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ArticleContrast media & molecular imaging

A neutral polydisulfide containing Gd(III) DOTA monoamide as a redox-sensitive biodegradable macromolecular MRI contrast agent.

Zhen Ye, Zhuxian Zhou, Nadia Ayat, Xueming Wu, Erlei Jin, Xiaoyue Shi, Zheng-Rong Lu

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Zhen YeDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Zhuxian ZhouDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Nadia AyatDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Xueming WuDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Erlei JinDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Xiaoyue ShiDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Zheng-Rong LuDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Case Western Reserve University · US

Funding

Biodegradable Macromolecular Blood Pool Contrast AgentsR01EB000489 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI LU, ZHENG-RONG · 2003 to 2014
$3.3M
NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB000489NIBIB NIH HHS R01EB00489
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This work aims to develop safe and effective gadolinium (III)-based biodegradable macromolecular MRI contrast agents for blood pool and cancer imaging. A neutral polydisulfide containing macrocyclic Gd-DOTA monoamide (GOLS) was synthesized and characterized. In addition to studying the in vitro degradation of GOLS, its kinetic stability was also investigated in an in vivo model. The efficacy of GOLS for contrast-enhanced MRI was examined with female BALB/c mice bearing 4T1 breast cancer xenografts. The pharmacokinetics, biodistribution, and metabolism of GOLS were also determined in mice. GOLS has an apparent molecular weight of 23.0 kDa with T1 relaxivities of 7.20 mM(-1) s(-1) per Gd at 1.5 T, and 6.62 mM(-1) s(-1) at 7.0 T. GOLS had high kinetic inertness against transmetallation with Zn(2+) ions, and its polymer backbone was readily cleaved by L-cysteine. The agent showed improved efficacy for blood pool and tumor MR imaging. The structural effect on biodistribution and in vivo chelation stability was assessed by comparing GOLS with Gd(HP-DO3A), a negatively charged polydisulfide containing Gd-DOTA monoamide GODC, and a polydisulfide containing Gd-DTPA-bisamide (GDCC). GOLS showed high in vivo chelation stability and minimal tissue deposition of gadolinium. The biodegradable macromolecular contrast agent GOLS is a promising polymeric contrast agent for clinical MR cardiovascular imaging and cancer imaging.

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AnimalsBreast NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorContrast MediaDisulfidesFemaleHeterocyclic CompoundsHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMiceOrganometallic CompoundsOxidation-ReductionRadiographyTissue DistributionXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysContrast MediaDisulfidesgadolinium 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-N,N',N'',N'''-tetraacetateHeterocyclic CompoundsOrganometallic Compoundsbiodegradable macromolecular contrast agentsblood pool MRIgadolinium contrast agentshigh kinetic stabilitypolydisulfide

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PMID26218648
PMCPMC4729617
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