The importance of water exchange rates in the design of responsive agents for MRI.
Curr Opin Chem Biol
; 17(2): 167-74, 2013 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-23333571
ABSTRACT
The rate of water exchange in lanthanide complexes is often overlooked as an important parameter in the design of responsive MR imaging agents. Most often, the number of inner-sphere water coordination sites or the rotational mobility of the complex is considered as the central theme while water exchange is either assumed to be "fast enough" or entirely ignored. On the contrary, relaxation and shift theories predict that water exchange rates may indeed be the key parameter one should consider in any new molecular design. In this short review, the impact of water exchange rates on three classes of lanthanide-based MRI contrast agents, T1-based relaxation agents, T2 exchange line-broadening agents and chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) agents, is illustrated and discussed.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética
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Água
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Meios de Contraste
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Elementos da Série dos Lantanídeos
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Complexos de Coordenação
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Curr Opin Chem Biol
Assunto da revista:
BIOQUIMICA
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos