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Abstract #1152

Sensitive Detection of Zinc(II) in the Prostate with a Gadolinium-Based MRI Contrast Agent

Veronica Clavijo Jordan 1,2 , Christian Preihs 1 , Shiuhwei Chen 3 , Shanrong Zhang 1 , Wen-hong Li 3 , Neil Rofsky 2 , and Dean Sherry 1,4

1 Advanced Imaging Research Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States, 2 Department of Radiology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States, 3 Departments of Cell Biology and of Biochemistry, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States, 4 Department of Chemistry, UT Dallas, Texas, United States

Due to the lack of accuracy in current prostate cancer testing methods, there is an increasing need for more reliable tests to differentiate prostate cancer from benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia, and/or inflammation. The reported loss of zinc in prostate cancer offers a potential mechanism to distinguish malignancy from the other conditions. Here we introduce a gadolinium-based sensor that can report the available zinc(II) present in the prostate sensitively. We also report the role of glucose in secreting zinc(II) in prostate secretory cells.

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