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Lumata JL, Hagge LM, Gaspar MA, Trashi I, Ehrman RN, Koirala S, Chiev AC, Wijesundara YH, Darwin CB, Pena S, Wen X, Wansapura J, Nielsen SO, Kovacs Z, Lumata LL, Gassensmith JJ. TEMPO-conjugated tobacco mosaic virus as a magnetic resonance imaging contrast agent for detection of superoxide production in the inflamed liver. J Mater Chem B 2024; 12:3273-3281. [PMID: 38469725 DOI: 10.1039/d3tb02765a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
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Superoxide, an anionic dioxygen molecule, plays a crucial role in redox regulation within the body but is implicated in various pathological conditions when produced excessively. Efforts to develop superoxide detection strategies have led to the exploration of organic-based contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). This study compares the effectiveness of two such agents, nTMV-TEMPO and kTMV-TEMPO, for detecting superoxide in a mouse liver model with lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammation. The study demonstrates that kTMV-TEMPO, with a strategically positioned lysine residue for TEMPO attachment, outperforms nTMV-TEMPO as an MRI contrast agent. The enhanced sensitivity of kTMV-TEMPO is attributed to its more exposed TEMPO attachment site, facilitating stronger interactions with water protons and superoxide radicals. EPR kinetics experiments confirm kTMV-TEMPO's faster oxidation and reduction rates, making it a promising sensor for superoxide in inflamed liver tissue. In vivo experiments using healthy and LPS-induced inflamed mice reveal that reduced kTMV-TEMPO remains MRI-inactive in healthy mice but becomes MRI-active in inflamed livers. The contrast enhancement in inflamed livers is substantial, validating the potential of kTMV-TEMPO for detecting superoxide in vivo. This research underscores the importance of optimizing contrast agents for in vivo imaging applications. The enhanced sensitivity and biocompatibility of kTMV-TEMPO make it a promising candidate for further studies in the realm of medical imaging, particularly in the context of monitoring oxidative stress-related diseases.
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- Jenica L Lumata
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA.
- Advanced Imaging Research Center, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA.
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- Advanced Imaging Research Center, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA
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- Advanced Imaging Research Center, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA
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- Advanced Imaging Research Center, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA.
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- Advanced Imaging Research Center, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA
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- Advanced Imaging Research Center, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA
- Department of Physics, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA.
- Advanced Imaging Research Center, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA
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Chowdhury MSI, Kras EA, Turowski SG, Spernyak JA, Morrow JR. Liposomal MRI probes containing encapsulated or amphiphilic Fe(III) coordination complexes. Biomater Sci 2023; 11:5942-5954. [PMID: 37470467 DOI: 10.1039/d3bm00029j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/21/2023]
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Liposomes containing high-spin Fe(III) coordination complexes were prepared towards the production of T1 MRI probes with improved relaxivity. The amphiphilic Fe(III) complexes were anchored into the liposome with two alkyl chains to give a coordination sphere containing mixed amide and hydroxypropyl pendant groups. The encapsulated complex contains a macrocyclic ligand with three phosphonate pendants, [Fe(NOTP)]3-, which was chosen for its good aqueous solubility. Four types of MRI probes were prepared including those with intraliposomal Fe(III) complex (LipoA) alone, amphiphilic Fe(III) complex (LipoB), both intraliposomal and amphiphilic complex (LipoC) or micelles formed with amphiphilic complex. Water proton relaxivities r1 and r2 were measured and compared to a small molecule macrocyclic Fe(III) complex containing similar donor groups. Micelles of the amphiphilic Fe(III) complex had proton relaxivity values (r1 = 2.6 mM-1 s-1) that were four times higher than the small hydrophilic analog. Liposomes with amphiphilic Fe(III) complex (LipoB) have a per iron relaxivity of 2.6 mM-1 s-1 at pH 7.2, 34 °C at 1.4 T whereas liposomes containing both amphiphilic and intraliposomal Fe(III) complexes (lipoC) have r1 of 0.58 mM-1 s-1 on a per iron basis consistent with quenching of the interior Fe(III) complex relaxivity. Liposomes containing only encapsulated [Fe(NOTP)]3- have a lowered r1 of 0.65 mM-1 s-1 per iron complex. Studies show that the biodistribution and clearance of the different types liposomal nanoparticles differ greatly. LipoB is a blood pool agent with a long circulation time whereas lipoC is cleared more rapidly through both renal and hepatobiliary pathways. These clearance differences are consistent with lower stability of LipoC compared to LipoB.
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- Md Saiful I Chowdhury
- Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Amherst, NY 14260, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Amherst, NY 14260, USA.
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- Department of Cell Stress Biology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, New York 14263, USA
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- Department of Cell Stress Biology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, New York 14263, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Amherst, NY 14260, USA.
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Gai L, Liu Y, Zhou Z, Lu H, Guo Z. BODIPY-based probes for hypoxic environments. Coord Chem Rev 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2023.215041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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Yan J, Lu Z, Xu M, Liu J, Zhang Y, Yin J, Cao Y, Pei R. A tumor-targeting and ROS-responsive iron-based T 1 magnetic resonance imaging contrast agent for highly specific tumor imaging. J Mater Chem B 2023; 11:3176-3185. [PMID: 36942891 DOI: 10.1039/d3tb00217a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/09/2023]
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T1 contrast agents (CAs) exhibit outstanding capacity in enhancing the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast between tumor tissues and normal tissues for generating bright images. However, the clinical application of representative gadolinium(III) chelate-based T1 CAs is limited due to their potential toxicity and low specificity for pathological tissues. To obtain MRI CAs with a combination of low toxicity and high tumor specificity, herein, we report a reactive oxygen species (ROS)-responsive T1 CA (GA-Fe(II)-PEG-FA), which was constructed by chelating Fe(II) with gallic acid (GA), and modified with tumor-targeted folic acid (FA). The resultant CA could accumulate in tumor tissues via the affinity between FA and their receptors on the tumor cell membrane. It realized the switch from Fe(II) to Fe(III), and further enhancing the longitudinal relaxation rate (r1) under the stimuli of ROS in the tumor microenvironment. The r1 of GA-Fe(II)-PEG-FA on a 0.5 T nuclear magnetic resonance analyzer increased to 2.20 mM-1 s-1 under ROS stimuli and was 5 times greater than the r1 (0.42 mM-1 s-1) before oxidation. The cell and in vivo experiments demonstrated that GA-Fe(II)-PEG-FA exhibited good biocompatibility and significant targeting specificity to tumor cells and tumor tissues. Furthermore, in vivo MRI studies demonstrated that the enhanced T1 contrast effect against tumors could be achieved after injecting the CA for 3 h, indicating that GA-Fe(II)-PEG-FA has the potential as an ideal tumor MRI CA to increase the contrast and improve the diagnostic precision.
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- Jincong Yan
- School of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.
- CAS Key Laboratory of Nano-Bio Interface, Division of Nanobiomedicine, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215123, China.
- Department of Polymer Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- School of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.
- CAS Key Laboratory of Nano-Bio Interface, Division of Nanobiomedicine, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215123, China.
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- School of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.
- CAS Key Laboratory of Nano-Bio Interface, Division of Nanobiomedicine, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215123, China.
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- School of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.
- CAS Key Laboratory of Nano-Bio Interface, Division of Nanobiomedicine, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215123, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nano-Bio Interface, Division of Nanobiomedicine, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215123, China.
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- Department of Polymer Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nano-Bio Interface, Division of Nanobiomedicine, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215123, China.
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- School of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.
- CAS Key Laboratory of Nano-Bio Interface, Division of Nanobiomedicine, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215123, China.
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Pathour T, Chaudhary S, Sirsi SR, Fei B. Hemoglobin Microbubbles and the Prediction of Different Oxygen Levels Using RF Data and Deep Learning. PROCEEDINGS OF SPIE--THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR OPTICAL ENGINEERING 2023; 12470:124700G. [PMID: 38495411 PMCID: PMC10942652 DOI: 10.1117/12.2655121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/19/2024]
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Ultrasound contrast agents (UCA) are gas-encapsulated microspheres that oscillate volumetrically when exposed to an ultrasound field producing backscattered signals efficiently, which can be used for improved ultrasound imaging and drug delivery applications. We developed a novel oxygen-sensitive hemoglobin-shell microbubble designed to acoustically detect blood oxygen levels. We hypothesize that structural change in hemoglobin caused due to varying oxygen levels in the body can lead to mechanical changes in the shell of the UCA. This can produce detectable changes in the acoustic response that can be used for measuring oxygen levels in the body. In this study, we have shown that oxygenated hemoglobin microbubbles can be differentiated from deoxygenated hemoglobin microbubbles using a 1D convolutional neural network using radiofrequency (RF) data. We were able to classify RF data from oxygenated and deoxygenated hemoglobin microbubbles into the two classes with a testing accuracy of 90.15%. The results suggest that oxygen content in hemoglobin affects the acoustical response and may be used for determining oxygen levels and thus could open many applications, including evaluating hypoxic regions in tumors and the brain, among other blood-oxygen-level-dependent imaging applications.
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- Teja Pathour
- Center for Imaging and Surgical Innovation, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX
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- Center for Imaging and Surgical Innovation, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX
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- Center for Imaging and Surgical Innovation, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX
- Department of Radiology. UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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Mouchel Dit Leguerrier D, Barré R, Ruet Q, Frachet V, Imbert D, Thomas F, Molloy JK. Symmetric CEST-active lanthanide complexes for redox monitoring. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:18400-18408. [PMID: 36415954 DOI: 10.1039/d2dt02776c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Two symmetric ligands harbouring two TEMPO radicals and two functionalized acetamide arms (R = OMe (L1), CF3 (L2)) were prepared and chelated to lanthanide ions (EuIII, YbIII for both L1 and L2, DyIII for L1). Luminescence measurements on the europium complexes support the coordination of a single water molecule. The TEMPO arms are magnetically interacting in L1 (and its complexes) but not in L2. The TEMPO moieties can be reversibly oxidized into an oxoammonium (0.33-0.36 V vs. Fc+/Fc) or reduced into a hydroxylamine (ill-defined redox wave, reduction by ascorbate), which are both diamagnetic. The europium complexes [Eu(L1)]3+ and [Eu(L2)]3+ in their hydroxylamine form exhibit a temperature dependent CEST effect, which is maximal at 25 °C (30%) and 37 °C (12%), respectively. The CEST activity is dramatically reduced in the corresponding nitroxide forms due to the paramagnetism of the ligand. The europium complexes show no cytotoxicity against M21 cell lines over long incubation times (72 h) at high concentration (40 μM).
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, DCM, 38000 Grenoble, France.
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- Institute for Advanced Biosciences, INSERM U1209, UMR CNRS 5309, Grenoble Alpes University, 38700 La Tronche, France.,EPHE, PSL Research University, 75014 Paris, France
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- Institute for Advanced Biosciences, INSERM U1209, UMR CNRS 5309, Grenoble Alpes University, 38700 La Tronche, France.,EPHE, PSL Research University, 75014 Paris, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, IRIG-LCBM, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, DCM, 38000 Grenoble, France.
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Daksh S, Kaul A, Deep S, Datta A. Current advancement in the development of manganese complexes as magnetic resonance imaging probes. J Inorg Biochem 2022; 237:112018. [PMID: 36244313 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2022.112018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2022] [Revised: 09/14/2022] [Accepted: 09/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Emerging non-invasive molecular imaging modalities can detect a pathophysiological state at the molecular level before any anatomic changes are observed. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is preferred over other nuclear imaging techniques owing to its radiation-free approach. Conventionally, most MRI contrast agents employed predominantly involve lanthanide metal: Gadolinium (Gd) until the discovery of associated severe nephrogenic toxicity issues. This limitation led a way to the development of manganese-based contrast agents which offer similar positive contrast enhancement capability. A vast quantity of experimental data has been accumulated over the last decade to define the physicochemical characteristics of manganese chelates with various ligand scaffolds. One can now observe how the ligand configurations, rigidity, and donor-acceptor characteristics impact the stability of the complex. This review covers the current trends in the development of manganese-based MRI contrast agents, the mechanisms they are based on and design considerations for newer manganese-based contrast agents with higher diagnostic strength along with better safety profiles.
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- Shivani Daksh
- Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences, Defence Research and Development Organization, Brig S. K. Mazumdar Marg, Delhi 110054, India; Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Hauz-Khas, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences, Defence Research and Development Organization, Brig S. K. Mazumdar Marg, Delhi 110054, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Hauz-Khas, New Delhi 110016, India.
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- Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences, Defence Research and Development Organization, Brig S. K. Mazumdar Marg, Delhi 110054, India.
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Morrow JR, Raymond JJ, Chowdhury MSI, Sahoo PR. Redox-Responsive MRI Probes Based on First-Row Transition-Metal Complexes. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:14487-14499. [PMID: 36067522 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c02197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The presence of multiple oxidation and spin states of first-row transition-metal complexes facilitates the development of switchable MRI probes. Redox-responsive probes capitalize on a change in the magnetic properties of the different oxidation states of the paramagnetic metal ion center upon exposure to biological oxidants and reductants. Transition-metal complexes that are useful for MRI can be categorized according to whether they accelerate water proton relaxation (T1 or T2 agents), induce paramagnetic shifts of 1H or 19F resonances (paraSHIFT agents), or are chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) agents. The various oxidation state couples and their properties as MRI probes are summarized with a focus on Co(II)/Co(III) or Fe(II)/Fe(III) complexes as small molecules or as liposomal agents. Solution studies of these MRI probes are reviewed with an emphasis on redox changes upon treatment with oxidants or with enzymes that are physiologically important in inflammation and disease. Finally, we outline the challenges of developing these probes further for in vivo MRI applications.
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- Janet R Morrow
- Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, the State University of New York, Amherst, New York 14260, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, the State University of New York, Amherst, New York 14260, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, the State University of New York, Amherst, New York 14260, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, the State University of New York, Amherst, New York 14260, United States
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Jin L, Yang C, Wang J, Li J, Xu N. Recent Advances in Nanotheranostic Agents for Tumor Microenvironment–Responsive Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:924131. [PMID: 35814250 PMCID: PMC9257028 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.924131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2022] [Accepted: 05/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Nanomaterials integrating a variety of excellent properties (such as controllable/suitable size, surface modifier, and multifunctionality) have attracted increasing attention in the biomedical field and have been considered a new generation of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents (CAs). In recent years, stimuli-responsive nanomaterials with specifically responsive ability have been synthesized as MRI CAs, which can significantly improve the diagnostic sensitivity and accuracy depending on their outstanding performance. Furthermore, the inherent tumor microenvironment (TME) of malignant tumor is considered to possess several unique features, such as low extracellular pH, redox condition, hypoxia, and high interstitial pressure, that are significantly different from healthy tissues. Hence, constructing nanomaterials for TME-responsive MRI as an emerging strategy is expected to overcome the current obstacles to precise diagnosis. This review focuses on recent advances of nanomaterials in their application of TME-responsive MRI that trigger the diagnostic function in response to various endogenous stimulations, including pH, redox, enzyme, and hypoxia. Moreover, the future challenges and trends in the development of nanomaterials serving as TME-responsive MRI CAs are discussed.
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- Longhai Jin
- Department of Radiology, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Blood Transfusion, Central Hospital of Changchun, Changchun, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department ofGeneral Surgery, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
- *Correspondence: Jiannan Li, ; Nannan Xu,
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
- *Correspondence: Jiannan Li, ; Nannan Xu,
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Karbalaei S, Goldsmith CR. Recent advances in the preclinical development of responsive MRI contrast agents capable of detecting hydrogen peroxide. J Inorg Biochem 2022; 230:111763. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2022.111763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2021] [Revised: 02/07/2022] [Accepted: 02/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Brender JR, Saida Y, Devasahayam N, Krishna MC, Kishimoto S. Hypoxia Imaging As a Guide for Hypoxia-Modulated and Hypoxia-Activated Therapy. Antioxid Redox Signal 2022; 36:144-159. [PMID: 34428981 PMCID: PMC8856011 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2021.0176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Significance: Oxygen imaging techniques, which can probe the spatiotemporal heterogeneity of tumor oxygenation, could be of significant clinical utility in radiation treatment planning and in evaluating the effectiveness of hypoxia-activated prodrugs. To fulfill these goals, oxygen imaging techniques should be noninvasive, quantitative, and capable of serial imaging, as well as having sufficient temporal resolution to detect the dynamics of tumor oxygenation to distinguish regions of chronic and acute hypoxia. Recent Advances: No current technique meets all these requirements, although all have strengths in certain areas. The current status of positron emission tomography (PET)-based hypoxia imaging, oxygen-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), 19F MRI, and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) oximetry are reviewed along with their strengths and weaknesses for planning hypoxia-guided, intensity-modulated radiation therapy and detecting treatment response for hypoxia-targeted prodrugs. Critical Issues: Spatial and temporal resolution emerges as a major concern for these areas along with specificity and quantitative response. Although multiple oxygen imaging techniques have reached the investigative stage, clinical trials to test the therapeutic effectiveness of hypoxia imaging have been limited. Future Directions: Imaging elements of the redox environment besides oxygen by EPR and hyperpolarized MRI may have a significant impact on our understanding of the basic biology of the reactive oxygen species response and may extend treatment possibilities.
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- Jeffrey R Brender
- Radiation Biology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Radiation Biology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Radiation Biology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Radiation Biology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Radiation Biology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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Mouchel Dit Leguerrier D, Barré R, Molloy J, Thomas F. Lanthanide complexes as redox and ROS/RNS probes: A new paradigm that makes use of redox-reactive and redox non-innocent ligands. Coord Chem Rev 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2021.214133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Genicio N, Bañobre-López M, Gröhn O, Gallo J. Ratiometric magnetic resonance imaging: Contrast agent design towards better specificity and quantification. Coord Chem Rev 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2021.214150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Mouchel Dit Leguerrier D, Barré R, Ruet Q, Imbert D, Philouze C, Fries PH, Martel-Frachet V, Molloy JK, Thomas F. Lanthanide complexes of DOTA-nitroxide conjugates for redox imaging: spectroelectrochemistry, CEST, relaxivity, and cytotoxicity. Dalton Trans 2021; 50:10826-10837. [PMID: 34291274 DOI: 10.1039/d1dt01628h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The lanthanide(iii) complexes (Gd, Eu, Dy, and Yb) of DOTA tris(amide) and bis(amide) derivatives (L1 and L2) featuring one redox active TEMPO arm were prepared. Ligand L2 harbours an alkyne fragment for further functionalization. The X-ray crystal structure of ligand L2 in complexation with Na+ was solved. The complexes showed in their CV one oxidation wave (0.26-0. 34 V vs. Fc+/Fc) due to an oxoammonium/nitroxide redox couple and a broad reduction corresponding to the nitroxide/hydroxylamine system. The Eu complexes demonstrated the presence of one water molecule in their coordination sphere. The nitroxide complexes were characterized by EPR spectroscopy, showing the typical 3-line pattern in the high temperature regime, which is quenched upon the addition of ascorbate (reduction into hydroxylamine). In their nitroxide form, the complexes show essentially no CEST peak. Conversely, the reduced complexes demonstrate a 12% CEST peak at 51 ppm, corresponding to the metal bound water molecule. Fast exchange precluded the CEST activity for the amide protons. All the complexes proved to be essentially non-toxic for M21 cells at concentrations up to 50 μM.
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, DCM, 38000 Grenoble, France.
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- Institute for Advanced Biosciences, INSERM U1209, UMR CNRS 5309, Grenoble Alpes University, 38700 La Tronche, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, IRIG-LCBM, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, DCM, 38000 Grenoble, France.
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, IRIG-LCBM, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Institute for Advanced Biosciences, INSERM U1209, UMR CNRS 5309, Grenoble Alpes University, 38700 La Tronche, France and EPHE, PSL Research University, 75014 Paris, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, DCM, 38000 Grenoble, France.
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, DCM, 38000 Grenoble, France.
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Real-Time insight into in vivo redox status utilizing hyperpolarized [1- 13C] N-acetyl cysteine. Sci Rep 2021; 11:12155. [PMID: 34108512 PMCID: PMC8190077 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-90921-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Drastic sensitivity enhancement of dynamic nuclear polarization is becoming an increasingly critical methodology to monitor real-time metabolic and physiological information in chemistry, biochemistry, and biomedicine. However, the limited number of available hyperpolarized 13C probes, which can effectively interrogate crucial metabolic activities, remains one of the major bottlenecks in this growing field. Here, we demonstrate [1-13C] N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) as a novel probe for hyperpolarized 13C MRI to monitor glutathione redox chemistry, which plays a central part of metabolic chemistry and strongly influences various therapies. NAC forms a disulfide bond in the presence of reduced glutathione, which generates a spectroscopically detectable product that is separated from the main peak by a 1.5 ppm shift. In vivo hyperpolarized MRI in mice revealed that NAC was broadly distributed throughout the body including the brain. Its biochemical transformation in two human pancreatic tumor cells in vitro and as xenografts differed depending on the individual cellular biochemical profile and microenvironment in vivo. Hyperpolarized NAC can be a promising non-invasive biomarker to monitor in vivo redox status and can be potentially translatable to clinical diagnosis.
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Prosser KE, Xie D, Chu A, MacNeil GA, Varju BR, Kadakia RT, Que EL, Walsby CJ. Copper(II) Pyridyl Aminophenolates: Hypoxia-Selective, Nucleus-Targeting Cytotoxins, and Magnetic Resonance Probes. Chemistry 2021; 27:9839-9849. [PMID: 33878230 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202100603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Targeting the low-oxygen (hypoxic) environments found in many tumours by using redox-active metal complexes is a strategy that can enhance efficacy and reduce the side effects of chemotherapies. We have developed a series of CuII complexes with tridentate pyridine aminophenolate-based ligands for preferential activation in the reduction window provided by hypoxic tissues. Furthermore, ligand functionalization with a pendant CF3 group provides a 19 F spectroscopic handle for magnetic-resonance studies of redox processes at the metal centre and behaviour in cellular environments. The phenol group in the ligand backbone was substituted at the para position with H, Cl, and NO2 to modulate the reduction potential of the CuII centre, giving a range of values below the window expected for hypoxic tissues. The NO2 -substituted complex, which has the highest reduction potential, showed enhanced cytotoxic selectivity towards HeLa cells grown under hypoxic conditions. Cell death occurs by apoptosis, as determined by analysis of the cell morphology. A combination of 19 F NMR and ICP-OES indicates localization of the NO2 complex in HeLa cell nuclei and increased cellular accumulation under hypoxia. This correlates with DNA nuclease activity being the likely origin of cytotoxic activity, as demonstrated by cleavage of DNA plasmids in the presence of the CuII nitro complex and a reducing agent. Selective detection of the paramagnetic CuII complexes and their diamagnetic ligands by 19 F MRI suggests hypoxia-targeting theranostic applications by redox activation.
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- Kathleen E Prosser
- Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Dr., Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada.,Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, 105 E. 24th Street Stop A5300, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, 105 E. 24th Street Stop A5300, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Dr., Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Dr., Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Dr., Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, 105 E. 24th Street Stop A5300, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, 105 E. 24th Street Stop A5300, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Dr., Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada
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Bailey MD, Jin GX, Carniato F, Botta M, Allen MJ. Rational Design of High-Relaxivity Eu II -Based Contrast Agents for Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Low-Oxygen Environments. Chemistry 2021; 27:3114-3118. [PMID: 33226696 PMCID: PMC7902434 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202004450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2020] [Revised: 11/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Metal-based contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging present a promising avenue to image hypoxia. EuII -based contrast agents have a unique biologically relevant redox couple, EuII/III , that distinguishes this metal for use in hypoxia imaging. To that end, we investigated a strategy to enhance the contrast-enhancing capabilities of EuII -based cryptates in magnetic resonance imaging by controlling the rotational dynamics. Two dimetallic, EuII -containing cryptates were synthesized to test the efficacy of rigid versus flexible coupling strategies. A flexible strategy to dimerization led to a modest (114 %) increase in contrast enhancement per Eu ion (60 MHz, 298 K), but a rigid linking strategy led to an excellent (186 %) increase in contrast enhancement despite this compound's having the smaller molecular mass of the two dimetallic complexes. We envision the rigid linking strategy to be useful in the future design of potent EuII -based contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging.
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- Matthew D Bailey
- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, 5101 Cass Avenue, Detroit, MI, 48202, USA
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for, Chemical Imaging, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, P. R. China
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Innovazione Tecnologica, Università del Piemonte Orientale "Amedeo Avogadro", Viale T. Michel 11, 15121, Alessandria, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Innovazione Tecnologica, Università del Piemonte Orientale "Amedeo Avogadro", Viale T. Michel 11, 15121, Alessandria, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, 5101 Cass Avenue, Detroit, MI, 48202, USA
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Otazo R, Lambin P, Pignol JP, Ladd ME, Schlemmer HP, Baumann M, Hricak H. MRI-guided Radiation Therapy: An Emerging Paradigm in Adaptive Radiation Oncology. Radiology 2020; 298:248-260. [PMID: 33350894 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2020202747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Radiation therapy (RT) continues to be one of the mainstays of cancer treatment. Considerable efforts have been recently devoted to integrating MRI into clinical RT planning and monitoring. This integration, known as MRI-guided RT, has been motivated by the superior soft-tissue contrast, organ motion visualization, and ability to monitor tumor and tissue physiologic changes provided by MRI compared with CT. Offline MRI is already used for treatment planning at many institutions. Furthermore, MRI-guided linear accelerator systems, allowing use of MRI during treatment, enable improved adaptation to anatomic changes between RT fractions compared with CT guidance. Efforts are underway to develop real-time MRI-guided intrafraction adaptive RT of tumors affected by motion and MRI-derived biomarkers to monitor treatment response and potentially adapt treatment to physiologic changes. These developments in MRI guidance provide the basis for a paradigm change in treatment planning, monitoring, and adaptation. Key challenges to advancing MRI-guided RT include real-time volumetric anatomic imaging, addressing image distortion because of magnetic field inhomogeneities, reproducible quantitative imaging across different MRI systems, and biologic validation of quantitative imaging. This review describes emerging innovations in offline and online MRI-guided RT, exciting opportunities they offer for advancing research and clinical care, hurdles to be overcome, and the need for multidisciplinary collaboration.
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- Ricardo Otazo
- From the Departments of Medical Physics (R.O.) and Radiology (R.O., H.H.), Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave, New York, NY 10065; The D-Lab, Department of Precision Medicine, Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, GROW-School for Oncology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, the Netherlands (P.L.); Department of Radiation Oncology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada (J.P.P.); Divisions of Medical Physics in Radiology (M.E.L.), Radiology (H.P.S.), and Radiation Oncology/Radiobiology (M.B.), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany; Faculty of Physics and Astronomy (M.E.L.) and Faculty of Medicine (M.E.L., M.B.), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany; and OncoRay-National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Dresden, Germany (M.B.)
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- From the Departments of Medical Physics (R.O.) and Radiology (R.O., H.H.), Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave, New York, NY 10065; The D-Lab, Department of Precision Medicine, Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, GROW-School for Oncology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, the Netherlands (P.L.); Department of Radiation Oncology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada (J.P.P.); Divisions of Medical Physics in Radiology (M.E.L.), Radiology (H.P.S.), and Radiation Oncology/Radiobiology (M.B.), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany; Faculty of Physics and Astronomy (M.E.L.) and Faculty of Medicine (M.E.L., M.B.), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany; and OncoRay-National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Dresden, Germany (M.B.)
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- From the Departments of Medical Physics (R.O.) and Radiology (R.O., H.H.), Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave, New York, NY 10065; The D-Lab, Department of Precision Medicine, Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, GROW-School for Oncology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, the Netherlands (P.L.); Department of Radiation Oncology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada (J.P.P.); Divisions of Medical Physics in Radiology (M.E.L.), Radiology (H.P.S.), and Radiation Oncology/Radiobiology (M.B.), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany; Faculty of Physics and Astronomy (M.E.L.) and Faculty of Medicine (M.E.L., M.B.), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany; and OncoRay-National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Dresden, Germany (M.B.)
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- From the Departments of Medical Physics (R.O.) and Radiology (R.O., H.H.), Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave, New York, NY 10065; The D-Lab, Department of Precision Medicine, Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, GROW-School for Oncology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, the Netherlands (P.L.); Department of Radiation Oncology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada (J.P.P.); Divisions of Medical Physics in Radiology (M.E.L.), Radiology (H.P.S.), and Radiation Oncology/Radiobiology (M.B.), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany; Faculty of Physics and Astronomy (M.E.L.) and Faculty of Medicine (M.E.L., M.B.), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany; and OncoRay-National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Dresden, Germany (M.B.)
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- From the Departments of Medical Physics (R.O.) and Radiology (R.O., H.H.), Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave, New York, NY 10065; The D-Lab, Department of Precision Medicine, Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, GROW-School for Oncology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, the Netherlands (P.L.); Department of Radiation Oncology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada (J.P.P.); Divisions of Medical Physics in Radiology (M.E.L.), Radiology (H.P.S.), and Radiation Oncology/Radiobiology (M.B.), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany; Faculty of Physics and Astronomy (M.E.L.) and Faculty of Medicine (M.E.L., M.B.), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany; and OncoRay-National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Dresden, Germany (M.B.)
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- From the Departments of Medical Physics (R.O.) and Radiology (R.O., H.H.), Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave, New York, NY 10065; The D-Lab, Department of Precision Medicine, Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, GROW-School for Oncology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, the Netherlands (P.L.); Department of Radiation Oncology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada (J.P.P.); Divisions of Medical Physics in Radiology (M.E.L.), Radiology (H.P.S.), and Radiation Oncology/Radiobiology (M.B.), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany; Faculty of Physics and Astronomy (M.E.L.) and Faculty of Medicine (M.E.L., M.B.), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany; and OncoRay-National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Dresden, Germany (M.B.)
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- From the Departments of Medical Physics (R.O.) and Radiology (R.O., H.H.), Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave, New York, NY 10065; The D-Lab, Department of Precision Medicine, Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, GROW-School for Oncology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, the Netherlands (P.L.); Department of Radiation Oncology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada (J.P.P.); Divisions of Medical Physics in Radiology (M.E.L.), Radiology (H.P.S.), and Radiation Oncology/Radiobiology (M.B.), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany; Faculty of Physics and Astronomy (M.E.L.) and Faculty of Medicine (M.E.L., M.B.), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany; and OncoRay-National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Dresden, Germany (M.B.)
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Kadakia RT, Xie D, Guo H, Bouley B, Yu M, Que EL. Responsive fluorinated nanoemulsions for 19F magnetic resonance detection of cellular hypoxia. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:16419-16424. [PMID: 32692342 PMCID: PMC7688550 DOI: 10.1039/d0dt01182g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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We report two highly fluorinated Cu-based imaging agents, CuL1 and CuL2, for detecting cellular hypoxia as nanoemulsion formulations. Both complexes retained their initial quenched 19F MR signals due to paramagnetic Cu2+; however, both complexes displayed a large signal increase when the complex was reduced. DLS studies showed that the CuL1 nanoemulsion (NECuL1) had a hydrodiameter of approximately 100 nm and that it was stable for four weeks post-preparation. Hypoxic cells incubated with NECuL1 showed that 40% of the Cu2+ taken up was reduced in low oxygen environments.
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- Rahul T Kadakia
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, 105 E 24th St Stop A5300, Austin, TX 78712, USA.
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Geng W, Zheng Z, Guo D. Supramolecular design based activatable magnetic resonance imaging. VIEW 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/viw.20200059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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- Wen‐Chao Geng
- College of Chemistry Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials (Ministry of Education) State Key Laboratory of Elemento‐Organic Chemistry Nankai University Tianjin P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials (Ministry of Education) State Key Laboratory of Elemento‐Organic Chemistry Nankai University Tianjin P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials (Ministry of Education) State Key Laboratory of Elemento‐Organic Chemistry Nankai University Tianjin P. R. China
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PET Imaging for Oxidative Stress in Neurodegenerative Disorders Associated with Mitochondrial Dysfunction. Antioxidants (Basel) 2020; 9:antiox9090861. [PMID: 32937849 PMCID: PMC7554831 DOI: 10.3390/antiox9090861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2020] [Revised: 09/11/2020] [Accepted: 09/12/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Oxidative stress based on mitochondrial dysfunction is assumed to be the principal molecular mechanism for the pathogenesis of many neurodegenerative disorders. However, the effects of oxidative stress on the neurodegeneration process in living patients remain to be elucidated. Molecular imaging with positron emission tomography (PET) can directly evaluate subtle biological changes, including the redox status. The present review focuses on recent advances in PET imaging for oxidative stress, in particular the use of the Cu-ATSM radioligand, in neurodegenerative disorders associated with mitochondrial dysfunction. Since reactive oxygen species are mostly generated by leakage of excess electrons from an over-reductive state due to mitochondrial respiratory chain impairment, PET with 62Cu-ATSM, the accumulation of which depends on an over-reductive state, is able to image oxidative stress. 62Cu-ATSM PET studies demonstrated enhanced oxidative stress in the disease-related brain regions of patients with mitochondrial disease, Parkinson’s disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Furthermore, the magnitude of oxidative stress increased with disease severity, indicating that oxidative stress based on mitochondrial dysfunction contributes to promoting neurodegeneration in these diseases. Oxidative stress imaging has improved our insights into the pathological mechanisms of neurodegenerative disorders, and is a promising tool for monitoring further antioxidant therapies.
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Hu Y, Wang Y, Wen X, Pan Y, Cheng X, An R, Gao G, Chen HY, Ye D. Responsive Trimodal Probes for In Vivo Imaging of Liver Inflammation by Coassembly and GSH-Driven Disassembly. RESEARCH 2020; 2020:4087069. [PMID: 33029587 PMCID: PMC7520820 DOI: 10.34133/2020/4087069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2020] [Accepted: 08/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Noninvasive in vivo imaging of hepatic glutathione (GSH) levels is essential to early diagnosis and prognosis of acute hepatitis. Although GSH-responsive fluorescence imaging probes have been reported for evaluation of hepatitis conditions, the low penetration depth of light in liver tissue has impeded reliable GSH visualization in the human liver. We present a liver-targeted and GSH-responsive trimodal probe (GdNPs-Gal) for rapid evaluation of lipopolysaccharide- (LPS-) induced acute liver inflammation via noninvasive, real-time in vivo imaging of hepatic GSH depletion. GdNPs-Gal are formed by molecular coassembly of a GSH-responsive Gd(III)-based MRI probe (1-Gd) and a liver-targeted probe (1-Gal) at a mole ratio of 5/1 (1-Gd/1-Gal), which shows high r 1 relaxivity with low fluorescence and fluorine magnetic resonance spectroscopic (19F-MRS) signals. Upon interaction with GSH, 1-Gd and 1-Gal are cleaved and GdNPs-Gal rapidly disassemble into small molecules 2-Gd, 2-Gal, and 3, producing a substantial decline in r 1 relaxivity with compensatory enhancements in fluorescence and 19F-MRS. By combining in vivo magnetic resonance imaging (1H-MRI) with ex vivo fluorescence imaging and 19F-MRS analysis, GdNPs-Gal efficiently detect hepatic GSH using three independent modalities. We noninvasively visualized LPS-induced liver inflammation and longitudinally monitored its remediation in mice after treatment with an anti-inflammatory drug, dexamethasone (DEX). Findings highlight the potential of GdNPs-Gal for in vivo imaging of liver inflammation by integrating molecular coassembly with GSH-driven disassembly, which can be applied to other responsive molecular probes for improved in vivo imaging.
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- Yuxuan Hu
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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Botár R, Molnár E, Trencsényi G, Kiss J, Kálmán FK, Tircsó G. Stable and Inert Mn(II)-Based and pH-Responsive Contrast Agents. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:1662-1666. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b09407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Richárd Botár
- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Debrecen, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Debrecen, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary
- Mediso Ltd., H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Debrecen, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Debrecen, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary
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Kadakia RT, Xie D, Martinez D, Yu M, Que EL. A dual-responsive probe for detecting cellular hypoxia using 19F magnetic resonance and fluorescence. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:8860-8863. [PMID: 31219109 DOI: 10.1039/c9cc00375d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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We report the first dual-responsive 19F MRI and fluorescence imaging probe for cellular hypoxia. The Cu2+-based probe exhibits no 19F MR signal and reduced fluorescence signal due to paramagnetic quenching; however, the probe turns-on in both modes following reduction to Cu+. This bimodal agent can differentiate hypoxic and normoxic cells in both modalities.
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- Rahul T Kadakia
- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin, 105 E 24th St. Stop A5300, Austin, TX 78712, USA.
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Pinto SM, Tomé V, Calvete MJ, Castro MMC, Tóth É, Geraldes CF. Metal-based redox-responsive MRI contrast agents. Coord Chem Rev 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2019.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Scepaniak JJ, Kang EB, John M, Kaminsky W, Dechert S, Meyer F. Non‐Macrocyclic Schiff Base Complexes of Iron(II) as ParaCEST Agents for MRI. Eur J Inorg Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201801565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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- Jeremiah J. Scepaniak
- Institut für Anorganische Chemie Georg‐August‐Universität Göttingen Tammannstrasse 4 37077 Göttingen Germany
- Department of Chemistry Drexel University 32 S. 32nd St. Disque Hall 506 19104 Philadelphia PA USA
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- Department of Chemistry Drexel University 32 S. 32nd St. Disque Hall 506 19104 Philadelphia PA USA
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie Georg‐August‐Universität Göttingen Tammannstrasse 4 37077 Göttingen Germany
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- Department of Chemistry University of Washington Box 351700 98195‐1700 Seattle WA USA
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie Georg‐August‐Universität Göttingen Tammannstrasse 4 37077 Göttingen Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie Georg‐August‐Universität Göttingen Tammannstrasse 4 37077 Göttingen Germany
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The availability of electrons to biological systems underpins the mitochondrial electron transport chain (ETC) that powers living cells. It is little wonder, therefore, that the sufficiency of electron supply is critical to cellular health. Considering mitochondrial redox activity alone, a lack of oxygen (hypoxia) leads to impaired production of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the major energy currency of the cell, whereas excess oxygen (hyperoxia) is associated with elevated production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) from the interaction of oxygen with electrons that have leaked from the ETC. Furthermore, the redox proteome, which describes the reversible and irreversible redox modifications of proteins, controls many aspects of biological structure and function. Indeed, many major diseases, including cancer and diabetes, are now termed "redox diseases", spurring much interest in the measurement and monitoring of redox states and redox-active species within biological systems. In this Account, we describe recent efforts to develop magnetic resonance (MR) and fluorescence imaging probes for studying redox biology. These two classes of molecular imaging tools have proved to be invaluable in supplementing the structural information that is traditionally provided by MRI and fluorescence microscopy, respectively, with highly sensitive chemical information. Importantly, the study of biological redox processes requires sensors that operate at biologically relevant reduction potentials, which can be achieved by the use of bioinspired redox-sensitive groups. Since oxidation-reduction reactions are so crucial to modulating cellular function and yet also have the potential to damage cellular structures, biological systems have developed highly sophisticated ways to regulate and sense redox changes. There is therefore a plethora of diverse chemical structures in cells with biologically relevant reduction potentials, from transition metals to organic molecules to proteins. These chemical groups can be harnessed in the development of exogenous molecular imaging agents that are well-tuned to biological redox events. To date, small-molecule redox-sensitive tools for oxidative stress and hypoxia have been inspired from four classes of cellular regulators. The redox-sensitive groups found in redox cofactors, such as flavins and nicotinamides, can be used as reversible switches in both fluorescent and MR probes. Enzyme substrates that undergo redox processing within the cell can be modified to provide fluorescence or MR readout while maintaining their selectivity. Redox-active first-row transition metals are central to biological homeostasis, and their marked electronic and magnetic changes upon oxidation/reduction have been used to develop MR sensors. Finally, redox-sensitive amino acids, particularly cysteine, can be utilized in both fluorescent and MR sensors.
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- Amandeep Kaur
- Discipline of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
- Discipline of Pharmacology, School of Medical Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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Ferrauto G, Delli Castelli D, Leone L, Botta M, Aime S, Baranyai Z, Tei L. Modifying LnHPDO3A Chelates for Improved
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- Giuseppe Ferrauto
- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Molecular Imaging CentreUniversity of Torino via Nizza 52 10125 Torino Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Molecular Imaging CentreUniversity of Torino via Nizza 52 10125 Torino Italy
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- Department of Sciences and Technological InnovationUniversity of Eastern Piedmont viale T. Michel 11 50121 Alessandria Italy
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- Department of Sciences and Technological InnovationUniversity of Eastern Piedmont viale T. Michel 11 50121 Alessandria Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Molecular Imaging CentreUniversity of Torino via Nizza 52 10125 Torino Italy
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- Department of Inorganic and Analytical ChemistryUniversity of Debrecen Egyetem tér 1 10010 H-4032 Hungary
- Bracco Research Centre, Bracco Imaging S.p.A. Via Ribes 5 10010 Colleretto Giacosa Italy
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- Department of Sciences and Technological InnovationUniversity of Eastern Piedmont viale T. Michel 11 50121 Alessandria Italy
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Leftin A, Ben-Chetrit N, Joyce JA, Koutcher JA. Imaging endogenous macrophage iron deposits reveals a metabolic biomarker of polarized tumor macrophage infiltration and response to CSF1R breast cancer immunotherapy. Sci Rep 2019; 9:857. [PMID: 30696910 PMCID: PMC6351660 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-37408-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2018] [Accepted: 11/15/2018] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Iron deposits are a phenotypic trait of tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs). Histological iron imaging and contrast-agent free magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can detect these deposits, but their presence in human cancer, and correlation with immunotherapeutic response is largely untested. Here, primarily using these iron imaging approaches, we evaluated the spatial distribution of polarized macrophage populations containing high endogenous levels of iron in preclinical murine models and human breast cancer, and used them as metabolic biomarkers to correlate TAM infiltration with response to immunotherapy in preclinical trials. Macrophage-targeted inhibition of the colony stimulating factor 1 receptor (CSF1R) by immunotherapy was confirmed to inhibit macrophage accumulation and slow mammary tumor growth in mouse models while also reducing hemosiderin iron-laden TAM accumulation as measured by both iron histology and in vivo iron MRI (FeMRI). Spatial profiling of TAM iron deposit infiltration defined regions of maximal accumulation and response to the CSF1R inhibitor, and revealed differences between microenvironments of human cancer according to levels of polarized macrophage iron accumulation in stromal margins. We therefore demonstrate that iron deposition serves as an endogenous metabolic imaging biomarker of TAM infiltration in breast cancer that has high translational potential for evaluation of immunotherapeutic response.
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- Avigdor Leftin
- Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, 10065, USA.
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- Cancer Biology and Genetics Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, 10065, USA.,Department of Medicine, Weill-Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, 10021, USA
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- Cancer Biology and Genetics Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, 10065, USA.,Department of Oncology, Ludwig Institute of Cancer Research, University of Lausanne, CH-1066, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, 10065, USA.,Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, 10065, USA
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Wahsner J, Gale EM, Rodríguez-Rodríguez A, Caravan P. Chemistry of MRI Contrast Agents: Current Challenges and New Frontiers. Chem Rev 2019; 119:957-1057. [PMID: 30350585 PMCID: PMC6516866 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.8b00363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 832] [Impact Index Per Article: 166.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Tens of millions of contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exams are performed annually around the world. The contrast agents, which improve diagnostic accuracy, are almost exclusively small, hydrophilic gadolinium(III) based chelates. In recent years concerns have arisen surrounding the long-term safety of these compounds, and this has spurred research into alternatives. There has also been a push to develop new molecularly targeted contrast agents or agents that can sense pathological changes in the local environment. This comprehensive review describes the state of the art of clinically approved contrast agents, their mechanism of action, and factors influencing their safety. From there we describe different mechanisms of generating MR image contrast such as relaxation, chemical exchange saturation transfer, and direct detection and the types of molecules that are effective for these purposes. Next we describe efforts to make safer contrast agents either by increasing relaxivity, increasing resistance to metal ion release, or by moving to gadolinium(III)-free alternatives. Finally we survey approaches to make contrast agents more specific for pathology either by direct biochemical targeting or by the design of responsive or activatable contrast agents.
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- Jessica Wahsner
- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging and the Institute for Innovation in Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA
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- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging and the Institute for Innovation in Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA
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- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging and the Institute for Innovation in Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA
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- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging and the Institute for Innovation in Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA
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Tain RW, Scotti AM, Cai K. Improving the detection specificity of endogenous MRI for reactive oxygen species (ROS). J Magn Reson Imaging 2019; 50:583-591. [DOI: 10.1002/jmri.26629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2018] [Revised: 12/10/2018] [Accepted: 12/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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- Rong-Wen Tain
- Department of Radiology; College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago; Illinois USA
- Campus Center for Neuroimaging; University of California; Irvine California USA
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- Department of Radiology; College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago; Illinois USA
- Department of Bioengineering; University of Illinois at Chicago; Illinois USA
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- Department of Radiology; College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago; Illinois USA
- Department of Bioengineering; University of Illinois at Chicago; Illinois USA
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Pinto SMA, Calvete MJF, Ghica ME, Soler S, Gallardo I, Pallier A, Laranjo MB, Cardoso AMS, Castro MMCA, Brett CMA, Pereira MM, Tóth É, Geraldes CFGC. A biocompatible redox MRI probe based on a Mn(ii)/Mn(iii) porphyrin. Dalton Trans 2019; 48:3249-3262. [DOI: 10.1039/c8dt04775h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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A water-soluble fluorinated MnIII/II porphyrin responds reversibly to ascorbate redox state as a turn-on MRI probe.
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Harris M, Kolanowski JL, O'Neill ES, Henoumont C, Laurent S, Parac-Vogt TN, New EJ. Drawing on biology to inspire molecular design: a redox-responsive MRI probe based on Gd(iii)-nicotinamide. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 54:12986-12989. [PMID: 30387480 DOI: 10.1039/c8cc07092j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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A novel, reversible redox-active MRI probe, GdNR1, has been developed for the study of redox changes associated with diseased states. This system exhibits switching in relaxivity upon reduction and oxidation of the appended nicotinimidium. Relaxivity studies and cyclic voltammetry confirmed the impressive reversibility of this system, at a biologically-relevant reduction potential. A 2.5-fold increase in relaxivity was observed upon reduction of the complex, which corresponds to a change in the number of inner-sphere water molecules, as confirmed by luminescence lifetimes of the Eu(iii) analogue and NMRD studies. This is the first example of a redox-responsive MRI probe utilising the biologically-inspired nicotinimidium redox switch. In the future this strategy could enable the non-invasive identification of hypoxic tissue and related cardiovascular disease.
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- Michael Harris
- Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, Celestijnlaan 200F, Heverlee 3001, Belgium
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Recent advances on stimuli-responsive macromolecular magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents. Sci China Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-018-9291-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Dharmarwardana M, Martins AF, Chen Z, Palacios PM, Nowak CM, Welch RP, Li S, Luzuriaga MA, Bleris L, Pierce BS, Sherry AD, Gassensmith JJ. Nitroxyl Modified Tobacco Mosaic Virus as a Metal-Free High-Relaxivity MRI and EPR Active Superoxide Sensor. Mol Pharm 2018; 15:2973-2983. [PMID: 29771534 PMCID: PMC6078806 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.8b00262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Superoxide overproduction is known to occur in multiple disease states requiring critical care; yet, noninvasive detection of superoxide in deep tissue remains a challenge. Herein, we report a metal-free magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) active contrast agent prepared by "click conjugating" paramagnetic organic radical contrast agents (ORCAs) to the surface of tobacco mosaic virus (TMV). While ORCAs are known to be reduced in vivo to an MRI/EPR silent state, their oxidation is facilitated specifically by reactive oxygen species-in particular, superoxide-and are largely unaffected by peroxides and molecular oxygen. Unfortunately, single molecule ORCAs typically offer weak MRI contrast. In contrast, our data confirm that the macromolecular ORCA-TMV conjugates show marked enhancement for T1 contrast at low field (<3.0 T) and T2 contrast at high field (9.4 T). Additionally, we demonstrated that the unique topology of TMV allows for a "quenchless fluorescent" bimodal probe for concurrent fluorescence and MRI/EPR imaging, which was made possible by exploiting the unique inner and outer surface of the TMV nanoparticle. Finally, we show TMV-ORCAs do not respond to normal cellular respiration, minimizing the likelihood for background, yet still respond to enzymatically produced superoxide in complicated biological fluids like serum.
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- Madushani Dharmarwardana
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Dallas, 800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, TX 75080-3021, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Dallas, 800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, TX 75080-3021, USA
- Advanced Imaging Research Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Dallas, 800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, TX 75080-3021, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Sciences, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas 76019, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas, 800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, TX 75080-3021, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Dallas, 800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, TX 75080-3021, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Dallas, 800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, TX 75080-3021, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Dallas, 800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, TX 75080-3021, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas, 800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, TX 75080-3021, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Sciences, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas 76019, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Dallas, 800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, TX 75080-3021, USA
- Advanced Imaging Research Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Dallas, 800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, TX 75080-3021, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Texas at Dallas, 800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, TX 75080-3021, USA
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Liu Y, Zhang L, Nazare M, Yao Q, Hu HY. A novel nitroreductase-enhanced MRI contrast agent and its potential application in bacterial imaging. Acta Pharm Sin B 2018; 8:401-408. [PMID: 29881679 PMCID: PMC5989822 DOI: 10.1016/j.apsb.2017.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2017] [Revised: 10/01/2017] [Accepted: 10/18/2017] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Nitroreductases (NTRs) are known to be able to metabolize nitro-substituted compounds in the presence of reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) as an electron donor. NTRs are present in a wide range of bacterial genera and, to a lesser extent, in eukaryotes hypoxic tumour cells and tumorous tissues, which makes it an appropriate biomarker for an imaging target to detect the hypoxic status of cancer cells and potential bacterial infections. To evaluate the specific activation level of NTR, great efforts have been devoted to the development of fluorescent probes to detect NTR activities using fluorogenic methods to probe its behaviour in a cellular context; however, NTR-responsive MRI contrast agents are still by far underexplored. In this study, para-nitrobenzyl substituted T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agent Gd-DOTA-PNB (probe 1) has been designed and explored for the possible detection of NTR. Our experimental results show that probe 1 could serve as an MRI-enhanced contrast agent for monitoring NTR activity. The in vitro response and mechanism of the NTR catalysed reduction of probe 1 have been investigated through LC-MS and MRI. Para-nitrobenzyl substituted probe 1 was catalytically reduced by NTR to the intermediate para-aminobenzyl substituted probe which then underwent a rearrangement elimination reaction to Gd-DOTA, generating the enhanced T1-weighted MR imaging. Further, LC-MS and MRI studies of living Escherichia coli have confirmed the NTR activity detection ability of probe 1 at a cellular level. This method may potentially be used for the diagnosis of bacterial infections.
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- Yun Liu
- School of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Jinan-Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250200, China
- Institute of Materia Medica, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Key Laboratory for Biotech-Drugs Ministry of Health, Key Laboratory for Rare & Uncommon Diseases of Shandong Province, Jinan 250062, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Function of Natural Medicine, Institute of Materia Medica, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100050, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Active Substances Discovery and Drugability Evaluation, Institute of Materia Medica, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100050, China
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- Leibniz-Forschngsinstitut fϋr Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP), Campus Berlin-Buch, Berlin 13125, Germany
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- Institute of Materia Medica, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Key Laboratory for Biotech-Drugs Ministry of Health, Key Laboratory for Rare & Uncommon Diseases of Shandong Province, Jinan 250062, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Function of Natural Medicine, Institute of Materia Medica, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100050, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Active Substances Discovery and Drugability Evaluation, Institute of Materia Medica, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100050, China
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MRI contrast is often enhanced using a contrast agent. Gd3+-complexes are the most widely used metallic MRI agents, and several types of Gd3+-based contrast agents (GBCAs) have been developed. Furthermore, recent advances in MRI technology have, in part, been driven by the development of new GBCAs. However, when designing new functional GBCAs in a small-molecular-weight or nanoparticle form for possible clinical applications, their functions are often compromised by poor pharmacokinetics and possible toxicity. Although great progress must be made in overcoming these limitations and many challenges remain, new functional GBCAs with either small-molecular-weight or nanoparticle forms offer an exciting opportunity for use in precision medicine.
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Sun M, Wang K, Oupický D. Advances in Stimulus-Responsive Polymeric Materials for Systemic Delivery of Nucleic Acids. Adv Healthc Mater 2018; 7:10.1002/adhm.201701070. [PMID: 29227047 PMCID: PMC5821579 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201701070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2017] [Revised: 10/13/2017] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Polymeric materials that respond to a variety of endogenous and external stimuli are actively developed to overcome the main barriers to successful systemic delivery of therapeutic nucleic acids. Here, an overview of viable stimuli that are proved to improve systemic delivery of nucleic acids is provided. The main focus is placed on nucleic acid delivery systems (NADS) based on polymers that respond to pathological or physiological changes in pH, redox state, enzyme levels, hypoxia, and reactive oxygen species levels. Additional discussion is focused on NADS suitable for applications that use external stimuli, such as light, ultrasound, and local hyperthermia.
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- Minjie Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Key Laboratory on Protein Chemistry and Structural Biology, Department of Pharmaceutics, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Key Laboratory on Protein Chemistry and Structural Biology, Department of Pharmaceutics, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Key Laboratory on Protein Chemistry and Structural Biology, Department of Pharmaceutics, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, P.R. China
- Center for Drug Delivery and Nanomedicine, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, United States
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Burnett ME, Adebesin B, Funk AM, Kovacs Z, Sherry AD, Ekanger LA, Allen MJ, Green KN, Ratnakar SJ. Electrochemical investigation of the Eu 3+/2+ redox couple in complexes with variable numbers of glycinamide and acetate pendant arms. Eur J Inorg Chem 2017; 2017:5001-5005. [PMID: 29403330 DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201701070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The Eu3+/2+ redox couple provides a convenient design platform for responsive pO2 sensors for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Specifically the Eu2+ ion provides T1w contrast enhancement under hypoxic conditions in tissues, whereas, under normoxia, the Eu3+ ion can produce contrast from chemical exchange saturation transfer in MRI. The oxidative stability of the Eu3+/2+ redox couple for a series of tetraaza macrocyclic complexes was investigated in this work using cyclic voltammetry. A series of Eu-containing cyclen-based macrocyclic complexes revealed positive shifts in the Eu3+/2+ redox potentials with each replacement of a carboxylate coordinating arm of the ligand scaffold with glycinamide pendant arms. The data obtained reveal that the complex containing four glycinamide coordinating pendant arms has the highest oxidative stability of the series investigated.
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- Marianne E Burnett
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas 76129
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- Advanced Imaging Research Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390
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- Advanced Imaging Research Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390
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- Advanced Imaging Research Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390
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- Advanced Imaging Research Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390.,Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Dallas, Texas, 75080
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 48202
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 48202
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas 76129
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- Advanced Imaging Research Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390
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Xie D, Kim S, Kohli V, Banerjee A, Yu M, Enriquez JS, Luci JJ, Que EL. Hypoxia-Responsive 19F MRI Probes with Improved Redox Properties and Biocompatibility. Inorg Chem 2017; 56:6429-6437. [PMID: 28537705 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b00500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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19F magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), an emerging modality in biomedical imaging, has shown promise for in vitro and in vivo preclinical studies. Here we present a series of fluorinated Cu(II)ATSM derivatives for potential use as 19F magnetic resonance agents for sensing cellular hypoxia. The synthesized complexes feature a hypoxia-targeting Cu2+ coordination core, nine equivalent fluorine atoms connected via a variable-length poly(ethylene glycol) linker. Introduction of the fluorine moiety maintains the planar coordination geometry of the Cu2+ center, while the linker length modulates the Cu2+/+ reduction potential, 19F NMR relaxation properties, and lipophilicity. In particular, the 19F NMR relaxation properties were quantitatively evaluated by the Solomon-Bloembergen model, revealing a regular pattern of relaxation enhancement tuned by the distance between Cu2+ and F atoms. Finally, the potential utility of these complexes for sensing reductive environments was demonstrated using both 19F MR phantom imaging and 19F NMR, including experiments in intact live cells.
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- Da Xie
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin , 105 E. 24th Street Stop A5300, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin , 105 E. 24th Street Stop A5300, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin , 105 E. 24th Street Stop A5300, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin , 105 E. 24th Street Stop A5300, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin , 105 E. 24th Street Stop A5300, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin , 105 E. 24th Street Stop A5300, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Department of Neuroscience, The University of Texas at Austin , Austin, Texas 78712, United States.,Imaging Research Center, The University of Texas at Austin , Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin , 105 E. 24th Street Stop A5300, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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Liu JN, Bu W, Shi J. Chemical Design and Synthesis of Functionalized Probes for Imaging and Treating Tumor Hypoxia. Chem Rev 2017; 117:6160-6224. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.6b00525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 556] [Impact Index Per Article: 79.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Jia-nan Liu
- State
Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructures, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, P.R. China
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- State
Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructures, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, P.R. China
- Shanghai
Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of
Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, P.R. China
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- State
Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructures, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, P.R. China
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a non-invasive imaging technique with widespread use in diagnosis. Frequently, contrast in MRI is enhanced with the aid of a contrast agent, among which smart, responsive, OFF/ON or activatable probes are of particular interest. These kinds of probes elicit a response to selective stimuli, evidencing the presence of enzymes or acidic pH, for instance. In this review, we will focus on smart probes that are detectable by both 1H and 19F MRI, frequently based on nanomaterials. We will discuss the triggering factors and the strategies employed thus far to activate each probe.
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- Monica Carril
- CIC biomaGUNE, Paseo Miramón 182, 20014 Donostia, San Sebastian, Spain
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Yu M, Ward MB, Franke A, Ambrose SL, Whaley ZL, Bradford TM, Gorden JD, Beyers RJ, Cattley RC, Ivanović-Burmazović I, Schwartz DD, Goldsmith CR. Adding a Second Quinol to a Redox-Responsive MRI Contrast Agent Improves Its Relaxivity Response to H2O2. Inorg Chem 2017; 56:2812-2826. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b02964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Meng Yu
- Department of Chemistry
and Biochemistry, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36849, United States
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- Department of Chemistry
and Biochemistry, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36849, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University Erlangen-Nuremberg, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry
and Biochemistry, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36849, United States
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- Department of Chemistry
and Biochemistry, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36849, United States
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- Department of Chemistry
and Biochemistry, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36849, United States
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- Department of Chemistry
and Biochemistry, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36849, United States
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- Auburn University Magnetic Resonance Imaging Research Center, Auburn, Alabama 36849, United States
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- Department
of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36849, United States
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- Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and
Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36849, United States
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- Department of Chemistry
and Biochemistry, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36849, United States
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Timm KN, Hu DE, Williams M, Wright AJ, Kettunen MI, Kennedy BWC, Larkin TJ, Dzien P, Marco-Rius I, Bohndiek SE, Brindle KM. Assessing Oxidative Stress in Tumors by Measuring the Rate of Hyperpolarized [1-13C]Dehydroascorbic Acid Reduction Using 13C Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. J Biol Chem 2017; 292:1737-1748. [PMID: 27994059 PMCID: PMC5290948 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m116.761536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2016] [Revised: 12/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Rapid cancer cell proliferation promotes the production of reducing equivalents, which counteract the effects of relatively high levels of reactive oxygen species. Reactive oxygen species levels increase in response to chemotherapy and cell death, whereas an increase in antioxidant capacity can confer resistance to chemotherapy and is associated with an aggressive tumor phenotype. The pentose phosphate pathway is a major site of NADPH production in the cell, which is used to maintain the main intracellular antioxidant, glutathione, in its reduced state. Previous studies have shown that the rate of hyperpolarized [1-13C]dehydroascorbic acid (DHA) reduction, which can be measured in vivo using non-invasive 13C magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging, is increased in tumors and that this is correlated with the levels of reduced glutathione. We show here that the rate of hyperpolarized [1-13C]DHA reduction is increased in tumors that have been oxidatively prestressed by depleting the glutathione pool by buthionine sulfoximine treatment. This increase was associated with a corresponding increase in pentose phosphate pathway flux, assessed using 13C-labeled glucose, and an increase in glutaredoxin activity, which catalyzes the glutathione-dependent reduction of DHA. These results show that the rate of DHA reduction depends not only on the level of reduced glutathione, but also on the rate of NADPH production, contradicting the conclusions of some previous studies. Hyperpolarized [1-13C]DHA can be used, therefore, to assess the capacity of tumor cells to resist oxidative stress in vivo However, DHA administration resulted in transient respiratory arrest and cardiac depression, which may prevent translation to the clinic.
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- Kerstin N Timm
- From the Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0RE, United Kingdom; the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0RE, United Kingdom
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- From the Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0RE, United Kingdom; the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0RE, United Kingdom
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- the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0RE, United Kingdom
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- the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0RE, United Kingdom
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- From the Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0RE, United Kingdom; the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0RE, United Kingdom
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- From the Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0RE, United Kingdom; the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0RE, United Kingdom
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- From the Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0RE, United Kingdom; the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0RE, United Kingdom
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- From the Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0RE, United Kingdom; the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0RE, United Kingdom
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- From the Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0RE, United Kingdom; the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0RE, United Kingdom
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- the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0RE, United Kingdom; the Department of Physics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0RE, United Kingdom
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- From the Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0RE, United Kingdom; the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0RE, United Kingdom.
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Metal coordinated pyrrole-based macrocycles as contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging technologies: Synthesis and applications. Coord Chem Rev 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2016.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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O’Neill ES, Kolanowski JL, Bonnitcha PD, New EJ. A cobalt(ii) complex with unique paraSHIFT responses to anions. Chem Commun (Camb) 2017; 53:3571-3574. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cc00619e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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A cobalt(ii) complex can distinguish between anions by observing the paramagnetic 1H NMR shift.
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- E. S. O’Neill
- School of Chemistry
- The University of Sydney
- Australia
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- Sydney Medical School
- Royal North Shore Hospital
- St. Leonards
- Australia
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- School of Chemistry
- The University of Sydney
- Australia
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Gale EM, Jones CM, Ramsay I, Farrar CT, Caravan P. A Janus Chelator Enables Biochemically Responsive MRI Contrast with Exceptional Dynamic Range. J Am Chem Soc 2016; 138:15861-15864. [PMID: 27960350 PMCID: PMC5328420 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b10898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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We introduce a new biochemically responsive Mn-based MRI contrast agent that provides a 9-fold change in relaxivity via switching between the Mn3+ and Mn2+ oxidation states. Interchange between oxidation states is promoted by a "Janus" ligand that isomerizes between binding modes that favor Mn3+ or Mn2+. It is the only ligand that supports stable complexes of Mn3+ and Mn2+ in biological milieu. Rapid interconversion between oxidation states is mediated by peroxidase activity (oxidation) and l-cysteine (reduction). This Janus system provides a new paradigm for the design of biochemically responsive MRI contrast agents.
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- Eric M. Gale
- The Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, The Institute for Innovation in Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 149 Thirteenth Street, Suite 2301, Charlestown, Massachusetts 02129
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- The Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, The Institute for Innovation in Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 149 Thirteenth Street, Suite 2301, Charlestown, Massachusetts 02129
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- The Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, The Institute for Innovation in Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 149 Thirteenth Street, Suite 2301, Charlestown, Massachusetts 02129
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- The Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, The Institute for Innovation in Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 149 Thirteenth Street, Suite 2301, Charlestown, Massachusetts 02129
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- The Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, The Institute for Innovation in Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 149 Thirteenth Street, Suite 2301, Charlestown, Massachusetts 02129
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Zheng M, Wang Y, Shi H, Hu Y, Feng L, Luo Z, Zhou M, He J, Zhou Z, Zhang Y, Ye D. Redox-Mediated Disassembly to Build Activatable Trimodal Probe for Molecular Imaging of Biothiols. ACS NANO 2016; 10:10075-10085. [PMID: 27934082 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.6b05030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Activatable multimodal probes that show enhancement of multiplex imaging signals upon interaction with their specific molecular target have become powerful tools for rapid and precise imaging of biological processes. Herein, we report a stimuli-responsive disassembly approach to construct a redox-activatable fluorescence/19F-MRS/1H-MRI triple-functional probe 1. The small molecule probe 1 itself has a high propensity to self-assemble into nanoparticles with quenched fluorescence, attenuated 19F-MRS signal, and high 1H-MRI contrast. Biothiols that are abundant in reducing biological environment were able to cleave the disulfide bond in probe 1 to induce disassembly of the nanoparticles and lead to fluorescence activation (∼70-fold), 19F-MRS signal amplification (∼30-fold) and significant r1 relaxivity reduction (∼68% at 0.5 T). Molecular imaging of reducing environment in live cells and in vivo was realized using probe 1. This approach could facilitate the development of other stimuli-responsive trimodal probes for molecular imaging.
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- Mengmeng Zheng
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University , Nanjing, 210093, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University , Nanjing, 210093, China
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- Department of Radiology, Drum Tower Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing University , Nanjing, 210008, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University , Nanjing, 210093, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University , Nanjing, 210093, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University , Nanjing, 210093, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University , Nanjing, 210093, China
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- Department of Radiology, Drum Tower Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing University , Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Department of Radiology, Drum Tower Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing University , Nanjing, 210008, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University , Nanjing, 210093, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University , Nanjing, 210093, China
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Muñoz Úbeda M, Carniato F, Catanzaro V, Padovan S, Grange C, Porta S, Carrera C, Tei L, Digilio G. Gadolinium-Decorated Silica Microspheres as Redox-Responsive MRI Probes for Applications in Cell Therapy Follow-Up. Chemistry 2016; 22:7716-20. [PMID: 27037861 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201600962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The redox microenvironment within a cell graft can be considered as an indicator to assess whether the graft is metabolically active or hypoxic. We present a redox-responsive MRI probe based on porous silica microparticles whose surface has been decorated with a Gd-chelate through a disulphide bridge. Such microparticles are designed to be interspersed with therapeutic cells within a biocompatible hydrogel. The onset of reducing conditions within the hydrogel is paralleled by an increased clearance of Gd, that can be detected by MRI.
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- Monica Muñoz Úbeda
- Department of Science and Technologic Innovation, Università del Piemonte Orientale "Amedeo Avogadro", Viale T. Michel 11, 15121, Alessandria, Italy
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- Department of Science and Technologic Innovation, Università del Piemonte Orientale "Amedeo Avogadro", Viale T. Michel 11, 15121, Alessandria, Italy
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- Department of Science and Technologic Innovation, Università del Piemonte Orientale "Amedeo Avogadro", Viale T. Michel 11, 15121, Alessandria, Italy.,Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Science & Center for Molecular Imaging, University of Turin, Via Nizza 52, 10126, Torino, Italy
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- Institute for Biostructures and Bioimages (CNR) c/o, Molecular Biotechnology Center, Via Nizza 52, 10126, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Via Nizza 52, 10126, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Science & Center for Molecular Imaging, University of Turin, Via Nizza 52, 10126, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Science & Center for Molecular Imaging, University of Turin, Via Nizza 52, 10126, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Science and Technologic Innovation, Università del Piemonte Orientale "Amedeo Avogadro", Viale T. Michel 11, 15121, Alessandria, Italy
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- Department of Science and Technologic Innovation, Università del Piemonte Orientale "Amedeo Avogadro", Viale T. Michel 11, 15121, Alessandria, Italy.
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