Synthesis and Characterization of a Novel Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agent for Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Myelination
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- 作者：Luca Frullano ; Junqing Zhu ; Robert H. Miller ; Yanming Wang
- 刊名：Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
- 出版年：2013
- 出版时间：February 28, 2013
- 年：2013
- 卷：56
- 期：4
- 页码：1629-1640
- 全文大小：639K
- 年卷期：v.56,no.4(February 28, 2013)
- ISSN：1520-4804
文摘
Myelin is a membrane system that fosters nervous impulse conduction in the vertebrate nervous system. Myelin sheath disruption is a common characteristic of several neurodegenerative diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS) and various leukodystrophies. To date, the diagnosis of MS is obtained using a set of criteria in which MRI observations play a central role. However, because of the lack of specificity for myelin integrity, the use of MRI as the primary diagnostic tool has not yet been accepted. In order to improve MR specificity, we began developing MR probes targeted toward myelin. In this work we describe a new myelin-targeted MR contrast agent, Gd-DODAS, based on a stilbene binding moiety and demonstrate its ability to specifically bind to myelin in vitro and in vivo. We also present evidence that Gd-DODAS generates MR contrast in vivo in T1-weighed images and in T1 maps that correlates to the myelin content.