title: [Mn-TPPS4; a potential MRI contrast agent for localizing the normal aortic wall in rabbits].
abstract: The localizing potential of the Mn (III) complex of tetrakis (4-sulfonatophenyl) porphyrin (Mn-TPPS4) for the normal aortic wall was investigated in nine male New Zealand White rabbits by means of 2.0 T magnetic resonance imaging system. Fortyeight hours after intravenous administration of 0.25-0.50 mmol/kg body weight (b.w.) of Mn-TPPS4, the selective contrast enhancing effects in the normal aortic wall were observed using ECG-gated T1 weighted sequence. An intense brownish internal surface was also observed in the post-mortem aorta. These preliminary results indicate that Mn-TPPS4 might be a suitable MRI contrast agent for the localization of the normal aorta. Acute cardio-toxic effects were observed in one animal after 0.25 mmol/kg b.w. of Mn-TPPS4.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Osaka University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kozuka
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D003287:Contrast Media; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008665:Metalloporphyrins; D011817:Rabbits
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D008665:Metalloporphyrins; C056661:manganese(III)tetraphenylporphine sulfonate