Ahmad Md Wasi, Xu Wenlong, Kim Sung June, Baeck Jong Su, Chang Yongmin, Bae Ji Eun, Chae Kwon Seok, Park Ji Ae, Kim Tae Jeong, Lee Gang Ho
Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Kyungpook National University (KNU), Taegu 702-701, South Korea.
Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical &Biological Engineering, School of Medicine, KNU, Taegu 702-701, South Korea.
Sci Rep. 2015 Feb 24;5:8549. doi: 10.1038/srep08549.
Gadolinium (Gd) is a unique and powerful element in chemistry and biomedicine which can be applied simultaneously to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), X-ray computed tomography (CT), and neutron capture therapy for cancers. This multifunctionality can be maximized using gadolinium oxide (Gd2O3) nanoparticles (GNPs) because of the large amount of Gd per GNP, making both diagnosis and therapy (i.e., theragnosis) for cancers possible using only GNPs. In this study, the T1 MRI and CT dual imaging capability of GNPs is explored by synthesizing various iodine compound (IC) coated GNPs (IC-GNPs). All the IC-GNP samples showed stronger X-ray absorption and larger longitudinal water proton relaxivities (r1 = 26-38 s(-1) mM(-1) and r2/r1 = 1.4-1.9) than the respective commercial contrast agents. In vivo T1 MR and CT images of mice were also acquired, supporting that the GNP is a potential dual imaging agent.
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