Producing Radical-Free Hyperpolarized Perfusion Agents for In Vivo Magnetic Resonance Using Spin-Labeled Thermoresponsive Hydrogel

2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (13) ◽  
pp. 1074-1078 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tian Cheng ◽  
Mor Mishkovsky ◽  
Matthias J. N. Junk ◽  
Kerstin Münnemann ◽  
Arnaud Comment
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Thermoresponsive Hydrogel ◽  
Perfusion Agents

Spectroscopic imaging of human disease

1996 ◽  
Vol 54 ◽  
pp. 884-885
Author(s):  
D.J. Meyerhoff
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Field Gradient ◽  
Human Disease ◽  
Morphological Changes ◽  
Magnetic Field Gradient ◽  
Spectroscopic Imaging ◽  
Resonance Spectroscopy ◽  
Tissue Water

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) observes tissue water in the presence of a magnetic field gradient to study morphological changes such as tissue volume loss and signal hyperintensities in human disease. These changes are mostly non-specific and do not appear to be correlated with the range of severity of a certain disease. In contrast, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS), which measures many different chemicals and tissue metabolites in the millimolar concentration range in the absence of a magnetic field gradient, has been shown to reveal characteristic metabolite patterns which are often correlated with the severity of a disease. In-vivo MRS studies are performed on widely available MRI scanners without any “sample preparation” or invasive procedures and are therefore widely used in clinical research. Hydrogen (H) MRS and MR Spectroscopic Imaging (MRSI, conceptionally a combination of MRI and MRS) measure N-acetylaspartate (a putative marker of neurons), creatine-containing metabolites (involved in energy processes in the cell), choline-containing metabolites (involved in membrane metabolism and, possibly, inflammatory processes),

Monitoring stem cell migration in the nervous system by in vivo magnetic resonance imaging

2005 ◽  
Vol 25 (1_suppl) ◽  
pp. S692-S692
Author(s):  
Mathias Hoehn ◽  
Uwe Himmelreich ◽  
Ralph Weber ◽  
Pedro Ramos-Cabrer ◽  
Susanne Wegener ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Stem Cell ◽  
Cell Migration ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Stem Cell Migration

Rapid Catalyst Capture Enables Metal-Free Parahydrogen-Based Hyperpolarized Contrast Agents

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danila Barskiy ◽  
Lucia Ke ◽  
Xingyang Li ◽  
Vincent Stevenson ◽  
Nevin Widarman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Contrast Agents ◽  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
Organometallic Compounds ◽  
Atomic Emission ◽  
Platinum Group Metals ◽  
Resonance Spectroscopy ◽  
Plasma Atomic Emission ◽  
Inductively Coupled

<p>Hyperpolarization techniques based on the use of parahydrogen provide orders of magnitude signal enhancement for magnetic resonance spectroscopy and imaging. The main drawback limiting widespread applicability of parahydrogen-based techniques in biomedicine is the presence of organometallic compounds (the polarization transfer catalysts) in solution with hyperpolarized contrast agents. These catalysts are typically complexes of platinum-group metals and their administration in vivo should be avoided.</p> <p><br></p><p>Herein, we show how extraction of a hyperpolarized compound from an organic phase to an aqueous phase combined with a rapid (less than 10 seconds) Ir-based catalyst capture by metal scavenging agents can produce pure parahydrogen-based hyperpolarized contrast agents as demonstrated by high-resolution nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES). The presented methodology enables fast and efficient means of producing pure hyperpolarized aqueous solutions for biomedical and other uses.</p>

Rapid Catalyst Capture Enables Metal-Free Parahydrogen-Based Hyperpolarized Contrast Agents

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danila Barskiy ◽  
Lucia Ke ◽  
Xingyang Li ◽  
Vincent Stevenson ◽  
Nevin Widarman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Contrast Agents ◽  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
Organometallic Compounds ◽  
Atomic Emission ◽  
Platinum Group Metals ◽  
Resonance Spectroscopy ◽  
Plasma Atomic Emission ◽  
Inductively Coupled

<p>Hyperpolarization techniques based on the use of parahydrogen provide orders of magnitude signal enhancement for magnetic resonance spectroscopy and imaging. The main drawback limiting widespread applicability of parahydrogen-based techniques in biomedicine is the presence of organometallic compounds (the polarization transfer catalysts) in solution with hyperpolarized contrast agents. These catalysts are typically complexes of platinum-group metals and their administration in vivo should be avoided.</p> <p><br></p><p>Herein, we show how extraction of a hyperpolarized compound from an organic phase to an aqueous phase combined with a rapid (less than 10 seconds) Ir-based catalyst capture by metal scavenging agents can produce pure parahydrogen-based hyperpolarized contrast agents as demonstrated by high-resolution nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES). The presented methodology enables fast and efficient means of producing pure hyperpolarized aqueous solutions for biomedical and other uses.</p>

Supramolecular Enhancement of Aminoxyl ORCA Contrast Agents

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamilton Lee ◽  
Jenica Lumata ◽  
Michael A. Luzuriaga ◽  
Candace Benjamin ◽  
Olivia Brohlin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Side Effects ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Tobacco Mosaic Virus ◽  
Contrast Agents ◽  
Single Molecule ◽  
Organic Radical ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Physiological Conditions

<div><div><div><p>Many contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging are based on gadolinium, however side effects limit their use in some patients. Organic radical contrast agents (ORCAs) are potential alternatives, but are reduced rapidly in physiological conditions and have low relaxivities as single molecule contrast agents. Herein, we use a supramolecular strategy where cucurbit[8]uril binds with nanomolar affinities to ORCAs and protects them against biological reductants to create a stable radical in vivo. We further over came the weak contrast by conjugating this complex on the surface of a self-assembled biomacromolecule derived from the tobacco mosaic virus.</p></div></div></div>

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