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Esterase-Catalyzed Production of Hyperpolarized 13C-Enriched Carbon Dioxide in Tissues for Measuring pH.


ABSTRACT: 13C Magnetic resonance imaging of hyperpolarized (HP) 13C-enriched bicarbonate (H13CO3-) and carbon dioxide (13CO2) is a novel and sensitive technique for tissue pH mapping in vivo. Administration of the HP physiological buffer pair is attractive, but poor polarization and the short T1 of 13C-enriched inorganic bicarbonate salts are major drawbacks for this approach. Here, we report a new class of mixed anhydrides for esterase-catalyzed production of highly polarized 13CO2 and H13CO3- in tissue. A series of precursors with different alkoxy and acyl groups were synthesized and tested for chemical stability and T1. 13C-enriched ethyl acetyl carbonate (13C-EAC) was found to be the most suitable candidate due to the relatively long T1 and good chemical stability. Our results showed that 13C-EAC can be efficiently and rapidly polarized using BDPA. HP 13C-EAC was rapidly hydrolyzed by esterase to 13C-enriched monoacetyl carbonate (13C-MAC), which then decomposed to HP 13CO2. Equilibrium between the newly produced 13CO2 and H13CO3- was quickly established by carbonic anhydrase, producing a physiological buffer pair with 13C NMR signals that can be quantified for pH measurements. Finally, in vivo tissue pH measurements using HP 13C-EAC was successfully demonstrated in the liver of healthy rats. These results suggest that HP 13C-EAC is a novel imaging probe for in vivo pH measurements.

SUBMITTER: Maptue N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7593868 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Esterase-Catalyzed Production of Hyperpolarized <sup>13</sup>C-Enriched Carbon Dioxide in Tissues for Measuring pH.

Maptue Nesmine N   Jiang Weina W   Harrison Crystal C   Funk Alexander M AM   Sharma Gaurav G   Malloy Craig R CR   Sherry Dean D   Khemtong Chalermchai C  

ACS sensors 20181109 11


<sup>13</sup>C Magnetic resonance imaging of hyperpolarized (HP) <sup>13</sup>C-enriched bicarbonate (H<sup>13</sup>CO<sub>3</sub><sup>-</sup>) and carbon dioxide (<sup>13</sup>CO<sub>2</sub>) is a novel and sensitive technique for tissue pH mapping in vivo. Administration of the HP physiological buffer pair is attractive, but poor polarization and the short T<sub>1</sub> of <sup>13</sup>C-enriched inorganic bicarbonate salts are major drawbacks for this approach. Here, we report a new class of  ...[more]

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