Radiosynthesis and preliminary biological evaluation of 99mTc-labeled 2-methyl-2-pentylmalonic acid as an apoptosis imaging agent

Sajid Mushtaq, Jongho Jeon, Jung Ae Kang, You Ree Nam, Beom Su Jang, Sang Hyun Park

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Abstract

Apoptosis is one of the fundamental phenomena behind successful radiation and chemotherapy treatments. Non-invasive imaging of apoptosis can offer an early diagnosis of disease and the true efficiency of an ongoing treatment procedure. The present study describes an attempt to develop 99mTc-labeled 2-methyl-2-pentylmalonic acid ([99mTc] 8) as a new SPECT based apoptosis imaging agent. An optimized chemical and radiosynthesis procedure provided desired product [99mTc] 8 with high radiochemical yield (84%, n = 3) and radiochemical purity (>99%) as determined by radio HPLC. Biodistribution data indicated that the radiotracer has a rapid clearance from blood and other background tissues. High testes accumulation confirmed the ability of the radiotracer to detect testicular apoptosis in mice.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)207-215
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Volume313
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jul 2017

Keywords

  • Tc-labeling
  • Apoptosis
  • Biodistribution
  • SPECT imaging

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