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Modulation of CEST images in vivo by T1 relaxation: a new approach in the design of responsive PARACEST agents.

ABSTRACT: A novel approach for the design of responsive paramagnetic chemical exchange saturation transfer (PARACEST) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) agents has been developed where the signal is "turned on" by altering the longitudinal relaxation time (T1) of bulk water protons. To demonstrate this approach, a model Eu(DOTA-tetraamide) complex (DOTA = 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7,10-tetraacetic acid) containing two nitroxide free radical units was synthesized. The nitroxide groups substantially shortened the T1 of the bulk water protons which, in turn, resulted in quenching of the CEST signal. Reduction of paramagnetic nitroxide moieties to a diamagnetic species resulted in the appearance of CEST. The modulation of CEST by T1 relaxation provides a new platform for designing biologically responsive MRI agents.

SUBMITTER: Ratnakar SJ

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3858012 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Modulation of CEST images in vivo by T1 relaxation: a new approach in the design of responsive PARACEST agents.

Ratnakar S James SJ Soesbe Todd C TC Lumata Lloyd Laporca LL Do Quyen N QN Viswanathan Subha S Lin Chien-Yuan CY Sherry A Dean AD Kovacs Zoltan Z

Journal of the American Chemical Society 20130925 40

A novel approach for the design of responsive paramagnetic chemical exchange saturation transfer (PARACEST) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) agents has been developed where the signal is "turned on" by altering the longitudinal relaxation time (T1) of bulk water protons. To demonstrate this approach, a model Eu(DOTA-tetraamide) complex (DOTA = 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7,10-tetraacetic acid) containing two nitroxide free radical units was synthesized. The nitroxide groups substantially ...[more]

PMID: 24050192

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