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Title: An iron-based T1 contrast agent made of iron-phosphate complexes: In vitro and in vivo studies
Authors: Rodríguez, Elisenda 
Simoes, Rui 
Roig, Anna 
Molins, Elies 
Nedelko, Nataliya 
Slawska-Waniewska, Anna 
Aime, Silvio 
Arús, Carles 
Cabañas, Miquel 
Sanfeliu, Coral 
Cerdán, Sebastián 
García-Martín, Maria 
Issue Date: 2007
Citation: Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine. 20:1 (2007) 27-37
Abstract: Abstract A new iron-based T 1 contrast agent consisting of a complex of iron ions coordinated to phosphate and amine ligands (Fe(phos) in short) has been characterized by spectroscopic and magnetic measurements. NMR relaxation studies showed r 1 values to be dependent on the phosphate salt concentration, K2HPO4, present in the medium. r 1 reaches a maximum value of 2.5 mM-1 s-1 for measurements carried out at 7 T and 298 K. 31P MRS, Mssbauer spectroscopy and magnetic measurements of Fe(phos) solutions suggest paramagnetic Fe3+ ions present in the studied iron–phosphate complex. In vitro and in vivo toxicity experiments with C6 cells and CD1 mice, respectively, demonstrated lack of toxicity for Fe(phos) at the highest dose tested in the MRI experiments (12 mM iron for C6 cells and 0.32 mmol iron/kg for mice). Finally, T 1 weighted images of brain tumours in mice have shown positive contrast enhancement of Fe(phos) for tumour afflicted regions in the brain.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10316/7834
DOI: 10.1007/s10334-006-0066-7
Rights: openAccess
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