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  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Chemical Biology
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging

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  • Fluorine magnetic resonance imaging (19F MRI) offers unique advantages for bioimaging due to the 19F nucleus's properties and lack of background signal.
  • Paramagnetic metal incorporation into 19F agents allows for signal modulation via paramagnetic relaxation enhancement (PRE) and pseudocontact shift (PCS).
  • Responsive agents are crucial for activity-based sensing, detecting biological processes like enzyme activity, redox status, and ion concentrations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight activity-based probes developed by the Que lab that utilize paramagnetic metals to modulate 19F MRI signals.
  • To discuss the design principles and applications of paramagnetic 19F MR biosensors for detecting specific biological activities.
  • To address the challenges and future directions for in vivo application of these probes.

Main Methods:

  • Design and synthesis of paramagnetic metal-containing fluorinated agents.
  • Investigation of probes responding to reducing environments via Cu2+ to Cu+ conversion.
  • Exploration of probes utilizing Co2+ to Co3+ oxidation for chemical shift changes.
  • Development of Ni2+-based probes with coordination-switching mechanisms for distinct 19F signals.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated probes that dequench 19F MR signals in response to reducing conditions through Cu2+ reduction.
  • Presented probes where oxidants induce Co2+ to Co3+ conversion, leading to observable chemical shift changes.
  • Showcased Ni2+ probes exhibiting different 19F signals based on coordination state changes.

Conclusions:

  • Paramagnetic 19F MR biosensors offer a versatile platform for activity-based molecular imaging.
  • Responsive probes utilizing metal redox or coordination changes can provide sensitive readouts of biological activity.
  • Overcoming sensitivity limitations is key for translating these promising in vitro probes to in vivo applications.