Early Detection and Staging of Lung Fibrosis Enabled by Collagen-Targeted MRI Protein Contrast Agent

Chronic lung diseases, such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), are major leading causes of death worldwide and are generally associated with poor prognoses. The heterogeneous distribution of collagen, mainly type I collagen associated with excess...

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Main Authors: Oluwatosin Y. Ibhagui, Dongjun Li, Hongwei Han, Guangda Peng, Maureen L. Meister, Zongxiang Gui, Jingjuan Qiao, Mani Salarian, Bin Dong, Yi Yuan, Yiting Xu, Hua Yang, Shanshan Tan, Ganesh Satyanarayana, Shenghui Xue, Ravi Chakra Turaga, Malvika Sharma, Yan Hai, Yuguang Meng, Khan Hekmatyar, Phillip Sun, Gabriel Sica, Xiangming Ji, Zhi-ren Liu, Jenny J. Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Chemical Society 2023-05-01
Series:Chemical & Biomedical Imaging
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1021/cbmi.3c00023