18 F radiolabeling and MicroPET/CT evaluation of in vivo properties of 18 F-FEE as the derivative of erianin, an active component of anticancer traditional Chinese medicine
F radiolabeling fluoroethoxylerianin (FEE) and Micro positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) of
18
F-FEE
a derivative of an active ingredient of anticancer traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) erianin
and to preliminarily explore the applications of positron nuclide labeling such as
18
F and PET/CT into the evaluation of new drugs derived of the active components of TCM.
Methods:
The optimized preparation conditions of
18
F-FEE were carried out
including the multiple reaction parameters affecting
18
F radiolabeling and hydrolysis. The radiolabeling rate and hydrolysis efficiency were detected by radio-TLC
and the radiochemical purity of
18
F-FEE was measured by radio-HPLC. The biodistribution and MicroPET/ CT of 18 F-FEE in normal BALB/c mice and HepG2 xenograft model in BALB/c nude mice were performed.
Results:
The optimizedconditions of
18
F adiolabeling reaction were time 10 min
temperature 100 ℃
precursor concentration of 5 mg/mL and solvent as MeCN. The optimized hydrolysis reaction conditions were time 10 min
temperature 100 ℃ and hydrochloric acid concentration of 6 mol/L. According to the optimized conditions
18
F-FEE was successfully synthesized with the radiochemical purity of more than 95%. The biodistribution and MicroPET/CT in normal rats showed that
18
F-FEE was mainly distributed in metabolic tissues such as liver
intestine
kidney and bladder
while the distribution of heart
lung and other tissues was low. MicroPET/CT in HepG2 liver cancer models showed that
18
F-FEE was diffusely distributed in tumor tissues for a long time with high tumor %ID/g
and the T/ M was more than 10 at 60 min post injection.
Conclusion:
This study optimized and established the
18
F radiolabeling conditions of
18
F-FEE as the derivative of erianin
an active ingredient of anti-cancer TCM. The synthesis conditions of
18
F-FEE were reliable with high radiochemical purity.
18
F-FEE was mainly distributed in vivo in liver
intestine
kidney and other metabolic tissues
and significantly distributed in HepG2 tumor
which could provide intuitive experimental means for the anti-tumor potential of FEE
and other natural active TCM components and their derivatives with anticancer potentials.