Enhanced contrast efficiency in MRI by PEGylated magnetoliposomes loaded with PEGylated SPION: Effect of SPION coating and micro-environment

Magnetic core coatings modify the efficiency of nanoparticles used as contrast agents for MRI. In studies of these phenomena, care should be given to take into account possible effects of the specific micro-environment where coated nanoparticles are embedded. In the present work, the longitudinal an...

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Published in:Materials Science & Engineering C 2014-10, Vol.43, p.521-526
Main Authors: Carvalho, A., Martins, M.B.F., Corvo, M.L., Feio, G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Coating
Coating effects
Contrast agents
Contrast Media
Iron oxides
Liposomes
Magnetic cores
Magnetic fields
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Magnetics
Magnetoliposomes
MRI
Nanoparticles
Polyethylene Glycols - chemistry
Relaxivities
SPION
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Summary:Magnetic core coatings modify the efficiency of nanoparticles used as contrast agents for MRI. In studies of these phenomena, care should be given to take into account possible effects of the specific micro-environment where coated nanoparticles are embedded. In the present work, the longitudinal and transverse relaxivities of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles stabilized with short-chain polyethylene glycol molecules (PEGylated SPIONs) were measured in a 7T magnetic field. PEGylated SPIONs with two different diameters (5 and 10nm) were studied. Two different PEGylated magnetoliposomes having liposome bilayer membranes composed of egg-phosphatidylcholine, cholesterol and 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycerol-3-phosphoethanolamine-N-[methoxy PEG-2000] were also studied for their relaxivities, after being loaded with the PEGylated SPION of 5 or 10nm. This type of liposomes is known to have long residence time in bloodstream that leads to an attractive option for therapeutic applications. The influence of the magnetic core coating on the efficiency of the nanosystem as a negative contrast agent for MRI was then compared to the cumulative effect of the coating plus the specific micro-environment components. As a result, it was found that the PEGylated magnetoliposomes present a 4-fold higher efficiency as negative contrast agents for MRI than the PEGylated SPION. •PEGylated magnetoliposomes loaded with PEGylated SPION•Efficiency as negative contrast agents for MRI•Coating and micro-environment effect on SPION efficiency as contrast agents for MRI
ISSN:0928-4931
1873-0191
DOI:10.1016/j.msec.2014.07.055