Trifunctional<sup>99m</sup>Tc based radiopharmaceuticals: metal-mediated conjugation of a peptide with a nucleus targeting intercalator
作者:Karel Zelenka、Lubor Borsig、Roger Alberto
DOI:10.1039/c0ob00504e
日期:——
The development of molecular imaging agents with multiple functions has become a major trend in radiopharmaceutical chemistry. We present herein the syntheses of trifunctional compounds, combining an acridine orange (AO) based intercalator with a GRP receptor specific bombesin like peptide (BBN). Metal-mediated conjugation of these two functions via the [2 + 1] approach to the third function, the [M(CO)3]+ (M = 99mTc, Re) moiety, yielded the final trifunctional molecules. The strongly fluorescent acridine orange, a nuclear targeting agent, has been derivatised with 4-imidazolecarboxylate as a bidentate ligand and bombesin with an isonitrile group as a monodentate ligand. For cell and nuclear uptake studies, [Re(L1-BBN)(L2-Ical)(CO)3] type complexes were synthesized and characterized. For radiopharmaceutical purposes, the 99mTc analogues have been prepared in a stepwise synthesis. Fluorescence microscopy studies on PC-3 cells, bearing the BBN receptor, showed high and rapid uptake into the cytoplasm. For the bifunctional molecule, lacking the BBN peptide, no internalization was observed.
Metal Complex Mediated Conjugation of Peptides to Nucleus Targeting Acridine Orange: A Modular Concept for Dual-Modality Imaging Agents
作者:Karel Zelenka、Lubor Borsig、Roger Alberto
DOI:10.1021/bc2000269
日期:2011.5.18
To target the nucleus of specific cells, trifunctional radiopharmaceuticals are required. We have synthesized acridine orange derivatives which comprise an imidazole-2-carbaldehyde function for coordination to the [Re(CO)(3)](+) or [(99)mTc(CO)(3)](+) core. Upon coordination, this aldehyde is activated and rapidly forms imines with amines from biological molecules. This metal-mediated imine formation allows for the conjugation of a nuclear targeting portion with a specific cell receptor binding function directly on the metal. With this concept, we have conjugated the acridine orange part to a bombesin peptide directly on the Tc-99m core and in one step. In addition, a linker containing an integrated disulfide has been coupled to bombesin. LC/MS study showed that the disulfide was reductively cleaved with a 60 min half-life time. This concept enables the combination of a nucleus targeting agent with a specific cell receptor molecule directly on the metal without the need of separate conjugation prior to labeling, thus, a modular approach. High uptake of the BBN conjugate into PC-3 cells was detected by fluorescence microscopy, whereas uptake into B16BL6 cells was negligible.
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作者:KURANOVA, I. L.、CHURKINA, S. I.、LYUDMIROVA, V. L.、FILONOVA, E. B.、IBATULL+
DOI:——
日期:——
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