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Redox-triggered self-assembly of gadolinium-based MRI probes for sensing reducing environment.

ABSTRACT: Controlled self-assembly of small molecule gadolinium (Gd) complexes into nanoparticles (GdNPs) is emerging as an effective approach to design activatable magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) probes and amplify the r? relaxivity. Herein, we employ a reduction-controlled macrocyclization reaction and self-assembly to develop a redox activated Gd-based MRI probe for sensing a reducing environment. Upon disulfide reduction at physiological conditions, an acyclic contrast agent 1 containing dual Gd-chelates undergoes intramolecular macrocyclization to form rigid and hydrophobic macrocycles, which subsequently self-assemble into GdNPs, resulting in a ?60% increase in r? relaxivity at 0.5 T. Probe 1 has high r? relaxivity (up to 34.2 mM(-1) s(-1) per molecule at 0.5 T) upon activation, and also shows a high sensitivity and specificity for MR detection of thiol-containing biomolecules.

SUBMITTER: Ye D

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4140571 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug

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Redox-triggered self-assembly of gadolinium-based MRI probes for sensing reducing environment.

Ye Deju D Pandit Prachi P Kempen Paul P Lin Jianguo J Xiong Liqin L Sinclair Robert R Rutt Brian B Rao Jianghong J

Bioconjugate chemistry 20140721 8

Controlled self-assembly of small molecule gadolinium (Gd) complexes into nanoparticles (GdNPs) is emerging as an effective approach to design activatable magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) probes and amplify the r₁ relaxivity. Herein, we employ a reduction-controlled macrocyclization reaction and self-assembly to develop a redox activated Gd-based MRI probe for sensing a reducing environment. Upon disulfide reduction at physiological conditions, an acyclic contrast agent 1 containing dual Gd-chel ...[more]

PMID: 24992373

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