Zhengzhou University People's Hospital, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China.
Department of Ultrasound, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou 450003, China.
Molecules. 2023 Nov 17;28(22):7646. doi: 10.3390/molecules28227646.
There is an urgent need to realize precise clinical ultrasound with ultrasound contrast agents that provide high echo intensity and mechanical index tolerance. Graphene derivatives possess exceptional characteristics, exhibiting great potential in fabricating ideal ultrasound contrast agents. Herein, we reported a facile and green approach to synthesizing reduced graphene oxide with ellagic acid (rGO-EA). To investigate the application of a graphene derivative in ultrasound contrast agents, rGO-EA was dispersed in saline solution and mixed with SonoVue (SV) to fabricate SV@rGO-EA microbubbles. To determine the properties of the product, analyses were performed, including ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV-vis), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Raman spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA), X-ray photoelectron spectrum (XPS), X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD) and zeta potential analysis. Additionally, cell viability measurements and a hemolysis assay were conducted for a biosafety evaluation. SV@rGO-EA microbubbles were scanned at various mechanical index values to obtain the B-mode and contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) mode images in vitro. SV@rGO-EA microbubbles were administered to SD rats, and their livers and kidneys were imaged in CEUS and B-mode. The absorption of rGO-EA resulted in an enhanced echo intensity and mechanical index tolerance of SV@rGO-EA, surpassing the performance of SV microbubbles both in vitro and in vivo. This work exhibited the application potential of graphene derivatives in the field of ultrasound precision medicine.
迫切需要实现具有高回声强度和机械指数耐受性的超声造影剂的精确临床超声。石墨烯衍生物具有独特的特性,在制备理想的超声造影剂方面具有巨大的潜力。在此,我们报道了一种简便、绿色的方法来合成没食子酸(rGO-EA)还原氧化石墨烯。为了研究石墨烯衍生物在超声造影剂中的应用,将 rGO-EA 分散在生理盐水中,并与 SonoVue(SV)混合,制备 SV@rGO-EA 微泡。为了确定产物的性质,进行了包括紫外-可见分光光度法(UV-vis)、傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)、拉曼光谱、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、热重分析(TGA)、X 射线光电子能谱(XPS)、X 射线衍射分析(XRD)和zeta 电位分析在内的分析。此外,还进行了细胞活力测量和溶血试验以进行生物安全性评估。在不同的机械指数值下扫描 SV@rGO-EA 微泡,以获得体外 B 模式和对比增强超声(CEUS)模式图像。将 SV@rGO-EA 微泡施用于 SD 大鼠,并在 CEUS 和 B 模式下对其肝脏和肾脏进行成像。rGO-EA 的吸收导致 SV@rGO-EA 的回声强度增强和机械指数耐受性提高,无论是在体外还是体内,均超过了 SV 微泡的性能。这项工作展示了石墨烯衍生物在超声精准医学领域的应用潜力。