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A polymeric micelle MRI contrast agent with changeable relaxivity.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16891027     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Polymeric micelles were formed from cationic polymers (polyallylamine or protamine) and anionic block copolymers (poly(ethylene glycol)-b-poly(aspartic acid) derivative) that bound Gd ions providing high contrasts in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) by shortening the T(1) longitudinal relaxation time of protons of water. The Gd-binding block copolymer alone showed high relaxivity (T(1)-shortening ability) values from 10 to 11 mol(-1) s(-1), while the polymeric micelles exhibited low relaxivity values from 2.1 to 3.6 mol(-1) s(-1). These findings point to the feasibility of a novel MRI contrast agent that selectively provides high contrasts at solid tumor sites owing to a dissociation of the micelle structures, while selective delivery to the tumor sites is achieved in the polymeric micelle form.
Authors:
Emiko Nakamura; Kimiko Makino; Teruo Okano; Tatsuhiro Yamamoto; Masayuki Yokoyama
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2006-06-15
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society     Volume:  114     ISSN:  0168-3659     ISO Abbreviation:  J Control Release     Publication Date:  2006 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-09-08     Completed Date:  2006-11-03     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8607908     Medline TA:  J Control Release     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  325-33     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Tokyo University of Science, Department of Pharmaceutics, 2641 Yamasaki, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Contrast Media / administration & dosage*,  chemistry
Gadolinium DTPA / administration & dosage*,  chemistry
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Micelles*
Neoplasms / diagnosis
Polymers / administration & dosage*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Contrast Media; 0/Micelles; 0/Polymers; 80529-93-7/Gadolinium DTPA

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