Synthesis and Preliminary Evaluation of <sup>18</sup>F- or <sup>11</sup>C-Labeled Bicyclic Nucleoside Analogues as Potential Probes for Imaging Varicella-Zoster Virus Thymidine Kinase Gene Expression Using Positron Emission Tomography
作者:Satish K. Chitneni、Christophe M. Deroose、Jan Balzarini、Rik Gijsbers、Sofie J. L. Celen、Tjibbe J. de Groot、Zeger Debyser、Luc Mortelmans、Alfons M. Verbruggen、Guy M. Bormans
DOI:10.1021/jm060964m
日期:2007.3.1
Two radiolabeled bicyclic nucleoside analogues (BCNAs) were synthesized, namely 3-(2'-deoxy-beta-d-ribofuranosyl)-6-(3-[F-18]fluoroethoxyphenyl)-2,3-dihydrofuro[2,3-d]pyrimidin-2-one ([F-18]-2) and 3-(2'-deoxy-beta-d-ribofuranosyl)-6-(3-[C-11]methoxyphenyl)-2,3-dihydrofuro[2,3-d]pyrimidin-2-one ([C-11]-3), and evaluated as PET reporter probes for varicella-zoster virus thymidine kinase (VZV-tk) gene expression imaging in brain. [F-18]-2 and [C-11]-3 were synthesized starting from phenol precursor 1. The phenol precursor 1 was converted to stable as well as to radiolabeled compounds 2 and 3 using (FCH2CH2Br)-F-19/18 or (CH3I)-C-12/11 as alkylating agent. In vitro evaluation of [F-18]-2 and [C-11]-3 in 293T cells showed a 4.5 and 53-fold higher uptake, respectively, into VZV-tk gene-transduced cells compared to control cells. However, biodistribution studies in mice demonstrated low uptake of these tracers in the brain. RP-HPLC analysis of plasma and urine samples of mice injected with [C-11]-3 revealed that this tracer is very stable in vivo. These data warrant further evaluation of these tracers as noninvasive imaging agents for VZV infection and VZV-tk reporter gene expression in vivo.