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- Title
Molecular imaging using fluorescent lectins permits rapid endoscopic identification of dysplasia in Barrett's esophagus.
- Authors
Bird-Lieberman, Elizabeth L; Neves, André A; Lao-Sirieix, Pierre; O'Donovan, Maria; Novelli, Marco; Lovat, Laurence B; Eng, William S; Mahal, Lara K; Brindle, Kevin M; Fitzgerald, Rebecca C
- Abstract
Barrett's esophagus is an example of a pre-invasive state, for which current endoscopic surveillance methods to detect dysplasia are time consuming and inadequate. The prognosis of cancer arising in Barrett's esophagus is improved by early detection at the stage of mucosal carcinoma or high-grade dysplasia. Molecular imaging methods could revolutionize the detection of dysplasia, provided they permit a wide field of view and highlight abnormalities in real time. We show here that cell-surface glycans are altered in the progression from Barrett's esophagus to adenocarcinoma and lead to specific changes in lectin binding patterns. We chose wheat germ agglutinin as a candidate lectin with clinical potential. The binding of wheat germ agglutinin to human tissue was determined to be specific, and we validated this specific binding by successful endoscopic visualization of high-grade dysplastic lesions, which were not detectable by conventional endoscopy, with a high signal-to-background ratio of over 5.
- Subjects
LECTINS; DYSPLASIA; BARRETT'S esophagus; PROGNOSIS; CANCER; GLYCANS; ADENOCARCINOMA
- Publication
Nature Medicine, 2012, Vol 18, Issue 2, p315
- ISSN
1078-8956
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/nm.2616