目的制备99^Tc^m标记的含有精氨酸-甘氨酸-天冬氨酸(Arg-Gly-Asp,RGD)序列的环肽四聚体99^Tc^m联肼尼克酰胺(HYNIC)-E{E[c(RGDfK)]2}2,评价其在整合素αvβ3表达阳性的荷人神经胶质瘤裸鼠模型的生物分布和显像。方法以HYNIC为双功能螯合剂,以三羟甲基甘氨酸(tricine)和三苯基膦三磺酸钠(TPPTS)为协同配体,采用两步法制备99^Tc^m-HYNIC—E{E[C(RGDfK)]2}2。通过体外受体竞争结合实验比较c(RGDyK)单体、HYNIC-E[c(RGDfK)]2二聚体和HYNIC—E{E[c(RGDfK)]2}2四聚体与整合素αvβ3的亲和力。对荷U87MG人神经胶质瘤裸鼠进行生物分布[以每克组织百分注射剂量率(%ID/g)表示]和显像研究。结果99^Tc^m-HYNIC-E{E[c(RGDfK)]2}2标记率〉95%,经Sep—PakC18柱纯化后放化纯〉99%。c(RGDyK)、HYNIC-E[c(RGDfK)]2和HYNIC—E{E[c(RGDfK)]2}2竞争125^I-c(RG-DyK)与整合素αvβ3的结合,其半数抑制浓度(IC50)值分别为85.9,9.5和4.5nmol/L,表明RGD环肽四聚体具有更高的整合素αvβ3亲和力。生物分布实验数据显示,99^Tc^m-HYNIC—E{E[c(RGDfK)]2}2主要经肾排泄;注射后1h,肿瘤对99^Tc^m-HYNIC—E{E[c(RGDfK)]2}2的摄取为99^Tc^m-HYNIC—E[c(RGDfK)]2的2倍,分别为(10.32±0.07)%ID/g和(5.15±0.52)%ID/g,与体外受体竞争结合实验数据相一致;注射后4h,肿瘤对99^Tc^m-HYNIC—E{E[c(RGDfK)]2}2的摄取仍达(9.35±1.35)%ID/g,表明标记物在肿瘤中的滞留时间足够长。γ显像结果显示,注射后1h肿瘤清晰可见,注射后4h显像效果更佳。结论99^Tc^m-HYNIC-E{E[c(RGDfK)]2}2具有较高的肿瘤摄取和较长的肿瘤滞留时间,可以用于整合素αvβ3表达阳性肿瘤的显像;放射性核素(如90^Y)标记的RGD环肽四聚体可用于整合素αvβ3表达阳性肿瘤的治疗。
Objective Muhimeric cyclic RGD(Arg-Gly-Asp) peptides are capable of improving the integrin αvβ3-binding affinity due to the polyvalence effect. In this study, the authors prepare 99^Tc^m-la- beled cyclic RGD tetramer E{ E[ c(RGDfK)]2}2, and evaluate its biodistribution and imaging in nude mice bearing U87MG human glioma xenografts with integrinαvβ3-positive. Methods 99^Tc^m-hydrazino-nictinamide (HYNIC)-E{E[ c(RGDfK)]2}2 was prepared by two-step method, while HYNIC was chosen as bifunctional chelator, and tricine and trisodium triphenylphosphine-3,3,3 -trisulfonate (TPPTS) as coligands. The affinity of c (RGDyK) monomer, HYNIC-E [ c (RGDfK) ] 2 dimer and HYNIC-E {E[c(RGDfK)]2}2 tetramer to integrin αvβ3 was compared by in vitro competitive assay against binding of 125^I-c (RGDyK) to integrin αvβ3-positive U87MG human glioma cells. The biodistribution [ the percentage of injection dose per gram of tissue (% ID/g) ] and imaging were performed in nude mice bearing U87MG human glioma xenografts. Resuits The labehng yield of 99^Tc^m-HYNIC-E{E[c(RGDfK) ]2}2 was over 95%, and the radiochemical purity was more than 99% after purification with Sep-Pak C18 cartridge. The 50% inhibiting concentration (IC50) values of c (RGDyk), HYNIC-E[c (RGDfK)]2 and HYNIC-E { E [ c (RGDfK) ]2 }2 were 85.9, 9.5 and 4.5 nmol/L, respectively. The result indicated that RGD tetramer possessed a significantly higher affinity to integrin αvβ3. The biodistribution data showed that 99^Tc^m-HYNIC-E { E [ c (RGDfK) ] 2 } 2 was excreted mainly through kidneys. The tumor uptake of 99^Tc^m-HYNIC-E { E[ c(RGDfK) ]2}2 was two times higher than 99^Tc^m-HYNIC-E[ C(RGDfK) ] 2, at 1 h postinjection, with the uptake of ( 10.32 ± 0.07) % ID/g and (5.15 ± 0. 52) % ID/g, respectively, which was consistent with the in vitro competitive binding data. The tumor uptake of 99^Tc^m-HYNIC-E { E[ c(RGDIK) ] 2 } 2 was still as higher as (9.35 ± 1.35 ) % ID/g at 4 h postin