| Literature DB >> 24050192 |
S James Ratnakar1, Todd C Soesbe, Lloyd Laporca Lumata, Quyen N Do, Subha Viswanathan, Chien-Yuan Lin, A Dean Sherry, Zoltan Kovacs.
Abstract
A novel approach for the design of responsive paramagnetic chemical exchange saturation transfer (PARACEST) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) agents has been developed where the signal is "turned on" by altering the longitudinal relaxation time (T1) of bulk water protons. To demonstrate this approach, a model Eu(DOTA-tetraamide) complex (DOTA = 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7,10-tetraacetic acid) containing two nitroxide free radical units was synthesized. The nitroxide groups substantially shortened the T1 of the bulk water protons which, in turn, resulted in quenching of the CEST signal. Reduction of paramagnetic nitroxide moieties to a diamagnetic species resulted in the appearance of CEST. The modulation of CEST by T1 relaxation provides a new platform for designing biologically responsive MRI agents.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 24050192 PMCID: PMC3858012 DOI: 10.1021/ja406738y
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Am Chem Soc ISSN: 0002-7863 Impact factor: 15.419