Tang Dewei, Li Jun, Buck Jason R, Tantawy Mohamed Noor, Xia Yan, Harp Joel M, Nickels Michael L, Meiler Jens, Manning H Charles
Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science (VUIIS), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA.
Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA.
Mol Imaging Biol. 2017 Aug;19(4):578-588. doi: 10.1007/s11307-016-1027-9.
Positron emission tomography (PET) ligands targeting translocator protein (TSPO) are potential imaging diagnostics of cancer. In this study, we report two novel, high-affinity TSPO PET ligands that are 5,7 regioisomers, [F]VUIIS1009A ([F]3A) and [F]VUIIS1009B ([F]3B), and their initial in vitro and in vivo evaluation in healthy mice and glioma-bearing rats.
VUIIS1009A/B was synthesized and confirmed by X-ray crystallography. Interactions between TSPO binding pocket and novel ligands were evaluated and compared with contemporary TSPO ligands using 2D H-N heteronuclear single quantum coherence (HSQC) spectroscopy. In vivo biodistribution of [F]VUIIS1009A and [F]VUIIS1009B was carried out in healthy mice with and without radioligand displacement. Dynamic PET imaging data were acquired simultaneously with [F]VUIIS1009A/B injections in glioma-bearing rats, with binding reversibility and specificity evaluated by radioligand displacement. In vivo radiometabolite analysis was performed using radio-TLC, and quantitative analysis of PET data was performed using metabolite-corrected arterial input functions. Imaging was validated with histology and immunohistochemistry.
Both VUIIS1009A (3A) and VUIIS1009B (3B) were found to exhibit exceptional binding affinity to TSPO, with observed IC values against PK11195 approximately 500-fold lower than DPA-714. However, HSQC NMR suggested that VUIIS1009A and VUIIS1009B share a common binding pocket within mammalian TSPO (mTSPO) as DPA-714 and to a lesser extent, PK11195. [F]VUIIS1009A ([F]3A) and [F]VUIIS1009B ([F]3B) exhibited similar biodistribution in healthy mice. In rats bearing C6 gliomas, both [F]VUIIS1009A and [F]VUIIS1009B exhibited greater binding potential (k /k )in tumor tissue compared to [F]DPA-714. Interestingly, [F]VUIIS1009B exhibited significantly greater tumor uptake (V ) than [F]VUIIS1009A, which was attributed primarily to greater plasma-to-tumor extraction efficiency.
The novel PET ligand [F]VUIIS1009B exhibits promising characteristics for imaging glioma; its superiority over [F]VUIIS1009A, a regioisomer, appears to be primarily due to improved plasma extraction efficiency. Continued evaluation of [F]VUIIS1009B as a high-affinity TSPO PET ligand for precision medicine appears warranted.
靶向转运体蛋白(TSPO)的正电子发射断层扫描(PET)配体是癌症潜在的成像诊断剂。在本研究中,我们报告了两种新型的、高亲和力的TSPO PET配体,即5,7区域异构体[F]VUIIS1009A([F]3A)和[F]VUIIS1009B([F]3B),以及它们在健康小鼠和荷胶质瘤大鼠中的初步体外和体内评估。
合成VUIIS1009A/B并通过X射线晶体学进行确认。使用二维H-N异核单量子相干(HSQC)光谱评估TSPO结合口袋与新型配体之间的相互作用,并与当代TSPO配体进行比较。在有或没有放射性配体置换的健康小鼠中进行[F]VUIIS1009A和[F]VUIIS1009B的体内生物分布研究。在荷胶质瘤大鼠中注射[F]VUIIS1009A/B的同时获取动态PET成像数据,通过放射性配体置换评估结合的可逆性和特异性。使用放射性薄层色谱法进行体内放射性代谢物分析,并使用代谢物校正的动脉输入函数对PET数据进行定量分析。通过组织学和免疫组织化学对成像进行验证。
发现VUIIS1009A(3A)和VUIIS1009B(3B)对TSPO均表现出卓越的结合亲和力,观察到的针对PK11195的IC值比DPA-714低约500倍。然而,HSQC核磁共振表明,VUIIS1009A和VUIIS1009B在哺乳动物TSPO(mTSPO)中与DPA-714共享一个共同的结合口袋,在较小程度上与PK11195共享。[F]VUIIS1009A([F]3A)和[F]VUIIS1009B([F]3B)在健康小鼠中表现出相似的生物分布。在荷C6胶质瘤的大鼠中,与[F]DPA-714相比,[F]VUIIS1009A和[F]VUIIS1009B在肿瘤组织中均表现出更高的结合潜力(k /k )。有趣的是,[F]VUIIS1009B表现出比[F]VUIIS1009A显著更高的肿瘤摄取(V ),这主要归因于更高的血浆到肿瘤的提取效率。
新型PET配体[F]VUIIS1009B在胶质瘤成像方面表现出有前景的特性;其相对于区域异构体[F]VUIIS1009A的优势似乎主要归因于血浆提取效率的提高。继续评估[F]VUIIS1009B作为用于精准医学的高亲和力TSPO PET配体似乎是有必要的。