Tang Dewei, Nickels Michael L, Tantawy M Noor, Buck Jason R, Manning H Charles
Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science (VUIIS), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1161 21st Ave. S., AA 1105 MCN, Nashville, TN, 37232-2310, USA.
Mol Imaging Biol. 2014 Dec;16(6):813-20. doi: 10.1007/s11307-014-0743-2.
Translocator protein (TSPO) concentrations are elevated in glioma, suggesting a role for TSPO positron emission tomography (PET) imaging in this setting. In preclinical PET studies, we evaluated a novel, high-affinity TSPO PET ligand, [(18)F]VUIIS1008, in healthy mice and glioma-bearing rats.
Dynamic PET data were acquired simultaneously with [(18)F]VUIIS1008 injection, with binding reversibility and specificity evaluated in vivo by non-radioactive ligand displacement or blocking. Compartmental analysis of PET data was performed using metabolite-corrected arterial input functions. Imaging was validated with histology and immunohistochemistry.
[(18)F]VUIIS1008 exhibited rapid uptake in TSPO-rich organs. PET ligand uptake was displaceable with non-radioactive VUIIS1008 or PBR06 in mice. Tumor accumulation of [(18)F]VUIIS1008 was blocked by pretreatment with VUIIS1008 in rats. [(18)F]VUIIS1008 exhibited improved tumor-to-background ratio and higher binding potential in tumors compared to a structurally similar pyrazolopyrimidine TSPO ligand, [(18)F]DPA-714.
The PET ligand [(18)F]VUIIS1008 exhibits promising characteristics as a tracer for imaging glioma. Further translational studies appear warranted.
胶质瘤中转位蛋白(TSPO)浓度升高,提示TSPO正电子发射断层扫描(PET)成像在此情况下具有一定作用。在临床前PET研究中,我们在健康小鼠和荷胶质瘤大鼠中评估了一种新型、高亲和力的TSPO PET配体[(18)F]VUIIS1008。
在注射[(18)F]VUIIS1008的同时采集动态PET数据,通过非放射性配体置换或阻断在体内评估结合可逆性和特异性。使用代谢物校正的动脉输入函数对PET数据进行房室分析。通过组织学和免疫组织化学对成像进行验证。
[(18)F]VUIIS1008在富含TSPO的器官中表现出快速摄取。在小鼠中,PET配体摄取可被非放射性VUIIS1008或PBR06置换。在大鼠中,用VUIIS1008预处理可阻断[(18)F]VUIIS1008在肿瘤中的蓄积。与结构相似的吡唑并嘧啶TSPO配体[(18)F]DPA - 714相比,[(18)F]VUIIS1008在肿瘤中表现出改善的肿瘤与背景比值和更高的结合潜力。
PET配体[(18)F]VUIIS1008作为胶质瘤成像示踪剂具有良好的特性。进一步的转化研究似乎是必要的。