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Novak D, Tomašič T, Krošelj M, Javornik U, Plavec J, Anderluh M, Kolenc Peitl P. Radiolabelled CCK 2 R Antagonists Containing PEG Linkers: Design, Synthesis and Evaluation. ChemMedChem 2020; 16:155-163. [PMID: 32643833 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.202000392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
The cholecystokinin-2/gastrin receptor (CCK2 R) is considered a suitable target for the development of radiolabelled antagonists, due to its overexpression in various tumours, but no such compounds are available in clinical use. Therefore, we designed novel 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7,10-tetraacetic acid-conjugated ligands based on CCK2 R antagonist Z360/nastorazepide. As a proof of concept that CCK2 R antagonistic activity can be retained by extending the Z360/nastorazepide structure using suitable linker, we present herein three compounds containing various PEG linkers synthesised on solid phase and in solution. The antagonistic properties were measured in a functional assay in the A431-CCK2 R cell line (in the presence of agonist G17), with IC50 values of 3.31, 4.11 and 10.4 nM for compounds containing PEG4 , PEG6 and PEG12 , respectively. All compounds were successfully radiolabelled with indium-111, lutetium-177 and gallium-68 (incorporation of radiometal >95 %). The gallium-68-labelled compounds were stable for up to 2 h (PBS, 37 °C). log D7.4 values were determined for indium-111- and gallium-68-labelled compounds, showing improved hydrophilicity compared to the reference compound.
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- Doroteja Novak
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Zaloška 7, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia.,The Chair of Pharmaceutical Chemistry Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Aškerčeva 7, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- The Chair of Pharmaceutical Chemistry Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Aškerčeva 7, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Zaloška 7, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Slovenian NMR Centre, National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Slovenian NMR Centre, National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- The Chair of Pharmaceutical Chemistry Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Aškerčeva 7, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Zaloška 7, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Poret B, Desrues L, Bonin MA, Pedard M, Dubois M, Leduc R, Modzelewski R, Decazes P, Morin F, Vera P, Castel H, Bohn P, Gandolfo P. Development of Novel 111-In-Labelled DOTA Urotensin II Analogues for Targeting the UT Receptor Overexpressed in Solid Tumours. Biomolecules 2020; 10:biom10030471. [PMID: 32204509 PMCID: PMC7175314 DOI: 10.3390/biom10030471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2020] [Revised: 03/17/2020] [Accepted: 03/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Overexpression of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) in tumours is widely used to develop GPCR-targeting radioligands for solid tumour imaging in the context of diagnosis and even treatment. The human vasoactive neuropeptide urotensin II (hUII), which shares structural analogies with somatostatin, interacts with a single high affinity GPCR named UT. High expression of UT has been reported in several types of human solid tumours from lung, gut, prostate, or breast, suggesting that UT is a valuable novel target to design radiolabelled hUII analogues for cancer diagnosis. In this study, two original urotensinergic analogues were first conjugated to a DOTA chelator via an aminohexanoic acid (Ahx) hydrocarbon linker and then -hUII and DOTA-urantide, complexed to the radioactive metal indium isotope to successfully lead to radiolabelled DOTA-Ahx-hUII and DOTA-Ahx-urantide. The 111In-DOTA-hUII in human plasma revealed that only 30% of the radioligand was degraded after a 3-h period. DOTA-hUII and DOTA-urantide exhibited similar binding affinities as native peptides and relayed calcium mobilization in HEK293 cells expressing recombinant human UT. DOTA-hUII, not DOTA-urantide, was able to promote UT internalization in UT-expressing HEK293 cells, thus indicating that radiolabelled 111In-DOTA-hUII would allow sufficient retention of radioactivity within tumour cells or radiolabelled DOTA-urantide may lead to a persistent binding on UT at the plasma membrane. The potential of these radioligands as candidates to target UT was investigated in adenocarcinoma. We showed that hUII stimulated the migration and proliferation of both human lung A549 and colorectal DLD-1 adenocarcinoma cell lines endogenously expressing UT. In vivo intravenous injection of 111In-DOTA-hUII in C57BL/6 mice revealed modest organ signals, with important retention in kidney. 111In-DOTA-hUII or 111In-DOTA-urantide were also injected in nude mice bearing heterotopic xenografts of lung A549 cells or colorectal DLD-1 cells both expressing UT. The observed significant renal uptake and low tumour/muscle ratio (around 2.5) suggest fast tracer clearance from the organism. Together, DOTA-hUII and DOTA-urantide were successfully radiolabelled with 111Indium, the first one functioning as a UT agonist and the second one as a UT-biased ligand/antagonist. To allow tumour-specific targeting and prolong body distribution in preclinical models bearing some solid tumours, these radiolabelled urotensinergic analogues should be optimized for being used as potential molecular tools for diagnosis imaging or even treatment tools.
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- Benjamin Poret
- Institute for Research and Innovation in Biomedicine (IRIB), University of Rouen Normandy, INSERM U1239, DC2N, 76000 Rouen, France; (B.P.); (L.D.); (M.P.); (M.D.); (F.M.); (P.G.)
- EA 4108, Laboratory of Computer Science, Information Processing and Systems (LITIS), team “QuantIF”, Centre Henri Becquerel, 76000 Rouen, France; (R.M.); (P.D.); (P.V.); (P.B.)
- Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, Institute of Sherbrooke, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sherbrooke University, Sherbrooke, QC J1H 5N4, Canada; (M.-A.B.); (R.L.)
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- Institute for Research and Innovation in Biomedicine (IRIB), University of Rouen Normandy, INSERM U1239, DC2N, 76000 Rouen, France; (B.P.); (L.D.); (M.P.); (M.D.); (F.M.); (P.G.)
- EA 4108, Laboratory of Computer Science, Information Processing and Systems (LITIS), team “QuantIF”, Centre Henri Becquerel, 76000 Rouen, France; (R.M.); (P.D.); (P.V.); (P.B.)
- Institute for Research and Innovation in Biomedicine (IRIB), 76000 Rouen, France
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- Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, Institute of Sherbrooke, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sherbrooke University, Sherbrooke, QC J1H 5N4, Canada; (M.-A.B.); (R.L.)
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- Institute for Research and Innovation in Biomedicine (IRIB), University of Rouen Normandy, INSERM U1239, DC2N, 76000 Rouen, France; (B.P.); (L.D.); (M.P.); (M.D.); (F.M.); (P.G.)
- Institute for Research and Innovation in Biomedicine (IRIB), 76000 Rouen, France
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- Institute for Research and Innovation in Biomedicine (IRIB), University of Rouen Normandy, INSERM U1239, DC2N, 76000 Rouen, France; (B.P.); (L.D.); (M.P.); (M.D.); (F.M.); (P.G.)
- Institute for Research and Innovation in Biomedicine (IRIB), 76000 Rouen, France
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- Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, Institute of Sherbrooke, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sherbrooke University, Sherbrooke, QC J1H 5N4, Canada; (M.-A.B.); (R.L.)
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- EA 4108, Laboratory of Computer Science, Information Processing and Systems (LITIS), team “QuantIF”, Centre Henri Becquerel, 76000 Rouen, France; (R.M.); (P.D.); (P.V.); (P.B.)
- Institute for Research and Innovation in Biomedicine (IRIB), 76000 Rouen, France
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- EA 4108, Laboratory of Computer Science, Information Processing and Systems (LITIS), team “QuantIF”, Centre Henri Becquerel, 76000 Rouen, France; (R.M.); (P.D.); (P.V.); (P.B.)
- Institute for Research and Innovation in Biomedicine (IRIB), 76000 Rouen, France
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- Institute for Research and Innovation in Biomedicine (IRIB), University of Rouen Normandy, INSERM U1239, DC2N, 76000 Rouen, France; (B.P.); (L.D.); (M.P.); (M.D.); (F.M.); (P.G.)
- EA 4108, Laboratory of Computer Science, Information Processing and Systems (LITIS), team “QuantIF”, Centre Henri Becquerel, 76000 Rouen, France; (R.M.); (P.D.); (P.V.); (P.B.)
- Institute for Research and Innovation in Biomedicine (IRIB), 76000 Rouen, France
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- EA 4108, Laboratory of Computer Science, Information Processing and Systems (LITIS), team “QuantIF”, Centre Henri Becquerel, 76000 Rouen, France; (R.M.); (P.D.); (P.V.); (P.B.)
- Institute for Research and Innovation in Biomedicine (IRIB), 76000 Rouen, France
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- Institute for Research and Innovation in Biomedicine (IRIB), University of Rouen Normandy, INSERM U1239, DC2N, 76000 Rouen, France; (B.P.); (L.D.); (M.P.); (M.D.); (F.M.); (P.G.)
- Institute for Research and Innovation in Biomedicine (IRIB), 76000 Rouen, France
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +(33)-2-35-14-66-23
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- EA 4108, Laboratory of Computer Science, Information Processing and Systems (LITIS), team “QuantIF”, Centre Henri Becquerel, 76000 Rouen, France; (R.M.); (P.D.); (P.V.); (P.B.)
- Institute for Research and Innovation in Biomedicine (IRIB), 76000 Rouen, France
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- Institute for Research and Innovation in Biomedicine (IRIB), University of Rouen Normandy, INSERM U1239, DC2N, 76000 Rouen, France; (B.P.); (L.D.); (M.P.); (M.D.); (F.M.); (P.G.)
- Institute for Research and Innovation in Biomedicine (IRIB), 76000 Rouen, France
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Peptides, Antibodies, Peptide Antibodies and More. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20246289. [PMID: 31847088 PMCID: PMC6941022 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20246289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2019] [Revised: 12/02/2019] [Accepted: 12/05/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The applications of peptides and antibodies to multiple targets have emerged as powerful tools in research, diagnostics, vaccine development, and therapeutics. Antibodies are unique since they, in theory, can be directed to any desired target, which illustrates their versatile nature and broad spectrum of use as illustrated by numerous applications of peptide antibodies. In recent years, due to the inherent limitations such as size and physical properties of antibodies, it has been attempted to generate new molecular compounds with equally high specificity and affinity, albeit with relatively low success. Based on this, peptides, antibodies, and peptide antibodies have established their importance and remain crucial reagents in molecular biology.
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Okoye NC, Baumeister JE, Najafi Khosroshahi F, Hennkens HM, Jurisson SS. Chelators and metal complex stability for radiopharmaceutical applications. RADIOCHIM ACTA 2019. [DOI: 10.1515/ract-2018-3090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Diagnostic and therapeutic nuclear medicine relies heavily on radiometal nuclides. The most widely used and well-known radionuclide is technetium-99m (99mTc), which has dominated diagnostic nuclear medicine since the advent of the 99Mo/99mTc generator in the 1960s. Since that time, many more radiometals have been developed and incorporated into potential radiopharmaceuticals. One critical aspect of radiometal-containing radiopharmaceuticals is their stability under in vivo conditions. The chelator that is coordinated to the radiometal is a key factor in determining radiometal complex stability. The chelators that have shown the most promise and are under investigation in the development of diagnostic and therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals over the last 5 years are discussed in this review.
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Missouri , Columbia, MO 65211 , USA
- University of Missouri Research Reactor Center , Columbia, MO 65211 , USA
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Missouri , Columbia, MO 65211 , USA
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