Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of the Ministry of Education and Research Center for Experimental Nuclear Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, China.
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Weifang People's Hospital, Weifang, 261041, Shandong, China.
Dalton Trans. 2024 May 7;53(18):7946-7952. doi: 10.1039/d4dt00837e.
The absence of better biomarkers currently limits early diagnosis and treatment of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Our previously published study reported that the cyclic-peptide SD01 exhibited specific binding to EphA2 (Ephrin type-A receptor 2) on TNBC. To develop a novel PET imaging agent, we prepared gallium-68 (Ga) labeled-DOTA-SD01 and evaluated its specificity and effectiveness through micro PET/CT imaging in a TNBC-bearing mouse model. SD01 and a control linear peptide YSA were conjugated to DOTA and subsequently labeled with Ga, obtaining Ga-DOTA-SD01 and Ga-DOTA-YSA. Both showed high radiochemical purity, stability, good hydrophilicity, and high binding affinity to 4T1 cells. Micro PET/CT imaging showed high radioactivity accumulation in tumors; SUV (mean standardized uptake value) of tumors in the group of Ga-DOTA-SD01 was 3.34 ± 0.25 and 2.65 ± 0.32 in the group of Ga-DOTA-YSA; T/NT ratios (target to non-target, SUV ratios of tumor to muscle) were 3.12 ± 0.06 and 2.77 ± 0.11 at 30 min, respectively ( < 0.05). The biodistribution study showed that tumor uptake % ID per g (percentage of injected dose per gram of tissue) in the group of Ga-DOTA-SD01 was 2.73 ± 0.34, and 1.77 ± 0.38 in the group of Ga-DOTA-YSA; T/NT ratios (radioactivity of tumor to muscle) were 3.55 ± 0.12 and 3.05 ± 0.10 for both groups at 30 min, respectively ( < 0.05). All these suggest that Ga-DOTA-SD01 may act as a better novel PET imaging agent for EphA2 positive tumors, such as TNBC.
目前,缺乏更好的生物标志物限制了三阴性乳腺癌(TNBC)的早期诊断和治疗。我们之前的研究报道,环状肽 SD01 特异性结合 TNBC 上的 EphA2(Ephrin 型-A 受体 2)。为了开发一种新型的正电子发射断层扫描(PET)成像剂,我们制备了镓-68(Ga)标记的 DOTA-SD01,并通过在携带 TNBC 的小鼠模型中的 micro PET/CT 成像评估其特异性和有效性。将 SD01 和对照线性肽 YSA 与 DOTA 缀合,然后用 Ga 标记,得到 Ga-DOTA-SD01 和 Ga-DOTA-YSA。两者均显示出高放射化学纯度、稳定性、良好的亲水性以及与 4T1 细胞的高结合亲和力。micro PET/CT 成像显示肿瘤中放射性活度的高积聚;Ga-DOTA-SD01 组肿瘤的 SUV(平均标准化摄取值)为 3.34±0.25,Ga-DOTA-YSA 组为 2.65±0.32;T/NT 比值(肿瘤与非靶比值,肿瘤与肌肉的 SUV 比值)分别为 3.12±0.06 和 2.77±0.11,在 30 分钟时(<0.05)。生物分布研究表明,Ga-DOTA-SD01 组肿瘤摄取 % ID/g(组织每克注射剂量的百分比)为 2.73±0.34,Ga-DOTA-YSA 组为 1.77±0.38;T/NT 比值(肿瘤与肌肉的放射性)在 30 分钟时分别为 3.55±0.12 和 3.05±0.10(<0.05)。所有这些都表明,Ga-DOTA-SD01 可能作为 EphA2 阳性肿瘤(如 TNBC)的更好的新型 PET 成像剂。