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ArticleSmall (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)2016

Polycatechol Nanoparticle MRI Contrast Agents.

Yiwen Li, Yuran Huang, Zhao Wang, Fabio Carniato, Yijun Xie, Joseph P Patterson, Matthew P Thompson, Christopher M Andolina, Treffly B Ditri, Jill E Millstone and 5 more

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Article in Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. Elucidation of the hierarchical structure of natural eumelanins.Journal of the Royal Society, Interface · 2018
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Yiwen LiDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.
Yuran HuangDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.
Zhao WangDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.
Fabio CarniatoDipartimento di Scienze e Innovazione Tecnologica, Università del Piemonte Orientale "A. Avogadro", Alessandria, Italy.
Yijun XieDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.
Joseph P PattersonDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.
Matthew P ThompsonDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.
Christopher M AndolinaDepartment of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, 4200 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, 15260, USA.
Treffly B DitriDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.
Jill E MillstoneDepartment of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, 4200 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, 15260, USA.
Joshua S FigueroaDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.
Jeffrey D RinehartDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.
Miriam ScadengDepartment of Radiology, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.
Mauro BottaDipartimento di Scienze e Innovazione Tecnologica, Università del Piemonte Orientale "A. Avogadro", Alessandria, Italy.
Nathan C GianneschiDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.

Funding

Programming Pharmacokinetics in Vivo via In Situ Switching of Nanoscale ParticleDP2OD008724 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI GIANNESCHI, NATHAN CLAUDE · 2011 to 2011
$2.3M
EDAPT: Enzyme-Directed Assembly of Particle TheranosticsR01EB011633 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI HALL, DAVID J · 2011 to 2014
$1.3M
NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB011633NIBIB NIH HHS R01EB011633NIH HHS DP2 OD008724NIH HHS DP2OD008724
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Amphiphilic triblock copolymers containing Fe(III) -catecholate complexes formulated as spherical- or cylindrical-shaped micellar nanoparticles (SMN and CMN, respectively) are described as new T1-weighted agents with high relaxivity, low cytotoxicity, and long-term stability in biological fluids. Relaxivities of both SMN and CMN exceed those of established gadolinium chelates across a wide range of magnetic field strengths. Interestingly, shape-dependent behavior is observed in terms of the particles' interactions with HeLa cells, with CMN exhibiting enhanced uptake and contrast via magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) compared with SMN. These results suggest that control over soft nanoparticle shape will provide an avenue for optimization of particle-based contrast agents as biodiagnostics. The polycatechol nanoparticles are proposed as suitable for preclinical investigations into their viability as gadolinium-free, safe, and effective imaging agents for MRI contrast enhancement.

Indexed as

CatecholsContrast MediaHeLa CellsHumansMagnetic PhenomenaMagnetic Resonance ImagingMicellesNanoparticlesPolymersProton Magnetic Resonance SpectroscopyCatecholsContrast MediaMicellesPolymerscontrast agents, relaxivitymelaninmicellespolycatechols

Identifiers

PMID26681255
PMCPMC5441847

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