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Garifo S, Vangijzegem T, Stanicki D, Laurent S. A Review on the Design of Carbon-Based Nanomaterials as MRI Contrast Agents. Molecules 2024; 29:1639. [PMID: 38611919 PMCID: PMC11013788 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29071639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2024] [Revised: 03/31/2024] [Accepted: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024] Open
Abstract
The administration of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents (CAs) has been conducted since 1988 by clinicians to enhance the clarity and interpretability of MR images. CAs based on gadolinium chelates are the clinical standard used worldwide for the diagnosis of various pathologies, such as the detection of brain lesions, the visualization of blood vessels, and the assessment of soft tissue disorders. However, due to ongoing concerns associated with the safety of gadolinium-based contrast agents, considerable efforts have been directed towards developing contrast agents with better relaxivities, reduced toxicity, and eventually combined therapeutic modalities. In this context, grafting (or encapsulating) paramagnetic metals or chelates onto (within) carbon-based nanoparticles is a straightforward approach enabling the production of contrast agents with high relaxivities while providing extensive tuneability regarding the functionalization of the nanoparticles. Here, we provide an overview of the parameters defining the efficacy of lanthanide-based contrast agents and the subsequent developments in the field of nanoparticular-based contrast agents incorporating paramagnetic species.
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- Sarah Garifo
- NMR and Molecular Imaging Laboratory, General, Organic and Biomedical Chemistry Unit, University of Mons, 19 Avenue Maistriau, 7000 Mons, Belgium; (T.V.); (D.S.)
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- NMR and Molecular Imaging Laboratory, General, Organic and Biomedical Chemistry Unit, University of Mons, 19 Avenue Maistriau, 7000 Mons, Belgium; (T.V.); (D.S.)
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- NMR and Molecular Imaging Laboratory, General, Organic and Biomedical Chemistry Unit, University of Mons, 19 Avenue Maistriau, 7000 Mons, Belgium; (T.V.); (D.S.)
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- NMR and Molecular Imaging Laboratory, General, Organic and Biomedical Chemistry Unit, University of Mons, 19 Avenue Maistriau, 7000 Mons, Belgium; (T.V.); (D.S.)
- Center for Microscopy and Molecular Imaging (CMMI), 8 Rue Adrienne Boland, 6041 Gosselies, Belgium
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Serda M, Ware MJ, Newton JM, Sachdeva S, Krzykawska-Serda M, Nguyen L, Law J, Anderson AO, Curley SA, Wilson LJ, Corr SJ. Development of photoactive Sweet-C 60 for pancreatic cancer stellate cell therapy. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2018; 13:2981-2993. [PMID: 30501557 PMCID: PMC6462851 DOI: 10.2217/nnm-2018-0239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2018] [Accepted: 10/04/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
AIM Glycoconjugated C60 derivatives are of particular interest as potential cancer targeting agents due to an upregulated metabolic glucose demand, especially in the case of pancreatic adenocarcinoma and its dense stroma, which is known to be driven by a subset of pancreatic stellate cells. MATERIALS & METHODS Herein, we describe the synthesis and biological characterization of a hexakis-glucosamine C60 derivative (termed 'Sweet-C60'). RESULTS Synthesized fullerene derivative predominantly accumulates in the nucleus of pancreatic stellate cells; is inherently nontoxic up to concentrations of 1 mg/ml; and is photoactive when illuminated with blue and green light, allowing its use as a photodynamic therapy agent. CONCLUSION Obtained glycoconjugated nanoplatform is a promising nanotherapeutic for pancreatic cancer.
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- Maciej Serda
- Department of Chemistry & Smalley-Curl Institute, Rice University, Houston, TX 77251, USA
- Institute of Chemistry, University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, 40-006, Poland
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- Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
- Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Translational Biology & Molecular Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
- Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, 30-387, Poland
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- Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Smalley-Curl Institute, Rice University, Houston, TX 77251, USA
- Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
- Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Smalley-Curl Institute, Rice University, Houston, TX 77251, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Smalley-Curl Institute, Rice University, Houston, TX 77251, USA
- Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Houston, Houston 77204, TX, USA
- School of Medicine, Swansea University, Swansea, Wales, SA2 8PP, UK
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Spisak SN, Wei Z, Rogachev AY, Amaya T, Hirao T, Petrukhina MA. Double Concave Cesium Encapsulation by Two Charged Sumanenyl Bowls. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017; 56:2582-2587. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201610696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2016] [Revised: 01/09/2017] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Sarah N. Spisak
- Department of Chemistry; University at Albany, State University of New York; 1400 Washington Avenue Albany NY 12222 USA
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- Department of Chemistry; University at Albany, State University of New York; 1400 Washington Avenue Albany NY 12222 USA
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- Department of Chemistry; Illinois Institute of Technology; Chicago IL 60616 USA
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- Department of Applied Chemistry; Graduate School of Engineering; Osaka University; Yamada-oka, Suita Osaka 565-0871 Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry; Graduate School of Engineering; Osaka University; Yamada-oka, Suita Osaka 565-0871 Japan
- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research; Osaka University; Mihoga-oka, Ibaraki Osaka 567-0047 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry; University at Albany, State University of New York; 1400 Washington Avenue Albany NY 12222 USA
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Spisak SN, Wei Z, Rogachev AY, Amaya T, Hirao T, Petrukhina MA. Double Concave Cesium Encapsulation by Two Charged Sumanenyl Bowls. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201610696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Sarah N. Spisak
- Department of Chemistry; University at Albany, State University of New York; 1400 Washington Avenue Albany NY 12222 USA
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- Department of Chemistry; University at Albany, State University of New York; 1400 Washington Avenue Albany NY 12222 USA
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- Department of Chemistry; Illinois Institute of Technology; Chicago IL 60616 USA
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- Department of Applied Chemistry; Graduate School of Engineering; Osaka University; Yamada-oka, Suita Osaka 565-0871 Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry; Graduate School of Engineering; Osaka University; Yamada-oka, Suita Osaka 565-0871 Japan
- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research; Osaka University; Mihoga-oka, Ibaraki Osaka 567-0047 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry; University at Albany, State University of New York; 1400 Washington Avenue Albany NY 12222 USA
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Cabana L, Bourgognon M, Wang JTW, Protti A, Klippstein R, de Rosales RTM, Shah AM, Fontcuberta J, Tobías-Rossell E, Sosabowski JK, Al-Jamal KT, Tobias G. The Shortening of MWNT-SPION Hybrids by Steam Treatment Improves Their Magnetic Resonance Imaging Properties In Vitro and In Vivo. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2016; 12:2893-2905. [PMID: 27079833 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201502721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2015] [Revised: 03/09/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
Abstract
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been advocated as promising nanocarriers in the biomedical field. Their high surface area and needle-like shape make these systems especially attractive for diagnostic and therapeutic applications. Biocompatibility, cell internalization, biodistribution, and pharmacokinetic profile have all been reported to be length dependent. In this study, further insights are gotten on the role that the length of CNTs plays when developing novel contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Two samples of CNTs with different length distribution have been decorated with radio-labeled iron oxide nanoparticles. Despite characterization of the prepared hybrids reveals a similar degree of loading and size of the nanoparticles for both samples, the use of short CNTs is found to enhance the MRI properties of the developed contrast agents both in vitro and in vivo compared to their long counterparts.
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- Laura Cabana
- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC), Campus UAB, 08193, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London, London, SE1 9NH, UK
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London, London, SE1 9NH, UK
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- Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, King's College London, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, SE1 7EH, UK
- Cardiovascular Division, James Black Centre, British Heart Foundation Centre of Excellence, King's College London, London, SE5 9NU, UK
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London, London, SE1 9NH, UK
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- Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, King's College London, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, SE1 7EH, UK
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- Cardiovascular Division, James Black Centre, British Heart Foundation Centre of Excellence, King's College London, London, SE5 9NU, UK
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC), Campus UAB, 08193, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Escola Universitària de Ciències de la Salut de Manresa, Universitat de Vic-Universitat Central de Catalunya, Av. Universitària 4-6, 08242, Manresa, Barcelona, Spain
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- Centre for Molecular Oncology, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, EC1A 7BE, UK
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London, London, SE1 9NH, UK
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC), Campus UAB, 08193, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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Membranotropic and relaxation properties of water-soluble gadolinium endometallofullerene derivatives. Russ Chem Bull 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s11172-014-0556-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Affiliation(s)
- Alexey A Popov
- Department of Electrochemistry and Conducting Polymers, Leibniz-Institute for Solid State and Materials Research (IFW) Dresden , D-01171 Dresden, Germany
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Svitova AL, Popov AA, Dunsch L. Gd-Sc-based mixed-metal nitride cluster fullerenes: mutual influence of the cage and cluster size and the role of scandium in the electronic structure. Inorg Chem 2013; 52:3368-80. [PMID: 23469831 DOI: 10.1021/ic400049k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
The influence of the cage as well as of the cluster size has been studied in Gd-Sc nitride cluster fullerenes, which have been synthesized and isolated for these studies. A series of carbon cages ranging from C78 to C88 have been synthesized, isolated, and characterized in detail using absorption and vibrational spectroscopy as well as electrochemistry and density functional theory calculations. Gd-Sc mixed-metal cluster fullerenes in carbon cages different from C80 were described for the first time. A review of their structures, properties, and stability is given. The synthesis was performed with melamine as an effective solid source of nitrogen, providing high fullerene yield and suppressing empty fullerene formation. Substitution of gadolinium by scandium imposes a noticeable influence on the electronic structure of nitride cluster fullerenes as revealed by electrochemical, spectroscopic, and computational methods.
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- Anna L Svitova
- Department of Electrochemistry and Conducting Polymers, Leibniz Institute of Solid State and Material Research, D-01069 Dresden, Germany
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