A biotin derivative of formula (I) (I) in which R is a peptide with the sequence VHPKQHRGGSKGC, linked to the succinimidyl ring through the -SH group of the C-terminal cysteine, which can be used in a method for detecting early atherosclerotic lesions in the blood vessels of a human subject, which method includes steps of a) forming a complex of this biotin derivative with avidin, neutravidin or streptavidin; b) parenterally administering the complex thus formed; c) subsequently, parenterally administering a chelating agent including a chelating moiety, a biotin moiety and a metal radionuclide, and d) subjecting the human subject to a diagnostic nuclear imaging technique; this biotin derivative can also be used in a method for treating a disease of a human patient characterized by an overexpression of VCAM-1, including inflammatory diseases, atherosclerosis, multiple sclerosis, neurodegenerative diseases and neuroinflammatory diseases.
一种公式为(I)的
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生物(I),其中R是序列为VHPKQHRGGSKGC的肽链,通过C-末端的半胱
氨酸的-SH基团连接到琥珀
酰亚胺环上,可用于检测人体主体血管中早期动脉粥样硬化病变的方法,该方法包括以下步骤:a)形成该
生物素衍
生物与亲和素、中性亲和素或
链霉亲和素的复合物;b)经皮给予所形成的复合物;c)随后,经皮给予包括螯合基团、
生物素基团和
金属放射性核素的
螯合剂;d)将人体主体暴露于诊断核成像技术下;该
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生物还可用于治疗人类患者的疾病,其特征为VCAM-1过度表达,包括炎性疾病、动脉粥样硬化、多发性硬化症、神经退行性疾病和神经炎症性疾病。