Abstract |
Molecular imaging of microthrombus within fissures of unstable atherosclerotic plaques requires sensitive detection with a thrombus-specific agent. Effective molecular imaging has been previously demonstrated with fibrin-targeted Gd-DTPA-bis- oleate (BOA) nanoparticles. In this study, the relaxivity of an improved fibrin-targeted paramagnetic formulation, Gd-DTPA- phosphatidylethanolamine (PE), was compared with Gd-DTPA-BOA at 0.05-4.7 T. Ion- and particle-based r(1) relaxivities (1.5 T) for Gd-DTPA-PE (33.7 (s*mM)(-1) and 2.48 x 10(6) (s*mM)(-1), respectively) were about twofold higher than for Gd-DTPA-BOA, perhaps due to faster water exchange with surface gadolinium. Gd-DTPA-PE nanoparticles bound to thrombus surfaces via anti- fibrin antibodies (1H10) induced 72% +/- 5% higher change in R(1) values at 1.5 T (deltaR(1) = 0.77 +/- 0.02 1/s) relative to Gd-DTPA-BOA (deltaR(1) = 0.45 +/- 0.02 1/s). These studies demonstrate marked improvement in a fibrin-specific molecular imaging agent that might allow sensitive, early detection of vascular microthrombi, the antecedent to stroke and heart attack.
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Authors | Patrick M Winter, Shelton D Caruthers, Xin Yu, Sheng-Kwei Song, Junjie Chen, Brad Miller, Jeff W M Bulte, J David Robertson, Patrick J Gaffney, Samuel A Wickline, Gregory M Lanza |
Journal | Magnetic resonance in medicine
(Magn Reson Med)
Vol. 50
Issue 2
Pg. 411-6
(Aug 2003)
ISSN: 0740-3194 [Print] United States |
PMID | 12876719
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)
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Copyright | Copyright 2003 Wiley-Liss, Inc. |
Chemical References |
- Contrast Media
- Oleic Acids
- Phosphatidylethanolamines
- gadolinium diethylene-triamine-pentaacetic acid-bis-oleate
- gadolinium phosphatidylethanolamine-DTPA
- Oleic Acid
- Fibrin
- Gadolinium DTPA
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Topics |
- Contrast Media
- Fibrin
(analysis)
- Gadolinium DTPA
(analogs & derivatives)
- Humans
- In Vitro Techniques
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Oleic Acid
- Oleic Acids
- Phosphatidylethanolamines
- Thrombosis
(diagnosis)
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