Distribution of I-BZA (N-2-diethylaminoethyl-4-iodobenzamide) in grafted melanoma and normal skin: a study by secondary ion mass spectroscopy.
Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand)
; 47(3): 529-34, 2001 May.
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ABSTRACT
Iodobenzamides labelled with radioactive iodine are undergoing clinical evaluation as imaging and potential therapeutic agents in malignant melanomas. However, the uptake mechanism in melanic tissues remains controversial. Using secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS), we studied the microscopic distribution of N-(2 diethylaminoethyl)-4 iodobenzamide (I-BZA) in B16 murine melanoma inoculated to C57BL/6J1 Co mice as well as in normal pigmented skin. SIMS provides specific detection of iodine-127 atoms entering 127I-BZA composition. In B16 melanoma, 127I-BZA distribution was found to be heterogeneous, with focal areas of high concentration corresponding to cells rich in melanin pigments. In skin, SIMS analysis showed 127I-BZA distribution appearing as multiple small selective concentration areas within the epidermis. The number of these foci decreased from the stratum basale towards the stratum corneum. In both tissues, the intracellular location appeared specifically intracytoplasmic, with no apparent nuclear uptake. Distribution of this molecule mirrored that of melanin pigments. There was no enhancement of uptake at the membrane site. These results suggest that, in melanic tumors as well as in normal pigmented tissue, specific uptake of 127I-BZA occurs in pigment cells, with a possible link to melanin pigments.
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Pele
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Benzamidas
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Espectrometria de Massa de Íon Secundário
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Melanoma
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Transplante de Neoplasias
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Animals
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Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand)
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2001
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