A new ditopic GdIII complex functionalized with an adamantyl moiety as a versatile building block for the preparation of supramolecular assemblies
作者:Giuseppe Gambino、Sara De Pinto、Lorenzo Tei、Claudio Cassino、Francesca Arena、Eliana Gianolio、Mauro Botta
DOI:10.1007/s00775-013-1050-0
日期:2014.2
A dimeric GdAAZTA-like complex (AAZTA is 6-amino-6-methylperhydro-1,4-diazepinetetraacetic acid) bearing an adamantyl group (Gd-2 L1) able to form strong supramolecular adducts with specific hosts such as beta-cyclodextrin (beta-CD), poly-beta-CD, and human serum albumin (HSA) is reported. The relaxometric properties of Gd-2 L1 were investigated in aqueous solution by measuring the H-1 relaxivity as a function of pH, temperature, and magnetic field strength. The relaxivity of Gd-2 L1 (per Gd atom) at 40 MHz and 298 K is 17.6 mM(-1) s(-1), a value that remains almost constant at higher fields owing to the great compactness and rigidity of the bimetallic chelate, resulting in an ideal value for the rotational correlation time for high-field MRI applications (1.5-3.0 T). The noncovalent interaction of Gd-2 L1 with beta-CD, poly-beta-CD, and HSA and the relaxometric properties of the resulting host-guest adducts were investigated using H-1 relaxometric methods. Relaxivity enhancements of 29 and 108 % were found for Gd-2 L1-beta-CD and Gd-2 L1-poly-beta-CD, respectively. Binding of Gd-2 L1 to HSA (K (A) = 1.2 x 10(4) M-1) results in a remarkable relaxivity of 41.4 mM(-1) s(-1) for the bound form (+248 %). The relaxivity is only limited by the local rotation of the complex within the binding site, which decreases on passing from Gd-2 L1-beta-CD to Gd-2 L1-HSA. Finally, the applicability of Gd-2 L1 as tumor-targeting agent through passive accumulation of the HSA-bound adduct was evaluated via acquisition of magnetic resonance images at 1 T of B16-tumor-bearing mice. These experiments indicate a considerable signal enhancement (+160 %) in tumor after 60 min from the injection and a very low hepatic accumulation.