Bouhlel Ahlem, Zhou Dong, Li Aixiao, Yuan Liya, Rich Keith M, McConathy Jonathan
†Department of Radiology, and ‡Department of Neurosurgery, Washington University in Saint Louis, School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, United States.
J Med Chem. 2015 May 14;58(9):3817-29. doi: 10.1021/jm502023y. Epub 2015 May 4.
A novel (18)F-labeled α,α-disubstituted amino acid-based tracer, 2-amino-5-[(18)F]fluoro-2-methylpentanoic acid ([(18)F]FAMPe), has been developed for brain tumor imaging with a longer alkyl side chain than previously reported compounds to increase brain availability via system L amino acid transport. Both enantiomers of [(18)F]FAMPe were obtained in good radiochemical yield (24-52% n = 8) and high radiochemical purity (>99%). In vitro uptake assays in mouse DBT gliomas cells revealed that (S)-[(18)F]FAMPe enters cells partly via sodium-independent system L transporters and also via other nonsystem A transport systems including transporters that recognize glutamine. Biodistribution and small animal PET/CT studies in the mouse DBT model of glioblastoma showed that both (R)- and (S)-[(18)F]FAMPe have good tumor imaging properties with the (S)-enantiomer providing higher tumor uptake and tumor to brain ratios. Comparison of the SUVs showed that (S)-[(18)F]FAMPe had higher tumor to brain ratios compared to (S)-[(18)F]FET, a well-established system L substrate.
一种新型的基于α,α-二取代氨基酸的(18)F标记示踪剂,2-氨基-5-[(18)F]氟-2-甲基戊酸([(18)F]FAMPe)已被开发用于脑肿瘤成像,其烷基侧链比先前报道的化合物更长,通过系统L氨基酸转运增加脑内摄取。[(18)F]FAMPe的两种对映体均以良好的放射化学产率(24 - 52%,n = 8)和高放射化学纯度(>99%)获得。在小鼠DBT胶质瘤细胞中的体外摄取实验表明,(S)-[(18)F]FAMPe部分通过不依赖钠的系统L转运体进入细胞,也通过其他非系统A转运系统进入细胞,包括识别谷氨酰胺的转运体。在胶质母细胞瘤小鼠DBT模型中的生物分布和小动物PET/CT研究表明,(R)-和(S)-[(18)F]FAMPe均具有良好的肿瘤成像特性,其中(S)-对映体具有更高的肿瘤摄取和肿瘤与脑比值。SUVs的比较表明,与成熟的系统L底物(S)-[(18)F]FET相比,(S)-[(18)F]FAMPe具有更高的肿瘤与脑比值。