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ArticleJournal of medicinal chemistry2018

Manganese-Based Contrast Agents for Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Liver Tumors: Structure-Activity Relationships and Lead Candidate Evaluation.

Junfeng Wang, Huan Wang, Ian A Ramsay, Derek J Erstad, Bryan C Fuchs, Kenneth K Tanabe, Peter Caravan, Eric M Gale

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Article in Journal of medicinal chemistry, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.

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36citing papers in PubMed
3.6field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

36 citing papers in PubMed, 97 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Junfeng Wang
Huan Wang
Ian A Ramsay
Derek J ErstadDepartment of Surgical Oncology , Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School , WRN401, 55 Fruit Street , Boston , Massachusetts 02114 , United States.
Bryan C FuchsDepartment of Surgical Oncology , Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School , WRN401, 55 Fruit Street , Boston , Massachusetts 02114 , United States.
Kenneth K TanabeDepartment of Surgical Oncology , Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School , WRN401, 55 Fruit Street , Boston , Massachusetts 02114 , United States.
Harvard University · USMassachusetts General Hospital · US

Funding

Boston Biomedical Innovation CenterU54HL119145 · NHLBI · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI GOLAN, DAVID E., LOSCALZO, JOSEPH · 2013 to 2021
$18.8M
ULTRAHIGH FIELD TECHNOLOGY FOR FUNCTIONAL IMAGINGP41RR014075 · NCRR · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI HAMALAINEN, MATTI · 1999 to 2011
$16.4M
Stable, High Relaxivity MRI Contrast AgentsR01EB009062 · NIBIB · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI CARAVAN, PETER D · 2009 to 2017
$4.9M
Characterizing the Cardiac Microenvironment with MRIK25HL128899 · NHLBI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI GALE, ERIC MICHAEL · 2016 to 2020
$946k
500 MHz NMR Spectrometer for Molecular Imaging ApplicationsS10RR023385 · NCRR · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI ROSEN, BRUCE R · 2007 to 2007
$500k
A Manganese Alternative to Gadolinium for MRIR21EB022804 · NIBIB · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI GALE, ERIC MICHAEL · 2016 to 2017
$468k
HPLC-ICP-MS SystemS10OD010650 · OD · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI CARAVAN, PETER D · 2013 to 2013
$371k
NCRR NIH HHS P41 RR014075NCRR NIH HHS S10 RR023385NHLBI NIH HHS K25 HL128899NHLBI NIH HHS U54 HL119145NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB009062NIBIB NIH HHS R21 EB022804NIH HHS S10 OD010650
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gd-based MRI contrast agents (GBCAs) have come under intense regulatory scrutiny due to concerns of Gd retention and delayed toxicity. Three GBCAs comprising acyclic Gd chelates, the class of GBCA most prone to Gd release, are no longer marketed in Europe. Of particular concern are the acyclic chelates that remain available for liver scans, where there is an unmet diagnostic need and no replacement technology. To address this concern, we evaluated our previously reported Mn-based MRI contrast agent, Mn-PyC3A, and nine newly synthesized derivatives as liver specific MRI contrast agents. Within this focused library the transient liver uptake and rate of blood clearance are directly correlated with log P. The complex Mn-PyC3A-3-OBn emerged as the lead candidate due to a combination of high relaxivity, rapid blood clearance, and avid hepatocellular uptake. Mn-PyC3A-3-OBn rendered liver tumors conspicuously hypo-intense in a murine model and is wholly eliminated within 24 h of injection.

Indexed as

AnimalsChelating AgentsContrast MediaHumansLiver Neoplasms, ExperimentalMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleManganeseMiceMice, Inbred BALB COrganometallic CompoundsStructure-Activity RelationshipChelating AgentsContrast MediaManganeseOrganometallic Compounds

Identifiers

PMID30204438
PMCPMC6442678
OpenAlexW2890013071

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