain a transgene expressing a light-generating protem, biocompatible entity refers to the transgene- containing cells comprising the mammal
- Lignt-generating is ⁇ etined as capable ot generating light through a chemical reaction or through the absorption of radiation.
- Light is defined herein, unless stated otherwise, as electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength of between about 300 nm and about 1100 nm.
- Spread of infection typically refers to the spreading and colonization by a pathogen of host sites other than the initial infection site
- the term can also include, however, growtn size and/or number of the pathogen at the initial infection site.
- Promoter induction event refers to an event that results in the direct or indirect induction of a selected inducible promoter.
- Heterologous gene refers to a gene which has been trans- fected into a host organism. Typically, a heterologous gene refers to a gene that is not originally derived from the transfected or transformed cells' genomic DNA.
- the present invention includes methods and compositions relating to non-mvasive imaging and/or detecting of light- emitting conjugates mammalian subjects.
- the conjugates contain a biocompatible entity and a light-generating moiety.
- Biocompatible entities include, but are not limited to, small molecules such as cyclic organic molecules; macromolecules such as proteins; microorganisms such as viruses, bacteria, yeast and fungi, eukaryotic cells, all types of pathogens and pathogenic substances, and particles such as beads and liposomes.
- biocompatible entities may be all or some of the cells that constitute the mammalian subject being imaged.
- bucn moieties include fluorescent molecules, fluorescent proteins, enzymatic reactions giving off photons and luminescent substances, such as bioluminescent proteins
- the conjugation may involve a chemical coupling step, genetic engineering of a fusion protem, or the transformation of a cell, microorganism or animal to express a bioluminescent prote .
- the light- generating moiety may be a bioluminescent or fluorescent protein "conjugated" to the cells through localized, promoter-controlled expression from a vector construct introduced mto the cells by having made a transgenic or chimeric animal .
- Light-emittmg conjugates are typically administered to a subject by any of a variety of methods, allowed to localize withm the subject, and imaged. Since the imaging, or measuring photon emission from the subject, may last up to tens of m utes, the subject is usually, but not always, immobilized during the imaging process.
- Imaging of the light-emitting entities involves the use of a photodetector capable of detecting extremely low levels of light - typically single photon events - and integrating photon emission until an image can be constructed.
- sensitive photodetectors mclude devices that intensify the smgle photon events before the events are detected by a camera, and cameras (cooled, for example, with liquid nitrogen) that are capable of detecting single photons over the background noise inherent a detection system.
- a photon emission image is generated, it is typically superimposed on a "normal" reflected light image of the subject to provide a frame of reference for the source of the emitted photons (i.e. localize the light-emitting conjugates with respect to the subject) .
- Such a "composite” image is then analyzed to determine the location and/or amount of a target m the subject.
- LGMs Light-generating moieties
- molecules or constructs useful in the practice of the present invention may take any of a variety of forms, depending on the application. They share the characteristic that they are luminescent, that is, that they emit electromagnetic radiation m ultraviolet (UV) , visible and/or mfra-red (IR) from atoms or molecules as a result of the transition of an electronically excited state to a lower energy state, usually the ground state.
- UV electromagnetic radiation
- IR mfra-red
- light-generating moieties include photolummescent molecules, such as fluorescent molecules, chemiluminescent compounds, phosphorescent compounds, and bioluminescent compounds .
- LGMs Two characteristics of LGMs that bear considerable relevance to the present invention are their size and their spectral properties. Both are discussed the context of specific types of light-generating moieties described below, following a general discussion of spectral properties.
- An important aspect of the present invention is the selection of light-generating moieties that produce light capable of penetrating animal tissue such that it can be detected externally in a non- invasive manner.
- the ability of light to pass through a medium such as animal tissue (composed mostly of water) is determined primarily by the light's intensity and wavelength. The more intense the light produced m a unit volume, the easier the light will be to detect.
- the intensity of light produced in a un t volume depends on the spectral characteristics of individual LGMs, discussed below, and on the concentration of those moieties in the unit volume.
- conjugation schemes that place a high concentration of LGMs m or on an entity (such as high- effi ency lociu iiy ol ct liposome ox high-level expression ol a bioluminescent protem in a cell ) typically produce brighter light-emitting conjugates (LECs) , which are easier to detect through deeper layers of tissue, than schemes which conjugate, for example, only a single LGM onto each entity
- LECs light-emitting conjugates
- a second factor governing the detectability of an LGM through a layer of tissue is the wavelength of the emitted light. Water may be used to approximate the absorption characteristics of animal tissue, since most tissues are composed primarily of water. It is well known that water transmits longer-wavelength light (m the red range) more readily than it does shorter wavelength light.
- LGMs which emit light m the range of yellow to red are typically preferable to LGMs which emit at shorter wavelengths.
- LGMs which emit m this range.
- LGMs that emit in the range of 486 nm, despite the fact that this is not an optimal emission wavelength.
- LGMs luciferase molecules
- LECs transformed Salmonella cells
- Fluorescence-based Moieties Fluorescence-based Moieties. Fluor-escence is the luminescence of a substance from a single electronically excited state, which is of very short duration after removal of the source of radiation The wavelength of the emitted fluorescence light is longer than that of the exciting illumination (Stokes' Law) , because part of the exciting light is converted mto heat by the fluorescent molecule
- fluorescent molecules require input of lignt in order to luminesce, their use in the present invention may be more complicated than the use of bioluminescent molecules Precautions are typically taken to shield the excitatory light so as not to contaminate the fluorescence photon signal being detected from the subject
- Obvious precautions include the placement of an excitation filter, such that employed in fluorescence microscope, at the radiation source.
- An appropriately-selected excitation filter blocks the majority of photons havmg a wavelength similar to that of the photons emitted by the fluorescent moiety.
- a barrier filter is employed at the detector to screen out most of the photons having wavelengths other than that of the fluorescence photons Filters such as those described above can be obtained from a variety of commercial sources, including Omega Optical, Inc. (Brattleboro, VT) .
- a laser producing high intensity light near the appropriate excitation wavelength, but not near the fluorescence emission wavelength, can be used to excite the fluorescent moieties.
- An x-y translation mechanism may be employed so that the laser can scan the subject, for example, as m a confocal microscope.
- the radiation source can be placed behind the subject and shielded, such that the only radiation photons reaching the site of the detector are those that pass all the way through the subject.
- detectors may be selected that have a reduced sensitivity to wavelengths of light used to excite the fluorescent moiety
- certain colored proteins such as ferredoxm IV (Grabau, et al .
- Ferredoxm IV is a particularly promising candidate, as it has a reddish color, indicating that it may fluoresce or reflect at a relatively long wavelength and produce light that is effective at penetrating tissue. Furthermore, the molecule is small for a protem (95 ammo acids) , and can thus be conjugated to entities with a minimal impact on their function.
- fluorescent molecules are less likely to interfere with the bioactivity of the entity to which they are attached than a would a larger light-generating moiety.
- commercially-available fluorescent molecules can be obtained with a variety of excitation and emission spectra that are suitable for use with the present invention. For example, Molecular Probes
- Lucifer Yellow (abs. at 428 nm, and emits at 535 nm) and Nile
- Biolummescence-based Moieties The subjects of chemilummescence (luminescence as a result of a chemical reaction) and biolummescence (visible luminescence from living organisms) have, m many aspects, been thoroughly studied (e.g., Campbell, 1988, Chemilummescence Principles and Applications in Biology and Medicine (Chichester, England: Ellis Horwood Ltd and VCH Verlagsgesellschaf mbH) ) A brief summary of salient features follows.
- Bioluminescent molecules are distmguisned from fluorescent molecules that they do not require the input of radiative energy to emit light Rather, bioluminescent molecules utilize chemical energy, such as ATP, to produce light
- An advantage of bioluminescent moieties, as opposed to fluorescent moieties, is that there is virtually no background m the signal .
- the only light detected is light that is produced by the exogenous bioluminescent moiety
- the light used to excite a fluorescent molecule often results in the fluorescence of substances other than the intended target This is particularly true when the "background" is as complex as the internal environment of a living animal.
- bioluminescent molecules Several types are known They mclude the luciferase family (e.g. Wood, et al . , 1989, Science 244 : 700-702) and the aequorm family ( e . g . Prasher , et al . , Biochem .
- a luciferase system [ l ue) is the North American firefly Photmus pyral is .
- Firefly luciferase has been extensively studied, and is widely used m ATP assays cDNAs encoding luciferases from Pyrophorus plagiophthala u ⁇ , another species of click beetle, have been cloned and expressed (Wood, et al . , 1989, Sci ence 244 :700-702) .
- This beetle is unusual in that different members of the species emit bioluminescence of different colors.
- the last class (593 nm) may be particularly advantageous for use as a light-generating moiety with the present invention, because the emitted light has a wavelength that penetrates tissues more easily than shorter wavelength light.
- uLifexcises as well as aequorin-like molecules, require a source of energy, such as ATP, NAD(P)H, and the like, and a substrate, such as luciferin or coelentrizine and oxygen.
- the substrate luciferin must be supplied to the luciferase enzyme in order for it to luminesce.
- a convenient method for providing luciferin is to express not only the luciferase but also the biosynthetic enzymes for the synthesis of luciferin.
- oxygen is the only extrinsic requirement for bioluminescence.
- Optimal bioluminescence for E . Col i expressing the lux genes of X . l uminescens is observed at 37°C (Szittner and Meighen, 1990, J. Bi ol . Chem .
- Luciferase vector constructs such as the one described above and in Example 1, can be adapted for use in transforming a variety of host cells, including most bacteria, and many eukaryotic cells ( l ue constructs) .
- certain viruses such as herpes virus and vaccinia virus, can be genetically-engineered to express luciferase.
- Tor example, Kovac ⁇ Sz . ano ctteiuietei , 1931, J. Gcii . Virol . 22 L - 2999-3008 teach the stable expression of the gene encoding firefly luciferase in a herpes virus. Brasier and Ron, 1992, Meth . in Enzymol .
- Luciferase gene constructs in mammalian cells. Luciferase expression from mammalian cells in culture has been studied using CCD imaging both macroscopically (Israel and Honigman, 1991, Gene 104 :139-145) and microscopically (Hooper, et al . , 1990, J. Biol u . and Che il um . 5_:123-130) .
- the invention includes entities which have been modified or conjugated to mclude a light-generating moiety, construct or molecule, such as described above.
- Such conjugated or modified entities are referred to as light-emitting entities, light-emitting conjugates (LECs) or simply conjugates.
- LECs light-emitting conjugates
- the entities themselves may take the form of, for example, molecules, macromolecules, particles, microorganisms, or cells.
- the methods used to conjugate a light-generating moiety to an entity depend on the nature of the moiety and the entity. Exemplary conjugation methods are discussed in the context of the entities described below.
- Small molecules Small molecule entities which may be useful in the practice of the present invention include compounds which specifically interact with a pathogen or an endogenous ligand or receptor. Examples of such molecules include, but are not limited to, drugs or therapeutic compounds; toxins, such as those present in the venoms of poisonous organisms, including certain species of spiders, snakes, scorpions, dinoflagellates, marine snails and bacteria; growth factors, such as NGF, PDGF, TGF and TNF; cytokines; and bioactive peptides.
- drugs or therapeutic compounds include, but are not limited to, drugs or therapeutic compounds; toxins, such as those present in the venoms of poisonous organisms, including certain species of spiders, snakes, scorpions, dinoflagellates, marine snails and bacteria; growth factors, such as NGF, PDGF, TGF and TNF; cytokines; and bioactive peptides.
- the small molecules are preferably conjugated to light- generating moieties that interfere only minimally, if at all, with the bioactivity of the small molecule, such as small fluorescent molecules (described above) .
- Conjugations are typically chemical in nature, and can be performed by any ot a variety of methods known to those skilled in the art.
- the small molecule entity may be synthesized to contain a light-generating moiety, so that no formal conjugation procedure is necessary.
- the small molecule entity may be synthesized with a reactive group that can react with the light generating moiety, or vi ce versa .
- Small molecules conjugated to light-generating moieties of the present invention may be used either in animal models of human conditions or diseases, or directly in human subjects to be treated.
- a small molecule which binds with high affinity to receptor expressed on tumor cells may be used in an animal model to localize and obtain size estimates of tumors, and to monitor changes in tumor growth or metastasis following treatment with a putative therapeutic agent .
- Such molecules may also be used to monitor tumor characteristics, as described above, in cancer patients.
- Macromolecules such as polymers and biopolymers, constitute another example of entities useful in practicing the present invention.
- Exemplary macromolecules include antibodies, antibody fragments, fusion proteins and certain vector constructs.
- Antibodies or antibody fragments purchased from commercial sources or made by methods known in the art (Harlow, et al . , 1988, Antibodies: A Laboratory Manual, Chapter 10, pg . 402, Cold Spring Harbor Press) , can be used to localize their antigen m a mammalian subject by conjugating the antibodies to a light-generating moiety, administering the conjugate to a subject by, for example, injection, allowing the conjugate to localize to the site of the antigen, and imaging the conjugate.
- Antibodies and antibody fragments have several advantages for use as entities the present invention By their nature, they constitute their own targeting moieties. Further, their size makes them amenable to conjugation with several types of light-generatmg moieties, including small fluorescent molecules and fluorescent and bioluminescent proteins, yet allows them to diffuse rapidly relative to, for example, cells or liposomes.
- the light-generating moieties can be conjugated directly to the antibodies or fragments, or indirectly by using, for example, a fluorescent secondary antibody Direct conjugation can be accomplished by standard chemical coupling of, for example, a fluorophore to the antibody or antibody fragment, or through genetic engineering.
- Chimeras, or fusion protems can be constructed which contain an antibody or antibody fragment coupled to a fluorescent or bioluminescent protein.
- Casadei, et al . , 1990, PNAS H.2047-2051 describe a method of making a vector construct capable of expressing a fusion protem of aequo ⁇ n and an antibody gene m mammalian cells
- Conjugates contammg antibodies can be used m a number of applications of the present invention.
- a labeled antibody directed against E-selection which is expressed at sites of inflammation, can be used to localize the inflammation and to monitor the effects of putative anti inflammatory agents
- Vector constructs by themselves can also constitute macromolecular entities applicable to the present invention
- a eukaryotic expression vector can be constructed which contains a therapeutic gene and a gene encodmg a light-generating molecule under the control of a selected promoter (i.e. a promoter which is expressed the cells targeted by the therapeutic gene) .
- a selected promoter i.e. a promoter which is expressed the cells targeted by the therapeutic gene
- Expression of the light-generating molecule assayed using methods of the present invention, can be used to determine the location and level of expression of the therapeutic gene. This approach may be particularly useful in cases where the expression of the therapeutic gene has no immediate phenotype in the treated individual or animal model .
- viruses Another entity useful for certain aspects of the invention are viruses. As many viruses are palh ⁇ yens which i ⁇ fecL mammalian ii ⁇ sts, the viruses may be conjugated to a light-generating moiety and used to study the initial site and spread of infection. In addition, viruses labeled with a light-generating moiety may be used to screen for drugs which inhibit the infection or the spread of infection.
- a virus may be labeled indirectly, either with an antibody conjugated to a light-generating moiety, or by, for example, biotinylating virions (e.g. by the method of Dhawan, et al . , 1991, J. Immunol . 147 (1) : 102) and then exposing them to streptavidin linked to a detectable moiety, such as a fluorescent molecule.
- virions may be labeled directly with a fluorophore like rhodamine, using, for example, the methods of Fan, et al . , 1992, J. Clin . Mi cro . 3_0(4) :905.
- the virus can also be genetically engineered to express a light- generating protein.
- the genomes of certain viruses, such as herpes and vaccinia, are large enough to accommodate genes as large as the lux or lue genes used in experiments performed in support of the present invention.
- Labeled virus can be used in animal models to localize and monitor the progression of infection, as well as to screen for drugs effective to inhibit the spread of infection. For example, while herpes virus infections are manifested as skin lesions, this virus can aiso cause herpes encephalitis. Such an infection can be localized and monitored using a virus labeled by any of the methods described above, and various antiviral agents can be tested for efficacy m central nervous system (CNS) infections.
- CNS central nervous system
- Particles including beads, liposomes and the like, constitute another entity useful the practice of the present invention. Due to their larger- size, particles may be conjugated with a larger number of light-generating molecules than, for example, can small molecules. This results a higher concentration of light emission, wh.ch can be detected usmg shorter exposures or through hicK ⁇ r y s GJ_ tissue. In Q ⁇ itio ⁇ , li Ob ⁇ mcb tc i be constructed to contam an essentially pure targeting moiety, or ligand, such as an antigen or an antibody, on their surface.
- the liposomes may be loaded with, for example, bioluminescent protein molecules, to relatively high concentrations (Campbell, 1988, Chemilummescence . Principles and Applications Biology and Medicine (Chichester, England: Ellis Horwood Ltd. and VCH Verlagsgesellschaft mbH) ) .
- two types of liposomes may be targeted to the same cell type such that light is generated only when both are present.
- one liposome may carry luciferase, while the other carries luciferin.
- the liposomes may carry targeting moieties, and the targeting moieties on the two liposomes may be the same or different.
- Viral proteins on infected cells can be used to identify infected tissues or organs.
- Liposomes of the immune system can be localized using a single or multiple cell surface markers.
- the liposomes are preferably surface-coated, e . g. , by incorporation of phospholipid - polyethyleneglycol conjugates, to extend blood circulation time and allow for greater targeting via the bloodstream. Liposomes of this type are well known.
- Cells both prokaryotic and eukaryotic constitute another entity useful in the practice of the present invention.
- cells can be loaded with relatively high concentrations cf light- generating moieties, but have the advantage that the light- generatmg moieties can be provided by, for example, a heterologous genetic construct used to transfect the cells
- cells can be selected that express "targeting moieties", or molecules effective to target them to desired locations withm the subject Alternatively, the cells can be transfected with a vector construct expressing an appropriate targeting moiety.
- bacterial cells such as Salmonel la
- Salmonel la can be used to study the infective process, and to evaluate the effects of drugs or therapeutic agents on the infective process with a high level of temporal and spatial resolution
- Bacterial cells constitute effective entities. For example, they can be easily transfected to express a high levels of a light-generating moiety, as well as high levels of a targeting protem
- E . col i libraries containing bacteria expressing surface-bound antibodies which can be screened to identify a colony expressing an antibody aga st a selected antigen (Stratagene, La Jolla, CA)
- Bacteria from this colony can then be transformed with a second plasmid contammg a gene for a light-generating protem, and transformants can be utilized the methods of the present invention, as described above, to localize the antigen in a mammalian host
- Pathogenic bacteria can be conjugated to a light- generatmg moiety and used in an animal model to follow the infection process in vi vo and to evaluate potential anti infective drugs, such as new antibiotics, for their efficacy m inhibiting the infection
- Eukaryotic cells are also useful as entities m aspects of the present invention
- Appropriate expression vectors, contaming desired regulatory elements, are commercially available.
- the vectors can be used to generate constructs capable of expressing desired light-generating proteins in a variety of eukaryotic cells, including primary culture cells, somatic cells, lymphatic cells, etc.
- the cells can be used in transient expression studies, or, in the case of cell lines, can be selected for stable transformants.
- Expression of the light-generating protein in transformed cells can be regulated using any of a variety of selected promoters.
- d co ⁇ sticutively-active promoter such as the CMV or SV40 promoter may be used.
- Cells transformed with such a construct can also be used to assay for compounds that inhibit light generation, for example, by killing the cells.
- the transformed cells may be administered such they become uniformly distributed in the subject, and express the light-generating protein only under certain conditions, such as upon infection by a virus or stimulation by a cytokine.
- Promoters that respond to factors associated with these and other stimuli are known in the art.
- inducible promoters such as the Tet system (Gossen and Bujard, 1992, PNAS .8_9 : 5547-5551) can be used to transiently activate expression of the light-generating protein.
- CD4+ lymphatic cells can be transformed with a construct containing tat-responsive HIV LTR elements, and used as an assay for infection by HIV (Israel and Honigman, 1991, Gene 104 :139-145) .
- Cells transformed with such a construct can be introduced into SCID-hu mice (McCune, et al . , 1988, Sci ence 241 : 1632-1639) and used as model for human HIV infection and AIDS.
- Tumor cell lines transformed as above, for example, with a constitutively-active promoter may be used to monitor the growth and metastasis of tumors.
- Transformed tumor cells may be injected into an animal model, allowed to form a tumor mass, and the size and metastasis of the tumor mass monitored during treatment with putative growth or metastasis inhibitors .
- Tumor cells may also be generated from cells transformed with constructs contaming regulatable promoters, whose 5 activity is sensitive to various infective agents, or to therapeutic compounds.
- the present invention includes
- Play_ transgenic animals containmg a heterologous gene construct encoding a light-generating protem or complex of protems.
- the construct is driven by a selected promoter, and can mclude, for example, various accessory protems required for the functional expression of the light-generating prote , as
- Activation of the promoter results in increased expression of the genes encodmg the light-generating molecules and accessory proteins. Activation of the promoter is achieved by the interaction of a selected biocompatible
- an mterferon-inducible promoter such as the promoter for 3' -5' poly-A synthetase, can be used to
- RNA virus _ 5 detect the infection of transgenic cells by a number of different RNA viruses.
- a promoter expressed in certain disease states can be used to mark affected areas in a transgenic animal, and expression of the light-generating moiety can be used to monitor the effects of treatments for the disease state.
- E-selection is expressed at sites of inflammation in vi vo (Pober and Cotran, 1991, Lab . Inves t . 6_4:301-305) .
- the E-selection promoter can be isolated and used to drive the expression of a luciferase gene. It is also possible to use methods of the invention with tissue-specific promot rs.
- This enables, for example, the screening of compounds which are effective to inhibit pathogenic processes resulting in the degeneration of a particular organ or tissue in the body, and permits the tracking of cells ( e . g . neurons) in, for example, a developing animal .
- cells e . g . neurons
- promoters which are applicable for use with the present invention are known in the art.
- methods are known for isolating promoters of cloned genes, using information from the gene's cDNA to isolate promoter- containing genomic DNA.
- Light emitting conjugates that have localized to their intended sites in a subject may be imaged in a number of ways. Guidelines for such imaging, as well as specific examples, are described below.
- targeting entities that is, entities which contain a targeting moiety - a molecule or feature designed to localize the entity within a subject or animal at a particular site or sites
- localization refers to a state when an equilibrium between bound, "localized", and unbound, "free” entities within a subject has been essentially achieved.
- the rate at which such an equilibrium is achieved depends upon the route of administration. For example, a conjugate administered by intravenous injection to localize thrombi may achieve localization, or accumulation at the thrombi, within minutes of injection. On the other hand, a conjugate administered orally to localize an infection in the intestine may take hours to achieve localization.
- localization may simply refer to the location of the entity within the subject or animal at selected time periods after the entity is administered.
- Salmonella are administered (e.g., orally) and their spread is followed as a function of time.
- the entity can be "localized” immediately following the oral introduction, inasmuch as it marks the initial location of the administered bacteria, and its subsequent spread or recession (also "localization") may be followed by imaging.
- localization of, for example, injected tumors cells expressing a light-generating moiety may consist of the cells colonizing a site within the animal and forming a tumor mass.
- localization is achieved when an entity becomes distributed following administration. For example, in the case of a conjugate administered to measure the oxygen concentration in various organs throughout the subject or animal, the conjugate becomes "localized", or informative, when it has achieved an essentially steady-state of distribution in the subject or animal.
- An important aspect of the present invention is the selection of a photodetector device with a high enough sensitivity to enable the imaging of faint light from within a mammal in a reasonable amount of time, preferably less than about 30 minutes, and to use the signal from such a device to construct an image.
- a pair of "night-vision" goggles or a standard high-sensitivity video camera such as a Silicon Intensified Tube (SIT) camera (e.g. Hamamatsu Photonic Systems, Bridgewater, NJ) , may be used. More typically, however, a more sensitive method of light detection is required.
- SIT Silicon Intensified Tube
- the photon flux per unit area becomes so low that the scene being imaged no longer appears continuous. Instead, it is represented by individual photons which are both temporally and spatially distinct form one another. Viewed on a monitor, such an image appears as scintillating points of light, each representing a single detected photon. By accumulating these detected photons in a digital image processor over time, an image can be acquired and constructed. In contrast to conventional cameras where the signal at each image point is assigned an intensity value, in photon counting imaging the amplitude of the signal carries no significance. The objective is to simply detect the presence of a signal (photon) and to count the occurrence of the signal with respect to its position over time.
- At least two types of photodetector devices can detect individual photons and generate a signal which can be analyzed by an image processor.
- the first class constitutes devices which achieve sensitivity by reducing the background noise in the photon detector, as opposed to amplifying the photon signal. Noise is reduced primarily by cooling the detector array.
- the devices include charge coupled device (CCD) cameras referred to as "backth ned” , cooled CCD cameras In the more sensitive instruments, the cooling is achieved using, for example, liquid nitrogen, which brings the temperature of the CCD array to approximately -120°C.
- backthmned refers to an ultra-thm backplate that reduces the path length that a photon follows to be detected, thereby increasing the quantum efficiency
- a particularly sensitive backthmned cryogenic CCD camera is the "TECH 512", a series 200 camera available from Photometries, Ltd (Tucson, AZ) .
- Ani ⁇ i f ccttloli Deyrceb A ti c ii tl bfa of sensitive photodetectors includes devices which amplify photons before they hit the detection screen
- This class includes CCD cameras with mtensif ⁇ ers, such as microchannel mtensifiers
- a microchannel tensifiei typically contams a metal array of channels perpendicular to and co-extensive with the detection screen of the camera. The microchannel array is placed between the sample, subject, or animal to be imaged, and the camera Most of the photons entering the channels of the array contact a side of a channel before exiting.
- a voltage applied across the array results in the release of many electrons from each photon collision
- the electrons from such a collision exit their channel of origin a "shotgun" pattern, and are detected by the camera
- Even greater sensitivity can be achieved by placing intensifying microchannel arrays m series, so that electrons generated in the first stage m turn result m an amplified signal of electrons at the second stage.
- Increases in sensitivity are achieved at the expense of spatial resolution, which decreases with each additional stage of amplification.
- An exemplary microchannel mtensifler-based single- photon detection device is the C2400 series, available from Hamamatsu .
- Image Processors Signals generated by photodetector devices which count photons need to be processed by an image processor order to construct an image which can be, for example, displayed on a monitor or printed on a video printer
- image processors are typically sold as part of systems which include the sensitive photon-counting cameras described above, and accordmgly, are available from the same sources (e g Photometries, Ltd , and Hamamatsu) Image processors from other vendors can also be used, but more effort is generally required to achieve a functional system
- the image processors are usually connected to a personal omputer , such as an IBM-compatible PL or an Apple Macintosh (Apple Computer, Cupertino, CA) , which may or may not be included as part of a purchased imaging system
- image processing programs such as "ADOBE PHOTOSHOP", Adobe Systems, Adobe Systems, Mt View, CA
- the detection field of the device is defmed as the area from which consistent measurements of photon emission can be obtained In the case of a camera using an optical lens, the detection field is simply the field of view accorded to the camera by the lens. Similarly, if the photodetector device is a pair of "night vision" goggles, the detection field is the field of view of the goggles
- the detection field may be a surface defmed by the ends of fiber-optic cables arranged m a tightly-packed array
- the array is constructed to maximize the area covered by the ends of the cables, as opposed to void space between cables, and placed m close proximity to the subject.
- a clear material such as plexiglass can be placed adjacent the subject, and the array fastened adjacent the clear material, opposite from the subject
- the fiber-optic cable ends opposite the array can be connected directly to the detection or intensifying device, such as the input end of a microchannel intensifier, eliminating the need for a lens.
- An advantage of this method is that scattering and/or loss of photons is reduced by eliminating a large part of the air space between the subject and the detector, and/or by eliminating the lens.
- Even a high-transmission lens such as the 60 mm AF Nikkor macro lens used in experiments performed in support of the present invention, transmits only a fraction of the light reaching the front lens element.
- photodiode arrays may be used to measure photon emission.
- a photodiode array can be incorporated into a relatively flexible sheet, enabling the practitioner to partially “wrap" the array around the subject. This approach also minimizes photon loss, and in addition, provides a means of obtaining three-dimensional images of the bioluminescence.
- the entire animal or subject need not necessarily be in the detection field of the photodetection device. For example, if one is measuring a light-emitting conjugate known to be localized in a particular region of the subject, only light from that region, and a sufficient surrounding "dark" zone, need be measured to obtain the desired information.
- the subject may be immobilized in the detection field of the photodetection devices during the period that photon emission is being measured. If the signal is sufficiently bright that an image can be constructed from photon emission measured in less than about 20 milliseconds, and the subject is not particularly agitated, no special immobilization precautions may be required, except to insure that the subject is in the field of the detection device at the start of the measurmg period If, on the other hand, the photon emission measurement takes longer than about 20 msec, and the subject is agitated, precautions to insure immobilization of the subject during photon emission measurement, commensurate with the degree of agitation of the subject, need to be considered to preserve the spatial information in the constructed image.
- the subject may simply be asked to remain as still as possible during photon emission measurement (imaging) .
- the subject is an animal, such as a mouse
- the subject can be immobilized using, for example, an anesthetic or a mechanical restraining device.
- a restraining device effective to immobilize a mouse for tens of seconds to minutes may be built by fastening a plexiglass sheet over a foam cushion.
- the cushion has an indentation for the animal's head at one end
- the animal is placed under the plexiglass such that its head is over the indentation, allowing it to breathe freely, yet the movement of its body is constrained by the foam cushion
- the subject does not necessarily need to be immobilized, even for long periods of photon emission measurements All that is required is that the subject be confined to the detection field of the photodetector during imaging. It will be appreciated, however, that immobilizing the subject durmg such measurmg may improve the consistency of results obtained, because the thickness of tissue through which detected photons pass will be more uniform from animal to animal. D Further Considerations Durmg Imaging
- Fluorescent Light-Generating Moieties The visualization of fluorescent light-generating moieties requires an excitation light source, as well as a photodetector Furthermore, it will be understood that the excitation light source is turned on durmg the measuring of photon emission from the light-generating moiety.
- the present invention also includes embodiments in which the light-generation of LGMs is synchronized to an external source which can be focused at selected points withm the subject, but which does not scatter significantly in tissue, allowing the construction of higher-resolution images.
- a focused ultrasound signal can be used to scan, m three dimensions, the subject bemg imaged.
- Light-generation from areas which are m the focal point of the ultrasound can be resolved from other photon emission by a characteristic oscillation imparted to the light by the ultrasound (e.g. Houston and Moerner, U.S Patent No. 4,614,116, issued 30 September 1986.)
- the image is simply viewed or displayed on a video monitor
- the signal from a video camera can be diverted through an image processor, which can store individual video frames m memory for analysis or printing, and/or can digitize the images for analysis and printing on a computer.
- the measurement of photon emission generates an array of numbers, representing the number of photons detected at each pixel location, in the image processor. These numbers are used to generate an image, typically by normalizing the photon counts (either to a fixed, pre-selected value, or to the maximum number detected in any pixel) and converting the normalized number to a brightness igreyscalej or to a color (pseudocolor) that is displayed on a monitor
- typical color assignments are as follows Pixels with zero photon counts are assigned black, low counts blue, and increasing counts colors of increasing wavelength, on up to red for the highest photon count values The location of colors on the monitor represents the distribution of photon emission, and, accordmgly, the location of light-emitting conjugates.
- a greyscale image of the (still immobilized) subject from which photon emission was measured is typically constructed.
- Such an image may be constructed, for example, by opening a door to the imaging chamber, or box, dim room light, and measurmg reflected photons (typically for a fraction of the time it takes to measure photon emission)
- the greyscale image may be constructed either before measurmg photon emission, or after.
- the image of photon emission is typically superimposed on the greyscale image to produce a composite image of photon emission in relation to the subject.
- the measurement of photon emission, or imaging can be repeated at selected time intervals to construct a series of images.
- the intervals can be as short as minutes, or as long as days or weeks .
- compositions of the present invention may be analyzed by a variety of methods. They range from a simple visual examination, mental evaluation and/or printing of a hardcopy, to sophisticated digital image analysis. Interpretation of the information obtained from an analysis depends on the phenomenon under observation and the entity being used.
- Salmonella Strains Three strains of Salmonella typhimuri um with differing virulence phenotypes, defined by oral and intra-peritoneal inoculations into mice, are selected for transformation.
- SL1344 The most virulent phenotype used herein is SL1344, a mouse strain originally obtained from a fatal infection of a calf (Hoiseth and Stocker, 1981, Na ture 291:238-239) . Following oral inoculations of mice with this strain, bacteria are disseminated systematically via the lymphatic system resulting m colonization of the liver, spleen and bone marrow (Carter and Collins, 1974, J. Exper . Med . 139 1189-1203 , see also reviews by Finlay and Falkow, 1989, Mol Mi crobiol . 3 : 1833-1841 , and Hsu, 1989, Mi crobi ol . Rev. H.390-409 )
- a non-invasive mutant of SL1344, BJ66 is also evaluated Systemic infections in mice do not typically result from an oral inoculation with BJ66, but do result from intraperitoneal inoculations with this strain
- a low virulence LT-2 strain of Salmonel la , LB5000 is also examined.
- LT-2 stains are laboratory strains known to be of reduced or variable virulence for mice.
- LB5000 contains multiple auxotrophic mutations, is streptomycin resistant, and is cleared from mice followmg oral or intraperitoneal inoculations
- the three strains are each transformed with a plasmid encodmg the lux operon, as detailed Example 1
- the plasmid obtained from the soil bacterium Xenorhabdus luminescens (Frackman, et al . , 1990) confers on E coli the ability to emit photons through the expression of the two subunits of the heterodimeric luciferase and three accessory proteins, luxC, luxD and luxE.
- luxC, luxD and luxE removes the necessity of providing the fatty aldehyde substrate, luciferin, to the luciferase-express g cells Because supplying the substrate to eukaryotic luciferase enzymes m an m vivo system such as described herein may prove difficult, the entire l ux operon of X. luminescens is used. The operon also encodes the enzymes for the biosynthesis of the fatty aldehyde substrate.
- X. l uminescens luciferase an alpha-beta heterodimeric mixed-function oxidase, catalyzes the oxidation of reduced flavin and long-chain aldehyde to oxidized flavin and the corresponding long-chain fatty acid.
- a fatty acid reductase complex is required for the generation and recycling of fatty acid to aldehyde, and an NAD (P)H: flavin oxidoreductase supplies the reduced flavin.
- Optimal bioluminescence for E . Coli expressing the lux genes of X. l uminescens is 37°C (Szittner and Meighen, 1990, J. Biol . Chem . 265 : 16581-16587, Xi, et al . , 1991, J. Bact . 173 : 1399-1405) .
- luciferases from eukaryotic and other prokaryotic luminescent organisms typically have lower temperature optima (Campbell, 1988, Chemiluminescence. Principles and Applications in Biology and Medicine (Chichester, England: Ellis Horwood Ltd. and VCH Verlagsgeseilschaft bH) ) .
- the luciferase from X. luminescens therefore, is well-suited for use as a marker for studies in animals.
- the three strains are transformed by electroporation with the plasmid pGSLl, which contains the entire X. l uminescens l ux operon and confers resistance to ampicillin and carbenicillin on the Salmonella (Frackman, et al . , 1990) .
- the X . l uminescens l ux operon contains the genes luxA , l uxB, luxC, l uxD and l uxE (Frackman, et al . , 1990) .
- LuxA and B encode the two subunits of the heterodimeric luciferase.
- luxC and D encode the biosynthetic enzymes for the luciferase substrate and luxE is a regulatory gene. Inclusion of the genes for the biosynthesis of the substrate is a convenient means of providing substrate to luciferase, in contrast to supplying luciferin externally to the cells in culture or treating animals with the substrate.
- adherent and intracellular bacteria are quantified following incubation with an epithelial cell line and peritoneal macrophages.
- the adherent and intracellular bacteria are detected and quantified by both the emission of photons from living cells, and colony forming units following lysis and plating the cell lysates on carbenicillin- containing plates.
- BJ66 demonstrated reduced adherence to HEp-2 cells in comparison to SL1344, however, adherence of the two strains in primary cultures of murine peritoneal macrophages were comparable .
- FIG. 5A-F Progression of the infection is followed by external imaging (Materials and Methods) over an 8 day period. Representative images are shown in Figures 5A-F.
- the bioluminescent signal is localized at a single focus in all infected animals (Figs. 5A, 5C and 5E) .
- Bioluminescence disappears in all animals infected with the low virulence LB5000lux by 7 days p.i. (Fig. 5B) .
- Animals infected with the virulent SL1344lux show virulent infection which often spreads over much of the abdominal cavity (Fig. 5F) , though the time at which it begins to spread is highly variable from animal to animal.
- the infection by BJ66lux typically persists and remains localized at a single site (Fig. 5D) .
- b. I.P. Inoculation To assess whether or not there is sufficient 0 2 at the sites of Salmonella replication for the oxidation of luciferin and subsequent luminescence (Campbell, 1988, Chemiluminescence . Principles and Applications in Biology and Medicine (Chichester, England: Ellis Horwood Ltd. and VCH Verlagsgesellschaft mbH) ) , photon emission is measured from the tissues of a respiring animal.
- Luminescent SL1344lux and LB5000lux are inoculated into the peritoneal cavities of two groups of Balb/c mice. 32 hours post inoculation (p.i.) , the transmitted photons are imaged ( Figure 6) .
- the LB5000lux-infected mice remained healthy for several weeks p.i., while the SL1344lux-infected mice were nearly moribund and euthanized at 4 days p.i.
- mice which are heterozygous at the Ity locus (I ⁇ 3 ) are resistant to systemic infections by S. typhimurium (Plant and Glynn, 1976, J. Infect . Dis . 133 :72-78) .
- This locus also called Beg (Gros, et al . , 1981, J Immunol . 127:2417-2421) or Lsh (Bradley, 1977, Clin . and Exper. Immunol . 30 : 130-140) , regulates the pathogenic processes of certain intracellular pathogens, such as Mycobacterium lepraemuri um (Forget, et al . , 1981, Infect .
- the Ity xocus is located on mouse chromosome I it two allelic forms, Ity (resistant, dominant) and Ity 3 (sensitive, recessive) .
- the gene encoded at the Ity locus apparently affects the ability of macrophages to disrupt the 5 internalized pathogens (reviewed by Blackwell , et al . , 1991, Immunol . Let t . 3_0 -.241-248 (1991) ; see also Skamene, et al . , 1984, Immunogene t.
- Balb ⁇ c mice are Ity /s and 129 mice are Ity /r
- the heterozygous Balb ⁇ c x 129 mice are used in experiments detailed herein.
- Resistant 129xBalb/c (Ity r s ) viable mice are infected 5 by intragastric inoculation of 1 x 10' SL1344lux Salmonella as detailed in Example 7. The animals are imaged daily for 8 days post injection (d.p.i.) .
- Results are shown in Figures 7A (day 1) and 7B (day 8) .
- the luminescence, detected by external imaging, is apparent 0 at 24 h p.i. , and appeared to localized to a single site in all animals.
- the luminescent signal is present throughout the study period (up to 8 days p.i.) .
- the intensity of the luminescence and the location of the luminescent source is somewhat variable over time within a mouse and also from 5 mouse to mouse.
- the luminescent tissue in all infected animals is the cecum (see below) and the variability in localization, and possibly intensity, is most likely due fact that internal organs of rodents are not tightly fixed in position.
- Emission of photons from luciferase is oxygen dependent and the expected oxygen levels in the lumen of the cecum, or intestine in general, are below the levels required for luminescence.
- the luciferase reaction is not expected to be functional in the intestine unless the bacteria can obtain oxygen from cells of the intestinal epithelium.
- Monitoring the progression of infections to different tissues may greatly enhance the ability to understand these steps in the pathogenic process, and enable the screening for compounds effective to inhibit the pathogen at selected steps.
- mice infected intraperitoneally with SL1344lux are imaged before and after laparotomy (Example 9) .
- the results are shown in Fig. 9.
- the images demonstrate luminescence over a majority of the abdomen with multiple foci of transmitted photons.
- the cecum does not appear to contain luminescent Salmonella .
- the results from these experiments indicate that all strains of Salmonella have sufficient 0 2 to be luminescent in the early phases of infection.
- entry of Salmonel la into cells of the mucosa and subsequent systemic infection is likely limited to strains with the invasive phenotype, since systemic infections at later time points are only apparent in SL1344lux-infected mice.
- Infection is significantly reduced in mice treated with the antibiotic, compared both to the levels of pathogen at time zero in treated animals, and to levels of pathogen in control animals throughout the treatment period.
- Ducluzeau, et al . , 1970, Zeut. Bakt . 531_3 : 533-548. demonstrated that treatment of animals with antibiotics facilitated colonization of the cecum with Salmonella .
- the mice in the present experiments are maintained on an antibiotic regime of intramuscular injections of carbenicillin for the purpose of selecting the Amp r Salmonella containing the luciferase clone.
- This treatment may alter the course of the gastrointestinal infection, but the observation that Salmonella can associate with the cells lining the cecum indicates that oxygen is available for luminescence. This observation is notable, since the lumen of the cecum is commonly thought to be an anaerobic environment .
- the bioluminescence technology is broadly applicable to a variety of hostpathogen systems and may also enable temporal and spatial evaluation of other biological events, as for example tumor progression and gene expression in living mammals, and have application in pharmaceutical development and screening. Widespread use of in vivo imaging of pathogens may reduce the numbers of animals and time needed for experiments pertaining to pathogenesis and/or the real-time study antimicrobial agents. Furthermore, bioluminescent organisms may be useful as biosensors in the living animal, much as luminescent bacteria are used in environmental analyses. Korpela et al . , for example, demonstrate that the limited oxygen supply in the lumen of the G.I. tract restricted bioluminescence to sites in which oxygen is accessible to the Salmonella , perhaps directly from epithelial or other cell types.
- microorganisms that have been engineered to emit light in an 0 2 or Ca 2* -dependent manner could be used as biosensors in a subject, much like luminescent bacteria are used in environmental analyses
- LECs directed against the cells of the tumor can be used to both define the boundaries of the tumor, and to determine whether cells from the primary tumor mass have migrated and colonized distal sites.
- LECs such as liposomes containing antibodies directed against tumor antigens and loaded with LGMs
- LGMs can be administered to a subject, allowed to bind to tumor cells in the subject, imaged, and the areas of photon emission can be correlated with areas of tumor cells.
- images utilizing tumor-localizing LECs may be generated at selected time intervals to monitor tumor growth, progression and metastasis in a subject over time. Such monitoring may be useful to record results of anti-tumor therapy, or as part of a screen of putative therapeutic compounds useful in inhibiting tumor growth or metastasis.
- tumor cells can be transformed with a luciferase construct under the control of a constitutively- active promoter, and used to induce luminescent tumors in animal models, as described above.
- animal models can be used for evaluating the effects of putative anti-tumor compounds .
- compositions and methods of the present invention may be used to localize sites of inflammation, monitor inflammation over time, and/or screen for effective anti-inflammatory compounds.
- Molecules useful for targeting to sites of inflammation include the ELAN family of proteins, which bind to selections.
- An ELAN molecule can be incorporated as a targeting moiety on an entity of the present invention, and used to target inflammation sites.
- an animal model for the study of putative anti-inflammatory substances can be made by making the animal transgenic for luciferase under the control of the E- selection promoter. Since E-selection is expressed at sites of inflammation, transgenic cells at sites of inflammation would express luciferase.
- the system can be used to screen for anti-inflammatory substances.
- Inflammatory stimuli can be administered to control and experimental animals, and the effects of putative anti-inflammatory compounds evaluated by their effects on induced luminescence in treated animals relative to control animals .
- LGCs may be effectively used to follow the course of infection of a subject by a pathogen.
- the LGCs are pathogenic cells ( Salmonella ) transformed to express luciferase.
- Salmonella pathogenic cells transformed to express luciferase.
- Salmonella pathogenic cells transformed to express luciferase.
- Such a system is ideally-suited to the study of infection, and the subsequent spread of infection, in animal models of human diseases. It provides the ability to monitor the progression of an infectious disease using sites of infection and disease progression rather than traditional systemic symptoms, such as fever, swelling, etc. in studies of pathogenesis.
- Salmonella strains SL1344 and LB5000 were obtained from B.A.D. Stocker (Stanford University; Hoiseth and Stocker, 1981, Na ture 291:238-239) .
- Salmonella strain BJ66 was obtained from B.D. Jones (Stanford University) .
- HEp-2 cells were obtained from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC; 12301 Parkiawn Dr., Rockville MD; Accession number CCL-23) .
- Murine peritoneal macrophages were obtained by peritoneal lavage of euthanized Balb/c mice with 7 ml of growth medium (Maxi ow and Bloom, 1931, Textbook of Histology, Saunders, Philadelphia.)
- mice Balb/c mice were obtained from the Department of Oncology, Stanford University. 129xBalb/c ( Ity /s ) mice were obtained from the Stanford Transgenic Animal Facility (Stanford, CA) . All animals were housed under identical conditions of photo period, feeding regime and temperature in the Stanford University Research Animal Facility (Stanford, CA) .
- Anesthesia was performed by injecting the animals intraperitoneally (i.p.) with 33 ⁇ g/kg body weight nembutal. Euthanasia was performed by asphyxiation in C0 2 or cervical dislocation, following protocols recommended by the Stanford University Research Animal Facility. Cervical dislocation was used in experiments in which results may have been affected by physiological changes due to asphyxia.
- mice infected with lux-transformed Salmonella were given daily intramuscular (i.m.) injections of carbenicillin (125 mg per kg body weight) to maintain selective pressure on the luminescent Salmonella for retention of the Amp r plasmid containing the l ux operon.
- carbenicillin 125 mg per kg body weight
- Animals or objects to be imaged were immobilized in a light-tight box containing a door and a charge-coupled device (CCD) camera with a two stage microchannel intensifier head (model C2400-40, Hamamatsu) .
- CCD charge-coupled device
- the camera was attached, via cables leading out of the box, to an "ARGUS 50" image processor (Hamamatsu) .
- the ICCD system described above is capable of detecting single photons once a threshold of 10-30 photons is achieved.
- the signal to noise ratio of the system ranged from 2:1 to lxlO :!, depending on signal intensity.
- Grey-scale images were obtained by opening the light box door in dim room light and integrating for 8 - 64 frames.
- the gain for the gray scale images was set to optimize the image - typically at 3000 volts on a scale of 0 to 10,000 volts.
- Bioluminescence data were obtained in absence of external illumination. Exposure settings were as follows: the black level was set automatically by the camera/image processor, the gain was adjusted automatically by the intensifier controller, and the f-stop was set at 2.8. A 60 mm "AF NIKKOR" macro lens was used (Nikon Inc., Melville, NY) .
- Bioluminescence images were generated by integrating photons for a selected period of time, typically 5 minutes. Data are presented at the lowest bit range setting of 0-3 bits per pixel for all animals. For images of other objects, i.e. 24 well plates, where the resolution of the bioluminescent signals was not possible at a bit range of 0- 3, the range was increased to a setting that permitted localization of bioluminescent signals, typically 1-7. Objects were imaged for shorter periods of time when additional information could not be obtained by imaging for five minutes. External imaging refers to non-invasive imaging of animals. Internal imaging refers to imaging after a partial dissection of the animals, typically a laparotomy. Internal imaging is performed in selected animals to confirm the sources of photon emission localized by external imaging.
- the bioluminescence image data are presented as a pseudo-color luminescence image representing the intensity of the detected photons. Six levels of intensity are typically used, ranging from blue (low intensity) to red (higher intensity) .
- Hardcopies were also generated by saving the image processor image as a digital file, transferring the file to a computer, and printing it on a color printer attached to the computer. Alternatively, hardcopies may be generated by printing the video signal directly using a video printer.
- EXAMPLE 1 TRANSFORMATION OF SALMONELLA WITH PCGLSI LUX PLASMID Salmonella strains SL1344, BJ66 and LB5000 were transformed with pCGLSI, a pUC18-based vector encoding the lux operon from Xenorhabdus luminescens (Frackman, et al. , 1990) .
- FIG. IA A schematic of the pCGLSI plasmid is shown in Figures IA, IB and IC.
- the plasmid was constructed by cloning an -11 kb region encoding the lux genes from the soil bacterium Xenorhabdus luminescens (Fig. IA; Frackman, et al . , 1990) into the Bain HI site (Fig. IB) of pUCl ⁇ (Fig. IC; Clontech, Palo Alto, CA) .
- the construction of the vector is described by Frackman, et al . , (1990) .
- Restriction enzyme sites in Figure IA are represented as follows: Bs, Bs t ElI; C, Cla I; E, Eco RI; H, Hind III; M, Mlu I; S, Sea I; X, Xba I; B/Sa, Bam HI and Sau 3A junction.
- a sequence included in the multiple cloning site (MCS) is provided in Figure IB, with the Bam HI site indicated in bold type.
- a graphical representation of a pUCl ⁇ vector with no insert is shown in Figure IC. Labeled elements include an ampicillin resistance gene (Ap) , a lac Z gene ( lac Z) and an E. coli origin of replication (Ori) .
- the unmodified pUCl ⁇ vector is approximately 2.7 kb in size.
- Electrocompetent cells from Salmonella strains SL1344, BJ66 and LB5000 were made using standard methods (Sambrook, et al . , 1989, In Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Vol. 2) and stored at -80°C until just prior to use. Electroporation was performed as follows: 1 ⁇ l of the plasmid (0.2 ⁇ g/ml) was added to 40 ⁇ l of ice-cold electrocompetent cells suspended in 10% glycerol. The suspension was mixed gently for one minute, placed in a 1 mm gap electroporation cuvette and electroporated using a Bio-Rad Gene-Pulser (Bio-Rad Laboratories, Hercules, CA) .
- the cells were plated on (LB) Agar containing 100 ⁇ g/ml carbenicillin and allowed to grow overnight .
- the lux operon was maintained on a high-copy- number plasmid and not integrated as a single copy gene.
- plasmids are subject to modification by the bacterial cell especially in recA strains, such as SL1344 and BJ66 used in this study.
- the recA locus encodes a recombinase that may delete regions of the plasmid containing the lux operon and the ⁇ -lactamase. Therefore, Salmonella recovered from cells in culture were plated both in the presence or absence of carbenicillin, and were imaged to determine the frequency at which bioluminescence was lost.
- EXAMPLE 2 INVASIVE POTENTIAL OF NORMAL AND TRANSFORMED SALMONELLA
- the invasive potential of six strains of Salmonella was determined using two types of bacterial adherence and entry assays.
- Colony-forming units (CFU) assays were performed essentially as previously described (Finlay and Falkow, 1989, Mol . Mi crobiol . 3 . :1833-1841) with modifications (Lee, et al . , 1990, PNAS 87:4304-4308) .
- Bioluminescence assays were performed essentially like the CFU assays, except that the number of cells was quantitated using bioluminescence, as opposed to CFUs .
- HEp-2 cells and primary murine peritoneal macrophages were seeded into 24-well tissue culture dishes at 1 x IO 5 cells per well in RPMI (Gibco/BRL, Grand Island, NY) supplemented with 20 mM giutamine (Gibco/BRL) and 5% fetal calf serum (Hyclone, Logan, UT) .
- Gentamicin in the incubation medium kills bacteria that had not been internalized by the HEp-2 cells, including those adhering to the surfaces of the HEp-2 cells. Accordingly, the signal in adherence assays (without gentamicin) represent both adherent and internalized bacteria, whereas the signal in entry assays (with gentamicin) represent only internalized bacteria. Adherence and entry were assayed by imaging luminescent bacterial cells aL three timepoints - 1.5, 3.0 and 3.5 hours post inoculation.
- the cell monolayer Prior to imaging at the first ti epoint, the cell monolayer was washed three times with phosphate- buffered saline (PBS) to remove unattached bacteria and a fresh aliquot of RPMI medium was added. Luminescence was recorded using a 30 second exposure. Images at the second and third timepoints were obtained using a similar exposure, but without first washing the cells.
- PBS phosphate- buffered saline
- tissue culture cells were washed three times with PBS and lysed with 0.2% "TRITON X-100" in PBS.
- the number of bacteria released from each well was determined by counting the number of colony forming units (CFU, Finlay and Falkow, 1989, Mol . Microbiol . 2:1833-1841., Lee, et al . , 1990, PNAS 27:4304-4308) . These data are represented as the total bacterial colonies per ml recovered from co-culture after incubation for 3.5 h with or without gentamicin, and are summarized in the graphs in Figures 2C and 2E.
- the tubes were wrapped with clear plastic wrap and luminescence was determined by imaging for 30 seconds as described above.
- An exemplary image is shown in Figure 3A.
- Four tubes are pictured. They contained (from top to bottom) IO 6 , 10 s , IO 4 and 10 3 Salmonella cells/ml (10 4 , 10 3 , IO 2 and 10 cells/tube) .
- Luminescence could be detected in suspensions containing as few as IO 4 cells/ml (100 cells) .
- the luminescence is confined, however, to air/liquid interfaces, suggesting that the luminescence reaction requires relatively high levels of oxygen. Since many of the cells are presumably in the fluid column and not at the air/fluid interfaces, the data suggest that the luminescence in the capillary tubes shown in Fig.
- EXAMPLE 4 IN VITRO DETECTION OF LUMINESCENCE THROUGH ANIMAL TISSUE Micro test-tubes, constructed from glass capillary tubing with an internal diameter of 3.5 mm, containing serial dilutions of LB5000lux Salmonella were prepared essentially as described in Example 3, above. In the present example, however, the bacterial suspensions contacted the sealed end of the tube and were exposed to air only at the upper end. The tubes were placed in a translucent plastic scintillation vial and surrounded by one of the following animal tissues: chicken breast muscle, chicken skin, lamb kidney or lamb renal medulla.
- FIG. 4 A diagram of a vial containing a capillary tube surrounded by tissue is shown in Figure 4.
- the vial 1 is approximately 1.4 cm in diameter and includes a cap 2.
- the vial is coated with an opaque material (i.e. black tape) along its upper portion 3.
- Animal tissue 4 is placed in the vial such that it extends from the bottom of the vial to just above the bottom edge of the opaque coating 3.
- the micro test-tube 5 is sealed at the bottom by a plug 7 (i.e. a crytoseal plug) , and is centered radially in the vial, with the plugged end of the tube touching or in close proximity to the bottom of the vial.
- the bacterial suspension 6 extends approximately 1 cm upward from the bottom of the tube.
- Counts are averages of triplicate measurements, tissue path length was 1 cm. * - lxlO 7 cells.
- the signal for lxlO 3 LB5000lux in kidney tissue was at or near background levels using the photomultiplier tubes (PMT) in the scintillation counter.
- the background in this type of detection is due to the dark current of the PMT and limits the studies to analysis of rather intense signals.
- Bioluminescence from approximately lxlO 7 LB50001ux was detectable through 0.5 cm of avian muscle, skin ovine renal medulla and ovine kidney. These results indicate that bioluminescence from the labeled Salmonella was detectable through animal tissues of variable opacity. Since oxygen was likely limited in the capillary tubes (as demonstrated in Fig. 3A) , it is likely that fewer numbers of bioluminescent Salmonella could be detected through tissue than are indicated in this assay.
- EXAMPLE 5 IN VIVO DETECTION OF BIOLUMINESCENT SALMONELLA To assess the availability of oxygen to Salmonella during infection, wild-type SL1344lux was inoculated into the peritoneal cavity (i.p.) of BALB/c mice.
- mice were infected by oral feeding (Stocker, et al . ) with a 50 ⁇ l suspension of lxlO 7 virulent SL1344lux, non- invasive BJ661ux and low virulence LB50002ux Salmonella .
- the mice 4-6 weeks of age at the time of infection, were imaged daily with 5 minute integration times (photon emission was measured for 5 minutes) .
- the mice Prior to imaging, the mice were anesthetized with 33 ⁇ g/kg body weight nembutal. Representative images are shown in Figures 5A-F.
- mice were anesthetized and imaged as described above. The results are shown in Figure 6. Widespread infection is evident in the two mice in the left part of the figure, infected with the virulent SL1344lux strain. In contrast, little, if any, luminescence is detected in the mice on the right, injected with the low virulence LB5000lux strain.
- mice ORAL INOCULATION WITH SALMONELLA Resistant 129xBalb/c (Ity r ⁇ ) viable mice were infected by intragastric inoculation of 1 x IO 7 SL1344lux Salmonella .
- the bacteria were introduced through an intra-gastric feeding tube while under anesthesia.
- the animals were imaged daily for 8 days post infection (d.p.i.) .
- FIGS. 7A and 7B Results are shown in Figures 7A and 7B . Mice, in triplicate, were infected and imaged daily for 8 days. Exemplary images for day 1 (Fig. 7A) and day 8 (Fig. 7B) are shown. These data indicate that mice resistant to systemic Salmonella infection have a localized chronic infection in the cecum, but that the infection does not spread into the abdominal cavity.
- POST-LAPAROTOMY IMAGING FOLLOWING ORAL INOCULATION WITH SALMONELLA Laparotomy was performed following oral inoculation of Salmonella to precisely localize the luminescent signal within the abdominal cavity, and to compare this localization with that obtained using non-invasive imaging.
- the animals were inoculated as described in Example 8. After a selected period of time, typically seven days, the mice were anesthetized and externally-imaged, as described above. An exemplary image is shown in Figure 8A. After external imaging, the peritoneal cavity was opened and the animals were imaged again, as illustrated in Figure 8B. In some instances the mice were imaged a third time, following injection of air into the lumen of the intestine both anterior and posterior to the cecum (C) (Fig. 8C) . The mice were euthanized immediately after the final imaging.
- the Amp r cfu present in homogenized organs of orally infected mice were quantified to evaluate the distribution of labelled Salmonella SL1344lux.
- Oxygen is an essential substrate for the luciferase reaction, thus only Salmonella present in oxygenated microenvironments should be bioluminescent .
- the absence of bioluminescence from Salmonella in the anaerobic environment of the lumen of the G.I. tract is therefore predictable, and exposure of the intestinal lumen to air should reveal the presence of bacteria previously not detectable due to a lack of oxygen.
- one animal with detectable bioluminescence in the cecum alone excreted a faecal pellet that rapidly became bioluminescent upon exposure to air.
- EXAMPLE 10 POST-LAPAROTOMY IMAGING FOLLOWING I.P. INOCULATION WITH SALMONELLA Balb/c mice were infected by intraperitoneal inoculation 5 of 1 x IO 7 Salmonella (SL1344lux) as described in Example 7. Exemplary images of one such animal are shown in Figures 9A, 9B and 9C.
- mice in tiie experi ⁇ ieiiLal group were injected i.p. wich 100 mg of ciprofloxacin hydrochloride (3mg/kg body weight; Sigma Chemical Co., St. Louis, MO) .
- animals from both groups were imaged (as above) at several intervals over a period of 5.5 h post treatment.
- Figures 10B-E Representative images are shown in Figures 10B-E.
- Figures 10B and 10D show composite images of representative animals from the control and treated groups, respectively, immediately before initiation of treatment of the experimental group.
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