| Literature DB >> 27071959 |
Xing Yang1, Xiaolei Song1,2, Sangeeta Ray Banerjee1, Yuguo Li1,2, Youngjoo Byun3, Guanshu Liu1,2, Zaver M Bhujwalla1, Martin G Pomper1, Michael T McMahon1,2.
Abstract
A series of intra-molecular hydrogen bonded imidazoles and related heterocyclic compounds were screened for their N-H chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast properties. Of the compounds, imidazole-4,5-dicarboxamides (I45DCs) were found to provide the strongest contrast, with the contrast produced at a large chemical shift from water (7.8 ppm) and strongly dependent on pH. We have tested several probes based on this scaffold, and demonstrated that these probes could be applied for in vivo detection of kidney pH after intravenous administration.Entities:
Keywords: chemical exchange saturation transfer; imidazole-4,5-dicarboxamides; molecular imaging; pH imaging
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27071959 PMCID: PMC5201433 DOI: 10.1002/cmmi.1693
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Contrast Media Mol Imaging ISSN: 1555-4309 Impact factor: 3.161