Issue 31, 2018

Supramolecular assemblies based on amphiphilic Mn2+-complexes as high relaxivity MRI probes

Abstract

In the research field of MRI contrast agents (CAs), amphiphilic paramagnetic complexes are typically sought for the increased plasmatic half-life and high relaxivity values, but limited examples of amphiphilic Mn2+-based CAs have been reported to date. In this work the Mn2+-complexes of six original amphiphilic ligands (three EDTA-like ligands and three 1,4-DO2A derivatives) embodying one or two aliphatic chains were evaluated as potential MRI contrast agents and compared. Strong self-association into micelles resulted in a relaxivity (r1) enhancement (ca. 80% with respect to MnEDTA) as a consequence of the increased molecular tumbling rate of the supramolecular aggregate. In the case of bis-substituted systems the r1 gain is much higher due to the restricted local rotation of the chelates about the pendant aliphatic chains (r1 in the range 12.6–18.4 mM−1 s−1, 2–3 times higher than for the micelles obtained with single-chain EDTA systems). Furthermore, these amphiphilic chelates tightly bind to human serum albumin (HSA) with association constants KA in the range 104–105 M−1. The resulting supramolecular adducts achieve remarkable relaxivity values, in the range 50–60 mM−1 s−1 for the MnEDTA-like chelates and 27–30 mM−1 s−1 for the 1,4-DO2A-like systems (at 298 K and 20 MHz), thanks to their fast water exchange rate.

Graphical abstract: Supramolecular assemblies based on amphiphilic Mn2+-complexes as high relaxivity MRI probes

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
30 mar 2018
Accepted
18 may 2018
First published
18 may 2018

Dalton Trans., 2018,47, 10660-10670

Supramolecular assemblies based on amphiphilic Mn2+-complexes as high relaxivity MRI probes

G. Rolla, V. De Biasio, G. B. Giovenzana, M. Botta and L. Tei, Dalton Trans., 2018, 47, 10660 DOI: 10.1039/C8DT01250D

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