Title:Gadolinium Oxide Nanoparticles as Potential Multimodal Imaging and Therapeutic Agents
Volume: 13
Issue: 4
Author(s): Tae Jeong Kim, Kwon Seok Chae, Yongmin Chang and Gang Ho Lee
Affiliation:
Keywords:
Gadolinium oxide nanoparticle, MRI, multimodal imaging, therapeutic agent.
Abstract: Potentials of hydrophilic and biocompatible ligand coated gadolinium oxide nanoparticles as multimodal imaging
agents, drug carriers, and therapeutic agents are reviewed. First of all, they can be used as advanced T1 magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI) contrast agents because they have r1 larger than those of Gd(III)-chelates due to a high density of
Gd(III) per nanoparticle. They can be further functionalized by conjugating other imaging agents such as fluorescent imaging
(FI), X-ray computed tomography (CT), positron emission tomography (PET), and single photon emission tomography
(SPECT) agents. They can be also useful for drug carriers through morphology modifications. They themselves
are also potential CT and ultrasound imaging (USI) contrast and thermal neutron capture therapeutic (NCT) agents, which
are superior to commercial iodine compounds, air-filled albumin microspheres, and boron (10B) compounds, respectively.
They, when conjugated with targeting agents such as antibodies and peptides, will provide enhanced images and be also
very useful for diagnosis and therapy of diseases (so called theragnosis).
