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ArticleACS pharmacology & translational science2025

Natural and Synthetic LDL-Based Imaging Probes for the Detection of Atherosclerotic Plaques.

Alessandro Fracassi, Hui Qiao, Andrew N Lowell, Jianbo Cao, Jeffrey W Bode, Hisao Masai, Naoko Yoshizawa-Sugata, Rong Zhou, Yoko Yamakoshi

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Article in ACS pharmacology & translational science, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. In Situ Lipoprotein-seeking Dye for in Vivo Real-Time Imaging of Lipid Dysregulation Diseases.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Alessandro FracassiDepartment of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 3, Zürich CH8093, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1239-6527
Hui QiaoDepartment of Radiology, Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pennsylvania, John Morgan 198, 3620 Hamilton Walk, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States.
Andrew N LowellDepartment of Chemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Davidson Hall, Virginia Tech, 1040 Drillfield Drive, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5357-5279
Jianbo CaoDepartment of Radiology, Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pennsylvania, John Morgan 198, 3620 Hamilton Walk, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States.
Jeffrey W BodeDepartment of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 3, Zürich CH8093, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8394-8910
Hisao MasaiDepartment of Basic Medical Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, 2-1-6 Kamikitazawa, Setagaya, Tokyo 156-8506, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1268-5302
Naoko Yoshizawa-SugataResearch Center for Genome & Medical Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, 2-1-6 Kamikitazawa, Setagaya, Tokyo 156-8506, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8792-8669
Rong ZhouDepartment of Radiology, Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pennsylvania, John Morgan 198, 3620 Hamilton Walk, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4018-381X
Yoko YamakoshiDepartment of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 3, Zürich CH8093, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8466-0118

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) is the primary natural carrier of lipids in the bloodstream and plays a central role in the development of atherosclerosis. By leveraging LDL's natural tendency to accumulate at sites of plaque formation, LDL can be employed as a carrier to selectively deliver the imaging probes to efficiently detect atherosclerotic plaques. In our previous studies, we reported several LDL-based magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents (MRI-CAs) formed by modifying natural LDL (nLDL) or developing LDL-mimetic (synthetic LDL, sLDL) from lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) utilizing chemical reactions on the nanoparticle surface, including preliminary MRI tests. In this study, we report the

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