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Motaleb MA, Attalah KM, Shweeta HA, Ibrahim IT. Synthesis and biological evaluation of [ 131I]iodocarvedilol as a potential radiopharmaceutical for heart imaging. BMC Chem 2023; 17:21. [PMID: 36922888 PMCID: PMC10018969 DOI: 10.1186/s13065-023-00935-0] [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: 08/26/2022] [Accepted: 03/03/2023] [Indexed: 03/17/2023] Open
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The optimization of the radiolabeling yield of carvedilol with iodine-131 was described. Dependence of the labeling yield of [131I]iodocarvedilol on the concentration of carvedilol, chloramine-T content, pH of the reaction mixture and reaction time was studied in details. Carvedilol was labeled with iodine-131 at pH 6 with a labeling yield of 92.6 ± 2.77% by using 100 µg carvedilol, 200 µg chloramin-T (CAT) and 30 min reaction time. The formed [131I]iodocarvedilol was nearly stable for a time up to one day. Biodistribution of [131I]iodocarvedilol was investigated in experimental animals. [131/123I]iodocarvedilol was located in the heart with a concentration of 19.6 ± 0.41% of the injected dose at 60 min post injection. It has a high heart uptake and heart to liver ratio, both of which are beneficial for high-quality SPECT (single-photon emission computerized tomography) myocardial imaging. [131/123I]iodocarvedilol solve most the drawbacks of the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) approved 99mTc-sestamibi.
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- M A Motaleb
- Labeled Compounds Department, Hot Laboratories Centre, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA), 13759, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Labeled Compounds Department, Hot Laboratories Centre, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA), 13759, Cairo, Egypt
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- Labeled Compounds Department, Hot Laboratories Centre, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA), 13759, Cairo, Egypt
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- Labeled Compounds Department, Hot Laboratories Centre, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA), 13759, Cairo, Egypt
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Duatti A. Review on 99mTc radiopharmaceuticals with emphasis on new advancements. Nucl Med Biol 2020; 92:202-216. [PMID: 32475681 DOI: 10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2020.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2020] [Revised: 05/07/2020] [Accepted: 05/18/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Rapid imaging acquisition, high spatial resolution and sensitivity, powered by advancements in solid-state detector technology, are significantly changing the perspective of single photon emission tomography (SPECT). In particular, this evolutionary step is fueling a rediscovery of technetium-99m, a still unique radionuclide within the nuclear medicine scenario because of its ideal nuclear properties and easy preparation of its radiopharmaceuticals that does not require a costly infrastructure and complex procedures. Scope of this review is to show that the arsenal of technetium-99m radiopharmaceuticals is already equipped with imaging agents that may complement and integrate the role played by analogous tracers developed for positron emission tomography (PET). These include, in particular, somatostatin (SST) and prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) receptor targeting agents, and a number of peptide-derived radiopharmaceuticals. Additionally, these recent technological developments, combined with new myocardial perfusion tracers having more favorable biodistribution and pharmacokinetic properties as compared to current commercial agents, may also reinvigorate the prevailing position still hold by technetium-99m radiopharmaceuticals in nuclear cardiology.
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- Adriano Duatti
- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
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A Picture of Modern Tc-99m Radiopharmaceuticals: Production, Chemistry, and Applications in Molecular Imaging. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/app9122526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Even today, techentium-99m represents the radionuclide of choice for diagnostic radio-imaging applications. Its peculiar physical and chemical properties make it particularly suitable for medical imaging. By the use of molecular probes and perfusion radiotracers, it provides rapid and non-invasive evaluation of the function, physiology, and/or pathology of organs. The versatile chemistry of technetium-99m, due to its multi-oxidation states, and, consequently, the ability to produce a variety of complexes with particular desired characteristics, are the major advantages of this medical radionuclide. The advances in technetium coordination chemistry over the last 20 years, in combination with recent advances in detector technologies and reconstruction algorithms, make SPECT’s spatial resolution comparable to that of PET, allowing 99mTc radiopharmaceuticals to have an important role in nuclear medicine and to be particularly suitable for molecular imaging. In this review the most efficient chemical methods, based on the modern concept of the 99mTc-metal fragment approach, applied to the development of technetium-99m radiopharmaceuticals for molecular imaging, are described. A specific paragraph is dedicated to the development of new 99mTc-based radiopharmaceuticals for prostate cancer.
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Fang W, Liu S. New 99mTc Radiotracers for Myocardial Perfusion Imaging by SPECT. Curr Radiopharm 2019; 12:171-186. [PMID: 30727939 DOI: 10.2174/1874471012666190206102214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2018] [Revised: 01/04/2019] [Accepted: 01/08/2019] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (MPI) with radiotracers is an integral component in evaluation of the patients with known or suspected coronary artery diseases (CAD). 99mTc-Sestamibi and 99mTc-Tetrofosmin are commercial radiopharmaceuticals for MPI by single photon-emission computed tomography (SPECT). Despite their widespread clinical applications, they do not meet the requirements of an ideal perfusion imaging agent due to their inability to linearly track the regional myocardial blood flow rate at >2.5 mL/min/g. With tremendous development of CZT-based SPECT cameras over the past several years, the nuclear cardiology community has been calling for better perfusion radiotracers with improved extraction and biodistribution properties. METHODS This review will summarize recent research efforts on new cationic and neutral 99mTc radiotracers for SPECT MPI. The goal of these efforts is to develop a 99mTc radiotracer that can be used to detect perfusion defects at rest or under stress, determine the regional myocardial blood flow, and measure the perfusion and left ventricular function. RESULTS The advantage of cationic radiotracers (e.g. 99mTc-Sestamibi) is their long myocardial retention because of the positive molecular charge and fast liver clearance kinetics. 99mTc-Teboroxime derivatives have a high initial heart uptake (high first-pass extraction fraction) due to their neutrality. 99mTc- 3SPboroxime is the most promising radiotracer for future clinical translation considering its initial heart uptake, myocardial retention time, liver clearance kinetics, heart/liver ratios and SPECT image quality. CONCLUSION 99mTc-3SPboroximine is an excellent example of perfusion radiotracers, the heart uptake of which is largely relies on the regional blood flow. It is possible to use 99mTc-3SPboroximine for detection of perfusion defect(s), accurate quantification and determination of regional blood flow rate. Development of such a 99mTc radiotracer is of great clinical benefit for accurate diagnosis of CAD and assessing the risk of future hard events (e.g. heart attack and sudden death) in cardiac patients.
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- Wei Fang
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Fuwai Hospital, the National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No.167 North Lishi Road, Xicheng District, Beijing, China
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- School of Health Sciences, Purdue University, Beijing, IN 47907, United States
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Liu M, Zheng Y, Avcibasi U, Liu S. Novel 99mTc(III)-azide complexes [ 99mTc(N 3)(CDO)(CDOH) 2B-R] (CDOH 2=cyclohexanedione dioxime) as potential radiotracers for heart imaging. Nucl Med Biol 2016; 43:732-741. [PMID: 27632344 DOI: 10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2016.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2016] [Accepted: 05/02/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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INTRODUCTION In this study, novel 99mTc(III)-azide complexes [99mTc(N3)(CDO)(CDOH)2B-R] (99mTc-ISboroxime-N3: R=IS; 99mTc-MPboroxime-N3: R=MP; 99mTc-PAboroxime-N3: R=PA; 99mTc-PYboroxime-N3: R=PY; and 99mTc-Uboroxime-N3: R=5U) were evaluated as heart imaging agents. METHODS Complexes [99mTc(N3)(CDO)(CDOH)2B-R] (R=IS, MP, PA, PY and 5U) were prepared by ligand exchange between NaN3 and [99mTcCl(CDO)(CDOH)2B-R]. Biodistribution and imaging studies were carried out in Sprague-Dawley rats. Image quantification was performed to compare their initial heart uptake and myocardial retention. RESULTS 99mTc-ISboroxime-N3, 99mTc-PYboroxime-N3 and 99mTc-Uboroxime-N3 were prepared with high RCP (93-98%) while the RCP of 99mTc-MPboroxime-N3 and 99mTc-PAboroxime-N3 was 80-85%. The myocardial retention curves of 99mTc-ISboroxime-N3, 99mTc-PYboroxime-N3 and 99mTc-Uboroxime-N3 were best fitted to the bi-exponential decay function. The half-time of the fast component was 1.6±0.4min for 99mTc-ISboroxime-N3, 0.7±0.1min for 99mTc-PYboroxime-N3 and 0.9±0.4min for 99mTc-Uboroxime-N3. The 2-min heart uptake from biodistribution studies followed the ranking order of 99mTc-ISboroxime-N3 (3.60±0.68%ID/g)>99mTc-PYboroxime-N3 (2.35±0.37%ID/g)≫99mTc-Uboroxime-N3 (1.29±0.06%ID/g). 99mTc-ISboroxime-N3 had the highest 2-min heart uptake among 99mTc radiotracers revaluated in SD rats. High quality SPECT images were obtained with the right and left ventricular walls being clearly delineated. The best image acquisition window was 0-5min for 99mTc-ISboroxime-N3. CONCLUSION Both azide coligand and boronate caps had significant impact on the heart uptake and myocardial retention of complexes [99mTc(N3)(CDO)(CDOH)2B-R]. Among the radiotracers evaluated in SD rats, 99mTc-ISboroxime-N3 has the highest initial heart uptake with the heart retention comparable to that of 99mTc-Teboroxime. 99mTc-ISboroxime-N3 is a promising alternative to 99mTc-Teboroxime for SPECT MPI.
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- Min Liu
- Department of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Medical College, Soochow University, China; School of Health Sciences, Purdue University, IN, 47907, USA
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, 100037, China
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- School of Health Sciences, Purdue University, IN, 47907, USA; Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Science, Celal Bayar University, 45040, Yunusemre/Manisa, Turkey
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- School of Health Sciences, Purdue University, IN, 47907, USA.
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Radiosynthesis and evaluation of 18F-labeled aliphatic phosphonium cations as a myocardial imaging agent for positron emission tomography. Nucl Med Commun 2015; 36:747-54. [DOI: 10.1097/mnm.0000000000000315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Yang Y, Zheng Y, Tomaselli E, Fang W, Liu S. Impact of Boronate Capping Groups on Biological Characteristics of Novel99mTc(III) Complexes [99mTcCl(CDO)(CDOH)2B-R] (CDOH2= Cyclohexanedione Dioxime). Bioconjug Chem 2015; 26:316-28. [PMID: 25585053 DOI: 10.1021/bc500583k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Yong Yang
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Cardiovascular Institute & Fu Wai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
- School of Health Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China
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- School of Health Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Cardiovascular Institute & Fu Wai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- School of Health Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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Salvarese N, Dolmella A, Refosco F, Bolzati C. Reactivity of the [M(PS)2]+ Building Block (M = ReIII and 99mTcIII; PS = Phosphinothiolate) toward Isopropylxanthate and Pyridine-2-thiolate. Inorg Chem 2015; 54:1634-44. [DOI: 10.1021/ic502632h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Nicola Salvarese
- Dipartimento
di Scienze Chirurgiche, Oncologiche e Gastroenterologiche, Università degli Studi di Padova, via Gattamelata 64, 35138 Padua, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Padova, Via Marzolo 5, 35131 Padua, Italy
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Zheng Y, Ji S, Tomaselli E, Ernest C, Freiji T, Liu S. Effect of co-ligands on chemical and biological properties of (99m)Tc(III) complexes [(99m)Tc(L)(CDO)(CDOH)2BMe] (L=Cl, F, SCN and N3; CDOH2=cyclohexanedione dioxime). Nucl Med Biol 2014; 41:813-24. [PMID: 25169135 PMCID: PMC4381195 DOI: 10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2014.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2014] [Accepted: 07/19/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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INTRODUCTION (99m)Tc-Teboroxime ([(99m)TcCl(CDO)(CDOH)2BMe]) is a member of the BATO (boronic acid adducts of technetium dioximes) class of (99m)Tc(III) complexes. This study sought to explore the impact of co-ligands on solution stability, heart uptake and myocardial retention of [(99m)Tc(L)(CDO)(CDOH)2BMe] ((99m)Tc-Teboroxime: L=Cl; (99m)Tc-Teboroxime(F): L=F; (99m)Tc-Teboroxime(SCN): L=SCN; and (99m)Tc-Teboroxime(N3): L=N3). METHODS Radiotracers (99m)Tc-Teboroxime(L) (L=F, SCN and N3) were prepared by reacting (99m)Tc-Teboroxime with NaF, NaSCN and NaN3, respectively. Biodistribution and imaging studies were carried out in Sprague-Dawley rats. Image quantification was performed to compare their heart retention and liver clearance kinetics. RESULTS Complexes (99m)Tc-Teboroxime(L) (L=F, SCN and N3) were prepared in high yield with high radiochemical purity. All new radiotracers were stable for >6h in the kit matrix. In its HPLC chromatogram, (99m)Tc-Teboroxime showed one peak at ~15.5 min, which was shorter than that of (99m)Tc-Teboroxime(F) (~16.4 min). There were two peaks for (99m)Tc-Teboroxime(SCN) at 16.5 and 18.3 min. (99m)Tc-Teboroxime(N3) appeared as a single peak at 18.4 min. Their heart retention and liver clearance curves were best fitted to the bi-exponential decay function. The half-times of fast/slow components were 1.6±0.4/60.7±8.9 min for (99m)Tc-Teboroxime, 0.8±0.2/101.7±20.7 min for (99m)Tc-Teboroxime(F), 1.2±0.3/84.8±16.6 min for (99m)Tc-Teboroxime(SCN), and 2.9±0.9/51.6±5.0 min for (99m)Tc-Teboroxime(N3). The 2-min heart uptake followed the order of (99m)Tc-Teboroxime (3.00±0.37%ID/g)>(99m)Tc-Teboroxime(N3) (2.66±0.01 %ID/g)≈(99m)Tc-Sestamibi (2.55±0.46 %ID/g)>(99m)TcN-MPO (2.38±0.15 %ID/g). (99m)Tc-Teboroxime remains the best in first-pass extraction. The best image acquisition window is 0-5 min for (99m)Tc-Teboroximine and 0-15 min for (99m)Tc-Teboroximine(N3). CONCLUSION Co-ligands had significant impact on the heart uptake and myocardial retention of complexes [(99m)Tc(L)(CDO)(CDOH)2BMe] (L=Cl, F, SCN and N3). Future studies should be directed towards minimizing the liver uptake and radioactivity accumulation in the blood vessels while maintaining their high heart uptake.
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- Yumin Zheng
- School of Health Sciences, Purdue University, IN 47907, USA; Department of Nuclear Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, 100029, China
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- School of Health Sciences, Purdue University, IN 47907, USA
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- School of Health Sciences, Purdue University, IN 47907, USA
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- School of Health Sciences, Purdue University, IN 47907, USA
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- School of Health Sciences, Purdue University, IN 47907, USA.
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Kim DY, Kim HS, Jang HY, Kim JH, Bom HS, Min JJ. Comparison of the Cardiac MicroPET Images Obtained Using [(18)F]FPTP and [(13)N]NH3 in Rat Myocardial Infarction Models. ACS Med Chem Lett 2014; 5:1124-8. [PMID: 25313324 DOI: 10.1021/ml500251z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2014] [Accepted: 09/10/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The short half-life of current positron emission tomography (PET) cardiac tracers limits their widespread clinical use. We previously developed a (18)F-labeled phosphonium cation, [(18)F]FPTP, that demonstrated sharply defined myocardial defects in a corresponding infarcted myocardium. The aim of this study was to compare the image properties of PET scans obtained using [(18)F]FPTP with those obtained using [(13)N]NH3 in rat myocardial infarction models. Perfusion abnormality was analyzed in 17 segments of polar map images. The myocardium-to-liver and myocardium-to-lung ratios of [(18)F]FPTP were 10.48 and 2.65 times higher, respectively, than those of [(13)N]NH3 in images acquired 30 min after tracer injection. The myocardial defect size measured by [(18)F]FPTP correlated more closely with the hypoperfused area measured by quantitative 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride staining (r = 0.89, P < 0.01) than did [(13)N]NH3 (r = 0.84, P < 0.01). [(18)F]FPTP might be useful as a replacement for the myocardial agent [(13)N]NH3 in cardiac PET/CT applications.
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- Dong-Yeon Kim
- Department
of Nuclear Medicine, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Hwasun, Korea
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- Department
of Nuclear Medicine, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Hwasun, Korea
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- Department
of Nuclear Medicine, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Hwasun, Korea
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- Department
of Cardiology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea
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- Department
of Nuclear Medicine, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Hwasun, Korea
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- Department
of Nuclear Medicine, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Hwasun, Korea
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Zheng Y, Ji S, Tomaselli E, Liu S. Development of kit formulations for (99m) TcN-MPO: a cationic radiotracer for myocardial perfusion imaging. J Labelled Comp Radiopharm 2014; 57:584-92. [PMID: 25070025 DOI: 10.1002/jlcr.3221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2014] [Revised: 06/30/2014] [Accepted: 07/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The objective of this study was to develop a kit formulation for [(99m) TcN(mpo)(PNP5)](+) (MPO = 2-mercaptopyridine oxide), ((99m) TcN-MPO) to support its clinical evaluations as a SPECT radiotracer. Radiolabeling studies were performed using three different formulations (two-vial formulation and single-vial formulations with/without SnCl2 ) to explore the factors influencing radiochemical purity (RCP) of (99m) TcN-MPO. We found that the most important factor affecting the RCP of (99m) TcN-MPO was the purity of PNP5. (99m) TcN-MPO was prepared >98% RCP (n = 20) using the two-vial formulation. For single-vial formulations with/without SnCl2 , β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) is particularly useful as a stabilizer for PNP5. The RCP of (99m) TcN-MPO was 95-98% using β-CD, but its RCP was only 90-93% with γ-cyclodextrin (γ-CD). It seems that PNP5 fits better into the inner cavity of β-CD, which forms more stable inclusion complex than γ-CD in the single-vial formulations. The results from biodistribution and imaging studies in Sprague-Dawley rats clearly demonstrated biological equivalence of three different formulations. Single photon-emission computed tomography data suggested that high quality images could be obtained at 0-30-min post-injection without significant interference from the liver radioactivity. Considering the ease for (99m) Tc-labeling and high RCP of (99m) TcN-MPO, the non-SnCl2 single-vial formulation is an attractive choice for future clinical studies.
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- Yumin Zheng
- School of Health Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA; Department of Nuclear Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, 100029, China
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Cuocolo A, Cittanti C, Acampa W, Larobina M, Petretta M. Current and Future Status of Blood Flow Tracers. CURRENT CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING REPORTS 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s12410-011-9081-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Liu S, Chakraborty S. 99mTc-centered one-pot synthesis for preparation of 99mTc radiotracers. Dalton Trans 2011; 40:6077-86. [PMID: 21373664 DOI: 10.1039/c0dt01462a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Nuclear medicine relies on two main imaging modalities: single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and positron emission tomography (PET). Radiopharmaceuticals (or radiotracers) are the blood stream of nuclear medicine for the diagnosis or therapy of diseases. Diagnostic radiotracers that are small molecules labelled with a gamma-emitter for SPECT or positron-emitter for PET provide a non-invasive method to assess the disease or disease states and monitor the therapeutic efficacy of a specific treatment regime. Over the past four decades, radiopharmaceutical research has been practising one-pot synthesis at the tracer level (10(-7)-10(-6) M). Many (99m)Tc radiotracers currently used in nuclear medicine are routinely prepared by following the basic principles of one-pot synthesis. Unlike traditional organic one-pot synthesis, which often involves the formation of multiple C-C and C-heteroatom bonds in a single step, the (99m)Tc-centered one-pot synthesis requires the formation of multiple coordination bonds between Tc and various donor atoms, such as N, O, S and P. This review will illustrate how the (99m)Tc-centered one-pot synthesis is utilized for routine preparations of different (99m)Tc radiotracers.
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- Shuang Liu
- School of Health Sciences, Purdue University 550 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
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Riou LM, Broisat A. Novel SPECT perfusion imaging agents with improved myocardial or liver kinetics: experimental studies and the need for clinical evaluation. J Nucl Cardiol 2010; 17:771-4. [PMID: 20683788 DOI: 10.1007/s12350-010-9275-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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