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ArticleJournal of translational medicine2016

Characterization of viscosupplementation formulations using chemical exchange saturation transfer (ViscoCEST).

Mohammad Haris, Anup Singh, Sanjana Reddy, Puneet Bagga, J Bruce Kneeland, Fotios P Tjoumakaris, Hari Hariharan, Francesco M Marincola, Ravinder Reddy

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Article in Journal of translational medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Mohammad HarisResearch Branch, Sidra Medical and Research Center, 26999, Doha, Qatar. mharis@sidra.org.
Anup SinghDepartment of Radiology, Center for Magnetic Resonance and Optical Imaging, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Sanjana ReddyDepartment of Radiology, Center for Magnetic Resonance and Optical Imaging, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Puneet BaggaDepartment of Radiology, Center for Magnetic Resonance and Optical Imaging, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
J Bruce KneelandDepartment of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Fotios P TjoumakarisThe Rothman Institute (FPT), Egg Harbor Township, NJ, USA.
Hari HariharanDepartment of Radiology, Center for Magnetic Resonance and Optical Imaging, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Francesco M MarincolaResearch Branch, Sidra Medical and Research Center, 26999, Doha, Qatar.
Ravinder ReddyDepartment of Radiology, Center for Magnetic Resonance and Optical Imaging, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
University of Pennsylvania · USSidra Medical and Research Center · QAIndian Institute of Technology Delhi · INRothman Institute · US

Funding

Training and DisseminationP41EB015893 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI REDDY, RAVINDER · 2012 to 2019
$11.3M
NIBIB NIH HHS P41 EB015893
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOsteoarthritis (OA) is characterized by progressive loss of cartilage in joints, and is a major cause of pain and disability, and imposes significant health care expense. New therapies are being developed to treat the symptomatic effect of OA, one of which is intra-articular injection of viscosupplementations of different forms of hyaluronic acid (HA). The current study evaluates the chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) effect from two popular viscosupplementations [Hylan gf-20 (Synvisc) and hyaluronan (Orthovisc)] by targeting the exchangeable hydroxyl protons present on these molecules (ViscoCEST).

methodsViscoCEST imaging from two viscosupplementations (Synvisc and Orthovisc) was performed on a 7T Siemens whole body MRI scanner. ViscoCEST images were collected with different combination of saturation pulse power and saturation duration. Z spectra were acquired at B1rms of 3.6 μT and 1 s saturation duration by varying the frequency from -4 to +4 ppm in step size of 0.1 ppm. Field inhomogeneity (B0) and radiofrequency (B1) maps were also acquired to correct ViscoCEST contrast map for any inhomogeneity.

resultsBoth viscosupplementations showed broad CEST effect (ViscoCEST), which peaked ~0.8 ppm from down field of water resonance. Orthovisc showed 20 % higher ViscoCEST contrast than Synvisc suggestive of more HA component in Orthovisc. Increased ViscoCEST contrast was observed from both viscosupplementations with increase in B1rms and saturation pulse duration.

conclusionViscoCEST has a potential to image the spatial distribution of viscosupplements in vivo in patients' intra-articular space as well as temporal variation in their spatial distribution.

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ViscosupplementationCartilage, ArticularGlycosaminoglycansHumansKneeMagnetic Resonance ImagingGlycosaminoglycans

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PMID27071650
PMCPMC4830049
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