Journal
ACADEMIC RADIOLOGY
Volume 11, Issue 9, Pages 996-1004Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2004.04.018
Keywords
superparamagnetic iron oxide; magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); folate targeting; tumor imaging
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Rationale and Objective. Targeted delivery is a highly desirable strategy for diagnostic imaging because of enhanced efficacy and reduced dosage/toxicity. Receptor-targeting was used to deliver contrast-producing superparamagnetic iron oxide (IO) nanoparticle to receptor-expressing tumors for in vivo magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. Materials and Methods. Nanometer- sized, dextran-coated (maghemite) IO particles were prepared by a precipitation method. They were tethered with N-hydroxysuccinimide-folate and fluorescence isothiocyanate (FITC). For in vitro study of delivery specificity and efficiency, KB cells, a human nasopharyngeal epidermal carcinoma cell line expressing surface receptors for folic acid, were used as positive targets, and A549 cells, a human lung carcinoma cell line which lacks folate receptors, were used as negative control targets. In vivo MR images were obtained using mouse models with subcutaneous tumor xenografts grown from implanted KB cells. Results. Internalization of nanoparticles into targeted cells only occurred when IO was conjugated to folate and when the folate receptors are available and accessible on the cells. The endocytosis was efficient and rapid, as 97.5% KB cells cultured with folate-FITC-IO showed FIX uptake after 1 hour of incubation. In in vivo MR imaging, an average intensity decrease of 38% was observed from precontrast to postcontrast images of the tumor, which was about three times the intensity decrease observed at a non-tumor-bearing muscle. Conclusion. Successful in vivo MR imaging of folate receptor-expressing, tumors targeted by 10 nanoparticles was demonstrated for the first time.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available