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Nadporojskii MA, Orlovskaya VV, Fedorova OS, Sysoev DS, Krasikova RN. Automation of Copper-Mediated 18F-Fluorination of Aryl Pinacol Boronates Using 4-Dimethylaminopyridinium Triflate. Molecules 2024; 29:3342. [PMID: 39064920 PMCID: PMC11279627 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29143342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2024] [Revised: 06/29/2024] [Accepted: 07/05/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
Abstract
Currently, the copper-mediated radiofluorination of aryl pinacol boronates (arylBPin) using the commercially available, air-stable Cu(OTf)2Py4 catalyst is one of the most efficient synthesis approaches, greatly facilitating access to a range of radiotracers, including drug-like molecules with nonactivated aryl scaffolds. Further adjustment of this methodology, in particular, the [18F]fluoride recovery step for the routine preparation of radiotracers, has been the focus of recent research. In our recent study, an organic solution of 4-dimethylaminopyridinium trifluoromethanesulfonate (DMAPOTf) was found to be an efficient PTC for eluting radionuclides retained on the weak anion exchange cartridge, Oasis WAX 1cc, employing the inverse sorption-elution protocol. Notably, the following Cu-mediated radiofluorination of arylBPin precursors in the presence of the Cu(OTf)2(Py)4 catalyst can be performed with high efficiency in the same solvent, bypassing not only the conventional azeotropic drying procedure but any solvent replacement. In the current study, we aimed to translate this methodology, originally developed for remote-controlled operation with manual interventions, into the automated synthesis module on the TRACERlab automation platform. The adjustment of the reagent amounts and solvents allowed for high efficiency in the radiofluorination of a series of model arylBPin substrates on the TRACERlab FXFE Pro synthesis module, which was adapted for nucleophilic radiofluorinations. The practical applicability of the developed radiofluorination approach with DMAPOTf elution was demonstrated in the automated synthesis of 6-L-[18F]FDOPA. The radiotracer was obtained with an activity yield (AY; isolated, not decay-corrected) of 5.2 ± 0.5% (n = 3), with a synthesis time of ca. 70 min on the TRACERlab FX N Pro automation platform. The obtained AY was comparable with one reported by others (6 ± 1%) using the same boronate precursor, while a slightly higher AY of 6-L-[18F]FDOPA (14.5 ± 0.5%) was achieved in our previous work using commercially available Bu4NOTf as the PTC.
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- Mikhail A. Nadporojskii
- Granov Russian Research Center of Radiology and Surgical Technologies, 197758 St. Petersburg, Russia; (M.A.N.); (D.S.S.)
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- N.P. Bechtereva Institute of the Human Brain, 197022 St. Petersburg, Russia; (V.V.O.); (O.S.F.)
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- N.P. Bechtereva Institute of the Human Brain, 197022 St. Petersburg, Russia; (V.V.O.); (O.S.F.)
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- Granov Russian Research Center of Radiology and Surgical Technologies, 197758 St. Petersburg, Russia; (M.A.N.); (D.S.S.)
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- N.P. Bechtereva Institute of the Human Brain, 197022 St. Petersburg, Russia; (V.V.O.); (O.S.F.)
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Webb EW, Cheng K, Winton WP, Klein BJ, Bowden GD, Horikawa M, Liu SW, Wright JS, Verhoog S, Kalyani D, Wismer M, Krska SW, Sanford MS, Scott PJ. Development of High-Throughput Experimentation Approaches for Rapid Radiochemical Exploration. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:10581-10590. [PMID: 38580459 PMCID: PMC11099536 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c14822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/07/2024]
Abstract
Positron emission tomography is a widely used imaging platform for studying physiological processes. Despite the proliferation of modern synthetic methodologies for radiolabeling, the optimization of these reactions still primarily relies on inefficient one-factor-at-a-time approaches. High-throughput experimentation (HTE) has proven to be a powerful approach for optimizing reactions in many areas of chemical synthesis. However, to date, HTE has rarely been applied to radiochemistry. This is largely because of the short lifetime of common radioisotopes, which presents major challenges for efficient parallel reaction setup and analysis using standard equipment and workflows. Herein, we demonstrate an effective HTE workflow and apply it to the optimization of copper-mediated radiofluorination of pharmaceutically relevant boronate ester substrates. The workflow utilizes commercial equipment and allows for rapid analysis of reactions for optimizing reactions, exploring chemical space using pharmaceutically relevant aryl boronates for radiofluorinations, and constructing large radiochemistry data sets.
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- E. William Webb
- Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Medical School, 1301 Catherine Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Medical School, 1301 Catherine Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Medical School, 1301 Catherine Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, 428 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Medical School, 1301 Catherine Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
- Werner Siemens Imaging Center, Department of Preclinical Imaging and Radiopharmacy, Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen, Tuebingen 72074, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence iFIT (EXC 2180) “Image-Guided and Functionally Instructed Tumor Therapies”, Eberhard Karls University, Tuebingen 72074, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, 930 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Medical School, 1301 Catherine Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Medical School, 1301 Catherine Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Translational Imaging, Merck and Co., Inc., West Point, PA 19486, United States
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- Discovery Chemistry, Merck Research Laboratories, Merck and Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ 07065, United States
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- Discovery Chemistry, Merck Research Laboratories, Merck and Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ 07065, United States
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- Discovery Chemistry, Merck Research Laboratories, Merck and Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ 07065, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, 930 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Medical School, 1301 Catherine Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, 428 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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Lai TH, Wenzel B, Dukić-Stefanović S, Teodoro R, Arnaud L, Maisonial-Besset A, Weber V, Moldovan RP, Meister S, Pietzsch J, Kopka K, Juratli TA, Deuther-Conrad W, Toussaint M. Radiosynthesis and biological evaluation of [ 18F]AG-120 for PET imaging of the mutant isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 in glioma. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2024; 51:1085-1096. [PMID: 37982850 PMCID: PMC10881675 DOI: 10.1007/s00259-023-06515-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 11/21/2023]
Abstract
Glioma are clinically challenging tumors due to their location and invasiveness nature, which often hinder complete surgical resection. The evaluation of the isocitrate dehydrogenase mutation status has become crucial for effective patient stratification. Through a transdisciplinary approach, we have developed an 18F-labeled ligand for non-invasive assessment of the IDH1R132H variant by using positron emission tomography (PET) imaging. In this study, we have successfully prepared diastereomerically pure [18F]AG-120 by copper-mediated radiofluorination of the stannyl precursor 6 on a TRACERlab FX2 N radiosynthesis module. In vitro internalization studies demonstrated significantly higher uptake of [18F]AG-120 in U251 human high-grade glioma cells with stable overexpression of mutant IDH1 (IDH1R132H) compared to their wild-type IDH1 counterpart (0.4 vs. 0.013% applied dose/µg protein at 120 min). In vivo studies conducted in mice, exhibited the excellent metabolic stability of [18F]AG-120, with parent fractions of 85% and 91% in plasma and brain at 30 min p.i., respectively. Dynamic PET studies with [18F]AG-120 in naïve mice and orthotopic glioma rat model reveal limited blood-brain barrier permeation along with a low uptake in the brain tumor. Interestingly, there was no significant difference in uptake between mutant IDH1R132H and wild-type IDH1 tumors (tumor-to-blood ratio[40-60 min]: ~1.7 vs. ~1.3). In conclusion, our preclinical evaluation demonstrated a target-specific internalization of [18F]AG-120 in vitro, a high metabolic stability in vivo in mice, and a slightly higher accumulation of activity in IDH1R132H-glioma compared to IDH1-glioma. Overall, our findings contribute to advancing the field of molecular imaging and encourage the evaluation of [18F]AG-120 to improve diagnosis and management of glioma and other IDH1R132H-related tumors.
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- Thu Hang Lai
- Institute of Radiopharmaceutical Cancer Research, Department of Neuroradiopharmaceuticals, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Research site Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
- Department of Research and Development, ROTOP Pharmaka GmbH, Dresden, Germany
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- Institute of Radiopharmaceutical Cancer Research, Department of Neuroradiopharmaceuticals, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Research site Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Radiopharmaceutical Cancer Research, Department of Neuroradiopharmaceuticals, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Research site Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Radiopharmaceutical Cancer Research, Department of Neuroradiopharmaceuticals, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Research site Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, Imagerie Moléculaire et Stratégies Théranostiques, UMR 1240, Inserm, Clermont- Ferrand, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, Imagerie Moléculaire et Stratégies Théranostiques, UMR 1240, Inserm, Clermont- Ferrand, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, Imagerie Moléculaire et Stratégies Théranostiques, UMR 1240, Inserm, Clermont- Ferrand, France
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- Institute of Radiopharmaceutical Cancer Research, Department of Neuroradiopharmaceuticals, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Research site Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Radiopharmaceutical Cancer Research, Department of Radiopharmaceutical and Chemical Biology, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Dresden, Germany
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- Institute of Radiopharmaceutical Cancer Research, Department of Radiopharmaceutical and Chemical Biology, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Dresden, Germany
- School of Science, Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Institute of Radiopharmaceutical Cancer Research, Department of Neuroradiopharmaceuticals, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Research site Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
- School of Science, Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site Dresden, Dresden, Germany
- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Dresden, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden, Germany
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- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Dresden, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden, Germany
- Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Institute of Radiopharmaceutical Cancer Research, Department of Neuroradiopharmaceuticals, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Research site Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Radiopharmaceutical Cancer Research, Department of Neuroradiopharmaceuticals, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Research site Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
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Kong Y, Cao L, Xie F, Wang X, Zuo C, Shi K, Rominger A, Huang Q, Xiao J, Jiang D, Guan Y, Ni R. Reduced SV2A and GABA A receptor levels in the brains of type 2 diabetic rats revealed by [ 18F]SDM-8 and [ 18F]flumazenil PET. Biomed Pharmacother 2024; 172:116252. [PMID: 38325265 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2024.116252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2023] [Revised: 12/19/2023] [Accepted: 02/02/2024] [Indexed: 02/09/2024] Open
Abstract
PURPOSE Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is associated with a greater risk of Alzheimer's disease. Synaptic impairment and protein aggregates have been reported in the brains of T2DM models. Here, we assessed whether neurodegenerative changes in synaptic vesicle 2 A (SV2A), γ-aminobutyric acid type A (GABAA) receptor, amyloid-β, tau and receptor for advanced glycosylation end product (RAGE) can be detected in vivo in T2DM rats. METHODS Positron emission tomography (PET) using [18F]SDM-8 (SV2A), [18F]flumazenil (GABAA receptor), [18F]florbetapir (amyloid-β), [18F]PM-PBB3 (tau), and [18F]FPS-ZM1 (RAGE) was carried out in 12-month-old diabetic Zucker diabetic fatty (ZDF) and SpragueDawley (SD) rats. Immunofluorescence staining, Thioflavin S staining, proteomic profiling and pathway analysis were performed on the brain tissues of ZDF and SD rats. RESULTS Reduced cortical [18F]SDM-8 uptake and cortical and hippocampal [18F]flumazenil uptake were observed in 12-month-old ZDF rats compared to SD rats. The regional uptake of [18F]florbetapir and [18F]PM-PBB3 was comparable in the brains of 12-month-old ZDF and SD rats. Immunofluorescence staining revealed Thioflavin S-negative, phospho-tau-positive inclusions in the cortex and hypothalamus in the brains of ZDF rats and the absence of amyloid-beta deposits. The level of GABAA receptors was lower in the cortex of ZDF rats than SD rats. Proteomic analysis further demonstrated that, compared with SD rats, synaptic-related proteins and pathways were downregulated in the hippocampus of ZDF rats. CONCLUSION These findings provide in vivo evidence for regional reductions in SV2A and GABAA receptor levels in the brains of aged T2DM ZDF rats.
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- Yanyan Kong
- PET Center, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- PET Center, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Inst. Regenerative Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- PET Center, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Dept. Neurology, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital affiliated with Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- PET Center, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Dept. Nuclear Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Dept. Nuclear Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- PET Center, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- PET Center, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- PET Center, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- PET Center, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
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- Inst. Regenerative Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Dept. Nuclear Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland; Inst. Biomedical Engineering, University of Zurich & ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Haveman LYF, Vugts DJ, Windhorst AD. State of the art procedures towards reactive [ 18F]fluoride in PET tracer synthesis. EJNMMI Radiopharm Chem 2023; 8:28. [PMID: 37824021 PMCID: PMC10570257 DOI: 10.1186/s41181-023-00203-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 08/03/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Positron emission tomography (PET) is a powerful, non-invasive preclinical and clinical nuclear imaging technique used in disease diagnosis and therapy assessment. Fluorine-18 is the predominant radionuclide used for PET tracer synthesis. An impressive variety of new 'late-stage' radiolabeling methodologies for the preparation of 18F-labeled tracers has appeared in order to improve the efficiency of the labeling reaction. MAIN BODY Despite these developments, one outstanding challenge into the early key steps of the process remains: the preparation of reactive [18F]fluoride from oxygen-18 enriched water ([18O]H2O). In the last decade, significant changes into the trapping, elution and drying stages have been introduced. This review provides an overview of the strategies and recent developments in the production of reactive [18F]fluoride and its use for radiolabeling. CONCLUSION Improved, modified or even completely new fluorine-18 work-up procedures have been developed in the last decade with widespread use in base-sensitive nucleophilic 18F-fluorination reactions. The many promising developments may lead to a few standardized drying methodologies for the routine production of a broad scale of PET tracers.
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- Lizeth Y F Haveman
- Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1117, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Amsterdam Institute of Molecular and Life Sciences (AIMMS), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1117, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Cancer Center Amsterdam (CCA), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1117, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- Neuroscience Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Wenzel B, Fritzsche SR, Toussaint M, Briel D, Kopka K, Brust P, Scheunemann M, Deuther-Conrad W. Radiosynthesis and Preclinical Evaluation of an 18F-Labeled Triazolopyridopyrazine-Based Inhibitor for Neuroimaging of the Phosphodiesterase 2A (PDE2A). Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2022; 15:1272. [PMID: 36297384 PMCID: PMC9609767 DOI: 10.3390/ph15101272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2022] [Revised: 10/11/2022] [Accepted: 10/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
The cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase 2A is an intracellular enzyme which hydrolyzes the secondary messengers cAMP and cGMP and therefore plays an important role in signaling cascades. A high expression in distinct brain areas as well as in cancer cells makes PDE2A an interesting therapeutic and diagnostic target for neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric diseases as well as for cancer. Aiming at specific imaging of this enzyme in the brain with positron emission tomography (PET), a new triazolopyridopyrazine-based derivative (11) was identified as a potent PDE2A inhibitor (IC50, PDE2A = 1.99 nM; IC50, PDE10A ~2000 nM) and has been radiofluorinated for biological evaluation. In vitro autoradiographic studies revealed that [18F]11 binds with high affinity and excellent specificity towards PDE2A in the rat brain. For the PDE2A-rich region nucleus caudate and putamen an apparent KD value of 0.24 nM and an apparent Bmax value of 16 pmol/mg protein were estimated. In vivo PET-MR studies in rats showed a moderate brain uptake of [18F]11 with a highest standardized uptake value (SUV) of 0.97. However, no considerable enrichment in PDE2A-specific regions in comparison to a reference region was detectable (SUVcaudate putamen = 0.51 vs. SUVcerebellum = 0.40 at 15 min p.i.). Furthermore, metabolism studies revealed a considerable uptake of radiometabolites of [18F]11 in the brain (66% parent fraction at 30 min p.i.). Altogether, despite the low specificity and the blood−brain barrier crossing of radiometabolites observed in vivo, [18F]11 is a valuable imaging probe for the in vitro investigation of PDE2A in the brain and has potential as a lead compound for further development of a PDE2A-specific PET ligand for neuroimaging.
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- Barbara Wenzel
- Department of Neuroradiopharmaceuticals, Institute of Radiopharmaceutical Cancer Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute for Drug Discovery, Faculty of Medicine, Leipzig University, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Neuroradiopharmaceuticals, Institute of Radiopharmaceutical Cancer Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute for Drug Discovery, Faculty of Medicine, Leipzig University, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Neuroradiopharmaceuticals, Institute of Radiopharmaceutical Cancer Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
- Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, School of Science, Technical University Dresden, 01069 Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Neuroradiopharmaceuticals, Institute of Radiopharmaceutical Cancer Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Neuroradiopharmaceuticals, Institute of Radiopharmaceutical Cancer Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Neuroradiopharmaceuticals, Institute of Radiopharmaceutical Cancer Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
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Tisseraud M, Goutal S, Bonasera T, Goislard M, Desjardins D, Le Grand R, Parry CM, Tournier N, Kuhnast B, Caillé F. Isotopic Radiolabeling of the Antiretroviral Drug [ 18F]Dolutegravir for Pharmacokinetic PET Imaging. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2022; 15:587. [PMID: 35631413 PMCID: PMC9143889 DOI: 10.3390/ph15050587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2022] [Revised: 05/03/2022] [Accepted: 05/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Deciphering the drug/virus/host interactions at infected cell reservoirs is a key leading to HIV-1 remission for which positron emission tomography (PET) imaging using radiolabeled antiretroviral (ARV) drugs is a powerful asset. Dolutegravir (DTG) is one of the preferred therapeutic options to treat HIV and can be isotopically labeled with fluorine-18. [18F]DTG was synthesized via a three-step approach of radiofluorination/nitrile reduction/peptide coupling with optimization for each step. Radiofluorination was performed on 2-fluoro-4-nitrobenzonitrile in 90% conversion followed by nitrile reduction using sodium borohydride and aqueous nickel(II) chloride with 72% conversion. Final peptide coupling reaction followed by HPLC purification and formulation afforded ready-to-inject [18F]DTG in 5.1 ± 0.8% (n = 10) decay-corrected radiochemical yield within 95 min. The whole process was automatized using a TRACERlab® FX NPro module, and quality control performed by analytical HPLC showed that [18F]DTG was suitable for in vivo injection with >99% chemical and radiochemical purity and a molar activity of 83 ± 18 GBq/µmol (n = 10). Whole-body distribution of [18F]DTG was performed by PET imaging on a healthy macaque and highlighted the elimination routes of the tracer. This study demonstrated the feasibility of in vivo [18F]DTG PET imaging and paved the way to explore drug/virus/tissues interactions in animals and humans.
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- Marion Tisseraud
- Université Paris-Saclay, Inserm, CNRS, CEA, Laboratoire d’Imagerie Biomédicale Multimodale Paris-Saclay (BioMaps), 91401 Orsay, France; (M.T.); (S.G.); (M.G.); (N.T.); (B.K.)
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- Université Paris-Saclay, Inserm, CNRS, CEA, Laboratoire d’Imagerie Biomédicale Multimodale Paris-Saclay (BioMaps), 91401 Orsay, France; (M.T.); (S.G.); (M.G.); (N.T.); (B.K.)
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- GSK Medicines Research Centre, Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage SG1 2NY, UK;
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- Université Paris-Saclay, Inserm, CNRS, CEA, Laboratoire d’Imagerie Biomédicale Multimodale Paris-Saclay (BioMaps), 91401 Orsay, France; (M.T.); (S.G.); (M.G.); (N.T.); (B.K.)
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- Université Paris-Saclay, Inserm, CEA, Center for Immunology of Viral, Auto-Immune, Hematological and Viral Diseases (IMVA-HB/IDMIT), Fontenay-aux-Roses, 92032 Paris, France; (D.D.); (R.L.G.)
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- Université Paris-Saclay, Inserm, CEA, Center for Immunology of Viral, Auto-Immune, Hematological and Viral Diseases (IMVA-HB/IDMIT), Fontenay-aux-Roses, 92032 Paris, France; (D.D.); (R.L.G.)
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- ViiV Healthcare, 980 Great West Road, London TW8 9GS, UK;
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- Université Paris-Saclay, Inserm, CNRS, CEA, Laboratoire d’Imagerie Biomédicale Multimodale Paris-Saclay (BioMaps), 91401 Orsay, France; (M.T.); (S.G.); (M.G.); (N.T.); (B.K.)
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- Université Paris-Saclay, Inserm, CNRS, CEA, Laboratoire d’Imagerie Biomédicale Multimodale Paris-Saclay (BioMaps), 91401 Orsay, France; (M.T.); (S.G.); (M.G.); (N.T.); (B.K.)
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- Université Paris-Saclay, Inserm, CNRS, CEA, Laboratoire d’Imagerie Biomédicale Multimodale Paris-Saclay (BioMaps), 91401 Orsay, France; (M.T.); (S.G.); (M.G.); (N.T.); (B.K.)
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Bratteby K, Shalgunov V, Battisti UM, Petersen IN, van den Broek SL, Ohlsson T, Gillings N, Erlandsson M, Herth MM. Insights into Elution of Anion Exchange Cartridges: Opening the Path toward Aliphatic 18F-Radiolabeling of Base-Sensitive Tracers. ACS Pharmacol Transl Sci 2021; 4:1556-1566. [PMID: 34661074 PMCID: PMC8506604 DOI: 10.1021/acsptsci.1c00133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
Abstract
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Aliphatic nucleophilic
substitution (SN2) with [18F]fluoride is the
most widely applied method to prepare 18F-labeled positron
emission tomography (PET) tracers. Strong
basic conditions commonly used during 18F-labeling procedures
inherently limit or prohibit labeling of base-sensitive scaffolds.
The high basicity stems from the tradition to trap [18F]fluoride
on anion exchange cartridges and elute it afterward with basic anions.
This sequence is used to facilitate the transfer of [18F]fluoride from an aqueous to an aprotic organic, polar reaction
medium, which is beneficial for SN2 reactions. Furthermore,
this sequence also removes cationic radioactive contaminations from
cyclotron-irradiated [18O]water from which [18F]fluoride is produced. In this study, we developed an efficient
elution procedure resulting in low basicity that permits SN2 18F-labeling of base-sensitive scaffolds. Extensive
screening of trapping and elution conditions (>1000 experiments)
and
studying their influence on the radiochemical yield (RCY) allowed
us to identify a suitable procedure for this. Using this procedure,
four PET tracers and three synthons could be radiolabeled in substantially
higher RCYs (up to 2.5-fold) compared to those of previously published
procedures, even from lower precursor amounts. Encouraged by these
results, we applied our low-basicity method to the radiolabeling of
highly base-sensitive tetrazines, which cannot be labeled using state-of-art
direct aliphatic 18F-labeling procedures. Labeling succeeded
in RCYs of up to 20%. We believe that our findings facilitate PET
tracer development by opening the path toward simple and direct SN2 18F fluorination of base-sensitive substrates.
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- Klas Bratteby
- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Jagtvej 160, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Radiation Physics, Skåne University Hospital, Barngatan 3, 22242 Lund, Sweden.,Department of Clinical Physiology Nuclear Medicine & PET, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Jagtvej 160, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Physiology Nuclear Medicine & PET, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Jagtvej 160, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Physiology Nuclear Medicine & PET, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Jagtvej 160, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Radiation Physics, Skåne University Hospital, Barngatan 3, 22242 Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Physiology Nuclear Medicine & PET, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Radiation Physics, Skåne University Hospital, Barngatan 3, 22242 Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Jagtvej 160, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Physiology Nuclear Medicine & PET, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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Bowden GD, Chailanggar N, Pichler BJ, Maurer A. Scalable 18F processing conditions for copper-mediated radiofluorination chemistry facilitate DoE optimization studies and afford an improved synthesis of [ 18F]olaparib. Org Biomol Chem 2021; 19:6995-7000. [PMID: 34351339 DOI: 10.1039/d1ob00903f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
A convenient and scalable base-free method for processing [18F]fluoride as [18F]TBAF is reported and applied to copper-mediated radiofluorination radiosyntheses. A central feature of this method is that a single production of [18F]TBAF can be divided into small aliquots that can be used to perform multiple small-scale reactions in DoE optimization studies. The results of these studies can then be reliably translated to full batch tracer productions using automated synthesizers. The processing method was applied to the DoE optimization of [18F]olaparib, affording the tracer in high radiochemical yields via both manual (%RCY = 78 ± 6%, n = 4 (CMRF step only)) and automated (up to 80% (%RCY); 41% activity yield (%AY)) radiosynthesis procedures.
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- Gregory D Bowden
- Werner Siemens Imaging Center, Department of Preclinical Imaging and Radiopharmacy, Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen, Germany.
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Zhu Y, Chen L, Hou W, Li Y. Recent Progress in Nucleophilic Fluoride Mediated Fluorine-18 Labeling of Arenes and Heteroarenes. CHINESE J ORG CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.6023/cjoc202010030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Orlovskaya V, Fedorova O, Kuznetsova O, Krasikova R. Cu‐Mediated Radiofluorination of Aryl Pinacolboronate Esters: Alcohols as Solvents with Application to 6‐L‐[
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F]FDOPA Synthesis. European J Org Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202001198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Viktoriya Orlovskaya
- N.P. Bechtereva Institute of the Human Brain Russian Academy of Sciences 9, Pavlova street 197376 Saint‐Petersburg Russia
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- N.P. Bechtereva Institute of the Human Brain Russian Academy of Sciences 9, Pavlova street 197376 Saint‐Petersburg Russia
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- N.P. Bechtereva Institute of the Human Brain Russian Academy of Sciences 9, Pavlova street 197376 Saint‐Petersburg Russia
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- N.P. Bechtereva Institute of the Human Brain Russian Academy of Sciences 9, Pavlova street 197376 Saint‐Petersburg Russia
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Wright JS, Kaur T, Preshlock S, Tanzey SS, Winton WP, Sharninghausen LS, Wiesner N, Brooks AF, Sanford MS, Scott PJH. Copper-Mediated Late-stage Radiofluorination: Five Years of Impact on Pre-clinical and Clinical PET Imaging. Clin Transl Imaging 2020; 8:167-206. [PMID: 33748018 PMCID: PMC7968072 DOI: 10.1007/s40336-020-00368-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2020] [Accepted: 04/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
Abstract
PURPOSE Copper-mediated radiofluorination (CMRF) is emerging as the method of choice for the formation of aromatic C-18F bonds. This minireview examines proof-of-concept, pre-clinical, and in-human imaging studies of new and established imaging agents containing aromatic C-18F bonds synthesized with CMRF. An exhaustive discussion of CMRF methods is not provided, although key developments that have enabled or improved upon the syntheses of fluorine-18 imaging agents are discussed. METHODS A comprehensive literature search from April 2014 onwards of the Web of Science and PubMed library databases was performed to find reports that utilize CMRF for the synthesis of fluorine-18 radiopharmaceuticals, and these represent the primary body of research discussed in this minireview. Select conference proceedings, previous reports describing alternative methods for the synthesis of imaging agents, and preceding fluorine-19 methodologies have also been included for discussion. CONCLUSIONS CMRF has significantly expanded the chemical space that is accessible to fluorine-18 radiolabeling with production methods that can meet the regulatory requirements for use in Nuclear Medicine. Furthermore, it has enabled novel and improved syntheses of radiopharmaceuticals and facilitated subsequent PET imaging studies. The rapid adoption of CMRF will undoubtedly continue to simplify the production of imaging agents and inspire the development of new radiofluorination methodologies.
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- Jay S Wright
- Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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Yuan G, Shoup TM, Moon SH, Brownell AL. A concise method for fully automated radiosyntheses of [ 18F]JNJ-46356479 and [ 18F]FITM via Cu-mediated 18F-fluorination of organoboranes. RSC Adv 2020; 10:25223-25227. [PMID: 33014351 PMCID: PMC7497470 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra04943c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2020] [Accepted: 06/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
Abstract
A modified alcohol-enhanced 18F-fluorodeboronation has been developed for the radiosyntheses of [18F]JNJ-46356479 and [18F]FITM. Unlike the [18F]KF/K222 approach, this method tolerates the presence of sensitive heterocycles in Bpin precursors 4 and 8 allowing a one-step 18F-fluorodeboronation on the fully automated TRACERlab™ FXFN platform. A modified alcohol-enhanced 18F-fluorodeboronation has been developed for the radiosyntheses of [18F]JNJ-46356479 and [18F]FITM.![]()
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- Gengyang Yuan
- Gordon Center for Medical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 3rd Avenue, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA. ;
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- Gordon Center for Medical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 3rd Avenue, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA. ;
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- Gordon Center for Medical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 3rd Avenue, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA. ;
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- Gordon Center for Medical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 3rd Avenue, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA. ;
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S. Clemente G, Zarganes-Tzitzikas T, Dömling A, H. Elsinga P. Late-Stage Copper-Catalyzed Radiofluorination of an Arylboronic Ester Derivative of Atorvastatin. Molecules 2019; 24:E4210. [PMID: 31756986 PMCID: PMC6930542 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24234210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2019] [Revised: 11/07/2019] [Accepted: 11/18/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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There is an unmet need for late-stage 18F-fluorination strategies to label molecules with a wide range of relevant functionalities to medicinal chemistry, in particular (hetero)arenes, aiming to obtain unique in vivo information on the pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics (PK/PD) using positron emission tomography (PET). In the last few years, Cu-mediated oxidative radiofluorination of arylboronic esters/acids arose and has been successful in small molecules containing relatively simple (hetero)aromatic groups. However, this technique is sparsely used in the radiosynthesis of clinically significant molecules containing more complex backbones with several aromatic motifs. In this work, we add a new entry to this very limited database by presenting our recent results on the 18F-fluorination of an arylboronic ester derivative of atorvastatin. The moderate average conversion of [18F]F- (12%), in line with what has been reported for similarly complex molecules, stressed an overview through the literature to understand the radiolabeling variables and limitations preventing consistently higher yields. Nevertheless, the current disparity of procedures reported still hampers a consensual and conclusive output.
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- Gonçalo S. Clemente
- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Drug Design, Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, University of Groningen, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Drug Design, Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, University of Groningen, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands
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Lahdenpohja SO, Rajala NA, Rajander J, Kirjavainen AK. Fast and efficient copper-mediated 18F-fluorination of arylstannanes, aryl boronic acids, and aryl boronic esters without azeotropic drying. EJNMMI Radiopharm Chem 2019; 4:28. [PMID: 31659523 PMCID: PMC6795642 DOI: 10.1186/s41181-019-0079-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2019] [Accepted: 09/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Copper-mediated radiofluorination is a straightforward method to produce a variety of [18F]fluoroarenes and [18F]fluoroheteroarenes. To minimize the number of steps in the production of 18F-labelled radiopharmaceuticals, we have developed a short and efficient azeotropic drying-free 18F-labelling method using copper-mediated fluorination. Our goal was to improve the copper-mediated method to achieve wide substrate scope with good radiochemical yields with short synthesis time. Results Solid phase extraction with Cu (OTf)2 in dimethylacetamide is a suitable activation method for [18F]fluoride. Elution efficiency with Cu (OTf)2 is up to 79% and radiochemical yield (RCY) of a variety of model molecules in the crude reaction mixture has reached over 90%. Clinically relevant molecules, norepinephrine transporter tracer [18F]NS12137 and monoamine transporter tracer [18F]CFT were produced with 16.5% RCY in 98 min and 5.3% RCY in 64 min, respectively. Conclusions Cu (OTf)2 is a suitable elution agent for releasing [18F]fluoride from an anion exchange cartridge. The method is fast and efficient and the Cu-complex is customizable after the release of [18F]fluoride. Alterations in the [18F]fluoride elution techniques did not have a negative effect on the subsequent labelling reactions. We anticipate this improved [18F]fluoride elution technique to supplant the traditional azeotropic drying of [18F]fluoride in the long run and to concurrently enable the variations of the copper-complex.
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- Salla Orvokki Lahdenpohja
- Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry Laboratory, Turku PET Centre, University of Turku, Kiinamyllynkatu 4-8, 20520, Turku, Finland
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- Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry Laboratory, Turku PET Centre, University of Turku, Kiinamyllynkatu 4-8, 20520, Turku, Finland
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- Accelerator Laboratory, Turku PET Centre, Åbo Akademi University, Porthaninkatu 3, 20500, Turku, Finland
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- Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry Laboratory, Turku PET Centre, University of Turku, Kiinamyllynkatu 4-8, 20520, Turku, Finland.
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Mossine AV, Tanzey SS, Brooks AF, Makaravage KJ, Ichiishi N, Miller JM, Henderson BD, Skaddan MB, Sanford MS, Scott PJH. One-pot synthesis of high molar activity 6-[ 18F]fluoro-l-DOPA by Cu-mediated fluorination of a BPin precursor. Org Biomol Chem 2019; 17:8701-8705. [PMID: 31536095 PMCID: PMC6812483 DOI: 10.1039/c9ob01758e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
A one-pot two-step synthesis of 6-[18F]fluoro-l-DOPA ([18F]FDOPA) has been developed involving Cu-mediated radiofluorination of a pinacol boronate ester precursor. The method is fully automated, provides [18F]FDOPA in good activity yield (104 ± 16 mCi, 6 ± 1%), excellent radiochemical purity (>99%) and high molar activity (3799 ± 2087 Ci mmol-1), n = 3, and has been validated to produce the radiotracer for human use.
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- Andrew V Mossine
- Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
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- Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. and Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
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- Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. and Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- AbbVie Translational Imaging, North Chicago, IL 60030, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
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- Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. and Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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Basuli F, Zhang X, Blackman B, White ME, Jagoda EM, Choyke PL, Swenson RE. Fluorine-18 Labeled Fluorofuranylnorprogesterone ([ 18F]FFNP) and Dihydrotestosterone ([ 18F]FDHT) Prepared by "Fluorination on Sep-Pak" Method. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24132389. [PMID: 31261651 PMCID: PMC6651117 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24132389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2019] [Revised: 06/25/2019] [Accepted: 06/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
Abstract
To further explore the scope of our recently developed “fluorination on Sep-Pak” method, we prepared two well-known positron emission tomography (PET) tracers 21-[18F]fluoro-16α,17α-[(R)-(1′-α-furylmethylidene)dioxy]-19-norpregn-4-ene-3,20-dione furanyl norprogesterone ([18F]FFNP) and 16β-[18F]fluoro-5α-dihydrotestosterone ([18F]FDHT). Following the “fluorination on Sep-Pak” method, over 70% elution efficiency was observed with 3 mg of triflate precursor of [18F]FFNP. The overall yield of [18F]FFNP was 64–72% (decay corrected) in 40 min synthesis time with a molar activity of 37–81 GBq/µmol (1000–2200 Ci/mmol). Slightly lower elution efficiency (~55%) was observed with the triflate precursor of [18F]FDHT. Fluorine-18 labeling, reduction, and deprotection to prepare [18F]FDHT were performed on Sep-Pak cartridges (PS-HCO3 and Sep-Pak plus C-18). The overall yield of [18F]FDHT was 25–32% (decay corrected) in 70 min. The molar activity determined by using mass spectrometry was 63–148 GBq/µmol (1700–4000 Ci/mmol). Applying this quantitative measure of molar activity to in vitro assays [18F]FDHT exhibited high-affinity binding to androgen receptors (Kd~2.5 nM) providing biological validation of this method.
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- Falguni Basuli
- Imaging Probe Development Center, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD 20850, USA.
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- Imaging Probe Development Center, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
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- Imaging Probe Development Center, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
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- Molecular Imaging Program, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
- Laboratory of Genitourinary Cancer Pathogenesis, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Molecular Imaging Program, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Molecular Imaging Program, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Imaging Probe Development Center, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
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Zhang B, Fraser BH, Klenner MA, Chen Z, Liang SH, Massi M, Robinson AJ, Pascali G. [ 18 F]Ethenesulfonyl Fluoride as a Practical Radiofluoride Relay Reagent. Chemistry 2019; 25:7613-7617. [PMID: 30977166 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201900930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2019] [Revised: 04/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Fluorine-18 is the most utilized radioisotope in positron emission tomography (PET), but the wide application of fluorine-18 radiopharmaceuticals is hindered by its challenging labelling conditions. As such, many potentially important radiotracers remain underutilized. Herein, we describe the use of [18 F]ethenesulfonyl fluoride (ESF) as a novel radiofluoride relay reagent that allows radiofluorination reactions to be performed in minimally equipped satellite nuclear medicine centres. [18 F]ESF has a simple and reliable production route and can be stored on inert cartridges. The cartridges can then be shipped remotely and the trapped [18 F]ESF can be liberated by simple solvent elution. We have tested 18 radiolabelling precursors, inclusive of model and clinically used structures, and most precursors have demonstrated comparable radiofluorination efficiencies to those obtained using a conventionally dried [18 F]fluoride source.
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- Bo Zhang
- Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), New Illawarra Rd., Lucas Heights, NSW, Australia.,Faculty of Science, Monash University, Wellington Rd., Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), New Illawarra Rd., Lucas Heights, NSW, Australia
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- Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), New Illawarra Rd., Lucas Heights, NSW, Australia.,School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Kent St., Bentley, Western Australia, Australia
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- Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit St., Boston, MA, USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit St., Boston, MA, USA
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- School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Kent St., Bentley, Western Australia, Australia
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- Faculty of Science, Monash University, Wellington Rd., Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), New Illawarra Rd., Lucas Heights, NSW, Australia.,Brain and Mind Centre, The University of Sydney, Mallett St., Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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