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ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
卷 86, 期 24, 页码 12122-12129出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/ac503002c
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- National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) [2011CB707703]
- Natural Science Foundation of China [21435001, 21375064]
- Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education [20130031110016]
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is used extensively for clinical diagnoses. It is critical to design and develop highly efficient MR contrast agents with simple preparation procedure, low toxicity, and high biocompatibility. Here, we report a carbon quantum dots (CQDs)-stabilized gadolinium hybrid nanoprobe (Gd-CQDs) prepared via a one-pot hydrothermal treatment of the mixture of citrate acid, ethanediamine, and GdCl3 at 200 degrees C for 4 h. In vitro and in vivo tests confirmed their low toxicity and high biocompatibility. Gd-CQDs were observed to have a higher MR response than gadopentetic acid dimeglumine (Gd-DTPA) because of their high Gd content and hydrophilicity. Moreover, the fluorescence of CQDs was remained in Gd-CQDs. The in vivo MR and fluorescence dual-modality imaging of Gd-CQDs was confirmed with zebrafish embryo and mice as models. The modification of Gd-CQDs with arginine-glycine-aspartic acid (RGD) tripeptide provided a high affinity to U87 cancer cells for targeted imaging. Whereas the MR response showed a depth penetration and spatial visualization, fluorescence revealed the fine distribution of Gd-CQDs in tissues because of its high resolution and sensitivity. We found that Gd-CQDs distributed in the tissues in a heterogeneous mode: they entered into the tissue cells but were observed less in the extracellular matrix. The MR and fluorescence dual-modality imaging of Gd-CQDs makes them a potential contrast agent for clinic applications because of their simple preparation procedure, ease of functionalization, high contrast efficiency, low toxicity, and high biocompatibility.
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