Karageorgou Maria-Argyro, Rapsomanikis Aristotelis-Nikolaos, Mirković Marija, Vranješ-Ðurić Sanja, Stiliaris Efstathios, Bouziotis Penelope, Stamopoulos Dimosthenis
Institute of Nuclear & Radiological Sciences & Technology, Energy & Safety, National Center for Scientific Research "Demokritos", 15341 Athens, Greece.
Department of Physics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15784 Athens, Greece.
Nanomaterials (Basel). 2022 Aug 8;12(15):2728. doi: 10.3390/nano12152728.
The combination of two imaging modalities in a single agent has received increasing attention during the last few years, since its synergistic action guarantees both accurate and timely diagnosis. For this reason, dual-modality contrast agents (DMCAs), such as radiolabeled iron oxide (namely FeO) nanoparticles, constitute a powerful tool in diagnostic applications. In this respect, here we focus on the synthesis of a potential single photon emission computed tomography/magnetic resonance imaging (SPECT/MRI) DMCA, which consists of FeO nanoparticles, surface functionalized with 2,3-dicarboxypropane-1,1-diphosphonic acid (DPD) and radiolabeled with Tc, [Tc]Tc-DPD-FeO. The in vitro stability results showed that this DMCA is highly stable after 24 h of incubation in phosphate buffer saline (92.3% intact), while it is adequately stable after 24 h of incubation with human serum (67.3% intact). Subsequently, [Tc]Tc-DPD-FeO DMCA was evaluated in vivo in mice models through standard biodistribution studies, MR imaging and gamma-camera imaging. All techniques provided consistent results, clearly evidencing noticeable liver uptake. Our work documents that [Tc]Tc-DPD-FeO has all the necessary characteristics to be a potential DMCA.
在过去几年中,单一制剂中两种成像模态的结合受到了越来越多的关注,因为其协同作用可确保准确且及时的诊断。因此,双模态造影剂(DMCAs),如放射性标记的氧化铁(即FeO)纳米颗粒,在诊断应用中构成了一种强大的工具。在这方面,我们在此专注于合成一种潜在的单光子发射计算机断层扫描/磁共振成像(SPECT/MRI)双模态造影剂,它由FeO纳米颗粒组成,表面用2,3-二羧基丙烷-1,1-二膦酸(DPD)功能化并标记有锝,即[Tc]Tc-DPD-FeO。体外稳定性结果表明,这种双模态造影剂在磷酸盐缓冲盐水中孵育24小时后高度稳定(约92.3%完整),而与人血清孵育24小时后也足够稳定(约67.3%完整)。随后,通过标准的生物分布研究、磁共振成像和伽马相机成像在小鼠模型中对[Tc]Tc-DPD-FeO双模态造影剂进行了体内评估。所有技术都提供了一致的结果,清楚地证明了明显的肝脏摄取。我们的工作证明[Tc]Tc-DPD-FeO具有成为潜在双模态造影剂的所有必要特性。