Gold Nanoparticles Functionalized with Gadolinium Chelates as High-Relaxivity MRI Contrast Agents

2009 ◽  
Vol 131 (31) ◽  
pp. 10828-10829 ◽  
Author(s):  
Loïck Moriggi ◽  
Caroline Cannizzo ◽  
Eddy Dumas ◽  
Cédric R. Mayer ◽  
Alexey Ulianov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gold Nanoparticles ◽  
Contrast Agents ◽  
Mri Contrast Agents ◽  
Mri Contrast ◽  
Gadolinium Chelates ◽  
High Relaxivity

scholarly journals Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles as Contrast Agents for Proton and Dual Proton/Fluorine MRI

Nanomaterials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 879 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Şologan ◽  
Francesco Padelli ◽  
Isabella Giachetti ◽  
Domenico Aquino ◽  
Mariangela Boccalon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Gold Nanoparticles ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Contrast Agents ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Mri Contrast Agents ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Mri Contrast ◽  
Gold Core ◽  
19F Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Gold nanoparticles carrying fluorinated ligands in their monolayer are, by themselves, contrast agents for 19F magnetic resonance imaging displaying high sensitivity because of the high density of fluorine nuclei achievable by grafting suitable ligands on the gold core surface. Functionalization of these nanoparticles with Gd(III) chelates allows adding a further functional activity to these systems, developing materials also acting as contrast agents for proton magnetic resonance imaging. These dual mode contrast agents may allow capitalizing on the benefits of 1H and 19F magnetic resonance imaging in a single diagnostic session. In this work, we describe a proof of principle of this approach by studying these nanoparticles in a high field preclinical scanner. The Gd(III) centers within the nanoparticles monolayer shorten considerably the 19F T1 of the ligands but, nevertheless, these systems display strong and sharp NMR signals which allow recording good quality 19F MRI phantom images at nanoparticle concentration of 20 mg/mL after proper adjustment of the imaging sequence. The Gd(III) centers also influence the T1 relaxation time of the water protons and high quality 1H MRI images could be obtained. Gold nanoparticles protected by hydrogenated ligands and decorated with Gd(III) chelates are reported for comparison as 1H MRI contrast agents.

ChemInform Abstract: High-Relaxivity MRI Contrast Agents: Where Coordination Chemistry Meets Medical Imaging

ChemInform ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric J. Werner ◽  
Ankona Datta ◽  
Christoph J. Jocher ◽  
Kenneth N. Raymond
Keyword(s):  
Coordination Chemistry ◽  
Medical Imaging ◽  
Contrast Agents ◽  
Mri Contrast Agents ◽  
Mri Contrast ◽  
High Relaxivity

scholarly journals Nano-assemblies of cationic mPEG brush block copolymers with gadolinium polyoxotungstate [Gd(W5O18)2]9− form stable, high relaxivity MRI contrast agents

Nanoscale ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (15) ◽  
pp. 7270-7280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanne Ly ◽  
Yuhuan Li ◽  
Mai N. Vu ◽  
Bradford A. Moffat ◽  
Kevin S. Jack ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Block Copolymer ◽  
Block Copolymers ◽  
Contrast Agents ◽  
Mri Contrast Agents ◽  
Good Stability ◽  
Mri Contrast ◽  
High Relaxivity

Nano-assemblies of gadolinium polyoxotungstate and cationic mPEG brush block copolymer demonstrated good stability and enhanced relaxivity at physiological pH.

scholarly journals A Photocleavable Contrast Agent for Light-Responsive MRI

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 296
Author(s):  
Friederike Reeßing ◽  
Sèvrin E. M. Huijsse ◽  
Rudi A. J. O. Dierckx ◽  
Ben L. Feringa ◽  
Ronald J.H. Borra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Contrast Agent ◽  
Contrast Agents ◽  
Mri Contrast Agents ◽  
Mri Contrast Agent ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Spatiotemporal Resolution ◽  
Mri Contrast ◽  
High Relaxivity ◽  
Vis Spectroscopy ◽  
Clinical Mri

Thanks to its innocuousness and high spatiotemporal resolution, light is used in several established and emerging applications in biomedicine. Among them is the modulation of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents’ relaxivity with the aim to increase the sensitivity, selectivity and amount of functional information obtained from this outstanding whole-body medical imaging technique. This approach requires the development of molecular contrast agents that show high relaxivity and strongly pronounced photo-responsiveness. To this end, we report here the design and synthesis of a light-activated MRI contrast agent, together with its evaluation using UV–vis spectroscopy, Fast Field Cycling (FFC) relaxometry and relaxometric measurements on clinical MRI scanners. The high relaxivity of the reported agent changes substantially upon irradiation with light, showing a 17% decrease in relaxivity at 0.23T upon irradiation with λ = 400 nm (violet) light for 60 min. On clinical MRI scanners (1.5T and 3.0T), irradiation leads to a decrease in relaxivity of 9% and 19% after 3 and 60 min, respectively. The molecular design presents an important blueprint for the development of light-activatable MRI contrast agents.

Supramolecular aggregates from polyacrylates and Gd(iii)-containing cationic surfactants as high-relaxivity MRI contrast agents

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (9) ◽  
pp. 1521-1526 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yingying Chen ◽  
Qin Zhu ◽  
Yu Tian ◽  
Weijun Tang ◽  
Fei Pan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Contrast Agents ◽  
Cationic Surfactants ◽  
Mri Contrast Agents ◽  
Sodium Acrylate ◽  
Mri Contrast ◽  
Molecular Weights ◽  
High Relaxivity ◽  
Assembly Behavior ◽  
Supramolecular Aggregates

The assembly behavior of narrowly dispersed poly(sodium acrylate) (PAAS) of different molecular weights with Gd(iii)-containing cationic metallosurfactants (MS) was investigated by DLS, TEM and relaxivity plotting.

The In Vivo Radiosensitizing Effect of Gold Nanoparticles Based MRI Contrast Agents

Small ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 1116-1124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Imen Miladi ◽  
Christophe Alric ◽  
Sandrine Dufort ◽  
Pierre Mowat ◽  
Aurélie Dutour ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gold Nanoparticles ◽  
Contrast Agents ◽  
Mri Contrast Agents ◽  
Mri Contrast ◽  
Radiosensitizing Effect

Water-Soluble Gadofullerenes:  Toward High-Relaxivity, pH-Responsive MRI Contrast Agents

2005 ◽  
Vol 127 (2) ◽  
pp. 799-805 ◽  
Author(s):  
Éva Tóth ◽  
Robert D. Bolskar ◽  
Alain Borel ◽  
Gabriel González ◽  
Lothar Helm ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Contrast Agents ◽  
Mri Contrast Agents ◽  
Water Soluble ◽  
Ph Responsive ◽  
Mri Contrast ◽  
High Relaxivity

scholarly journals Hybrid Dextran-gadolinium Nano-suitcases as High-relaxivity MRI Contrast Agents

2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 391-398 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hao Wang ◽  
Ting-Ting Dai ◽  
Bo-Lun Lu ◽  
Sheng-Li Li ◽  
Qing Lu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Contrast Agents ◽  
Mri Contrast Agents ◽  
Mri Contrast ◽  
High Relaxivity
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