To appropriately extend the in vivo circulation time of ginsenoside-like prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) targeting probes and develop a novel
68
Ga-labeled diagnostic probe for prostate cancer.
Methods:
The ligand P214 (using p-SCN-Bn-DOTA as a bifunctional chelator) was synthesized using solid-phase synthesis
and its affinity was measured. The ligand was added to a buffer containing
68
Ga
3+
ions
reacted at 95 ℃ for 5 min
and then purified. The radiochemical purity was determined using radioactive thin-layer chromatography. The in vitro stability
lipophilicity and human serum protein binding rate of
68
Ga-P214 were evaluated
followed by cell uptake experiments.
68
Ga-P214 was injected into 22Rv1 tumor-bearing mice
and micro-positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) imaging was performed at specific time points
with comparative imaging using
68
Ga-P137. Mice were sacrificed at 30
60 and 120 min post-injection via tail vein
and organs of interest were weighed
counted
and the percentage of injected dose per gram of tissue (%ID/g) was calculated.
Results:
The target ligand P214 was successfully synthesized with a K i value of 0.085 nmol/L
and the radiochemical purity exceeded 95%. The labeled product
68
Ga-P214 remained stable in saline and 37 ℃ mouse serum for 2 h. The lipophilicity (partition coefficient) of
68
Ga-P214 was -3.17±0.09
and the human serum albumin binding rate was (88.86±0.51)%
significantly higher than that of
68
Ga-P137 (74.01±1.17)%. Cell experiments demonstrated that
68
Ga-P214 was effectively taken up by PSMA+cells (22Rv1)
with uptake rates of (0.39±0.14)
(0.55±0.09)
and (0.54±0.12) %ID/10 5 cells at 30
60
and 120 min of incubation
respectively
which could be inhibited by the PSMA inhibitor ZJ43. At 60 min post-injection
68
Ga-P214 had a higher maximum standard uptake value (SUV
max
) in the tumor region (1.40±0.11
vs
0.80±0.04)
which increased over time. Biodistribution in tumor-bearing mice showed that
68
Ga-P214 had significantly higher uptake in tumors compared to
68
Ga-P137 [(44.15±6.25)%ID/g
vs
(19.76±3.56)%ID/g at 120 min post-injection]
with superior tumor/muscle
tumor/blood
and tumor/liver ratios (127.63
33.87
and 12.68
respectively).
Conclusion:
68
Ga-P214 exhibits ideal biodistribution
appropriately extends the in vivo circulation time of ginsenoside-like probes
and significantly increases uptake in PSMA-positive tumors
making it a promising candidate for prostate cancer diagnosis with considerable potential to be developed into a therapeutic probe.
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ZHU Bin
LIU Chang
XU Xiaoping
HU Silong
SONG Shaoli
MO Yiwen
LI Ruping
FAN Wei
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