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Brown G, Soloviev D, Lewis DY. Radiosynthesis and Analysis of (S)-4-(3-[ 18F]Fluoropropyl)-L-Glutamic Acid. Mol Imaging Biol 2023; 25:586-595. [PMID: 36525163 PMCID: PMC10172245 DOI: 10.1007/s11307-022-01793-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2022] [Revised: 11/23/2022] [Accepted: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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PURPOSE (S)-4-(3-[18F]Fluoropropyl)-L-glutamic acid ([18F]FSPG) is an L-glutamate derivative used as a PET biomarker to assess intracellular redox status in vivo through targeting of the cystine/glutamate antiporter protein, xc- transporter. In this report, we describe a radiosynthesis of [18F]FSPG for use in PET studies that address specific challenges in relation to the radiotracer purity, molar activity, and quality control testing methods. PROCEDURES The radiosynthesis of [18F]FSPG was performed using a customised RNPlus Research automated radiosynthesis system (Synthra GmbH, Hamburg, Germany). [18F]FSPG was labelled in the 3-fluoropropylmoiety at the 4-position of the glutamic acid backbone with fluorine-18 via substitution of nucleophilic [18F]fluoride with a protected naphthylsulfonyloxy-propyl-L-glutamate derivative. Radiochemical purity of the final product was determined by radio HPLC using a new method of direct analysis using a Hypercarb C18 column. RESULTS The average radioactivity yield of [18F]FSPG was 4.2 GBq (range, 3.4-4.8 GBq) at the end of synthesis, starting from 16 GBq of [18F]fluoride at the end of bombardment (n = 10) in a synthesis time of 50 min. The average molar activity and radioactivity volumetric concentration at the end of synthesis were 66 GBq µmol-1 (range, 48-73 GBq µmol-1) and 343-400 MBq mL-1, respectively. CONCLUSION Stability tests using a 4.6 GBq dose with a radioactivity volumetric concentration of 369 MBq mL-1 at the end of synthesis showed no observable radiolysis 3 h after production. The formulated product is of high radiochemical purity (> 95%) and higher molar activity compared to previous methods and is safe to inject into mice up to 3 h after production.
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- Gavin Brown
- Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute, Garscube Estate, Switchback Road, Glasgow, G61 1BD, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute, Garscube Estate, Switchback Road, Glasgow, G61 1BD, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute, Garscube Estate, Switchback Road, Glasgow, G61 1BD, UK.
- School of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G611QH, UK.
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Shegani A, Kealey S, Luzi F, Basagni F, Machado JDM, Ekici SD, Ferocino A, Gee AD, Bongarzone S. Radiosynthesis, Preclinical, and Clinical Positron Emission Tomography Studies of Carbon-11 Labeled Endogenous and Natural Exogenous Compounds. Chem Rev 2023; 123:105-229. [PMID: 36399832 PMCID: PMC9837829 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The presence of positron emission tomography (PET) centers at most major hospitals worldwide, along with the improvement of PET scanner sensitivity and the introduction of total body PET systems, has increased the interest in the PET tracer development using the short-lived radionuclides carbon-11. In the last few decades, methodological improvements and fully automated modules have allowed the development of carbon-11 tracers for clinical use. Radiolabeling natural compounds with carbon-11 by substituting one of the backbone carbons with the radionuclide has provided important information on the biochemistry of the authentic compounds and increased the understanding of their in vivo behavior in healthy and diseased states. The number of endogenous and natural compounds essential for human life is staggering, ranging from simple alcohols to vitamins and peptides. This review collates all the carbon-11 radiolabeled endogenous and natural exogenous compounds synthesised to date, including essential information on their radiochemistry methodologies and preclinical and clinical studies in healthy subjects.
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- Antonio Shegani
- School
of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences, King’s College London, King’s Health Partners, St Thomas’ Hospital, London SE1 7EH, United Kingdom
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of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences, King’s College London, King’s Health Partners, St Thomas’ Hospital, London SE1 7EH, United Kingdom
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- School
of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences, King’s College London, King’s Health Partners, St Thomas’ Hospital, London SE1 7EH, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, Alma Mater
Studiorum−University of Bologna, via Belmeloro 6, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- School
of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences, King’s College London, King’s Health Partners, St Thomas’ Hospital, London SE1 7EH, United Kingdom
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- School
of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences, King’s College London, King’s Health Partners, St Thomas’ Hospital, London SE1 7EH, United Kingdom
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- Institute
of Organic Synthesis and Photoreactivity, Italian National Research Council, via Piero Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy
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- School
of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences, King’s College London, King’s Health Partners, St Thomas’ Hospital, London SE1 7EH, United Kingdom
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- School
of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences, King’s College London, King’s Health Partners, St Thomas’ Hospital, London SE1 7EH, United Kingdom
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Co CM, Mulgaonkar A, Zhou N, Harris S, Öz OK, Tang L, Sun X. PET Imaging of Active Invasive Fungal Infections with d-[5- 11C]-Glutamine. ACS Infect Dis 2022; 8:1663-1673. [PMID: 35869564 DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.2c00249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The increasing prevalence and severity of invasive fungal infections (IFIs), especially in immunocompromised populations, has amplified the need for rapid diagnosis of fungal pathogens. Radiotracers derived from d-amino acids (DAAs) show promise as bacterial-specific positron emission tomography (PET) imaging agents due to their preferential consumption by bacteria and largely nonutilization by hosts. Unlike mammals, fungi can utilize external DAAs including d-glutamine for their growth by rapidly upregulating DAA oxidases. Additionally, glutamine is essential for fungal nitrogen assimilation, survival, and virulence. We previously validated d-[5-11C]-glutamine (d-[5-11C]-Gln) as an efficient radiotracer targeting live bacterial soft-tissue infections. Here, we further expanded this investigation to evaluate its translational potential for PET imaging of IFIs in immunocompetent mouse models subcutaneously (SubQ) and intramuscularly (IM) infected with Candida albicans (C. albicans), using its l-isomer counterpart (l-[5-11C]-Gln) as a control. Comparative studies between pathogens showed significantly (p < 0.05) higher uptake in fungi (C. albicans and C. tropicalis) versus tested bacterial species for d-[5-11C]-Gln, suggesting that it could potentially serve as a more sensitive radiotracer for detection of fungal infections. Additionally, comparative PET imaging studies in immunocompetent infected mice demonstrated significantly higher infection-to-background ratios for d- versus l-[5-11C]-Gln in both SubQ (ratio = 1.97, p = 0.043) and IM (ratio = 1.97, p = 0.028) infections. Fungal infection imaging specificity was confirmed with no significant difference observed between localized inflammation sites versus untreated muscle background (heat-killed injection site/untreated muscle: ∼1.1). Taken together, this work demonstrates the translational potential of d-[5-11C]-Gln for noninvasive PET imaging of IFIs.
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- Cynthia M Co
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas 76019, United States
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- Department of Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390, United States
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- Department of Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390, United States
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- Department of Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390, United States
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- Department of Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas 76019, United States
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- Department of Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390, United States
- Advanced Imaging Research Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390, United States
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Cohen AS, Grudzinski J, Smith GT, Peterson TE, Whisenant JG, Hickman TL, Ciombor KK, Cardin D, Eng C, Goff LW, Das S, Coffey RJ, Berlin JD, Manning HC. First-in-Human PET Imaging and Estimated Radiation Dosimetry of l-[5- 11C]-Glutamine in Patients with Metastatic Colorectal Cancer. J Nucl Med 2022; 63:36-43. [PMID: 33931465 PMCID: PMC8717201 DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.120.261594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Revised: 03/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Altered metabolism is a hallmark of cancer. In addition to glucose, glutamine is an important nutrient for cellular growth and proliferation. Noninvasive imaging via PET may help facilitate precision treatment of cancer through patient selection and monitoring of treatment response. l-[5-11C]-glutamine (11C-glutamine) is a PET tracer designed to study glutamine uptake and metabolism. The aim of this first-in-human study was to evaluate the radiologic safety and biodistribution of 11C-glutamine for oncologic PET imaging. Methods: Nine patients with confirmed metastatic colorectal cancer underwent PET/CT imaging. Patients received 337.97 ± 44.08 MBq of 11C-glutamine. Dynamic PET acquisitions that were centered over the abdomen or thorax were initiated simultaneously with intravenous tracer administration. After the dynamic acquisition, a whole-body PET/CT scan was acquired. Volume-of-interest analyses were performed to obtain estimates of organ-based absorbed doses of radiation. Results:11C-glutamine was well tolerated in all patients, with no observed safety concerns. The organs with the highest radiation exposure included the bladder, pancreas, and liver. The estimated effective dose was 4.46E-03 ± 7.67E-04 mSv/MBq. Accumulation of 11C-glutamine was elevated and visualized in lung, brain, bone, and liver metastases, suggesting utility for cancer imaging. Conclusion: PET using 11C-glutamine appears safe for human use and allows noninvasive visualization of metastatic colon cancer lesions in multiple organs. Further studies are needed to elucidate its potential for other cancers and for monitoring response to treatment.
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- Allison S Cohen
- Vanderbilt Center for Molecular Probes, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
- Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
- Section Chief, Nuclear Medicine, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville VA Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
- Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee; and
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- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee; and
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee; and
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee; and
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee; and
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee; and
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee; and
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee; and
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee; and
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- Vanderbilt Center for Molecular Probes, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee;
- Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
- Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee; and
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Zhou YP, Makaravage KJ, Brugarolas P. Radiolabeling with [ 11C]HCN for Positron emission tomography. Nucl Med Biol 2021; 102-103:56-86. [PMID: 34624831 PMCID: PMC8978408 DOI: 10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2021.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2021] [Revised: 08/20/2021] [Accepted: 09/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Hydrogen cyanide (HCN) is a versatile synthon for generating carbon‑carbon and carbon-heteroatom bonds. Unlike other one-carbon synthons (i.e., CO, CO2), HCN can function as a nucleophile (as in potassium cyanide, KCN) and an electrophile (as in cyanogen bromide, (CN)Br). The incorporation of the CN motif into organic molecules generates nitriles, hydantoins and (thio)cyanates, which can be converted to carboxylic acids, aldehydes, amides and amines. Such versatile chemistry is particularly attractive in PET radiochemistry where diverse bioactive small molecules incorporating carbon-11 in different positions need to be produced. The first examples of making [11C]HCN for radiolabeling date back to the 1960s. During the ensuing decades, [11C]cyanide labeling was popular for producing biologically important molecules including 11C-labeled α-amino acids, sugars and neurotransmitters. [11C]cyanation is now reemerging in many PET centers due to its versatility for making novel tracers. Here, we summarize the chemistry of [11C]HCN, review the methods to make [11C]HCN past and present, describe methods for labeling different types of molecules with [11C]HCN, and provide an overview of the reactions available to convert nitriles into other functional groups. Finally, we discuss some of the challenges and opportunities in [11C]HCN labeling such as developing more robust methods to produce [11C]HCN and developing rapid and selective methods to convert nitriles into other functional groups in complex molecules.
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- Yu-Peng Zhou
- Gordon Center for Medical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Gordon Center for Medical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Gordon Center for Medical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
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- Youwen Xu
- Independent Consultant/Contractor 3900 Ford Road, Unit 18O Philadelphia PA USA
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- Departments of Psychiatry and Chemistry Stony Brook University New York NY USA
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Renick PJ, Mulgaonkar A, Co CM, Wu CY, Zhou N, Velazquez A, Pennington J, Sherwood A, Dong H, Castellino L, Öz OK, Tang L, Sun X. Imaging of Actively Proliferating Bacterial Infections by Targeting the Bacterial Metabolic Footprint with d-[5- 11C]-Glutamine. ACS Infect Dis 2021; 7:347-361. [PMID: 33476123 DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.0c00617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
Abstract
Since most d-amino acids (DAAs) are utilized by bacterial cells but not by mammalian eukaryotic hosts, recently DAA-based molecular imaging strategies have been extensively explored for noninvasively differentiating bacterial infections from the host's inflammatory responses. Given glutamine's pivotal role in bacterial survival, cell growth, biofilm formation, and even virulence, here we report a new positron emission tomography (PET) imaging approach using d-5-[11C]glutamine (d-[5-11C]-Gln) for potential clinical assessment of bacterial infection through a comparative study with its l-isomer counterpart, l-[5-11C]-Gln. In both control and infected mice, l-[5-11C]-Gln had substantially higher uptake levels than d-[5-11C]-Gln in most organs except the kidneys, showing the expected higher use of l-[5-11C]-Gln by mammalian tissues and more efficient renal excretion of d-[5-11C]-Gln. Importantly, our work demonstrates that PET imaging with d-[5-11C]-Gln is capable of detecting infections induced by both Escherichia coli (E. coli) and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in a dual-infection murine myositis model with significantly higher infection-to-background contrast than with l-[5-11C]-Gln (in E. coli, 1.64; in MRSA, 2.62, p = 0.0004). This can be attributed to the fact that d-[5-11C]-Gln is utilized by bacteria while being more efficiently cleared from the host tissues. We confirmed the bacterial infection imaging specificity of d-[5-11C]-Gln by comparing its uptake in active bacterial infections versus sterile inflammation and with 2-deoxy-2-[18F]fluoroglucose ([18F]FDG). These results together demonstrate the translational potential of PET imaging with d-[5-11C]-Gln for the noninvasive detection of bacterial infectious diseases in humans.
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Padakanti PK, Li S, Schmitz A, Mankoff D, Mach RH, Lee HS. Automated synthesis of [ 11C]L-glutamine on Synthra HCN plus synthesis module. EJNMMI Radiopharm Chem 2019; 4:5. [PMID: 31659517 PMCID: PMC6426911 DOI: 10.1186/s41181-019-0057-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2018] [Accepted: 03/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Background L-Glutamine (L-Gln) is the most abundant amino acid present in the human body and is involved in numerous metabolic pathways. Glutaminolysis is the metabolic process deployed by many aggressive cancers such as triple negative breast cancer (TNBC). Imaging the metabolic pathways of L-glutamine could provide more insights into tumor biology. Reliable and reproducible automated synthesis of [11C]L-glutamine PET (Positron Emission Tomography) radiotracer is critical for these studies. Results [11C]L-Glutamine ([11C]L-Gln) was reliably and reproducibly synthesized. The automated process involves cleaning and drying of the synthesis module, azeotropic drying of crown ether and cesium bicarbonate, conversion of [11C]CO2 to [11C] CsCN, incorporation of [11C] CN into the starting material, and hydrolysis and deprotection of the corresponding [11C] nitrile to yield [11C]L-glutamine. Starting with approximately 1 Ci of [11C] cesium cyanide ([11C]CsCN), 47–77 mCi (n = 4) of the final product, [11C]L-Gln, was obtained after sterile filtration. The radiochemical purity of the final product was > 90% with almost exclusively L-glutamine isomer. The yield of [11C]L-Gln was 43–52% (n = 4), decay corrected to end of [11C] CsCN trapping in the reaction vessel. Conclusions All the steps including drying of the mixture of base and crown ether, preparation of [11C] cyanide, radiochemical synthesis and formulation were accomplished on a single synthesis unit. [11C]L-Gln has been successfully adapted and optimized on an automated synthesis module, Synthra HCN Plus. This process can be readily adapted for clinical research use.
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- Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
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Rosenberg AJ, Nickels ML, Schulte ML, Manning HC. Automated radiosynthesis of 5-[ 11C]l-glutamine, an important tracer for glutamine utilization. Nucl Med Biol 2018; 67:10-14. [PMID: 30359787 DOI: 10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2018.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2018] [Revised: 09/24/2018] [Accepted: 09/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The natural amino acid l-Glutamine (Gln) is essential for both cell growth and proliferation. In addition to glucose, cancer cells utilize Gln as a carbon source for ATP production, biosynthesis, and as a defense against reactive oxygen species. The utilization of [11C]Gln has been previously reported as a biomarker for tissues with an elevated demand for Gln, however, the previous reports for the preparation of [11C]Gln were found to be lacking several crucial aspects necessary for transition to human production. Namely, the presence of unreacted precursor and the use of non-commercialized, custom built, reaction platforms. Herein, we report the development and utilization of methodology for the automated production of [11C]Gln that meets institutional criteria for human use. METHODS The preparation of [11C]Gln was carried out on the GE FX2N platform. Briefly, after trapping of [11C]HCN with a solution of CsHCO3 in DMF, the [11C]CsCN was reacted with a commercially available precursor. This intermediate was then purified by HPLC and deprotected/hydrolyzed under acidic conditions. Following pH adjustment, the product was filtered to give the desired [11C]Gln as a sterile injectable. The resulting product was then analyzed for quality assurance. RESULTS Automated production by this method reliably provides over 3.7 GBq (100 mCi) of [11C]Gln. The resulting final drug product was found to have a >99% radiochemical purity, <5% of D-Gln present, no detectable impurities, and the total preparation time was roughly 45 min from the end-of-bombardment. CONCLUSIONS A fast, reliable and efficient automated radiosynthesis was developed using a commercially available module. Purifications used throughout allow for both a radiochemically and chemically pure final product solution of [11C]Gln.
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- Adam J Rosenberg
- Vanderbilt Center for Molecular Probes, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; Vanderbilt University Institute for Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Vanderbilt Center for Molecular Probes, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; Vanderbilt University Institute for Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Vanderbilt Center for Molecular Probes, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; Vanderbilt University Institute for Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Vanderbilt Center for Molecular Probes, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; Vanderbilt University Institute for Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA; Department of Neurosurgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
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Xu Y, Cankaya AS, Hoque R, Lee SJ, Shea C, Kersting L, Schueller M, Fowler JS, Szalda D, Alexoff D, Riehl B, Gleede T, Ferrieri RA, Qu W. Synthesis of l
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C]Asparagine by Ring-Opening Nucleophilic 11
C-Cyanation Reaction of a Chiral Cyclic Sulfamidate Precursor. Chemistry 2018; 24:6848-6853. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201801029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Youwen Xu
- Biological, Environmental and Climate Sciences Department; Brookhaven National Laboratory; Upton NY 11973 USA
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- Biological, Environmental and Climate Sciences Department; Brookhaven National Laboratory; Upton NY 11973 USA
- Institut für Kernchemie; Johannes Gutenberg-Universität; 55128 Mainz Germany
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- Biological, Environmental and Climate Sciences Department; Brookhaven National Laboratory; Upton NY 11973 USA
- Biochemistry Department; Medgar Evers College; Brooklyn NY 11225 USA
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- Biological, Environmental and Climate Sciences Department; Brookhaven National Laboratory; Upton NY 11973 USA
- Department of Chemistry; Stony Brook University; Stony Brook NY 11794 USA
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- Biological, Environmental and Climate Sciences Department; Brookhaven National Laboratory; Upton NY 11973 USA
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- Biological, Environmental and Climate Sciences Department; Brookhaven National Laboratory; Upton NY 11973 USA
- Institut für Kernchemie; Johannes Gutenberg-Universität; 55128 Mainz Germany
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- Biological, Environmental and Climate Sciences Department; Brookhaven National Laboratory; Upton NY 11973 USA
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- Biological, Environmental and Climate Sciences Department; Brookhaven National Laboratory; Upton NY 11973 USA
- Department of Chemistry; Stony Brook University; Stony Brook NY 11794 USA
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- Department of Natural Sciences; Baruch College, CUNY; New York NY 10010 USA
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- Biological, Environmental and Climate Sciences Department; Brookhaven National Laboratory; Upton NY 11973 USA
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- Biological, Environmental and Climate Sciences Department; Brookhaven National Laboratory; Upton NY 11973 USA
- Institut für Kernchemie; Johannes Gutenberg-Universität; 55128 Mainz Germany
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- Biological, Environmental and Climate Sciences Department; Brookhaven National Laboratory; Upton NY 11973 USA
- Institut für Kernchemie; Johannes Gutenberg-Universität; 55128 Mainz Germany
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- Biological, Environmental and Climate Sciences Department; Brookhaven National Laboratory; Upton NY 11973 USA
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- Biological, Environmental and Climate Sciences Department; Brookhaven National Laboratory; Upton NY 11973 USA
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Boscutti G, Huiban M, Passchier J. Use of carbon-11 labelled tool compounds in support of drug development. DRUG DISCOVERY TODAY. TECHNOLOGIES 2017; 25:3-10. [PMID: 29233265 DOI: 10.1016/j.ddtec.2017.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2017] [Revised: 11/15/2017] [Accepted: 11/16/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The pharmaceutical industry is facing key challenges to improve return on R&D investment. Positron emission tomography (PET), by itself or in combination with complementary technologies such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), provides a unique opportunity to confirm a candidate's ability to meet the so-called 'three pillars' of drug development. Positive confirmation provides confidence for go/no-go decision making at an early stage of the development process and enables informed clinical progression. Whereas fluorine-18 has probably gained wider use in the community, there are benefits to using carbon-11 given the greater flexibility the use of this isotope permits in adaptive clinical study design. This review explores the scope of available carbon-11 chemistries and provides clinical examples to highlight its value in PET studies in support of drug development.
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- Giulia Boscutti
- Imanova Ltd., Burlington Danes Building, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK
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- Imanova Ltd., Burlington Danes Building, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK
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- Imanova Ltd., Burlington Danes Building, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK.
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Lee SJ, Fowler JS, Alexoff D, Schueller M, Kim D, Nauth A, Weber C, Kim SW, Hooker JM, Ma L, Qu W. An efficient and practical synthesis of [2-(11)C]indole via superfast nucleophilic [(11)C]cyanation and RANEY® Nickel catalyzed reductive cyclization. Org Biomol Chem 2016; 13:11235-43. [PMID: 26411301 DOI: 10.1039/c5ob01654a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
A rapid method for the synthesis of carbon-11 radiolabeled indole was developed using a sub-nanomolar quantity of no-carrier-added [(11)C]cyanide as radio-precursor. Based upon a reported synthesis of 2-(2-nitrophenyl)acetonitrile (), a highly reactive substrate 2-nitrobenzyl bromide () was evaluated for nucleophilic [(11)C]cyanation. Additionally, related reaction conditions were explored with the goal of obtaining of highly reactive 2-(2-nitrophenyl)-[1-(11)C]acetonitrile () while inhibiting its rapid conversion to 2,3-bis(2-nitrophenyl)-[1-(11)C]propanenitrile (). Next, a RANEY® Nickel catalyzed reductive cyclization method was utilized for synthesizing the desired [2-(11)C]indole with hydrazinium monoformate as the active reducing agent. Extensive and iterative screening of basicity, temperature and stoichiometry was required to overcome the large stoichiometry bias that favored 2-nitrobenzylbromide () over [(11)C]cyanide, which both caused further alkylation of the desired nitrile and poisoned the RANEY® Nickel catalyst. The result is an efficient two-step, streamlined method to reliably synthesize [2-(11)C]indole with an entire radiochemical yield of 21 ± 2.2% (n = 5, ranging from 18-24%). The radiochemical purity of the final product was >98% and specific activity was 176 ± 24.8 GBq μmol(-1) (n = 5, ranging from 141-204 GBq μmol(-1)). The total radiosynthesis time including product purification by semi-preparative HPLC was 50-55 min from end of cyclotron bombardment.
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- So Jeong Lee
- Biological, Environmental & Climate Sciences Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA. and Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA
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- Biological, Environmental & Climate Sciences Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA.
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- Biological, Environmental & Climate Sciences Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA.
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- Biological, Environmental & Climate Sciences Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA.
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- Biological, Environmental & Climate Sciences Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA.
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- Biological, Environmental & Climate Sciences Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA. and Institut für Kernchemie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, D-55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Biological, Environmental & Climate Sciences Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA. and Institut für Kernchemie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, D-55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Biological, Environmental & Climate Sciences Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA.
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- Biological, Environmental & Climate Sciences Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA. and Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, Massachusetts 02129, USA
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- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, Massachusetts 02129, USA
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- Biological, Environmental & Climate Sciences Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA.
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Shea C, Alexoff DL, Kim D, Hoque R, Schueller MJ, Fowler JS, Qu W. Total cyanide mass measurement with micro-ion selective electrode for determination of specific activity of carbon-11 cyanide. Appl Radiat Isot 2015; 102:48-54. [PMID: 25980658 DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2015.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2015] [Revised: 03/25/2015] [Accepted: 04/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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In this research, we aim to directly measure the specific activity (SA) of the carbon-11 cyanide ([(11)C]CN¯) produced by our in-house built automated [(11)C]HCN production system and to identify the major sources of (12)C-cyanide ((12)CN¯). The [(11)C]CN¯ is produced from [(11)C]CO2, which is generated by the (14)N(p,α)(11)C nuclear reaction using a cyclotron. Direct measurement of cyanide concentrations was accomplished using a relatively inexpensive, and easy to use ion selective electrode (ISE) which offered an appropriate range of sensitivity for detecting mass. Multiple components of the [(11)C]HCN production system were isolated in order to determine their relative contributions to (12)CN¯ mass. It was determined that the system gases were responsible for approximately 30% of the mass, and that the molecular sieve/nickel furnace unit contributed approximately 70% of the mass. Beam on target (33µA for 1 and 10min) did not contribute significantly to the mass. Additionally, we compared the SA of our [(11)C]HCN precursor determined using the ISE to the SA of our current [(11)C]CN¯ derived radiotracers determined by HPLC to assure there was no significant difference between the two methods. These results are the first reported use of an ion selective electrode to determine the SA of no-carrier-added cyanide ion, and clearly show that it is a valuable, inexpensive and readily available tool suitable for this purpose.
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- Colleen Shea
- Biological, Environmental and Climate Sciences Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Building 901, Upton, NY 11973, USA.
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- Biological, Environmental and Climate Sciences Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Building 555, Upton, NY 11973, USA.
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- Biological, Environmental and Climate Sciences Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Building 555, Upton, NY 11973, USA.
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- Biological, Environmental and Climate Sciences Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Building 901, Upton, NY 11973, USA.
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- Biological, Environmental and Climate Sciences Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Building 901, Upton, NY 11973, USA.
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- Biological, Environmental and Climate Sciences Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Building 555, Upton, NY 11973, USA.
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- Biological, Environmental and Climate Sciences Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Building 555, Upton, NY 11973, USA.
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Shiraishi Y, Tanaka H, Sakamoto H, Ichikawa S, Hirai T. Amino-substituted spirothiopyran as an initiator for self-assembly of gold nanoparticles. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra14752b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Amino-substituted spirothiopyran promotes spontaneous aggregation of gold nanoparticles, producing the aggregates with tunable sizes and narrow size distributions.
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- Yasuhiro Shiraishi
- Research Center for Solar Energy Chemistry
- Division of Chemical Engineering
- Graduate School of Engineering Science
- Osaka University
- Toyonaka 560-8531
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- Research Center for Solar Energy Chemistry
- Division of Chemical Engineering
- Graduate School of Engineering Science
- Osaka University
- Toyonaka 560-8531
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- Research Center for Solar Energy Chemistry
- Division of Chemical Engineering
- Graduate School of Engineering Science
- Osaka University
- Toyonaka 560-8531
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- Institute for NanoScience Design
- Osaka University
- Toyonaka 560-8531
- Japan
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- Research Center for Solar Energy Chemistry
- Division of Chemical Engineering
- Graduate School of Engineering Science
- Osaka University
- Toyonaka 560-8531
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