Synthesis and evaluation of an 18 F-labeled trifluoroborate derivative of 2-nitroimidazole for imaging tumor hypoxia with positron emission tomography.
J Labelled Comp Radiopharm
; 61(4): 370-379, 2018 04.
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ABSTRACT
2-Nitroimidazole-based hypoxia imaging tracers such as 18 F-FMISO are normally imaged at late time points (several hours post-injection) due to their slow clearance from background tissues. Here, we investigated if a hydrophilic zwitterion-based ammoniomethyl-trifluoroborate derivative of 2-nitroimidazole, 18 F-AmBF3 -Bu-2NI, could have the potential to image tumor hypoxia at earlier time points. AmBF3 -Bu-2NI was prepared in 4 steps. 18 F labeling was conducted via 18 F-19 F isotope exchange reaction, and 18 F-AmBF3 -Bu-2NI was obtained in 14.8 ± 0.4% (n = 3) decay-corrected radiochemical yield with 24.5 ± 5.2 GBq/µmol specific activity and >99% radiochemical purity. Imaging and biodistribution studies in HT-29 tumor-bearing mice showed that 18 F-AmBF3 -Bu-2NI cleared quickly from blood and was excreted via the hepatobiliary and renal pathways. However, the tumor was not visualized in PET images until 3 hours post-injection due to low tumor uptake (0.54 ± 0.13 and 0.19 ± 0.04%ID/g at 1 and 3 hours post-injection, respectively). The low tumor uptake is likely due to the highly hydrophilic motif of ammoniomethyl-trifluoroborate that prevents free diffusion of 18 F-AmBF3 -Bu-2NI across the cell membrane. Our results suggest that highly hydrophilic 18 F-labeled ammoniomethyl-trifluoroborate derivatives might not be suitable for imaging intracellular targets including nitroreductase, a common tumor hypoxia imaging target.
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Radioisótopos de Flúor
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Radiofármacos
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Tomografía de Emisión de Positrones
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Neoplasias Experimentales
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Nitroimidazoles
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Animals
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Humans
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Male
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J Labelled Comp Radiopharm
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2018
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Brasil