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Popovtzer R, Agrawal A, Kotov NA, Popovtzer A, Balter J, Carey TE, Kopelman R. Targeted gold nanoparticles enable molecular CT imaging of cancer. NANO LETTERS 2008; 8:4593-6. [PMID: 19367807 PMCID: PMC2772154 DOI: 10.1021/nl8029114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 503] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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X-ray based computed tomography (CT) is among the most convenient imaging/diagnostic tools in hospitals today in terms of availability, efficiency, and cost. However, in contrast to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and various nuclear medicine imaging modalities, CT is not considered a molecular imaging modality since targeted and molecularly specific contrast agents have not yet been developed. Here we describe a targeted molecular imaging platform that enables, for the first time, cancer detection at the cellular and molecular level with standard clinical CT. The method is based on gold nanoprobes that selectively and sensitively target tumor selective antigens while inducing distinct contrast in CT imaging (increased X-ray attenuation). We present an in vitro proof of principle demonstration for head and neck cancer, showing that the attenuation coefficient for the molecularly targeted cells is over 5 times higher than for identical but untargeted cancer cells or for normal cells. We expect this novel imaging tool to lead to significant improvements in cancer therapy due to earlier detection, accurate staging, and microtumor identification.
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Park JA, Reddy PAN, Kim HK, Kim IS, Kim GC, Chang Y, Kim TJ. Gold nanoparticles functionalised by Gd-complex of DTPA-bis(amide) conjugate of glutathione as an MRI contrast agent. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2008; 18:6135-7. [PMID: 18938074 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2008.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2008] [Revised: 08/22/2008] [Accepted: 10/03/2008] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The work is directed toward the synthesis of gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) coated with paramagnetic Gd-complex of DTPA-bis(amide) conjugate of glutathione (GdL) for use as a highly efficient MRI contrast agent. Well-dispersed spherical Au NPs coated with gadolinium complexes, abbreviated as Au@GdL, have been obtained; the mean size of Au@GdL is 5-7 nm, and the numbers of GdL are 1.36x10(4) per Au NP. Au@GdL exhibits high longitudinal (r1) and transverse (r2) relaxivities of 1.87x10(5) and 3.02x10(5) mM(-1) s(-1), respectively.
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- Ji-Ae Park
- Department of Medical & Biological Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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Gao J, Liang G, Cheung JS, Pan Y, Kuang Y, Zhao F, Zhang B, Zhang X, Wu EX, Xu B. Multifunctional Yolk−Shell Nanoparticles: A Potential MRI Contrast and Anticancer Agent. J Am Chem Soc 2008; 130:11828-33. [DOI: 10.1021/ja803920b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 323] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Jinhao Gao
- Department of Chemistry, Bioengineering Program, and Department of Physics, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, and Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging and Signal Processing, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Bioengineering Program, and Department of Physics, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, and Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging and Signal Processing, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Bioengineering Program, and Department of Physics, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, and Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging and Signal Processing, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Bioengineering Program, and Department of Physics, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, and Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging and Signal Processing, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Bioengineering Program, and Department of Physics, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, and Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging and Signal Processing, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Bioengineering Program, and Department of Physics, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, and Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging and Signal Processing, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Bioengineering Program, and Department of Physics, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, and Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging and Signal Processing, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Bioengineering Program, and Department of Physics, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, and Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging and Signal Processing, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Bioengineering Program, and Department of Physics, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, and Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging and Signal Processing, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Bioengineering Program, and Department of Physics, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, and Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging and Signal Processing, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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