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Liposomes containing high-spin Fe(iii ) coordination complexes were prepared towards the production of T 1 MRI probes with improved relaxivity. The amphiphilic Fe( iii) complexes were anchored into the liposome with two alkyl chains to give a coordination sphere containing mixed amide and hydroxypropyl pendant groups. The encapsulated complex contains a macrocyclic ligand with three phosphonate pendants, [Fe(NOTP)] 3−, which was chosen for its good aqueous solubility. Four types of MRI probes were prepared including those with intraliposomal Fe(iii) complex (LipoA) alone, amphiphilic Fe(iii) complex (LipoB), both intraliposomal and amphiphilic complex (LipoC) or micelles formed with amphiphilic complex. Water proton relaxivities r 1 and r 2 were measured and compared to a small molecule macrocyclic Fe(iii) complex containing similar donor groups. Micelles of the amphiphilic Fe( iii) complex had proton relaxivity values ( r 1 = 2.6 mM−1 s −1 ) that were four times higher than the small hydrophilic analog. Liposomes with amphiphilic Fe(iii) complex (LipoB) have a per iron relaxivity of 2.6 mM −1 s −1 at pH 7.2, 34 °C at 1.4 T whereas liposomes containing both amphiphilic and intraliposomal Fe(iii) complexes (lipoC) have r 1 of 0.58 mM −1 s −1 on a per iron basis consistent with quenching of the interior Fe(iii) complex relaxivity. Liposomes containing only encapsulated [Fe(NOTP)]3− have a lowered r 1 of 0.65 mM−1s −1 per iron complex. Studies show that the biodistribution and clearance of the different types liposomal nanoparticles differ greatly. LipoB is a blood pool agent with a long circulation time whereas lipoC is cleared more rapidly through both renal and hepatobiliary pathways. These clearance differences are consistent with lower stability of LipoC compared to LipoB.
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Candida albicans Yeast Cells Labeled with Fe(III) Complexes as MRI Probes
The development of MRI probes is of interest for labeling antibiotic-resistant fungal infections based on yeast. Our work showed that yeast cells can be labeled with high-spin Fe(III) complexes to produce enhanced T2 water proton relaxation. These Fe(III)-based macrocyclic complexes contained a 1,4,7-triazacyclononane framework, two pendant alcohol groups, and either a non-coordinating ancillary group and a bound water molecule or a third coordinating pendant. The Fe(III) complexes that had an open coordination site associated strongly with Saccharomyces cerevisiae upon incubation, as shown by screening using Z-spectra analysis. The incubation of one Fe(III) complex with either Saccharomyces cerevisiae or Candida albicans yeast led to an interaction with the β-glucan-based cell wall, as shown by the ready retrieval of the complex by the bidentate chelator called maltol. Other conditions, such as a heat shock treatment of the complexes, produced Fe(III) complex uptake that could not be reversed by the addition of maltol. Appending a fluorescence dye to Fe(TOB) led to uptake through secretory pathways, as shown by confocal fluorescence microscopy and by the incomplete retrieval of the Fe(III) complex by the maltol treatment. Yeast cells that were labeled with these Fe(III) complexes displayed enhanced water proton T2 relaxation, both for S. cerevisiae and for yeast and hyphal forms of C. albicans.
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- Award ID(s):
- 1710224
- PAR ID:
- 10220559
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Magnetochemistry
- Volume:
- 6
- Issue:
- 3
- ISSN:
- 2312-7481
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 41
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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