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Title

Hyperpolarization of <sup>15</sup>N‐Pyridinium by Using Parahydrogen Enables Access to Reactive Oxygen Sensors and Pilot In Vivo Studies.

Authors

Mei, Ruhuai; Fries, Lisa M.; Hune, Theresa L. K.; Santi, Maria Daniela; Rodriguez, Gonzalo Gabriel; Sternkopf, Sonja; Glöggler, Stefan

Abstract

Magnetic resonance with hyperpolarized contrast agents is one of the most powerful and noninvasive imaging platforms capable for investigating in vivo metabolism. While most of the utilized hyperpolarized agents are based on 13C nuclei, a milestone advance in this area is the emergence of 15N hyperpolarized contrast agents. Currently, the reported 15N hyperpolarized agents mainly utilize the dissolution dynamic nuclear polarization (d‐DNP) protocol. The parahydrogen enhanced 15N probes have proven to be elusive and have been tested almost exclusively in organic solvents. Herein, we designed a reaction based reactive oxygen sensor 15N‐boronobenzyl‐2‐styrylpyridinium (15N‐BBSP) which can be hyperpolarized with para‐hydrogen. Reactive oxygen species plays a vital role as one of the essential intracellular signalling molecules. Disturbance of the H2O2 level usually represents a hallmark of pathophysiological conditions. This H2O2 probe exhibited rapid responsiveness toward H2O2 and offered spectrally resolvable chemical shifts. We also provide strategies to bring the newly developed probe from the organic reaction solution into a biocompatible injection buffer and demonstrate the feasibility of in vivo 15N signal detection. The present work manifests its great potential not only for reaction based reactive sensing probes but also promises to serve as a platform to develop other contrast agents.

Subjects

OXYGEN detectors; POLARIZATION (Nuclear physics); CONTRAST media; MAGNETIC resonance; SIGNAL detection

Publication

Angewandte Chemie, 2024, Vol 136, Issue 33, p1

ISSN

0044-8249

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1002/ange.202403144

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