کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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600108 | 1454295 | 2013 | 7 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
• Arachidyl chitosan-based nanoprobes for magnetic resonance imaging were developed.
• Gadolinium-chelated self-assembled nanoprobes were formed in the aqueous environment.
• Cellular uptake of nanoprobes into the head and neck cancer cells was confirmed.
• T1-positive contrast-enhancing effect of nanoprobe was shown in phantom study.
Arachidyl chitosan (chitosan oligosaccharide–arachidic acid; CSOAA)-based self-assembled nanoprobes for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of neoplastic lesions was developed and evaluated in vitro. Diethylenetriaminepentaacetic dianhydride (DTPA) was conjugated to chitosan oligosaccharide (CSO) and Gd3+ was chelated to the resulting ligand. DTPA conjugation and Gd3+ chelation were confirmed primarily by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and zeta potential measurement. A spherical nanoprobe of around 150 nm mean diameter in the tested concentration range was formed in an aqueous environment by simple dissolution. The critical aggregation concentration (CAC) of the CSOAA-based nanoprobe was 3.86 μg/ml, indicating its stability after dilution in body fluid. The nanoprobe had negligible toxicity in head and neck cancer cell lines (Hep-2 and FaDu cells). The amount of Cy5.5-labeled nanoprobe taken-up by cells, as observed by confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM), increased according to incubation time (up to 12 h). A phantom study showed a T1-positive contrast-enhancing effect of the developed CSOAA-based nanoprobe, compared to that of the commercial formulation (Gd-DTPA; Magnevist). These results indicate that the CSOAA-based nanoprobe can be used for efficient MR imaging of neoplastic cells.
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Journal: Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces - Volume 109, 1 September 2013, Pages 280–286