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An iron-based T1 contrast agent made of iron-phosphate complexes: In vitro and ...

Autor(es): Rodríguez, Elisenda cv logo 1 ; Simoes, Rui cv logo 2 ; Roig, Anna cv logo 3 ; Molins, Elies cv logo 4 ; Nedelko, Nataliya cv logo 5 ; Slawska-Waniewska, Anna cv logo 6 ; Aime, Silvio cv logo 7 ; Arús, Carles cv logo 8 ; Cabañas, Miquel cv logo 9 ; Sanfeliu, Coral cv logo 10 ; Cerdán, Sebastián cv logo 11 ; García-Martín, Maria cv logo 12

Data: 2007

Identificador Persistente: http://hdl.handle.net/10316/7834

Origem: Estudo Geral - Universidade de Coimbra


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Abstract A new iron-based T 1 contrast agent consisting of a complex of iron ions coordinated to phosphate and amine ligands (Fe(phos) in short) has been characterized by spectroscopic and magnetic measurements. NMR relaxation studies showed r 1 values to be dependent on the phosphate salt concentration, K2HPO4, present in the medium. r 1 reaches a maximum value of 2.5 mM-1 s-1 for measurements carried out at 7 T and 298 K. 31P MRS, Mssbauer spectroscopy and magnetic measurements of Fe(phos) solutions suggest paramagnetic Fe3+ ions present in the studied iron–phosphate complex. In vitro and in vivo toxicity experiments with C6 cells and CD1 mice, respectively, demonstrated lack of toxicity for Fe(phos) at the highest dose tested in the MRI experiments (12 mM iron for C6 cells and 0.32 mmol iron/kg for mice). Finally, T 1 weighted images of brain tumours in mice have shown positive contrast enhancement of Fe(phos) for tumour afflicted regions in the brain. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10334-006-0066-7
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