Modified amino-dextrans as carriers of Gd-chelates for retrograde transport and visualization of peripheral nerves by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry
Irena Pashkunova-MarticThomas H Helbich

Abstract

Amino-dextrans (AD) conjugated with gadolinium (Gd3+) were developed as neuro-specific contrast agents (CA) for the visualization of the sciatic nerve in rats by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). AD with 3, 10, and 70 kDa molecular weights were assessed as carrier molecules known to be transported with various speed by axonal microtubules. Detailed spectroscopic characterizations, analyses by Fast Protein Liquid Chromatography (FPLC), Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE), and inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), were carried out. For MRI, the paramagnetic Gd3+ ion was coupled as a T1 signal enhancer. The well-established linear chelator, diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA), was used and subsequently replaced by the more stable cyclic chelator 1,4,7,10-Tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7,10-tetraacetic acid (DOTA). In addition, a fluorescently labeled AD-DTPA-Gd was prepared to demonstrate an active transport to the spinal cord by histochemistry. After successful synthesis and characterization, molecular migration of the AD-DTPA-Gd in the sciatic nerve of healthy Sprague Dawley rats was monitored by MRI for up to seven days. Enhancement of nerve structures was evaluated by MRI and ...Continue Reading

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