2017
Mapping Extracellular pH of Gliomas in Presence of Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles: Towards Imaging the Distribution of Drug‐Containing Nanoparticles and Their Curative Effect on the Tumor Microenvironment
Maritim S, Coman D, Huang Y, Rao JU, Walsh JJ, Hyder F. Mapping Extracellular pH of Gliomas in Presence of Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles: Towards Imaging the Distribution of Drug‐Containing Nanoparticles and Their Curative Effect on the Tumor Microenvironment. Contrast Media & Molecular Imaging 2017, 2017: 3849373. PMID: 29362558, PMCID: PMC5736903, DOI: 10.1155/2017/3849373.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain microvasculatureCurative effectTherapeutic effectIntravenous injectionTherapeutic impactTumor typesD-NPsTumor microenvironmentSuperparamagnetic iron oxideTumor hallmarksGliomasDrug distributionInfusionMRI contrastHealing efficacyMRI readoutsMicrovasculatureDrugsExtracellular pHDrug-containing nanoparticlesTumor-targeted nanoparticlesSPIO NPsTumor boundaries
2014
Characterization of a lanthanide complex encapsulated with MRI contrast agents into liposomes for biosensor imaging of redundant deviation in shifts (BIRDS)
Maritim S, Huang Y, Coman D, Hyder F. Characterization of a lanthanide complex encapsulated with MRI contrast agents into liposomes for biosensor imaging of redundant deviation in shifts (BIRDS). JBIC Journal Of Biological Inorganic Chemistry 2014, 19: 1385-1398. PMID: 25304046, PMCID: PMC4348029, DOI: 10.1007/s00775-014-1200-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLanthanide complexesMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) probesParamagnetic lanthanide complexesT2 contrast agentsRedundant deviationMolecular imagingMRI contrast agentsNon-exchangeable protonsContrast agentsMRI contrastChemical shiftsMRI probesLiposomal encapsulation efficiencyParamagnetic environmentSignal amplificationEncapsulation efficiencyWater relaxationProbe environmentTransverse relaxation timeParamagnetic effectImaging probeHigh spatial resolutionParamagnetic agentsParamagnetic contrast agentRelaxation time