摘要:
In order to develop a new positron emission tomography (PET) probe to study hepatobiliary transport mediated by the multi-drug and toxin extrusion transporter 1 (MATE1), C-11-labelled metformin was synthesized and then evaluated as a PET probe. [C-11] Metformin ([C-11]4) was synthesized in three steps, from [C-11] methyl iodide. Evaluation by small animal PET of [C-11]4 showed that there was increased concentrations of [C-11]4 in the livers of mice pre-treated with pyrimethamine, a potential inhibitor of MATEs, inhibiting the hepatobiliary excretion of metformin. Radiometabolite analysis showed that [C-11]4 was not degraded in vivo during the PET scan. Biodistribution studies were undertaken and the organ distributions were extrapolated into a standard human model. In conclusion, [C-11]4 may be useful as a PET probe to non-invasively study the in vivo function of hepatobiliary transport and drug-drug interactions, mediated by MATE1 in future clinical investigations. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.