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Chen L, Xie Y, Chen X, Li H, Lu Y, Yu H, Zheng D. O-carboxymethyl chitosan in biomedicine: A review. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 275:133465. [PMID: 38945322 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.133465] [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: 03/01/2024] [Revised: 06/01/2024] [Accepted: 06/25/2024] [Indexed: 07/02/2024]
Abstract
O-carboxymethyl chitosan (O-CMC) is a chitosan derivative produced through the substitution of hydroxyl (-OH) functional groups in glucosamine units with carboxymethyl (-CH2COOH) substituents, effectively addressing the inherent solubility issues of chitosan in aqueous solutions. O-CMC has garnered significant interest due to its enhanced solubility, elevated viscosity, minimal toxicity, and advantageous biocompatibility properties. Furthermore, O-CMC demonstrates antibacterial, antifungal, and antioxidant characteristics, rendering it a promising candidate for various biomedical uses such as wound healing, tissue engineering, anti-tumor therapies, biosensors, and bioimaging. Additionally, O-CMC is well-suited for the fabrication of nanoparticles, hydrogels, films, microcapsules, and tablets, offering opportunities for effective drug delivery systems. This review outlines the distinctive features of O-CMC, offers analyses of advancements and future potential based on current research, examines significant obstacles for clinical implementation, and foresees its ongoing significant impacts in the realm of biomedicine.
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- Lingbin Chen
- Fujian Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China; Department of Prosthodontics & Research Center of Dental Esthetics and Biomechanics, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China; Department of Preventive Dentistry, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China; Department of Preventive Dentistry, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China; Department of Prosthodontics & Research Center of Dental Esthetics and Biomechanics, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
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- Fujian Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
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Sorouri F, Gholibegloo E, Mortezazadeh T, Kiani S, Foroumadi A, Firoozpour L, Khoobi M. Tannic acid-mediated synthesis of flower-like mesoporous MnO 2 nanostructures as T 1-T 2 dual-modal MRI contrast agents and dual-enzyme mimetic agents. Sci Rep 2023; 13:14606. [PMID: 37670132 PMCID: PMC10480446 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-41598-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/07/2023] Open
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This study introduces a simple method for preparing a new generation of MnO2 nanomaterials (MNMs) using tannic acid as a template. Two shapes of MnO2 NMs, flower-like M1-MnO2 and near-spherical M2-MnO2, were prepared and compared as dual-active nanozymes and contrast agents in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Various parameters, including the crystallinity, morphology, magnetic saturation (Ms), surface functionality, surface area, and porosity of the MNMs were investigated. Flower-like M1-MnO2 NMs were biocompatible and exhibited pH-sensitive oxidase and peroxidase mimetic activity, more potent than near-spherical M2-MnO2. Furthermore, the signal intensity and r1 relaxivity strongly depended on the crystallinity, morphology, pore size, and specific surface area of the synthesized MNMs. Our findings suggest that flower-like M1-MnO2 NM with acceptable dual-enzyme mimetic (oxidase-like and peroxidase-like) and T1 MRI contrast activities could be employed as a promising theranostic system for future purposes.
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- Farzaneh Sorouri
- Department of Radiopharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Radiopharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Radiopharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
- Biomaterials Group, Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, The Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (TIPS), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 1417614411, Iran.
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Xu L, Ren Z, Li G, Xu D, Miao J, Ju J, Mo X, Wang X, Deng H, Xu M. Liver-targeting MRI contrast agent based on galactose functionalized o-carboxymethyl chitosan. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2023; 11:1134665. [PMID: 37284241 PMCID: PMC10239977 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2023.1134665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2022] [Accepted: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/08/2023] Open
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Commercial gadolinium (Gd)-based contrast agents (GBCAs) play important role in clinical diagnostic of hepatocellular carcinoma, but their diagnostic efficacy remained improved. As small molecules, the imaging contrast and window of GBCAs is limited by low liver targeting and retention. Herein, we developed a liver-targeting gadolinium (Ⅲ) chelated macromolecular MRI contrast agent based on galactose functionalized o-carboxymethyl chitosan, namely, CS-Ga-(Gd-DTPA)n, to improve hepatocyte uptake and liver retention. Compared to Gd-DTPA and non-specific macromolecular agent CS-(Gd-DTPA)n, CS-Ga-(Gd-DTPA)n showed higher hepatocyte uptake, excellent cell and blood biocompatibility in vitro. Furthermore, CS-Ga-(Gd-DTPA)n also exhibited higher relaxivity in vitro, prolonged retention and better T1-weighted signal enhancement in liver. At 10 days post-injection of CS-Ga-(Gd-DTPA)n at a dose of 0.03 mM Gd/Kg, Gd had a little accumulation in liver with no liver function damage. The good performance of CS-Ga-(Gd-DTPA)n gives great confidence in developing liver-specifc MRI contrast agents for clinical translation.
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- Li Xu
- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of TCM Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance, School of Physics and Electronic Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
- Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Shanghai 8th People’s Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of TCM Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of TCM Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of TCM Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of TCM Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance, School of Physics and Electronic Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of TCM Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance, School of Physics and Electronic Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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Singh T, Joshi S, Kershaw LE, Dweck MR, Semple SI, Newby DE. Manganese-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Heart. J Magn Reson Imaging 2023; 57:1011-1028. [PMID: 36314991 PMCID: PMC10947173 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.28499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2022] [Revised: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 02/23/2023] Open
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Manganese-based contrast media were the first in vivo paramagnetic agents to be used in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The uniqueness of manganese lies in its biological function as a calcium channel analog, thus behaving as an intracellular contrast agent. Manganese ions are taken up by voltage-gated calcium channels in viable tissues, such as the liver, pancreas, kidneys, and heart, in response to active calcium-dependent cellular processes. Manganese-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MEMRI) has therefore been used as a surrogate marker for cellular calcium handling and interest in its potential clinical applications has recently re-emerged, especially in relation to assessing cellular viability and myocardial function. Calcium homeostasis is central to myocardial contraction and dysfunction of myocardial calcium handling is present in various cardiac pathologies. Recent studies have demonstrated that MEMRI can detect the presence of abnormal myocardial calcium handling in patients with myocardial infarction, providing clear demarcation between the infarcted and viable myocardium. Furthermore, it can provide more subtle assessments of abnormal myocardial calcium handling in patients with cardiomyopathies and being excluded from areas of nonviable cardiomyocytes and severe fibrosis. As such, MEMRI offers exciting potential to improve cardiac diagnoses and provide a noninvasive measure of myocardial function and contractility. This could be an invaluable tool for the assessment of both ischemic and nonischemic cardiomyopathies as well as providing a measure of functional myocardial recovery, an accurate prediction of disease progression and a method of monitoring treatment response. EVIDENCE LEVEL: 5: TECHNICAL EFFICACY: STAGE 5.
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- Trisha Singh
- BHF/University Centre for Cardiovascular ScienceUniversity of EdinburghUK
- Edinburgh Heart CentreRoyal Infirmary of EdinburghUK
- Edinburgh ImagingUniversity of EdinburghUK
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- BHF/University Centre for Cardiovascular ScienceUniversity of EdinburghUK
- Edinburgh Heart CentreRoyal Infirmary of EdinburghUK
- Edinburgh ImagingUniversity of EdinburghUK
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- BHF/University Centre for Cardiovascular ScienceUniversity of EdinburghUK
- Edinburgh ImagingUniversity of EdinburghUK
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- BHF/University Centre for Cardiovascular ScienceUniversity of EdinburghUK
- Edinburgh Heart CentreRoyal Infirmary of EdinburghUK
- Edinburgh ImagingUniversity of EdinburghUK
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- BHF/University Centre for Cardiovascular ScienceUniversity of EdinburghUK
- Edinburgh ImagingUniversity of EdinburghUK
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- BHF/University Centre for Cardiovascular ScienceUniversity of EdinburghUK
- Edinburgh Heart CentreRoyal Infirmary of EdinburghUK
- Edinburgh ImagingUniversity of EdinburghUK
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Fang WY, Zhan YY, Wan CL, Li XJ, Xue R, Pei FK. Synthesis and characterization of a macromolecular magnetic resonance imaging and delivery system with hyaluronic acid as a carrier. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2023; 639:183-188. [PMID: 36502552 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2022.11.087] [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: 11/10/2022] [Revised: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 11/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Using hyaluronic acid (HA) as macromolecular drug carriers, a glutathione-responsive imaging drug delivery system HA-SS-a-Gd-DOTA was formed by conjugating gadolinium chelates and cytarabine. This system exhibited T1-reflexivity (21.9 mmol-1 L s-1, 0.5 T) that was higher than that of gadoterate meglumine. In an acidic environment, in vitro drug release reached 63.4% in 24 h. Low cytotoxicity indicated that this system has good biocompatibility. In vivo mouse imaging studies showed that tumor signaling was significantly enhanced. About 58% of the signal enhancement was obtained 50 min after injection of the drug. The degradation of the hyaluronic acid macromolecular chains in vivo makes it an ideal tumor imaging diagnostic agent because it did not cause damage to important organs of the mice.
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- Wan-Yun Fang
- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 130022, 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun, Jilin Province, China; School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 130022, 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun, Jilin Province, China
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- College of Science &Technology, Hebei Agricultural University, Huanghua, 061100, China; School of Architecture, Changchun Institute of Technology, Changchun, 130021, China
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- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 130022, 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun, Jilin Province, China; School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China.
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- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 130022, 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun, Jilin Province, China
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- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 130022, 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun, Jilin Province, China
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Shen Y, Li X, Huang H, Lan Y, Gan L, Huang J. Embedding Mn2+ in polymer coating on rod-like cellulose nanocrystal to integrate MRI and photothermal function. Carbohydr Polym 2022; 297:120061. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2022.120061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2022] [Revised: 08/24/2022] [Accepted: 08/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Techniques: Technical Principles and Applications in Nanomedicine. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14071626. [PMID: 35406399 PMCID: PMC8997011 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14071626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2022] [Revised: 03/18/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a consolidated imaging tool for the multiparametric assessment of tissues in various pathologies from degenerative and inflammatory diseases to cancer. In recent years, the continuous technological evolution of the equipment has led to the development of sequences that provide not only anatomical but also functional and metabolic information. In addition, there is a growing and emerging field of research in clinical applications using MRI to exploit the diagnostic and therapeutic capabilities of nanocompounds. This review illustrates the application of the most advanced magnetic resonance techniques in the field of nanomedicine. Abstract In the last decades, nanotechnology has been used in a wide range of biomedical applications, both diagnostic and therapeutic. In this scenario, imaging techniques represent a fundamental tool to obtain information about the properties of nanoconstructs and their interactions with the biological environment in preclinical and clinical settings. This paper reviews the state of the art of the application of magnetic resonance imaging in the field of nanomedicine, as well as the use of nanoparticles as diagnostic and therapeutic tools, especially in cancer, including the characteristics that hinder the use of nanoparticles in clinical practice.
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Wu Y, Xu L, Qian J, Shi L, Su Y, Wang Y, Li D, Zhu X. Methotrexate–Mn2+ based nanoscale coordination polymers as a theranostic nanoplatform for MRI guided chemotherapy. Biomater Sci 2020; 8:712-719. [DOI: 10.1039/c9bm01584a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Methotrexate–Mn2+ based NCPs with uniform size and easy fabrication exhibited good MRI and excellent antitumor effects as a novel theranostic nanoplatform.
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- Yan Wu
- School of Pharmacy
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Shanghai 200240
- PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Shanghai 200240
- PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Shanghai 200240
- PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Shanghai 200240
- PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Shanghai 200240
- PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Shanghai 200240
- PR China
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- School of Pharmacy
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Shanghai 200240
- PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Shanghai 200240
- PR China
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