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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Hard-Shelled Glycol Chitosan Nanoparticles for Dual MRI/US Detection of Drug Delivery/Release: A Proof-of-Concept Study.

Simona Baroni, Monica Argenziano, Francesca La Cava, Marco Soster, Francesca Garello, David Lembo, Roberta Cavalli, Enzo Terreno

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Article in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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8 authors.

Simona BaroniMolecular and Preclinical Imaging Centers, Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Torino, Via Nizza 52, 10126 Torino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8683-3083
Monica ArgenzianoDepartment of Drug Science and Technology, University of Torino, Via P. Giuria 9, 10125 Torino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8485-7460
Francesca La CavaMolecular and Preclinical Imaging Centers, Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Torino, Via Nizza 52, 10126 Torino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7722-557X
Marco SosterDepartment of Drug Science and Technology, University of Torino, Via P. Giuria 9, 10125 Torino, Italy.
Francesca GarelloMolecular and Preclinical Imaging Centers, Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Torino, Via Nizza 52, 10126 Torino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7150-2003
David LemboDepartment of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Torino, S. Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, Regione Gonzole, 10, 10043 Orbassano, Italy.
Roberta CavalliDepartment of Drug Science and Technology, University of Torino, Via P. Giuria 9, 10125 Torino, Italy.
Enzo TerrenoMolecular and Preclinical Imaging Centers, Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Torino, Via Nizza 52, 10126 Torino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3800-566X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This paper describes a novel nanoformulation for dual MRI/US in vivo monitoring of drug delivery/release. The nanosystem was made of a perfluoropentane core coated with phospholipids stabilized by glycol chitosan crosslinked with triphosphate ions, and it was co-loaded with the prodrug prednisolone phosphate (PLP) and the structurally similar MRI agent Gd-DTPAMA-CHOL. Importantly, the in vitro release of PLP and Gd-DTPAMA-CHOL from the nanocarrier showed similar profiles, validating the potential impact of the MRI agent as an imaging reporter for the drug release. On the other hand, the nanobubbles were also detectable by US imaging both in vitro and in vivo. Therefore, the temporal evolution of both MRI and US contrast after the administration of the proposed nanosystem could report on the delivery and the release kinetics of the transported drug in a given lesion.

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Gd(III) complexesMRInanobubblesrelaxometrytheranosticsultrasound imaging

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PMID37570545
PMCPMC10420971

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