Instruct: Identify the main category of Biorxiv papers based on the titles and abstracts
Query: Dynamic tracing using ultra-bright labelling and multi-photon microscopy identifies endothelial uptake of poloxamer-188 coated poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)nano-carriers in vivo Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA)-based drug formulations are approved for the use in humans, however, the potential of PLGA to design nanoparticles (NPs) and target the central nervous system remains to be exploited.

The aim of the current study was design PLGA NPs, loading them with bulky fluorophores thereby increasing single particle fluorescence to a level visible by in vivo microscopy, and investigate their brain biodistribution. We developed, highly fluorescent 70 nm PLGA NPs significantly brighter then quantum dots enabling their visualization by intravital real-time 2-photon microscopy. We found that PLGA NPs coated with pluronic F-68 (PF-68) had a substantially longer plasma half-life than uncoated NPs and were taken up by cerebro-vascular endothelial cells. High resolution confocal microscopy revealed that coated PLGA NPs were present in late endothelial endosomes of cerebral vessels within 1 hour after systemic injection and were more readily taken up by endothelial cells in peripheral organs.

The current data suggest that PF-68 coated PLGA NPs are taken up by mouse cerebral and peripheral endothelial cells in vivo. The combination of ultra-bright NPs and in vivo imaging may thus represent a promising approach to reduce the gap between development and clinical application of nanoparticle-based drug carriers.
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