TY - JOUR
T1 - Multimodal Nanoprobes to target cerebrovascular amyloid in Alzheimer's disease brain
AU - Jaruszewski, Kristen M.
AU - Curran, Geoffry L.
AU - Swaminathan, Suresh K.
AU - Rosenberg, Jens T.
AU - Grant, Samuel C.
AU - Ramakrishnan, Subramanian
AU - Lowe, Val J.
AU - Poduslo, Joseph F.
AU - Kandimalla, Karunya K.
N1 - Funding Information:
Generous financial assistance provided by the Minnesota Partnership for Biotechnology and Medical Genomics to KKK and JFP . Work at The Florida State University was supported by the National Science Foundation ( DMR-0084173 ), the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory User Collaboration Grant Program awarded to SCG and the American Heart Association Grant-in-Aid ( 10GRNT3860040 ).
PY - 2014/2
Y1 - 2014/2
N2 - Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) results from the accumulation of Aβ proteins primarily within the media and adventitia of small arteries and capillaries of the cortex and leptomeninges. CAA affects a majority of Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients and is associated with a rapid decline in cognitive reserve. Unfortunately, there is no pre-mortem diagnosis available for CAA. Furthermore, treatment options are few and relatively ineffective. To combat this issue, we have designed nanovehicles (nanoparticles-IgG4.1) capable of targeting cerebrovascular amyloid (CVA) and serving as early diagnostic and therapeutic agents. These nanovehicles were loaded with Gadolinium (Gd) based (Magnevist®) magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents or single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) agents, such as 125I. In addition, the nanovehicles carry either anti-inflammatory and anti-amyloidogenic agents such as curcumin or immunosuppressants such as dexamethasone, which were previously shown to reduce cerebrovascular inflammation. Owing to the anti-amyloid antibody (IgG4.1) grafted on the surface, the nanovehicles are capable of specifically targeting CVA deposits. The nanovehicles effectively marginate from the blood flow to the vascular wall as determined by using quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring (QCM-D) technology. They demonstrate excellent distribution to the brain vasculature and target CVA, thus providing MRI and SPECT contrast specific to the CVA in the brain. In addition, they also display the potential to carry therapeutic agents to reduce cerebrovascular inflammation associated with CAA, which is believed to trigger hemorrhage in CAA patients.
AB - Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) results from the accumulation of Aβ proteins primarily within the media and adventitia of small arteries and capillaries of the cortex and leptomeninges. CAA affects a majority of Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients and is associated with a rapid decline in cognitive reserve. Unfortunately, there is no pre-mortem diagnosis available for CAA. Furthermore, treatment options are few and relatively ineffective. To combat this issue, we have designed nanovehicles (nanoparticles-IgG4.1) capable of targeting cerebrovascular amyloid (CVA) and serving as early diagnostic and therapeutic agents. These nanovehicles were loaded with Gadolinium (Gd) based (Magnevist®) magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents or single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) agents, such as 125I. In addition, the nanovehicles carry either anti-inflammatory and anti-amyloidogenic agents such as curcumin or immunosuppressants such as dexamethasone, which were previously shown to reduce cerebrovascular inflammation. Owing to the anti-amyloid antibody (IgG4.1) grafted on the surface, the nanovehicles are capable of specifically targeting CVA deposits. The nanovehicles effectively marginate from the blood flow to the vascular wall as determined by using quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring (QCM-D) technology. They demonstrate excellent distribution to the brain vasculature and target CVA, thus providing MRI and SPECT contrast specific to the CVA in the brain. In addition, they also display the potential to carry therapeutic agents to reduce cerebrovascular inflammation associated with CAA, which is believed to trigger hemorrhage in CAA patients.
KW - Alzheimer's disease (AD)
KW - Brain targeting
KW - Cerebrovascular amyloid (CVA)
KW - Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
KW - Nanovehicles
KW - Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)
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U2 - 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2013.10.075
DO - 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2013.10.075
M3 - Article
C2 - 24331706
AN - SCOPUS:84890133352
SN - 0142-9612
VL - 35
SP - 1967
EP - 1976
JO - Biomaterials
JF - Biomaterials
IS - 6
ER -