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ArticlePloS one2014

18F-glutathione conjugate as a PET tracer for imaging tumors that overexpress L-PGDS enzyme.

Ho-Lien Huang, Ying-Cheng Huang, Wei-Yuan Lee, Chun-Nan Yeh, Kun-Ju Lin, Chung-Shan Yu

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ho-Lien HuangDepartment of Biomedical Engineering and Environmental Sciences, National Tsinghua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
Ying-Cheng HuangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Chang-Gung memorial Hospital at Linkou, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Wei-Yuan LeeDepartment of Biomedical Engineering and Environmental Sciences, National Tsinghua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
Chun-Nan YehDepartment of Surgery, Chang-Gung memorial Hospital at Linkou, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Kun-Ju LinDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Chung-Shan YuDepartment of Biomedical Engineering and Environmental Sciences, National Tsinghua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan; Institute of Nuclear Engineering and Sciences, National Tsinghua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
National Tsing Hua University · TWLinkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital · TWChang Gung University · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lipocalin-type prostaglandin D synthase (L-PGDS) has been correlated with the progression of neurological disorders. The present study aimed at evaluating the imaging potency of a glutathione conjugate of fluorine-18-labeled fluorobutyl ethacrynic amide ([18F]FBuEA-GS) for brain tumors. Preparation of [18F]FBuEA-GS has been modified from the -4-tosylate derivative via radiofluorination in 5% radiochemical yield. The mixture of nonradioactive FBuEA-GS derived from a parallel preparation has be resolved to two isomers in a ratio of 9:1 using analytic chiral reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC). The two fluorine-18-labeled isomers purified through nonchiral semipreparative RP-HPLC as a mixture were studied by assessing the binding affinity toward L-PGDS through a gel filtration HPLC, by analyzing radiotracer accumulation in C6 glioma cells, and by evaluating the imaging of radiotracer in a C6 glioma rat with positron emission tomography. The inhibition percentage of the production of PGD2 from PGH2 at the presence of 200 µM of FBuEA-GS and 4-Dibenzo[a,d]cyclohepten-5-ylidene-1-[4-(2H-tetrazol-5-yl)butyl]piperidine (AT-56) were 74.1 ± 4.8% and 97.6 ± 16.0%, respectively. [18F]FBuEA-GS bound L-PGDS (16.3-21.7%) but not the isoform, microsomal prostaglandin E synthase 1. No binding to GST-alpha and GST-pi was observed. The binding strength between [18F]FBuEA-GS and L-PGDS has been evaluated using analytic gel filtration HPLC at the presence of various concentrations of the cold competitor FBuEA-GS. The contrasted images indicated that the radiotracer accumulation in tumor lesions is probably related to the overexpression of L-PGDS.

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Fluorine RadioisotopesGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticAmidesAnimalsBrain NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorGlutathioneIntramolecular OxidoreductasesLipocalinsMalePositron-Emission TomographyProstaglandin D2Prostaglandin H2Radioactive TracersRadiochemistryRatsAmidesFluorine RadioisotopesGlutathioneIntramolecular OxidoreductasesLipocalinsProstaglandin D2Prostaglandin H2prostaglandin R2 D-isomeraseRadioactive Tracers

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PMID25111383
PMCPMC4128654
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