Non-invasive diagnostic method to objectively measure olfaction and diagnose smell disorders by molecularly targeted fluorescent imaging agent
Dauren Adilbay, Junior Gonzales, Marianna Zazhytska, Paula Demétrio De Souza França, Sheryl S. Roberts, Tara D. Viray, Raik Artschwager, Snehal G. Patel, Albana L. Kodra, Jonathan B. Overdevest, Chun Yuen Chow, Glenn F. King, Sanjay Kumar Jain, Alvaro A. Ordoñez, Laurence S. Carroll, , Nagavarakishore Pillarsetty
This paper develops a non-invasive fluorescent imaging agent to objectively measure olfaction loss by targeting NaV1.7, showing correlation between fluorescence intensity and smell loss severity.
bioRxiv · Oct 7, 2021 · PreprintNeuroscience