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Carniato F, Ricci M, Tei L, Garello F, Furlan C, Terreno E, Ravera E, Parigi G, Luchinat C, Botta M. Novel Nanogels Loaded with Mn(II) Chelates as Effective and Biologically Stable MRI Probes. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2302868. [PMID: 37345577 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202302868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2023] [Revised: 06/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023]
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Here it is described nanogels (NG) based on a chitosan matrix, which are covalently stabilized by a bisamide derivative of Mn-t-CDTA (t-CDTA = trans-1,2-diaminocyclohexane-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid). the Mn(II) complex acts both as a contrast medium and as a cross-linking agent. These nanogels are proposed as an alternative to the less stable paramagnetic nanogels obtained by electrostatic interactions between the polymeric matrix and paramagnetic Gd(III) chelates. The present novel nanogels show: i) relaxivity values seven times higher than that of typical monohydrated Mn(II) chelates at the clinical fields, thanks to the combination of a restricted mobility of the complex with a fast exchange of the metal-bound water molecule; ii) high stability of the formulation over time at pH 5 and under physiological conditions, thus excluding metal leaking or particles aggregation; iii) good extravasation and accumulation, with a maximum contrast achieved at 24 h post-injection in mice bearing subcutaneous breast cancer tumor; iv) high T1 contrast (1 T) in the tumor 24 h post-injection. These improved properties pave the way for the use of these paramagnetic nanogels as promising magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) probes for in vitro and in vivo preclinical applications.
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- Fabio Carniato
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Innovazione Tecnologica, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Viale T. Michel 11, Alessandria, 15121, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Innovazione Tecnologica, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Viale T. Michel 11, Alessandria, 15121, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Innovazione Tecnologica, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Viale T. Michel 11, Alessandria, 15121, Italy
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- Molecular Imaging Centre, Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, 10126, Italy
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- Molecular Imaging Centre, Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, 10126, Italy
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- Molecular Imaging Centre, Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, 10126, Italy
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- Magnetic Resonance Center (CERM), University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, 50019, Italy
- Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff", University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, 50019, Italy
- Consorzio Interuniversitario Risonanze Magnetiche Metallo Proteine (CIRMMP), Sesto Fiorentino, 50019, Italy
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- Magnetic Resonance Center (CERM), University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, 50019, Italy
- Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff", University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, 50019, Italy
- Consorzio Interuniversitario Risonanze Magnetiche Metallo Proteine (CIRMMP), Sesto Fiorentino, 50019, Italy
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- Magnetic Resonance Center (CERM), University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, 50019, Italy
- Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff", University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, 50019, Italy
- Consorzio Interuniversitario Risonanze Magnetiche Metallo Proteine (CIRMMP), Sesto Fiorentino, 50019, Italy
- Giotto Biotech S.r.l., Sesto Fiorentino, 50019, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Innovazione Tecnologica, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Viale T. Michel 11, Alessandria, 15121, Italy
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Fu S, Cai Z, Ai H. Stimulus-Responsive Nanoparticle Magnetic Resonance Imaging Contrast Agents: Design Considerations and Applications. Adv Healthc Mater 2021; 10:e2001091. [PMID: 32875751 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202001091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Revised: 08/04/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been widely used for disease diagnosis because it can noninvasively obtain anatomical details of various diseases through accurate contrast between soft tissues. Over one-third of MRI examinations are performed with the assistance of contrast agents. Traditional contrast agents typically display an unchanging signal, thus exhibiting relatively low sensitivity and poor specificity. Currently, advances in stimulus-responsive contrast agents which can alter the relaxation signal in response to a specific change in their surrounding environment provide new opportunities to overcome such limitation. The signal changes based on stimulus also reflects the physiological and pathological conditions of the site of interests. In this review, how to design stimulus-responsive nanoparticle MRI contrast agents from the perspective of theory and surface design is comprehensively discussed. Key structural features including size, clusters, shell features, and surface properties are used for tuning the T1 and T2 relaxation properties. The reversible or non-reversible signal changes highlight the contrast agents have undergone structural changes based on certain stimulus, as an indication for disease diagnosis or therapeutic efficacy.
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- Shengxiang Fu
- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials Sichuan University Chengdu 610065 China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials Sichuan University Chengdu 610065 China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials Sichuan University Chengdu 610065 China
- Department of Radiology West China Hospital Sichuan University Chengdu 610041 China
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Caspani S, Magalhães R, Araújo JP, Sousa CT. Magnetic Nanomaterials as Contrast Agents for MRI. MATERIALS 2020; 13:ma13112586. [PMID: 32517085 PMCID: PMC7321635 DOI: 10.3390/ma13112586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2020] [Revised: 05/18/2020] [Accepted: 05/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a powerful, noninvasive and nondestructive technique, capable of providing three-dimensional (3D) images of living organisms. The use of magnetic contrast agents has allowed clinical researchers and analysts to significantly increase the sensitivity and specificity of MRI, since these agents change the intrinsic properties of the tissues within a living organism, increasing the information present in the images. Advances in nanotechnology and materials science, as well as the research of new magnetic effects, have been the driving forces that are propelling forward the use of magnetic nanostructures as promising alternatives to commercial contrast agents used in MRI. This review discusses the principles associated with the use of contrast agents in MRI, as well as the most recent reports focused on nanostructured contrast agents. The potential applications of gadolinium- (Gd) and manganese- (Mn) based nanomaterials and iron oxide nanoparticles in this imaging technique are discussed as well, from their magnetic behavior to the commonly used materials and nanoarchitectures. Additionally, recent efforts to develop new types of contrast agents based on synthetic antiferromagnetic and high aspect ratio nanostructures are also addressed. Furthermore, the application of these materials in theragnosis, either as contrast agents and controlled drug release systems, contrast agents and thermal therapy materials or contrast agents and radiosensitizers, is also presented.
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Ellis CM, Pellico J, Davis JJ. Magnetic Nanoparticles Supporting Bio-responsive T1/ T2 Magnetic Resonance Imaging. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2019; 12:E4096. [PMID: 31817929 PMCID: PMC6947368 DOI: 10.3390/ma12244096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2019] [Revised: 11/29/2019] [Accepted: 12/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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: The use of nanoparticulate systems as contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is well-established and known to facilitate an enhanced image sensitivity within scans of a particular pathological region of interest. Such a capability can enable both a non-invasive diagnosis and the monitoring of disease progression/response to treatment. In this review, magnetic nanoparticles that exhibit a bio-responsive MR relaxivity are discussed, with pH-, enzyme-, biomolecular-, and protein-responsive systems considered. The ability of a contrast agent to respond to a biological stimulus provides not only enriched diagnostic capabilities over corresponding non-responsive analogues, but also an improved longitudinal monitoring of specific physiological conditions.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QZ, UK; (C.M.E.); (J.P.)
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Pellico J, Ellis CM, Davis JJ. Nanoparticle-Based Paramagnetic Contrast Agents for Magnetic Resonance Imaging. CONTRAST MEDIA & MOLECULAR IMAGING 2019; 2019:1845637. [PMID: 31191182 PMCID: PMC6525923 DOI: 10.1155/2019/1845637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2019] [Accepted: 04/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a noninvasive medical imaging modality that is routinely used in clinics, providing anatomical information with micron resolution, soft tissue contrast, and deep penetration. Exogenous contrast agents increase image contrast by shortening longitudinal (T 1) and transversal (T 2) relaxation times. Most of the T 1 agents used in clinical MRI are based on paramagnetic lanthanide complexes (largely Gd-based). In moving to translatable formats of reduced toxicity, greater chemical stability, longer circulation times, higher contrast, more controlled functionalisation and additional imaging modalities, considerable effort has been applied to the development of nanoparticles bearing paramagnetic ions. This review summarises the most relevant examples in the synthesis and biomedical applications of paramagnetic nanoparticles as contrast agents for MRI and multimodal imaging. It includes the most recent developments in the field of production of agents with high relaxivities, which are key for effective contrast enhancement, exemplified through clinically relevant examples.
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- Juan Pellico
- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QZ, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QZ, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QZ, UK
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1H NMR Relaxometric Analysis of Paramagnetic Gd2O3:Yb Nanoparticles Functionalized with Citrate Groups. INORGANICS 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/inorganics7030034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Gd2O3 nanoparticles doped with different amount of Yb3+ ions and coated with citrate molecules were prepared by a cheap and fast co-precipitation procedure and proposed as potential “positive” contrast agents in magnetic resonance imaging. The citrate was used to improve the aqueous suspension, limiting particles precipitation. The relaxometric properties of the samples were studied in aqueous solution as a function of the magnetic field strength in order to evaluate the interaction of the paramagnetic ions exposed on the surface with the water molecules in proximity. The nanoparticles showed high relaxivity values at a high magnetic field with respect to the clinically used Gd3+-chelates and comparable to those of similar nanosytems. Special attention was also addressed to the investigation of the chemical stability of the nanoparticles in biological fluid (reconstructed human serum) and in the presence of a chelating agent.
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- Fabio Carniato
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Innovazione Tecnologica; Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “Amedeo Avogadro”; Viale T. Michel 11 15121 Alessandria Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Innovazione Tecnologica; Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “Amedeo Avogadro”; Viale T. Michel 11 15121 Alessandria Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Innovazione Tecnologica; Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “Amedeo Avogadro”; Viale T. Michel 11 15121 Alessandria Italy
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Carniato F, Tei L, Martinelli J, Botta M. Relaxivity Enhancement of Ditopic Bishydrated Gadolinium(III) Complexes Conjugated to Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles. Eur J Inorg Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201800041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Fabio Carniato
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Innovazione Tecnologica Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale Viale T. Michel 11 I‐15121 Alessandria Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Innovazione Tecnologica Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale Viale T. Michel 11 I‐15121 Alessandria Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Innovazione Tecnologica Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale Viale T. Michel 11 I‐15121 Alessandria Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Innovazione Tecnologica Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale Viale T. Michel 11 I‐15121 Alessandria Italy
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Cao Y, Xu L, Kuang Y, Xiong D, Pei R. Gadolinium-based nanoscale MRI contrast agents for tumor imaging. J Mater Chem B 2017; 5:3431-3461. [PMID: 32264282 DOI: 10.1039/c7tb00382j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Gadolinium-based nanoscale magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents (CAs) have gained significant momentum as a promising nanoplatform for detecting tumor tissue in medical diagnosis, due to their favorable capability of enhancing the longitudinal relaxivity (r1) of individual gadolinium ions, delivering to the region of interest a large number of gadolinium ions, and incorporating different functionalities. This mini-review highlights the latest developments and applications, and simultaneously gives some perspectives for their future development.
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- Yi Cao
- CAS Key Laboratory of Nano-Bio Interface, Division of Nanobiomedicine, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215123, China.
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Zhou J, Li J, Wu D, Hong C. CNT-Based and MSN-Based Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Nanocomposites for Biomedical Applications. ACS SYMPOSIUM SERIES 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/bk-2017-1253.ch009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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- Jiemei Zhou
- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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Ternent L, Mayoh DA, Lees MR, Davies GL. Heparin-stabilised iron oxide for MR applications: a relaxometric study. J Mater Chem B 2016; 4:3065-3074. [PMID: 32263045 DOI: 10.1039/c6tb00832a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Superparamagnetic nanoparticles have strong potential in biomedicine and have seen application as clinical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents, though their popularity has plummeted in recent years, due to low efficacy and safety concerns, including haemagglutination. Using an in situ procedure, we have prepared colloids of magnetite nanoparticles, exploiting the clinically approved anti-coagulant, heparin, as a templating stabiliser. These colloids, stable over several days, produce exceptionally strong MRI contrast capabilities particularly at low fields, as demonstrated by relaxometric investigations using nuclear magnetic resonance dispersion (NMRD) techniques and single field r1 and r2 relaxation measurements. This behaviour is due to interparticle interactions, enhanced by the templating effect of heparin, resulting in strong magnetic anisotropic behaviour which closely maps particle size. The nanocomposites have also reliably prevented protein-adsorption triggered thrombosis typical of non-stabilised nanoparticles, showing great potential for in vivo MRI diagnostics.
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- Lucy Ternent
- Molecular Organisation and Assembly in Cells Doctoral Training Centre, Coventry House, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
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Scafuri A, Vivani R, Carniato F, Tei L, Botta M, Taddei M, Costantino F. A structural and (1)H NMR relaxometric study on novel layered carboxyalkylaminophosphonate nanocrystals with Gd(III) ions located in the framework. Dalton Trans 2015; 44:19072-5. [PMID: 26498004 DOI: 10.1039/c5dt02808f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Novel Gd(III) carboxyalkylphosphonate nanocrystals were synthesized under mild hydrothermal conditions. Structural properties and (1)H NMR relaxometric behaviour in aqueous solution as a function of the magnetic field strength were investigated, aiming to evaluate the local chemical environment of the paramagnetic centres and their interaction and affinity with water molecules.
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- Antonio Scafuri
- Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnologies, University of Perugia, Via Elce di Sotto 8, 06123 Perugia, Italy.
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Zhang D, Gao A, Xu Y, Yin XB, He XW, Zhang YK. Gd–Al co-doped mesoporous silica nanoparticles loaded with Ru(bpy)32+as a dual-modality probe for fluorescence and magnetic resonance imaging. Analyst 2014; 139:4613-9. [DOI: 10.1039/c4an00816b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Li V, Ghang YJ, Hooley RJ, Williams TJ. Non-covalent self assembly controls the relaxivity of magnetically active guests. Chem Commun (Camb) 2014; 50:1375-7. [PMID: 24346341 PMCID: PMC3943342 DOI: 10.1039/c3cc48389d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The relaxivity of a magnetically responsive Gd complex can be controlled by non-covalent molecular recognition with a water-soluble deep cavitand. Lowered relaxivity is conferred by a self-assembled micellar "off state", and the contrast can be regenerated by addition of a superior guest.
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- Vincent Li
- Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute and Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-1661
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- University of California Riverside, Department of Chemistry Riverside, CA 92521 (USA)
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- University of California Riverside, Department of Chemistry Riverside, CA 92521 (USA)
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- Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute and Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-1661
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Huang WY, Davies GL, Davis JJ. Engineering cytochrome-modified silica nanoparticles to induce programmed cell death. Chemistry 2013; 19:17891-8. [PMID: 24249039 PMCID: PMC4454278 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201303239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2013] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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A low native membrane permeability and ineffective access to the cellular cytosol, together with aggressive proteolytic degradation, often severely hampers the practical application of any therapeutic protein or antibody. Through engineering the charging profile of mesoporous silica nanoparticles, cellular uptake and subsequent subcellular distribution can be controlled. We show herein that programmed cell death can subsequently be induced across a population of cancer cells with remarkable efficacy on conjugating a specific caspase-cascade-activating cytochrome to such cytosol-accessing particles.
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- Wen-Yen Huang
- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QZ (UK)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QZ (UK)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QZ (UK)
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Biomedical imaging techniques can provide a vast amount of anatomical information, enabling diagnosis and the monitoring of disease and treatment profile. MRI uniquely offers convenient, non-invasive, high resolution tomographic imaging. A considerable amount of effort has been invested, across several decades, in the design of non toxic paramagnetic contrast agents capable of enhancing positive MRI signal contrast. Recently, focus has shifted towards the development of agents capable of specifically reporting on their local biochemical environment, where a switch in image contrast is triggered by a specific stimulus/biochemical variable. Such an ability would not only strengthen diagnosis but also provide unique disease-specific biochemical insight. This feature article focuses on recent progress in the development of MRI contrast switching with molecular, macromolecular and nanoparticle-based agents.
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- Gemma-Louise Davies
- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QZ, UK.
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Lehr J, Bennett J, Tropiano M, Sørensen TJ, Faulkner S, Beer PD, Davis JJ. Reversible recruitment and emission of DO3A-derived lanthanide complexes at ligating molecular films on gold. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2013; 29:1475-1482. [PMID: 23320931 DOI: 10.1021/la3046725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The recruitment of DO3A-derived lanthanide complexes by ligation to isophthalic acid and catechol-modified gold surfaces, and their resulting sensitization, is reported herein. Predictably pH-dependent surface recruitment is associated with the expected fingerprint europium and terbium emission characteristics. The intensity of the lanthanide luminescence scales exponentially with spacer length, indicating a strong quenching interaction between the lanthanide and the gold surface. The switchable catechol oxidation state provides a means of electrochemically triggering the release of prior ligated complexes.
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- Joshua Lehr
- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, United Kingdom
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