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In vivo positive magnetic resonance imaging of brain cancer (U87MG) using folic acid-conjugated polyacrylic acid-coated ultrasmall manganese oxide nanoparticles

  • Shanti Marasini
  • , Huan Yue
  • , Son Long Ho
  • , Ji Ae Park
  • , Soyeon Kim
  • , Ji Ung Yang
  • , Hyunsil Cha
  • , Shuwen Liu
  • , Tirusew Tegafaw
  • , Mohammad Yaseen Ahmad
  • , Abdullah Khamis Ali Al Saidi
  • , Dejun Zhao
  • , Ying Liu
  • , Kwon Seok Chae
  • , Yongmin Chang
  • , Gang Ho Lee
  • Kyungpook National University
  • Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences

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Abstract

Ultrasmall nanoparticles are potential candidates for application as high-performance imaging agents. Herein, we present the synthesis and characterization of folic acid (FA)-conjugated polyacrylic acid (PAA)-coated MnO nanoparticles with an average particle diameter of 2.7 nm. FA conferred cancer-targeting ability, while PAA conferred good colloidal stability and low cellular cytotoxicity on the FA-PAA-coated MnO nanoparticles. Further, the nanoparticles exhibited a high relaxivity (r1) value of 9.3 s−1mM−1 (r2/r1 = 2.2). Their application potential as cancer-targeting T1 magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents was confirmed by their enhanced T1 contrast enhance-ments at the brain cancer (U87MG) site upon intravenous administration to mice tails.

Original languageEnglish
Article number2596
JournalApplied Sciences (Switzerland)
Volume11
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2 Mar 2021

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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

  • Brain cancer
  • Cancer targeting
  • Folic acid
  • Magnetic resonance imaging
  • Ultrasmall manganese oxide nanoparticles

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