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Relaxivity of Hydroxypyridinone Complexes for Magnetic Resonance Imaging
作者:Piper J. Klemm、William C. Floyd III、Christopher M. Andolina、Jean M. J. Fréchet、Kenneth N. Raymond
DOI:10.1002/ejic.201101167
日期:2012.4
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents represent a worldwide billion-dollar market annually. While T1 relaxivity enhancement contrast agents receive greater attention and a significantly larger market share, the commercial potential for T2 relaxivity enhancing contrast agents remains a viable diagnostic option due to their increased relaxivity at high field strengths. Improving the contrast
磁共振成像 (MRI) 造影剂每年代表全球数十亿美元的市场。虽然 T1 弛豫增强造影剂受到更多关注并获得更大的市场份额,但 T2 弛豫增强造影剂的商业潜力仍然是一种可行的诊断选择,因为它们在高场强下增强了弛豫度。提高 T2 MRI 探头的对比度和生物相容性可能会为 MRI 带来新的诊断前景。顺磁性镧系元素有可能降低 T1 和 T2 质子弛豫时间,但在 MRI 诊断中并未作为 T2 试剂进行商业化使用。在本文中,各种镧系元素的氧供体螯合物(羟基吡啶酮,HOPO 和对苯二甲酰胺,TAM)被证明是用于开发 T2 MRI 探针的生物相容性大分子树枝状聚合物缀合物。这些缀合物每个树枝状聚合物的弛豫度高达 374 mm-1s-1、高生物利用度和低体外毒性。