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Gadolinium and platinum in tandem: Real-time multi-modal monitoring of drug delivery by mri and fluorescence imaging

  • Hongguang Li
  • , Bethany I. Harriss
  • , Alkystis Phinikaridou
  • , Sara Lacerda
  • , Gregory Ramniceanu
  • , Bich Thuy Doan
  • , Ka Lok Ho
  • , Chi Fai Chan
  • , Wai Sum Lo
  • , René M. Botnar
  • , Rongfeng Lan
  • , Cyrille Richard
  • , Ga Lai Law
  • , Nicholas J. Long
  • , Ka Leung Wong

    Research output: Journal article publicationJournal articleAcademic researchpeer-review

    Abstract

    A novel dual-imaging cisplatin-carrying molecular cargo capable of performing simultaneous optical and MR imaging is reported herein. This long-lasting MRI contrast agent (r1 relaxivity of 23.4 mM-1s-1 at 3T, 25o C) is a photo-activated cisplatin prodrug (PtGdL) which enables real-time monitoring of anti-cancer efficacy. PtGdL is a model for monitoring the drug delivery and anti-cancer efficacy by MRI with a much longer retention time (24 hours) in several organs such as renal cortex and spleen than GdDOTA and its motif control GdL. Upon complete release of cisplatin, all PtGdL is converted to GdL enabling subsequent MRI analyses of therapy efficacy within its reasonably short clearance time of 4 hours. There is also responsive fluorescence enhancement for monitoring by photon-excitation.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)186-195
    Number of pages10
    JournalNanotheranostics
    Volume1
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2017

    UN SDGs

    This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

    1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
      SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

    Keywords

    • Cisplatin
    • Drug delivery
    • Fluorescence imaging
    • MRI
    • Multi-modal
    • Prodrug

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Biotechnology
    • Medicine (miscellaneous)
    • Biomedical Engineering
    • Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous)

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