Gadolinium(III) Complex-Backboned Branched Polymers as Imaging Probes for Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Angiography

Compared to traditional branched polymers with Gd(III) chelates conjugated on their surface, branched polymers with Gd(III) chelates as the internal skeleton are considered to be a reasonable strategy for preparing efficient magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents. Herein, the Gd(III) ligand DOTA was chosen as the internal skeleton; four different molecular weights (3.5, 5.3, 8.6, and 13.1 kDa) and degrees of branching poly-DOTA branched polymers (P1, P2, P3, and P4) were synthesized by a simple "A2 + B4"-type one-pot polymerization. The Gd(III) chelates of these poly-DOTA branched polymers (P1-Gd, P2-Gd, P3-Gd, and P4-Gd) display excellent kinetic stability, which is significantly higher than those of linear Gd-DTPA and cyclic Gd-DOTA-butrol and slightly lower than that of cyclic Gd-DOTA. The T1 relaxivities of P1-Gd, P2-Gd, P3-Gd, and P4-Gd are 29.4, 38.7, 44.0, and 47.9 Gd mM-1 s-1, respectively, at 0.5 T, which are about 6-11 times higher than that of Gd-DOTA (4.4 Gd mM-1 s-1). P4-Gd was selected for in vivo magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) because of its high kinetic stability, T1 relaxivity, and good biosafety. The results showed excellent MRA effect, sensitive detection of vascular stenosis, and prolonged observation window as compared to Gd-DOTA. Overall, Gd(III) chelates of poly-DOTA branched polymers are good candidates of MRI probes, providing a unique design strategy in which Gd chelation can occur at both the interior and surface of the poly-DOTA branched polymers, resulting in excellent relaxivity enhancement. In vivo animal MRA studies of the probe provide possibilities in discovering small vascular pathologies.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:15

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ACS applied materials & interfaces - 15(2023), 14 vom: 12. Apr., Seite 18311-18322

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Fu, Shengxiang [VerfasserIn]
Cai, Zhongyuan [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Li [VerfasserIn]
Fu, Xiaomin [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Changqiang [VerfasserIn]
Du, Liang [VerfasserIn]
Xia, Chunchao [VerfasserIn]
Lui, Su [VerfasserIn]
Gong, Qiyong [VerfasserIn]
Song, Bin [VerfasserIn]
Ai, Hua [VerfasserIn]

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99J2XUF1JT
AU0V1LM3JT
Branched polymers
Chelating Agents
Contrast Media
Contrast agents
Gadolinium
Gadolinium(III) complex
Gadolinium 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-N,N',N'',N'''-tetraacetate
Journal Article
Magnetic resonance angiography
Magnetic resonance imaging
Organometallic Compounds
Polymers

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Date Completed 14.04.2023

Date Revised 14.04.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/acsami.3c00610

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM355050161