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Oxygen Vacancies Enhanced CeO2:Gd Nanoparticles for Sensing a Tumor Vascular Microenvironment by Magnetic Resonance Imaging
journal contribution
posted on 2018-11-29, 00:00 authored by Chulun Shao, Aijun Shen, Meng Zhang, Xianfu Meng, Chaolin Song, Yanyan Liu, Xiaolong Gao, Peijun Wang, Wenbo BuThe
specific characteristics of the tumor vascular microenvironment
such as microvascular permeability and water diffusion have been demonstrated
to play essential roles in the evaluation of infiltration of tumors.
However, at present, there are few contrast agents (CAs) for magnetic
resonance imaging to enhance the sensitivity for acquiring this vital
information. Herein, we develop Gd-doped (CeO2:Gd) nanoparticles
as CAs to detect the tumor vascular microenvironment with high sensitivity.
The lattice oxygen vacancies on the surface of CeO2:Gd
nanoparticles could bind considerable water molecules to improve the r1 value, achieving an excellent dynamic contrast-enhanced
perfusion weighted imaging performance for the measurement of microvascular
permeability. Diffusion limiting of water molecules by oxygen vacancies
of CeO2:Gd nanoparticles further enhances the diffusion-weighted
magnetic resonance imaging signal in vitro and in vivo. Excitingly, the strategy is not only essential
for obtaining tumor vascular microenvironment information but also
offers a way for further research in the design of magnetic resonance
CAs.