Targeting drugs to other important diseases

Atherosclerosis

EC20 Imaging of heart disease in ApoE knockout mice

Non-invasive optical imaging of atherosclerosis in (ApoE -/-) mice.  Use of Folate-DyLight™ 680 conjugate opens opportunities for localizing vulnerable plaque during angioplasty, stent implantation, and by-pass surgery.

High resolution folate-rhodamine optical imaging of atherosclerotic heart