Nitroxide radical contrast agents for safe magnetic resonance imaging: progress, challenges, and perspectives
Materials Horizons,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
Magnetic
resonance
imaging
(MRI)
is
considered
one
of
the
most
valuable
diagnostic
technologies
in
21st
century.
To
enhance
image
contrast
anatomical
features,
MRI
agents
have
been
widely
used
clinical
diagnosis,
especially
those
based
on
gadolinium,
manganese,
and
iron
oxide.
However,
these
metal-based
show
potential
toxicity
to
patients,
which
urges
researchers
develop
novel
that
can
replace
agents.
Metal-free
nitroxide
radical
(NRCAs)
effectively
overcome
shortcomings
also
many
advantages,
including
good
biocompatibility,
prolonged
systemic
circulation
time,
easily
functionalized
structures.
Importantly,
since
NRCAs
acquire
signals
with
standard
tissue
water
Language: Английский
Towards Metabolic Organic Radical Contrast Agents (mORCAs) for Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Shuyang Zhang,
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Sabina Dhakal,
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Evan T. Curtis
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et al.
Molecules,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
30(7), P. 1581 - 1581
Published: April 2, 2025
We
report
two
conjugates
of
gem-diethyl
pyrroline
nitroxide
radicals
with
D-mannosamine
as
potential
metabolic
organic
radical
contrast
agents,
mORCAs,
circumventing
the
need
for
biorthogonal
reactions.
In-cell
EPR
spectroscopy,
using
Jurkat
cells
and
analogous
conjugate,
based
on
a
pyrrolidine
radical,
shows
an
efficient
incorporation
highly
immobilized
nitroxides,
correlation
time
τcor
=
20
ns.
In
vivo
MRI
experiments
in
mice
show
that
paramagnetic
shortens
T1
T2
relaxation
times
protons
water
located
kidney
brain
by
only
up
to
~10%
after
3
d.
Ex
spectroscopic
analyses
indicate
agents
mouse
tissues
are
primarily
localized
kidney,
lung,
liver,
heart,
blood,
which
contain
4–9
The
spin
concentrations
remain
low
(1–3
nmol
g⁻1)
at
24
h
third
mORCA
injection,
approximately
one
orders
magnitude
lower
than
those
ORCAFluor
BASP-ORCA
(measured
~24
post-injection).
These
explain
small
proton
changes
observed
MRI.
Language: Английский
Research Progress of Nitroxide Radical-Based MRI Contrast Agents: From Structure Design to Application
Tao Luo,
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Bo Wang,
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R. Chen
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et al.
Journal of Materials Chemistry B,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Nitroxide
radicals-based
agnetic
resonance
imaging
remains
a
cornerstone
of
diagnostic
imaging,
offering
unparalleled
insights
into
anatomical
structures
and
pathological
conditions.
Language: Английский
Advances in chemically modified HSA as a multifunctional carrier for transforming cancer therapy regimens
Zheng Sun,
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Hui Fu,
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Ruixuan Zhang
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et al.
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
305, P. 141373 - 141373
Published: Feb. 21, 2025
Language: Английский
Albumin Is an Integrative Protein of Blood Plasma and Beyond
International Journal of Molecular Sciences,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
25(23), P. 12627 - 12627
Published: Nov. 25, 2024
Albumin
is
a
major
protein
in
mammalian
blood
plasma
or
serum,
where
its
concentration
healthy
organisms
about
600
μM
[...].
Language: Английский