Publications by authors named "Abm Zakaria"

Paramagnetic complexes of 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7,10-tetraacetate (DOTA) derivatives have shown potential for molecular imaging with magnetic resonance. DOTA-tetraglycinate (DOTA-4AmC) coordinated with lanthanide metal ions (Ln) demonstrates pH/temperature sensing with Biosensor Imaging of Redundant Deviation in Shifts (BIRDS) and Chemical Exchange Saturation Transfer (CEST), respectively, detecting nonexchangeable (e.g.

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The Stimulator of Interferon Genes (STING) pathway is a promising target for cancer immunotherapy. Despite recent advances, therapies targeting the STING pathway are often limited by routes of administration, suboptimal STING activation, or off-target toxicity. Here, we report a dendritic cell (DC)-targeted polymeric prodrug platform (polySTING) that is designed to optimize intracellular delivery of a diamidobenzimidazole (diABZI) small-molecule STING agonist while minimizing off-target toxicity after parenteral administration.

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Article Synopsis
  • Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) agents are developed using lanthanide ions complexed with cyclic chelating agents, which influence sodium-23 signaling through sodium ion exchange.
  • The study examined how different lanthanide-chelate designs affect sodium signal shifts and broadening, particularly focusing on the effects of hyperfine interactions and bulk magnetic susceptibility from ions like thulium, gadolinium, and europium.
  • The results indicated that sodium signal changes are affected primarily by lanthanide-chelate concentration and the type of lanthanide used, with potential applications in brain tumor models to differentiate sodium levels across various biological compartments.
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Paramagnetic agents that utilize two mechanisms to provide physiological information by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging (MRSI) are described. MRI with chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) takes advantage of the agent's exchangeable protons (e.g.

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