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Ma KY, Perera-Gonzalez M, Langlois NI, Alzubi OM, Guimond JD, Flask CA, Clark HA. pH-responsive i-motif-conjugated nanoparticles for MRI analysis. SENSORS & DIAGNOSTICS 2024; 3:623-630. [PMID: 38646186 PMCID: PMC11025034 DOI: 10.1039/d3sd00285c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 04/23/2024]
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Gadolinium (Gd)-based contrast agents (CAs) are widely used to enhance anatomical details in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Significant research has expanded the field of CAs into bioresponsive CAs by modulating the signal to image and monitor biochemical processes, such as pH. In this work, we introduce the modular, dynamic actuation mechanism of DNA-based nanostructures as a new way to modulate the MRI signal based on the rotational correlation time, τR. We combined a pH-responsive oligonucleotide (i-motif) and a clinical standard CA (Gd-DOTA) to develop a pH-responsive MRI CA. The i-motif folds into a quadruplex under acidic conditions and was incorporated onto gold nanoparticles (iM-GNP) to achieve increased relaxivity, r1, compared to the unbound i-motif. In vitro, iM-GNP resulted in a significant increase in r1 over a decreasing pH range (7.5-4.5) with a calculated pKa = 5.88 ± 0.01 and a 16.7% change per 0.1 pH unit. In comparison, a control CA with a non-responsive DNA strand (T33-GNP) did not show a significant change in r1 over the same pH range. The iM-GNP was further evaluated in 20% human serum and demonstrated a 28.14 ± 11.2% increase in signal from neutral pH to acidic pH. This approach paves a path for novel programmable, dynamic DNA-based complexes for τR-modulated bioresponsive MRI CAs.
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- Kristine Y Ma
- School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering, Arizona State University Tempe AZ USA
- Dept. of Bioengineering, Northeastern University Boston MA USA
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- Dept. of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University Boston MA USA
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- School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering, Arizona State University Tempe AZ USA
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- School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering, Arizona State University Tempe AZ USA
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- Depts. of Radiology, Biomedical Engineering, and Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University Cleveland OH USA
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- School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering, Arizona State University Tempe AZ USA
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Wang W, Mo W, Hang Z, Huang Y, Yi H, Sun Z, Lei A. Cuproptosis: Harnessing Transition Metal for Cancer Therapy. ACS NANO 2023; 17:19581-19599. [PMID: 37820312 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c07775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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Transition metal elements, such as copper, play diverse and pivotal roles in oncology. They act as constituents of metalloenzymes involved in cellular metabolism, function as signaling molecules to regulate the proliferation and metastasis of tumors, and are integral components of metal-based anticancer drugs. Notably, recent research reveals that excessive copper can also modulate the occurrence of programmed cell death (PCD), known as cuprotosis, in cancer cells. This modulation occurs through the disruption of tumor cell metabolism and the induction of proteotoxic stress. This discovery uncovers a mode of interaction between transition metals and proteins, emphasizing the intricate link between copper homeostasis and tumor metabolism. Moreover, they provide innovative therapeutic strategies for the precise diagnosis and treatment of malignant tumors. At the crossroads of chemistry and oncology, we undertake a comprehensive review of copper homeostasis in tumors, elucidating the molecular mechanisms underpinning cuproptosis. Additionally, we summarize current nanotherapeutic approaches that target cuproptosis and provide an overview of the available laboratory and clinical methods for monitoring this process. In the context of emerging concepts, challenges, and opportunities, we emphasize the significant potential of nanotechnology in the advancement of this field.
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- Wuyin Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
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- The Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS), Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
- Frontier Science Center for Immunology and Metabolism, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
- Department of Oral Maxillofacial-Head Neck Oncology, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
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- The Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS), Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P. R. China
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Liu J, Li L, Zhang R, Xu ZP. The adjacent effect between Gd(III) and Cu(II) in layered double hydroxide nanoparticles synergistically enhances T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging contrast. NANOSCALE HORIZONS 2023; 8:279-290. [PMID: 36606452 DOI: 10.1039/d2nh00478j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is one key technology in modern diagnostic medicine. However, the development of high-relaxivity contrast agents with favorable properties for imaging applications remains a challenging task. In this work, dual Gd(III) and Cu(II) doped-layered double hydroxide (GdCu-LDH) nanoparticles show significantly higher longitudinal relaxivity compared with sole-metal-based LDH (Gd-LDH and Cu-LDH) nanoparticles. This relaxation enhancement in GdCu-LDH is also much greater than the simple addition of the relaxivity rate of the two paramagnetic ions in Gd-LDH and Cu-LDH, presumably attributed to synergistic T1 shortening between adjacent Gd(III) and Cu(II) in the LDH host layers (adjacent effect). Moreover, our GdCu-LDH nanoparticles exhibit a pH-ultrasensitive property in MRI performance and show much clearer MR imaging for tumor tissues in mice than Gd-LDH and Cu-LDH at the equivalent doses. Thus, these novel Gd/Cu-co-doped LDH nanoparticles provide higher potential for accurate cancer diagnosis in clinic application. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report that two paramagnetic metal ions in one nanoparticle synergistically improve the T1-MRI contrast.
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- Jianping Liu
- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia.
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia.
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia.
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia.
- Institute of Biomedical Health Technology and Engineering and Institute of Systems and Physical Biology, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen, P. R. China, 518107
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Oxidation state-specific fluorescent copper sensors reveal oncogene-driven redox changes that regulate labile copper(II) pools. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2022; 119:e2202736119. [PMID: 36252013 PMCID: PMC9621372 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2202736119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Copper is an essential metal nutrient for life that often relies on redox cycling between Cu(I) and Cu(II) oxidation states to fulfill its physiological roles, but alterations in cellular redox status can lead to imbalances in copper homeostasis that contribute to cancer and other metalloplasias with metal-dependent disease vulnerabilities. Copper-responsive fluorescent probes offer powerful tools to study labile copper pools, but most of these reagents target Cu(I), with limited methods for monitoring Cu(II) owing to its potent fluorescence quenching properties. Here, we report an activity-based sensing strategy for turn-on, oxidation state-specific detection of Cu(II) through metal-directed acyl imidazole chemistry. Cu(II) binding to a metal and oxidation state-specific receptor that accommodates the harder Lewis acidity of Cu(II) relative to Cu(I) activates the pendant dye for reaction with proximal biological nucleophiles and concomitant metal ion release, thus avoiding fluorescence quenching. Copper-directed acyl imidazole 649 for Cu(II) (CD649.2) provides foundational information on the existence and regulation of labile Cu(II) pools, including identifying divalent metal transporter 1 (DMT1) as a Cu(II) importer, labile Cu(II) increases in response to oxidative stress induced by depleting total glutathione levels, and reciprocal increases in labile Cu(II) accompanied by decreases in labile Cu(I) induced by oncogenic mutations that promote oxidative stress.
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Yun J, Baldini M, Chowdhury R, Mukherjee A. Designing Protein-Based Probes for Sensing Biological Analytes with Magnetic Resonance Imaging. ANALYSIS & SENSING 2022; 2:e202200019. [PMID: 37409177 PMCID: PMC10321474 DOI: 10.1002/anse.202200019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/07/2023]
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Genetically encoded sensors provide unique advantages for monitoring biological analytes with molecular and cellular-level specificity. While sensors derived from fluorescent proteins represent staple tools in biological imaging, these probes are limited to optically accessible preparations owing to physical curbs on light penetration. In contrast to optical methods, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may be used to noninvasively look inside intact organisms at any arbitrary depth and over large fields of view. These capabilities have spurred the development of innovative methods to connect MRI readouts with biological targets using protein-based probes that are in principle genetically encodable. Here, we highlight the state-of-the-art in MRI-based biomolecular sensors, focusing on their physical mechanisms, quantitative characteristics, and biological applications. We also describe how innovations in reporter gene technology are creating new opportunities to engineer MRI sensors that are sensitive to dilute biological targets.
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- Jason Yun
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
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- Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
- Biomolecular Science and Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
- Neuroscience Research Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
- Center for BioEngineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
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Meng Q, Wu M, Shang Z, Zhang Z, Zhang R. Responsive gadolinium(III) complex-based small molecule magnetic resonance imaging probes: Design, mechanism and application. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2021.214398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Wellm V, Groebner J, Heitmann G, Sönnichsen FD, Herges R. Towards Photoswitchable Contrast Agents for Absolute 3D Temperature MR Imaging. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202015851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Vanessa Wellm
- Otto Diels Institute of Organic Chemistry Christian Albrechts University Otto Hahn Platz 4 24118 Kiel Germany
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology South Westphalian University of Applied Sciences Bahnhofsallee 5 58507 Luedenscheid Germany
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- IWS Innovations- und Wissenstrategien GmbH Aviares Research Network Deichstraße 25 20459 Hamburg Germany
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- Otto Diels Institute of Organic Chemistry Christian Albrechts University Otto Hahn Platz 4 24118 Kiel Germany
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- Otto Diels Institute of Organic Chemistry Christian Albrechts University Otto Hahn Platz 4 24118 Kiel Germany
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Wellm V, Groebner J, Heitmann G, Sönnichsen FD, Herges R. Towards Photoswitchable Contrast Agents for Absolute 3D Temperature MR Imaging. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:8220-8226. [PMID: 33606332 PMCID: PMC8048480 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202015851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Temperature can be used as clinical marker for tissue metabolism and the detection of inflammations or tumors. The use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for monitoring physiological parameters like the temperature noninvasively is steadily increasing. In this study, we present a proof-of-principle study of MRI contrast agents (CA) for absolute and concentration independent temperature imaging. These CAs are based on azoimidazole substituted NiII porphyrins, which can undergo Light-Driven Coordination-Induced Spin State Switching (LD-CISSS) in solution. Monitoring the fast first order kinetic of back isomerisation (cis to trans) with standard clinical MR imaging sequences allows the determination of half-lives, that can be directly translated into absolute temperatures. Different temperature responsive CAs were successfully tested as prototypes in methanol-based gels and created temperature maps of gradient phantoms with high spatial resolution (0.13×0.13×1.1 mm) and low temperature errors (<0.22 °C). The method is sufficiently fast to record the temperature flow from a heat source as a film.
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- Vanessa Wellm
- Otto Diels Institute of Organic ChemistryChristian Albrechts UniversityOtto Hahn Platz 424118KielGermany
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Information TechnologySouth Westphalian University of Applied SciencesBahnhofsallee 558507LuedenscheidGermany
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- IWS Innovations- und Wissenstrategien GmbHAviares Research NetworkDeichstraße 2520459HamburgGermany
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- Otto Diels Institute of Organic ChemistryChristian Albrechts UniversityOtto Hahn Platz 424118KielGermany
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- Otto Diels Institute of Organic ChemistryChristian Albrechts UniversityOtto Hahn Platz 424118KielGermany
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Falcone E, Okafor M, Vitale N, Raibaut L, Sour A, Faller P. Extracellular Cu2+ pools and their detection: From current knowledge to next-generation probes. Coord Chem Rev 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2020.213727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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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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Malikidogo KP, Martin H, Bonnet CS. From Zn(II) to Cu(II) Detection by MRI Using Metal-Based Probes: Current Progress and Challenges. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2020; 13:E436. [PMID: 33266014 PMCID: PMC7760112 DOI: 10.3390/ph13120436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2020] [Revised: 11/24/2020] [Accepted: 11/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Zinc and copper are essential cations involved in numerous biological processes, and variations in their concentrations can cause diseases such as neurodegenerative diseases, diabetes and cancers. Hence, detection and quantification of these cations are of utmost importance for the early diagnosis of disease. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) responsive contrast agents (mainly Lanthanide(+III) complexes), relying on a change in the state of the MRI active part upon interaction with the cation of interest, e.g., switch ON/OFF or vice versa, have been successfully utilized to detect Zn2+ and are now being developed to detect Cu2+. These paramagnetic probes mainly exploit the relaxation-based properties (T1-based contrast agents), but also the paramagnetic induced hyperfine shift properties (paraCEST and parashift probes) of the contrast agents. The challenges encountered going from Zn2+ to Cu2+ detection will be stressed and discussed herein, mainly involving the selectivity of the probes for the cation to detect and their responsivity at physiologically relevant concentrations. Depending on the response mechanism, the use of fast-field cycling MRI seems promising to increase the detection field while keeping a good response. In vivo applications of cation responsive MRI probes are only in their infancy and the recent developments will be described, along with the associated quantification problems. In the case of relaxation agents, the presence of another method of local quantification, e.g., synchrotron X-Ray fluorescence, single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) or positron emission tomography (PET) techniques, or 19F MRI is required, each of which has its own advantages and disadvantages.
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- Centre de Biophysique Moléculaire, Université d’Orléans, Rue Charles Sadron, F-45071 Orléans 2, France; (K.P.M.); (H.M.)
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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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Lee S, Chung CYS, Liu P, Craciun L, Nishikawa Y, Bruemmer KJ, Hamachi I, Saijo K, Miller EW, Chang CJ. Activity-Based Sensing with a Metal-Directed Acyl Imidazole Strategy Reveals Cell Type-Dependent Pools of Labile Brain Copper. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:14993-15003. [PMID: 32815370 PMCID: PMC7877313 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c05727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Copper is a required nutrient for life and particularly important to the brain and central nervous system. Indeed, copper redox activity is essential to maintaining normal physiological responses spanning neural signaling to metabolism, but at the same time copper misregulation is associated with inflammation and neurodegeneration. As such, chemical probes that can track dynamic changes in copper with spatial resolution, especially in loosely bound, labile forms, are valuable tools to identify and characterize its contributions to healthy and disease states. In this report, we present an activity-based sensing (ABS) strategy for copper detection in live cells that preserves spatial information by a copper-dependent bioconjugation reaction. Specifically, we designed copper-directed acyl imidazole dyes that operate through copper-mediated activation of acyl imidazole electrophiles for subsequent labeling of proximal proteins at sites of elevated labile copper to provide a permanent stain that resists washing and fixation. To showcase the utility of this new ABS platform, we sought to characterize labile copper pools in the three main cell types in the brain: neurons, astrocytes, and microglia. Exposure of each of these cell types to physiologically relevant stimuli shows distinct changes in labile copper pools. Neurons display translocation of labile copper from somatic cell bodies to peripheral processes upon activation, whereas astrocytes and microglia exhibit global decreases and increases in intracellular labile copper pools, respectively, after exposure to inflammatory stimuli. This work provides foundational information on cell type-dependent homeostasis of copper, an essential metal in the brain, as well as a starting point for the design of new activity-based probes for metals and other dynamic signaling and stress analytes in biology.
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
- ERATO Innovative Molecular Technology for Neuroscience Project, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Kyoto 615-8530, Japan
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
- ERATO Innovative Molecular Technology for Neuroscience Project, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Kyoto 615-8530, Japan
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Frías JC, Soriano J, Blasco S, García-España E, Rodríguez-Rodríguez A, Esteban-Gómez D, Carniato F, Botta M, Platas-Iglesias C, Albelda MT. Macrocyclic Pyclen-Based Gd 3+ Complex with High Relaxivity and pH Response. Inorg Chem 2020; 59:7306-7317. [PMID: 32379437 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c00690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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We report the synthesis and characterization of the macrocyclic ligand 2,2'-((2-(3,9-bis(carboxymethyl)-3,6,9-triaza-1(2,6)-pyridinacyclodecaphane-6-yl)ethyl)azanediyl)diacetic acid (H4L) and several of its complexes with lanthanide ions. The structure of the free ligand was determined using X-ray diffraction measurements. Two N atoms of the pyclen moiety in the trans position are protonated in the solid state, together with the exocyclic N atom and one of the carboxylate groups of the ligand. The relaxivity of the Gd3+ complex was found to increase from 6.7 mM-1 s-1 at pH 8.6 to 8.5 mM-1 s-1 below pH ≈ 6.0. Luminescence lifetime measurements recorded from H2O and D2O solutions of the Eu3+ complex evidence the presence of a single complex species in solution at low pH (∼5.0) that contains two inner-sphere water molecules. DFT calculations suggest that the coordination environment of the Ln3+ ion is fulfilled by the four N atoms of the pyclen unit, two oxygen atoms of the macrocyclic acetate groups, and an oxygen atom of an exocyclic carboxylate group. The two inner-sphere water molecules complete coordination number nine around the metal ion. At high pH (∼9.3), the lifetime of the excited 5D0 level of Eu3+ displays a biexponential behavior that can be attributed to the presence of two species in solution with hydration numbers of q = 0 and q = 1. The 1H NMR and DOSY spectra recorded from solutions of the Eu3+ and Y3+ complexes reveal a structural change triggered by pH and the formation of small aggregates at high pH values.
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- Juan C Frías
- Departamento de Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad CEU-Cardenal Herrera, CEU Universities, C/Ramón y Cajal, s/n, 46115 Alfara del Patriarca, Valencia, Spain
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- Departamento de Quı́mica Inorgánica, Instituto de Ciencia Molecular, Universidad de Valencia, Edificio de Institutos de Paterna, Apdo 22085, 46071 Valencia, Spain
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- Departamento de Quı́mica Inorgánica, Instituto de Ciencia Molecular, Universidad de Valencia, Edificio de Institutos de Paterna, Apdo 22085, 46071 Valencia, Spain
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- Departamento de Quı́mica Inorgánica, Instituto de Ciencia Molecular, Universidad de Valencia, Edificio de Institutos de Paterna, Apdo 22085, 46071 Valencia, Spain
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- Centro de Investigacións Cientı́ficas Avanzadas (CICA) and Departamento de Quı́mica, Universidade da Coruña, Campus da Zapateira-Rúa da Fraga 10, 15008 A Coruña, Spain
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- Centro de Investigacións Cientı́ficas Avanzadas (CICA) and Departamento de Quı́mica, Universidade da Coruña, Campus da Zapateira-Rúa da Fraga 10, 15008 A Coruña, Spain
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Innovazione Tecnologica, Università del Piemonte Orientale "A. Avogadro", Viale T. Michel 11, 15121 Alessandria, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Innovazione Tecnologica, Università del Piemonte Orientale "A. Avogadro", Viale T. Michel 11, 15121 Alessandria, Italy
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- Centro de Investigacións Cientı́ficas Avanzadas (CICA) and Departamento de Quı́mica, Universidade da Coruña, Campus da Zapateira-Rúa da Fraga 10, 15008 A Coruña, Spain
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- Departamento de Quı́mica Inorgánica, Universidad de Valencia, C/Dr. Moliner 50, 46100 Burjasot, Valencia, Spain
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Yu M, Xie D, Kadakia RT, Wang W, Que EL. Harnessing chemical exchange: 19F magnetic resonance OFF/ON zinc sensing with a Tm(iii) complex. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:6257-6260. [PMID: 32373870 DOI: 10.1039/d0cc01876g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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A fluorinated, thulium(iii) complex (Tm-PFZ-1) serves as an off-on 19F magnetic resonance probe for Zn(ii). Rapid exchange among different conformations combined with paramagnetic relaxation and chemical shift effects of Tm(iii) effectively eliminate the 19F NMR/MRI signal in Tm-PFZ-1. Chelation of Zn(ii) induces increased structural rigidity and reduces exchange rate, affording a robust 19F NMR/MRI signal. Tm-PFZ-1 represents a first-in-class paramagnetic 19F MR agent that exploits a novel sensing mechanism for Zn(ii) and is the first 19F MR-based scaffold to provide an "off-on" response to Zn(ii) in aqueous solution.
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- Meng Yu
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, 105 E. 24th St Stop A5300, Austin, Texas 78712, USA.
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Garello F, Gündüz S, Vibhute S, Angelovski G, Terreno E. Dendrimeric calcium-sensitive MRI probes: the first low-field relaxometric study. J Mater Chem B 2020; 8:969-979. [DOI: 10.1039/c9tb02600b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In the present work the first investigation ever of calcium sensitive dendrimer relaxation mechanisms at low fields is reported.
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- Francesca Garello
- Molecular and Preclinical Imaging Centers
- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences
- University of Torino
- 10126 Torino
- Italy
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- MR Neuroimaging Agents
- Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics
- Max-Planck-Ring 11
- 72076 Tuebingen
- Germany
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- Physiology of Cognitive Processes
- Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics
- Max-Planck-Ring 8
- 72076 Tuebingen
- Germany
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- MR Neuroimaging Agents
- Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics
- Max-Planck-Ring 11
- 72076 Tuebingen
- Germany
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- Molecular and Preclinical Imaging Centers
- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences
- University of Torino
- 10126 Torino
- Italy
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Álvarez-Miguel L, Álvarez-Miguel I, Martín-Álvarez JM, Álvarez CM, Rogez G, García-Rodríguez R, Miguel D. Copper complexes for the promotion of iminopyridine ligands derived from β-alanine and self-aldol additions: relaxivity and cytotoxic properties. Dalton Trans 2019; 48:17544-17555. [PMID: 31748774 DOI: 10.1039/c9dt03822a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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In the study presented herein, we explore the ability of copper complexes with coordinated pyridine-2-carboxaldehyde (pyca) or 2-acetylpyridine (acepy) ligands to promote the addition of amines (Schiff condensation) and other nucleophiles such as alcohols (hemiacetal formation). Distinct reactivity patterns are observed: unlike pyca complexes, acepy copper complexes can promote self-aldol addition. The introduction of a flexible chain via Schiff condensation with β-alanine allows the possibility of chelate ring ring-opening processes mediated by pH. Further derivatization of the complex [CuCl(py-2-C(H)[double bond, length as m-dash]NCH2CH2COO)] is possible by replacing its chloride ligand with different pseudohalogens (N3-, NCO- and NCS-). In addition to the change in their magnetism, which correlates with their solid-state structures, more unexpected effects in their cytotoxicity and relaxitivities are observed, which determines their possibility to be used as MRI contrast agents. The replacement of a chloride by another pseudohalogen, although a simple strategy, can be used to critically change the cytotoxicity of the Schiff base copper(ii) complex and its selectivity towards specific cell lines.
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- Lucía Álvarez-Miguel
- GIR MIOMET-IU CINQUIMA/Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valladolid, Paseo de Belen 7, E-47011 Valladolid, Spain.
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Goswami A, Saha S, Biswas PK, Schmittel M. (Nano)mechanical Motion Triggered by Metal Coordination: from Functional Devices to Networked Multicomponent Catalytic Machinery. Chem Rev 2019; 120:125-199. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.9b00159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Abir Goswami
- Center of Micro- and Nanochemistry and Engineering, Organische Chemie I, Universität Siegen, Adolf-Reichwein-Strase 2, D-57068 Siegen, Germany
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- Center of Micro- and Nanochemistry and Engineering, Organische Chemie I, Universität Siegen, Adolf-Reichwein-Strase 2, D-57068 Siegen, Germany
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- Center of Micro- and Nanochemistry and Engineering, Organische Chemie I, Universität Siegen, Adolf-Reichwein-Strase 2, D-57068 Siegen, Germany
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- Center of Micro- and Nanochemistry and Engineering, Organische Chemie I, Universität Siegen, Adolf-Reichwein-Strase 2, D-57068 Siegen, Germany
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Li H, Meade TJ. Molecular Magnetic Resonance Imaging with Gd(III)-Based Contrast Agents: Challenges and Key Advances. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:17025-17041. [PMID: 31593630 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b09149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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In an era of personalized medicine, the clinical community has become increasingly focused on understanding diseases at the cellular and molecular levels. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a powerful imaging modality for acquiring anatomical and functional information. However, it has limited applications in the field of molecular imaging due to its low sensitivity. To expand the capability of MRI to encompass molecular imaging applications, we introduced bioresponsive Gd(III)-based magnetic resonance contrast agents (GBCAs) in 1997. Since that time, many research groups across the globe have developed new examples of bioresponsive GBCAs. These contrast agents have shown great promise for visualizing several biochemical processes, such as gene expression, neuronal signaling, and hormone secretion. They are designed to be conditionally retained, or activated, in vivo in response to specific biochemical events of interest. As a result, an observed MR signal change can serve as a read-out for molecular events. A significant challenge for these probes is how to utilize them for noninvasive diagnostic and theranostic applications. This Perspective focuses on the design strategies that underlie bioresponsive probes, and describes the key advances made in recent years that are facilitating their application in vivo and ultimately in clinical translation. While the field of bioresponsive agents is embryonic, it is clear that many solutions to the experimental and clinical radiologic problems of today will be overcome by the probes of tomorrow.
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- Hao Li
- Departments of Chemistry, Molecular Biosciences, Neurobiology, and Radiology Northwestern University , Evanston , Illinois 60208 , United States
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- Departments of Chemistry, Molecular Biosciences, Neurobiology, and Radiology Northwestern University , Evanston , Illinois 60208 , United States
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Activity-based ratiometric FRET probe reveals oncogene-driven changes in labile copper pools induced by altered glutathione metabolism. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2019; 116:18285-18294. [PMID: 31451653 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1904610116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Copper is essential for life, and beyond its well-established ability to serve as a tightly bound, redox-active active site cofactor for enzyme function, emerging data suggest that cellular copper also exists in labile pools, defined as loosely bound to low-molecular-weight ligands, which can regulate diverse transition metal signaling processes spanning neural communication and olfaction, lipolysis, rest-activity cycles, and kinase pathways critical for oncogenic signaling. To help decipher this growing biology, we report a first-generation ratiometric fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) copper probe, FCP-1, for activity-based sensing of labile Cu(I) pools in live cells. FCP-1 links fluorescein and rhodamine dyes through a Tris[(2-pyridyl)methyl]amine bridge. Bioinspired Cu(I)-induced oxidative cleavage decreases FRET between fluorescein donor and rhodamine acceptor. FCP-1 responds to Cu(I) with high metal selectivity and oxidation-state specificity and facilitates ratiometric measurements that minimize potential interferences arising from variations in sample thickness, dye concentration, and light intensity. FCP-1 enables imaging of dynamic changes in labile Cu(I) pools in live cells in response to copper supplementation/depletion, differential expression of the copper importer CTR1, and redox stress induced by manipulating intracellular glutathione levels and reduced/oxidized glutathione (GSH/GSSG) ratios. FCP-1 imaging reveals a labile Cu(I) deficiency induced by oncogene-driven cellular transformation that promotes fluctuations in glutathione metabolism, where lower GSH/GSSG ratios decrease labile Cu(I) availability without affecting total copper levels. By connecting copper dysregulation and glutathione stress in cancer, this work provides a valuable starting point to study broader cross-talk between metal and redox pathways in health and disease with activity-based probes.
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Paranawithana NN, Martins AF, Clavijo Jordan V, Zhao P, Chirayil S, Meloni G, Sherry AD. A Responsive Magnetic Resonance Imaging Contrast Agent for Detection of Excess Copper(II) in the Liver In Vivo. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:11009-11018. [PMID: 31268706 PMCID: PMC9991518 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b13493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The design, synthesis, and properties of a new gadolinium-based copper-responsive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agent is presented. The sensor (GdL1) has high selectivity for copper ions and exhibits a 43% increase in r1 relaxivity (20 MHz) upon binding to 1 equiv of Cu2+ in aqueous buffer. Interestingly, in the presence of physiological levels of human serum albumin (HSA), the r1 relaxivity is amplified further up to 270%. Additional spectroscopic and X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) studies show that Cu2+ is coordinated by two carboxylic acid groups and the single amine group on an appended side chain of GdL1 and forms a ternary complex with HSA (GdL1-Cu2+-HSA). T1-weighted in vivo imaging demonstrates that GdL1 can detect basal, endogenous labile copper(II) ions in living mice. This offers a unique opportunity to explore the role of copper ions in the development and progression of neurological diseases such as Wilson's disease.
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- Namini N Paranawithana
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of Texas at Dallas , Richardson , Texas , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of Texas at Dallas , Richardson , Texas , United States
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- Advanced Imaging Research Center , University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center , Dallas , Texas , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of Texas at Dallas , Richardson , Texas , United States
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- Advanced Imaging Research Center , University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center , Dallas , Texas , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of Texas at Dallas , Richardson , Texas , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of Texas at Dallas , Richardson , Texas , United States.,Advanced Imaging Research Center , University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center , Dallas , Texas , United States
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This article aimed at reviewing the advances on the development of paramagnetic complexes used as chemical exchange saturation transfer agents in magnetic resonance imaging. This relatively new type of contrast opens new avenues in the development of MRI probes for molecular imaging, and coordination chemistry lies at the center of such advances. Strategies to detect important biomarkers such as pH, cations, anions, metabolites, enzyme, and O2 were described. The current challenges, limitations, and opportunities in this field of research were discussed.
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Wang H, Jordan VC, Ramsay IA, Sojoodi M, Fuchs BC, Tanabe KK, Caravan P, Gale EM. Molecular Magnetic Resonance Imaging Using a Redox-Active Iron Complex. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:5916-5925. [PMID: 30874437 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b00603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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We introduce a redox-active iron complex, Fe-PyC3A, as a biochemically responsive MRI contrast agent. Switching between Fe3+-PyC3A and Fe2+-PyC3A yields a full order of magnitude relaxivity change that is field-independent between 1.4 and 11.7 T. The oxidation of Fe2+-PyC3A to Fe3+-PyC3A by hydrogen peroxide is very rapid, and we capitalized on this behavior for the molecular imaging of acute inflammation, which is characterized by elevated levels of reactive oxygen species. Injection of Fe2+-PyC3A generates strong, selective contrast enhancement of inflamed pancreatic tissue in a mouse model (caerulein/LPS model). No significant signal enhancement is observed in normal pancreatic tissue (saline-treated mice). Importantly, signal enhancement of the inflamed pancreas correlates strongly and significantly with ex vivo quantitation of the pro-inflammatory biomarker myeloperoxidase. This is the first example of using metal ion redox for the MR imaging of pathologic change in vivo. Redox-active Fe3+/2+ complexes represent a new design paradigm for biochemically responsive MRI contrast agents.
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- Huan Wang
- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology , Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School , 149 Thirteenth Street , Charlestown , Massachusetts 02129 , United States
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- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology , Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School , 149 Thirteenth Street , Charlestown , Massachusetts 02129 , United States.,Institute for Innovation in Imaging, Department of Radiology , Massachusetts General Hospital , 55 Fruit Street , Boston , Massachusetts 02114 , United States
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- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology , Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School , 149 Thirteenth Street , Charlestown , Massachusetts 02129 , United States
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- Division of Surgical Oncology , Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School , WRN401, 55 Fruit Street , Boston , Massachusetts 02114 , United States
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- Division of Surgical Oncology , Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School , WRN401, 55 Fruit Street , Boston , Massachusetts 02114 , United States
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- Division of Surgical Oncology , Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School , WRN401, 55 Fruit Street , Boston , Massachusetts 02114 , United States
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- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology , Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School , 149 Thirteenth Street , Charlestown , Massachusetts 02129 , United States.,Institute for Innovation in Imaging, Department of Radiology , Massachusetts General Hospital , 55 Fruit Street , Boston , Massachusetts 02114 , United States
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- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology , Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School , 149 Thirteenth Street , Charlestown , Massachusetts 02129 , United States
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Accelerated 19F·MRI Detection of Matrix Metalloproteinase-2/-9 through Responsive Deactivation of Paramagnetic Relaxation Enhancement. CONTRAST MEDIA & MOLECULAR IMAGING 2019; 2019:4826520. [PMID: 30944549 PMCID: PMC6421815 DOI: 10.1155/2019/4826520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2018] [Accepted: 12/10/2018] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Paramagnetic gadolinium ions (GdIII), complexed within DOTA-based chelates, have become useful tools to increase the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast in tissues of interest. Recently, "on/off" probes serving as 19F·MRI biosensors for target enzymes have emerged that utilize the increase in transverse (T 2 ∗ or T 2) relaxation times upon cleavage of the paramagnetic GdIII centre. Molecular 19F·MRI has the advantage of high specificity due to the lack of background signal but suffers from low signal intensity that leads to low spatial resolution and long recording times. In this work, an "on/off" probe concept is introduced that utilizes responsive deactivation of paramagnetic relaxation enhancement (PRE) to generate 19F longitudinal (T 1) relaxation contrast for accelerated molecular MRI. The probe concept is applied to matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), a class of enzymes linked with many inflammatory diseases and cancer that modify bioactive extracellular substrates. The presence of these biomarkers in extracellular space makes MMPs an accessible target for responsive PRE deactivation probes. Responsive PRE deactivation in a 19F biosensor probe, selective for MMP-2 and MMP-9, is shown to enable molecular MRI contrast at significantly reduced experimental times compared to previous methods. PRE deactivation was caused by MMP through cleavage of a protease substrate that served as a linker between the fluorine-containing moiety and a paramagnetic GdIII-bound DOTA complex. Ultrashort echo time (UTE) MRI and, alternatively, short echo times in standard gradient echo (GE) MRI were employed to cope with the fast 19F transverse relaxation of the PRE active probe in its "on-state." Upon responsive PRE deactivation, the 19F·MRI signal from the "off-state" probe diminished, thereby indicating the presence of the target enzyme through the associated negative MRI contrast. Null point 1H·MRI, obtainable within a short time course, was employed to identify false-positive 19F·MRI responses caused by dilution of the contrast agent.
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Many elegant inorganic designs have been developed to aid medical imaging. We know better now how to improve imaging due to the enormous efforts made by scientists in probe design and other fundamental sciences, including inorganic chemistry, physiochemistry, analytical chemistry, and biomedical engineering. However, despite several years being invested in the development of diagnostic probes, only a few examples have shown applicability in MRI in vivo. In this short review, we aim to show the reader the latest advances in the application of inorganic agents in preclinical MRI.
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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: 827] [Impact Index Per Article: 165.4] [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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Bartnicka JJ, Blower PJ. Insights into Trace Metal Metabolism in Health and Disease from PET: "PET Metallomics". J Nucl Med 2018; 59:1355-1359. [PMID: 29976696 PMCID: PMC6126445 DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.118.212803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2018] [Accepted: 06/11/2018] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Essential trace metals such as copper, zinc, iron, and manganese perform critical functions in cellular and physiologic processes including catalytic, regulatory, and signaling roles. Disturbed metal homeostasis is associated with the pathogenesis of diseases such as dementia, cancer, and inherited metabolic abnormalities. Intracellular pathways involving essential metals have been extensively studied but whole-body fluxes and transport between different compartments remain poorly understood. The growing availability of PET scanners and positron-emitting isotopes of key essential metals, particularly 64Cu, 63Zn, and 52Mn, provide new tools with which to study these processes in vivo. This review highlights opportunities that now present themselves, exemplified by studies of copper metabolism that are in the vanguard of a new research front in molecular imaging: "PET metallomics."
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- Joanna J Bartnicka
- King's College London, School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- King's College London, School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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Pierre VC, Harris SM, Pailloux SL. Comparing Strategies in the Design of Responsive Contrast Agents for Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Case Study with Copper and Zinc. Acc Chem Res 2018; 51:342-351. [PMID: 29356506 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.7b00301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has emerged over the years as one of the preferred modalities for medical diagnostic and biomedical research. It has the advantage over other imaging modalities such as positron emission tomography and X-ray of affording high resolution three-dimensional images of the body without using harmful radiation. The use of contrast agents has further expanded this technique by increasing the contrast between regions where they accumulate and background tissues. As MRI most often measures the relaxation rate of water throughout the body, contrast agents function by modulating the intensity of the water signal either via improved relaxation or via saturation transfer to selected exchangeable proton. Among the growing class of MRI contrast agents, a subset of them called "smart" contrast agents function as responsive probes. Their ability to increase or decrease their signal intensity is modulated by the presence of an analyte. These probes offer the unique ability to image the distribution of an analyte in vivo, thereby opening new possibilities for diagnostics and for elucidating the role of specific analytes in various pathologies or biological processes. A number of different strategies can be exploited to design responsive MRI contrast agents. The majority of contrast agents are based on GdIII complexes. These complexes can be rendered responsive in either of two ways: either by modulating the number of inner-sphere water molecules, q, or via modulating the rotational correlation time, τR, of the contrast agent upon substrate binding. The longitudinal relaxivity increases with the number of inner-sphere water molecules. GdIII complexes can be rendered responsive if they contain a recognition moiety that can bind to both the open coordination site of GdIII and to the analyte. When the recognition moiety leaves the lanthanide ion to bind to the analyte, q increases and therefore so does the relaxivity. The dependence of relaxivity on rotational correlation time is more complex and more pronounced at lower magnetic fields. In general, slower tumbling macromolecules have longer rotational correlation times and higher relaxivities. Analyte-triggered formation of macromolecules thus also increases relaxivity. Such macromolecules can either be analyte-templated supramolecular assemblies, or analyte-enhanced protein-contrast agent complexes. Chemical Exchange Saturation Transfer (CEST) agents are a newer class of contrast agents that offer the possibility of multifrequency and thus ratiometric imaging, which in turn enables quantitative mapping of the concentration of an analyte in vivo under conditions where the concentration of the contrast agent is not known. Such agents can be rendered responsive if the analyte changes the number of exchangeable proton(s), its exchange rate, or its chemical shift. All of these approaches have been successfully employed for detecting and imaging both copper and zinc, including in vivo. Magnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles (MIONs) are powerful MRI transverse relaxation agents. They can also be rendered responsive to an analyte if the latter can control the aggregation of the nanoparticles. For metal ions, this can be achieved via chemical functionalities that only react to form conjugates in the presence of the metal ion analyte.
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- Valérie C. Pierre
- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, 207 Pleasant Street SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, 207 Pleasant Street SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, 207 Pleasant Street SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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Srivastava K, Ferrauto G, Harris SM, Longo DL, Botta M, Aime S, Pierre VC. Complete on/off responsive ParaCEST MRI contrast agents for copper and zinc. Dalton Trans 2018; 47:11346-11357. [DOI: 10.1039/c8dt01172a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Two thulium-based paraCEST contrast agents enable detection and imaging of copper and zinc by MRI with a complete on/off response.
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- K. Srivastava
- Department of Chemistry
- University of Minnesota
- Minneapolis
- USA
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- Molecular Imaging Center
- Department of Molecular Biotechnologies and Health Sciences
- University of Torino
- 10126 Torino
- Italy
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Minnesota
- Minneapolis
- USA
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- Molecular Imaging Center
- Department of Molecular Biotechnologies and Health Sciences
- University of Torino
- 10126 Torino
- Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Innovazione Tecnologica
- Università del Piemonte Orientale “Amedeo Avogadro”
- 15121 Alessandria
- Italy
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- Molecular Imaging Center
- Department of Molecular Biotechnologies and Health Sciences
- University of Torino
- 10126 Torino
- Italy
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Minnesota
- Minneapolis
- USA
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Niedbalski P, Parish C, Wang Q, Hayati Z, Song L, Martins AF, Sherry AD, Lumata L. Transition Metal Doping Reveals Link between Electron T 1 Reduction and 13C Dynamic Nuclear Polarization Efficiency. J Phys Chem A 2017; 121:9221-9228. [PMID: 29125294 PMCID: PMC5793213 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.7b09448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Optimal efficiency of dissolution dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) is essential to provide the required high sensitivity enhancements for in vitro and in vivo hyperpolarized 13C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and imaging (MRI). At the nexus of the DNP process are the free electrons, which provide the high spin alignment that is transferred to the nuclear spins. Without changing DNP instrumental conditions, one way to improve 13C DNP efficiency is by adding trace amounts of paramagnetic additives such as lanthanide (e.g., Gd3+, Ho3+, Dy3+, Tb3+) complexes to the DNP sample, which has been observed to increase solid-state 13C DNP signals by 100-250%. Herein, we have investigated the effects of paramagnetic transition metal complex R-NOTA (R = Mn2+, Cu2+, Co2+) doping on the efficiency of 13C DNP using trityl OX063 as the polarizing agent. Our DNP results at 3.35 T and 1.2 K show that doping the 13C sample with 3 mM Mn2+-NOTA led to a substantial improvement of the solid-state 13C DNP signal by a factor of nearly 3. However, the other transition metal complexes Cu2+-NOTA and Co2+-NOTA complexes, despite their paramagnetic nature, had essentially no impact on solid-state 13C DNP enhancement. W-band electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) measurements reveal that the trityl OX063 electron T1 was significantly reduced in Mn2+-doped samples but not in Cu2+- and Co2+-doped DNP samples. This work demonstrates, for the first time, that not all paramagnetic additives are beneficial to DNP. In particular, our work provides a direct evidence that electron T1 reduction of the polarizing agent by a paramagnetic additive is an essential requirement for the improvement seen in solid-state 13C DNP signal.
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- Peter Niedbalski
- Department of Physics, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75080, USA
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- Department of Physics, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75080, USA
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- Department of Physics, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75080, USA
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32310, USA
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32310, USA
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- Advanced Imaging Research Center, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75080, USA
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- Advanced Imaging Research Center, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75080, USA
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- Department of Physics, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75080, USA
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Verma KD, Massing JO, Kamper SG, Carney CE, MacRenaris KW, Basilion JP, Meade TJ. Synthesis and evaluation of MR probes for targeted-reporter imaging. Chem Sci 2017; 8:5764-5768. [PMID: 28989616 PMCID: PMC5621504 DOI: 10.1039/c7sc02217d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2017] [Accepted: 06/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Visualizing disease heterogeneity remains a challenging task since most imaging agents are targeted to a single receptor. We describe the development of an MR platform able to report on multiple molecular events. Enzyme activation and enhanced cellular uptake of this modular probe make it suitable for subsequent targeted-reporter imaging applications.
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- Kirti Dhingra Verma
- Department of Biomedical Engineering , Case Center for Imaging Research , The NFCR Center for Molecular Imaging , Case Western Reserve University , Cleveland , Ohio 44106-7207 , USA
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- Department of Chemistry , Molecular Biosciences, Neurobiology , Biomedical Engineering, and Radiology , Northwestern University , 2145 Sheridan Road , Evanston , Illinois 60208-3113 , USA
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- Department of Chemistry , Molecular Biosciences, Neurobiology , Biomedical Engineering, and Radiology , Northwestern University , 2145 Sheridan Road , Evanston , Illinois 60208-3113 , USA
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- Department of Chemistry , Molecular Biosciences, Neurobiology , Biomedical Engineering, and Radiology , Northwestern University , 2145 Sheridan Road , Evanston , Illinois 60208-3113 , USA
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- Department of Chemistry , Molecular Biosciences, Neurobiology , Biomedical Engineering, and Radiology , Northwestern University , 2145 Sheridan Road , Evanston , Illinois 60208-3113 , USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering , Case Center for Imaging Research , The NFCR Center for Molecular Imaging , Case Western Reserve University , Cleveland , Ohio 44106-7207 , USA
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- Department of Chemistry , Molecular Biosciences, Neurobiology , Biomedical Engineering, and Radiology , Northwestern University , 2145 Sheridan Road , Evanston , Illinois 60208-3113 , USA
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Payne KM, Wilds JM, Carniato F, Botta M, Woods M. On Water and its Effect on the Performance of T
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-Shortening Contrast Agents. Isr J Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ijch.201700037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Katherine M. Payne
- Department of Chemistry; Portland State University; 1719 SW 10 Ave Portland, OR 97201 USA
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- Department of Chemistry; Portland State University; 1719 SW 10 Ave Portland, OR 97201 USA
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Avanzate; Università del Piemonte Orientale “A. Avogadro”; Viale Teresa Michel 11 15121 Alessandria Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Avanzate; Università del Piemonte Orientale “A. Avogadro”; Viale Teresa Michel 11 15121 Alessandria Italy
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- Department of Chemistry; Portland State University; 1719 SW 10 Ave Portland, OR 97201 USA
- Advanced Imaging Research Center; Oregon Health and Science University; 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd Portland, OR 97239 USA
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Sarkar A, Biton IE, Neeman M, Datta A. A macrocyclic 19 F-MR based probe for Mn 2+ sensing. INORG CHEM COMMUN 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2017.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Heffern MC, Park HM, Au-Yeung HY, Van de Bittner GC, Ackerman CM, Stahl A, Chang CJ. In vivo bioluminescence imaging reveals copper deficiency in a murine model of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2016; 113:14219-14224. [PMID: 27911810 PMCID: PMC5167165 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1613628113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Copper is a required metal nutrient for life, but global or local alterations in its homeostasis are linked to diseases spanning genetic and metabolic disorders to cancer and neurodegeneration. Technologies that enable longitudinal in vivo monitoring of dynamic copper pools can help meet the need to study the complex interplay between copper status, health, and disease in the same living organism over time. Here, we present the synthesis, characterization, and in vivo imaging applications of Copper-Caged Luciferin-1 (CCL-1), a bioluminescent reporter for tissue-specific copper visualization in living animals. CCL-1 uses a selective copper(I)-dependent oxidative cleavage reaction to release d-luciferin for subsequent bioluminescent reaction with firefly luciferase. The probe can detect physiological changes in labile Cu+ levels in live cells and mice under situations of copper deficiency or overload. Application of CCL-1 to mice with liver-specific luciferase expression in a diet-induced model of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease reveals onset of hepatic copper deficiency and altered expression levels of central copper trafficking proteins that accompany symptoms of glucose intolerance and weight gain. The data connect copper dysregulation to metabolic liver disease and provide a starting point for expanding the toolbox of reactivity-based chemical reporters for cell- and tissue-specific in vivo imaging.
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- Marie C Heffern
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720;
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720;
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
- Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
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Qaim SM. Nuclear data for production and medical application of radionuclides: Present status and future needs. Nucl Med Biol 2016; 44:31-49. [PMID: 27821344 DOI: 10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2016.08.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2016] [Revised: 08/22/2016] [Accepted: 08/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The significance of nuclear data in the choice and medical application of a radionuclide is considered: the decay data determine its suitability for organ imaging or internal therapy and the reaction cross section data allow optimisation of its production route. A brief discussion of reaction cross sections and yields is given. STANDARD RADIONUCLIDES The standard SPECT, PET and therapeutic radionuclides are enumerated and their decay and production data are considered. The status of nuclear data is generally good. Some existing discrepancies are outlined. A few promising alternative production routes of 99mTc and 68Ga are discussed. RESEARCH-ORIENTED RADIONUCLIDES The increasing significance of non-standard positron emitters in organ imaging and of low-energy highly-ionizing radiation emitters in internal therapy is discussed, their nuclear data are considered and a brief review of their status is presented. Some other related nuclear data issues are also mentioned. PRODUCTION OF RADIONUCLIDES USING NEWER TECHNOLOGIES The data needs arising from new directions in radionuclide applications (multimode imaging, theranostic approach, radionanoparticles, etc.) are considered. The future needs of data associated with possible utilization of newer irradiation technologies (intermediate energy cyclotron, high-intensity photon accelerator, spallation neutron source, etc.) are outlined. CONCLUSION Except for a few small discrepancies, the available nuclear data are sufficient for routine production and application of radionuclides. Considerable data needs exist for developing novel radionuclides for applications. The developing future technologies for radionuclide production will demand further data-related activities.
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- Syed M Qaim
- Institut für Neurowissenschaften und Medizin, INM-5 (Nuklearchemie), Forschungszentrum Jülich, D-52425 Jülich, Germany.
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Ramos-Torres KM, Kolemen S, Chang CJ. Thioether Coordination Chemistry for Molecular Imaging of Copper in Biological Systems. Isr J Chem 2016; 56:724-737. [PMID: 31263315 DOI: 10.1002/ijch.201600023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Copper is an essential element in biological systems. Its potent redox activity renders it necessary for life, but at the same time, misregulation of its cellular pools can lead to oxidative stress implicated in aging and various disease states. Copper is commonly thought of as a static cofactor buried in protein active sites; however, evidence of a more loosely bound, labile pool of copper has emerged. To help identify and understand new roles for dynamic copper pools in biology, we have developed selective molecular imaging agents for this metal, drawing inspiration from both biological binding motifs and synthetic model complexes that reveal thioether coordination as a general design strategy for selective and sensitive copper recognition. In this review, we summarize some contributions, primarily from our own laboratory, on fluorescence- and magnetic resonance-based molecular-imaging probes for studying copper in living systems using thioether coordination chemistry.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California Berkeley, CA 94704 (USA)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California Berkeley, CA 94704 (USA).,Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California Berkeley, CA 94704 (USA).,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Tel.: (+1) 510-642-4704
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Lee S, Barin G, Ackerman CM, Muchenditsi A, Xu J, Reimer JA, Lutsenko S, Long JR, Chang CJ. Copper Capture in a Thioether-Functionalized Porous Polymer Applied to the Detection of Wilson's Disease. J Am Chem Soc 2016; 138:7603-9. [PMID: 27285482 PMCID: PMC5555401 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b02515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Copper is an essential
nutrient for life, but at the same time,
hyperaccumulation of this redox-active metal in biological fluids
and tissues is a hallmark of pathologies such as Wilson’s and
Menkes diseases, various neurodegenerative diseases, and toxic environmental
exposure. Diseases characterized by copper hyperaccumulation are currently
challenging to identify due to costly diagnostic tools that involve
extensive technical workup. Motivated to create simple yet highly
selective and sensitive diagnostic tools, we have initiated a program
to develop new materials that can enable monitoring of copper levels
in biological fluid samples without complex and expensive instrumentation.
Herein, we report the design, synthesis, and properties of PAF-1-SMe,
a robust three-dimensional porous aromatic framework (PAF) densely
functionalized with thioether groups for selective capture and concentration
of copper from biofluids as well as aqueous samples. PAF-1-SMe exhibits
a high selectivity for copper over other biologically relevant metals,
with a saturation capacity reaching over 600 mg/g. Moreover, the combination
of PAF-1-SMe as a material for capture and concentration of copper
from biological samples with 8-hydroxyquinoline as a colorimetric
indicator affords a method for identifying aberrant elevations of
copper in urine samples from mice with Wilson’s disease and
also tracing exogenously added copper in serum. This divide-and-conquer
sensing strategy, where functional and robust porous materials serve
as molecular recognition elements that can be used to capture and
concentrate analytes in conjunction with molecular indicators for
signal readouts, establishes a valuable starting point for the use
of porous polymeric materials in noninvasive diagnostic applications.
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- Department of Physiology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine , Baltimore, Maryland 21205, United States
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- Department of Physiology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine , Baltimore, Maryland 21205, United States
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Tanaka T, Nishiura Y, Araki R, Saido T, Abe R, Aoki S. 11B NMR Probes of Copper(II): Finding and Implications of the Cu2+-Promoted Decomposition ofortho-Carborane Derivatives. Eur J Inorg Chem 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201600117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Regueiro-Figueroa M, Gündüz S, Patinec V, Logothetis NK, Esteban-Gómez D, Tripier R, Angelovski G, Platas-Iglesias C. Gd(3+)-Based Magnetic Resonance Imaging Contrast Agent Responsive to Zn(2+). Inorg Chem 2015; 54:10342-50. [PMID: 26468992 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5b01719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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We report the heteroditopic ligand H5L, which contains a DO3A unit for Gd(3+) complexation connected to an NO2A moiety through a N-propylacetamide linker. The synthesis of the ligand followed a convergent route that involved the preparation of 1,4-bis(tert-butoxycarbonylmethyl)-1,4,7-triazacyclononane following the orthoamide strategy. The luminescence lifetimes of the Tb((5)D4) excited state measured for the TbL complex point to the absence of coordinated water molecules. Density functional theory calculations and (1)H NMR studies indicate that the EuL complex presents a square antiprismatic coordination in aqueous solution, where eight coordination is provided by the seven donor atoms of the DO3A unit and the amide oxygen atom of the N-propylacetamide linker. Addition of Zn(2+) to aqueous solutions of the TbL complex provokes a decrease of the emission intensity as the emission lifetime becomes shorter, which is a consequence of the coordination of a water molecule to the Tb(3+) ion upon Zn(2+) binding to the NO2A moiety. The relaxivity of the GdL complex recorded at 7 T (25 °C) increases by almost 150% in the presence of 1 equiv of Zn(2+), while Ca(2+) and Mg(2+) induced very small relaxivity changes. In vitro magnetic resonance imaging experiments confirmed the ability of GdL to provide response to the presence of Zn(2+).
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- Martín Regueiro-Figueroa
- Grupo QUICOOR, Centro de Investigaciones Científicas Avanzadas (CICA) and Departamento de Química Fundamental, Universidade da Coruña , Campus da Zapateira, Rúa da Fraga 10, 15008 A Coruña, Spain
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- MR Neuroimaging Agents, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics , Spemannstr. 41, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- UFR des Sciences et Techniques, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, UMR-CNRS 6521 , 6 avenue Victor le Gorgeu, C.S. 93837, 29238 BREST Cedex 3, France
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- Physiology of Cognitive Processes, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics , Tübingen, Germany.,Department of Imaging Science and Biomedical Engineering, University of Manchester , Manchester, U.K
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- Grupo QUICOOR, Centro de Investigaciones Científicas Avanzadas (CICA) and Departamento de Química Fundamental, Universidade da Coruña , Campus da Zapateira, Rúa da Fraga 10, 15008 A Coruña, Spain
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- UFR des Sciences et Techniques, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, UMR-CNRS 6521 , 6 avenue Victor le Gorgeu, C.S. 93837, 29238 BREST Cedex 3, France
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- MR Neuroimaging Agents, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics , Spemannstr. 41, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Grupo QUICOOR, Centro de Investigaciones Científicas Avanzadas (CICA) and Departamento de Química Fundamental, Universidade da Coruña , Campus da Zapateira, Rúa da Fraga 10, 15008 A Coruña, Spain
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Hingorani DV, Bernstein AS, Pagel MD. A review of responsive MRI contrast agents: 2005-2014. CONTRAST MEDIA & MOLECULAR IMAGING 2015; 10:245-65. [PMID: 25355685 PMCID: PMC4414668 DOI: 10.1002/cmmi.1629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2013] [Revised: 09/06/2014] [Accepted: 09/18/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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This review focuses on MRI contrast agents that are responsive to a change in a physiological biomarker. The response mechanisms are dependent on six physicochemical characteristics, including the accessibility of water to the agent, tumbling time, proton exchange rate, electron spin state, MR frequency or superparamagnetism of the agent. These characteristics can be affected by changes in concentrations or activities of enzymes, proteins, nucleic acids, metabolites, or metal ions, or changes in redox state, pH, temperature, or light. A total of 117 examples are presented, including ones that employ nuclei other than (1) H, which attests to the creativity of multidisciplinary research efforts to develop responsive MRI contrast agents.
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- Dina V Hingorani
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Arizona, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Arizona, USA
- Department of Medical Imaging, University of Arizona, USA
- University of Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, USA
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Dommaschk M, Peters M, Gutzeit F, Schütt C, Näther C, Sönnichsen FD, Tiwari S, Riedel C, Boretius S, Herges R. Photoswitchable Magnetic Resonance Imaging Contrast by Improved Light-Driven Coordination-Induced Spin State Switch. J Am Chem Soc 2015; 137:7552-5. [PMID: 25914182 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b00929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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We present a fully reversible and highly efficient on-off photoswitching of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast with green (500 nm) and violet-blue (435 nm) light. The contrast change is based on intramolecular light-driven coordination-induced spin state switch (LD-CISSS), performed with azopyridine-substituted Ni-porphyrins. The relaxation time of the solvent protons in 3 mM solutions of the azoporphyrins in DMSO was switched between 3.5 and 1.7 s. The relaxivity of the contrast agent changes by a factor of 6.7. No fatigue or side reaction was observed, even after >100,000 switching cycles in air at room temperature. Electron-donating substituents at the pyridine improve the LD-CISSS in two ways: better photostationary states are achieved, and intramolecular binding is enhanced.
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- Marcel Dommaschk
- †Otto-Diels-Institut für Organische Chemie, Christian-Albrechts-Universität, Otto-Hahn-Platz 4, 24098 Kiel, Germany
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- †Otto-Diels-Institut für Organische Chemie, Christian-Albrechts-Universität, Otto-Hahn-Platz 4, 24098 Kiel, Germany
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- †Otto-Diels-Institut für Organische Chemie, Christian-Albrechts-Universität, Otto-Hahn-Platz 4, 24098 Kiel, Germany
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- †Otto-Diels-Institut für Organische Chemie, Christian-Albrechts-Universität, Otto-Hahn-Platz 4, 24098 Kiel, Germany
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- ‡Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Christian-Albrechts-Universität, Otto-Hahn-Platz 6/7, 24098 Kiel, Germany
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- †Otto-Diels-Institut für Organische Chemie, Christian-Albrechts-Universität, Otto-Hahn-Platz 4, 24098 Kiel, Germany
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- §Clinic for Radiology and Neuroradiology, Arnold Heller Straße 3, 24105 Kiel, Germany
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- §Clinic for Radiology and Neuroradiology, Arnold Heller Straße 3, 24105 Kiel, Germany
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- §Clinic for Radiology and Neuroradiology, Arnold Heller Straße 3, 24105 Kiel, Germany
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- †Otto-Diels-Institut für Organische Chemie, Christian-Albrechts-Universität, Otto-Hahn-Platz 4, 24098 Kiel, Germany
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This perspective outlines strategies towards the development of MR imaging probes that our lab has explored over the last 15 years. Namely, we discuss methods to enhance the signal generating capacity of MR probes and how to achieve tissue specificity through protein targeting or probe activation within the tissue microenvironment.
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- Eszter Boros
- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical 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, 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, Department of Radiology Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA
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Ekanger LA, Allen MJ. Overcoming the concentration-dependence of responsive probes for magnetic resonance imaging. Metallomics 2015; 7:405-21. [PMID: 25579206 PMCID: PMC4357574 DOI: 10.1039/c4mt00289j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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In magnetic resonance imaging, contrast agents are molecules that increase the contrast-to-noise ratio of non-invasively acquired images. The information gained from magnetic resonance imaging can be increased using responsive contrast agents that undergo chemical changes, and consequently changes to contrast enhancement, for example in response to specific biomarkers that are indicative of diseases. A major limitation with modern responsive contrast agents is concentration-dependence that requires the concentration of contrast agent to be known: an extremely challenging task in vivo. Here, we review advances in several strategies aimed at overcoming the concentration-dependent nature of responsive contrast agents.
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- Levi A Ekanger
- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, 5101 Cass Avenue, Detroit, MI 48202, USA.
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Misra SK, Kim B, Kolmodin NJ, Pan D. A dual strategy for sensing metals with a nano ‘pincer’ scavenger for in vitro diagnostics and detection of liver diseases from blood samples. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2015; 126:444-51. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2014.12.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2014] [Revised: 12/23/2014] [Accepted: 12/27/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Cakić N, Gündüz S, Rengarasu R, Angelovski G. Synthetic strategies for preparation of cyclen-based MRI contrast agents. Tetrahedron Lett 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2014.12.087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Singh G, Hsu KM, Chen YJ, Wu SC, Chen CY, Wang YM. A switch-on MRI contrast agent for noninvasive visualization of methylmercury. Chem Commun (Camb) 2015; 51:12032-5. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cc01723h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The first Gd(iii)-based T1 MRI contrast agent, o-MeHgGad, is demonstrated for noninvasive visualization of CH3Hg+.
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- Gyan Singh
- Department of Biological Science and Technology
- Institute of Molecular Medicine and Bioengineering
- National Chiao Tung University
- Hsinchu 300
- Taiwan
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- Department of Biological Science and Technology
- Institute of Molecular Medicine and Bioengineering
- National Chiao Tung University
- Hsinchu 300
- Taiwan
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- Department of Biological Science and Technology
- Institute of Molecular Medicine and Bioengineering
- National Chiao Tung University
- Hsinchu 300
- Taiwan
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- Department of Biological Science and Technology
- Institute of Molecular Medicine and Bioengineering
- National Chiao Tung University
- Hsinchu 300
- Taiwan
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- Department of Radiology
- Faculty of Medicine
- College of Medicine
- Kaohsiung Medical University
- Kaohsiung
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- Department of Biological Science and Technology
- Institute of Molecular Medicine and Bioengineering
- National Chiao Tung University
- Hsinchu 300
- Taiwan
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Ekanger LA, Ali MM, Allen MJ. Oxidation-responsive Eu(2+/3+)-liposomal contrast agent for dual-mode magnetic resonance imaging. Chem Commun (Camb) 2014; 50:14835-8. [PMID: 25323054 PMCID: PMC4214894 DOI: 10.1039/c4cc07027e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
An oxidation-responsive contrast agent for magnetic resonance imaging was synthesized using Eu(2+) and liposomes. Positive contrast enhancement was observed with Eu(2+), and chemical exchange saturation transfer was observed before and after oxidation of Eu(2+). Orthogonal detection modes render the concentration of Eu inconsequential to molecular information provided through imaging.
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Affiliation(s)
- Levi A Ekanger
- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, 5101 Cass Ave., Detroit, MI 48202, USA.
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