在磁共振成像(MRI)系统中每15秒准连续生产高极化碳-13造影剂。
Quasi-continuous production of highly hyperpolarized carbon-13 contrast agents every 15 seconds within an MRI system.
作者信息
Schmidt Andreas B, Zimmermann Mirko, Berner Stephan, de Maissin Henri, Müller Christoph A, Ivantaev Vladislav, Hennig Jürgen, Elverfeldt Dominik V, Hövener Jan-Bernd
机构信息
Department of Radiology, Medical Physics, Medical Center, Faculty of Freiburg, University of Freiburg, Killianstr. 5a, Freiburg, 79106, Germany.
German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), partner site Freiburg and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany.
出版信息
Commun Chem. 2022 Feb 18;5(1):21. doi: 10.1038/s42004-022-00634-2.
Hyperpolarized contrast agents (HyCAs) have enabled unprecedented magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of metabolism and pH in vivo. Producing HyCAs with currently available methods, however, is typically time and cost intensive. Here, we show virtually-continuous production of HyCAs using parahydrogen-induced polarization (PHIP), without stand-alone polarizer, but using a system integrated in an MRI instead. Polarization of ≈2% for [1-C]succinate-d or ≈19% for hydroxyethyl-[1-C]propionate-d was created every 15 s, for which fast, effective, and well-synchronized cycling of chemicals and reactions in conjunction with efficient spin-order transfer was key. We addressed these challenges using a dedicated, high-pressure, high-temperature reactor with integrated water-based heating and a setup operated via the MRI pulse program. As PHIP of several biologically relevant HyCAs has recently been described, this Rapid-PHIP technique promises fast preclinical studies, repeated administration or continuous infusion within a single lifetime of the agent, as well as a prolonged window for observation with signal averaging and dynamic monitoring of metabolic alterations.
超极化造影剂(HyCAs)使体内代谢和pH值的磁共振成像(MRI)达到了前所未有的水平。然而,用目前可用的方法生产HyCAs通常既耗时又成本高昂。在此,我们展示了使用仲氢诱导极化(PHIP)几乎连续地生产HyCAs,无需单独的极化器,而是使用集成在MRI中的系统。每15秒可产生约2%的[1-C]琥珀酸盐-d极化或约19%的羟乙基-[1-C]丙酸盐-d极化,其中化学物质和反应的快速、有效且同步循环以及高效的自旋序转移是关键。我们使用一个集成了水基加热的专用高压高温反应器以及通过MRI脉冲程序操作的装置来应对这些挑战。由于最近已描述了几种与生物相关的HyCAs的PHIP,这种快速PHIP技术有望实现快速的临床前研究、在造影剂的单个生存期内重复给药或持续输注,以及通过信号平均和代谢改变的动态监测来延长观察窗口。