L-glutamine as a T2 exchange contrast agent.
Magn Reson Med
; 84(4): 2055-2062, 2020 10.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The potential of L-glutamine as a T2 exchange contrast agent in MRI was investigated.METHODS:
The T2 relaxation rate of L-glutamine solutions prepared in various concentrations was measured at 9.4 T. A series of T2 -weighted images in a mouse cancer model was acquired with an L-glutamine solution infusion.RESULTS:
The T2 relaxivity caused by the exchange (R2ex ) at 37°C was 0.069 s-1 mM-1 and 0.102 s-1 mM-1 for glutamine and glutamate solutions at pH = 7.2, respectively. The R2ex of glutamine at pH = 6.1-6.7 was in the 0.097-0.1 s-1 mM-1 range. No significant dependence of T1 on the concentration of glutamine was observed. The dynamic measurement of T2 -weighted images in vivo showed that the glutamine uptake was primarily observed at the localized part of the tumorCONCLUSION:
L-glutamine can be used as a T2 exchange contrast agent and images of glutamine uptake in vivo can be acquired.Palabras clave
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Medios de Contraste
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Glutamina
Límite:
Animals
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En
Revista:
Magn Reson Med
Asunto de la revista:
DIAGNOSTICO POR IMAGEM
Año:
2020
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Article