DNA markers are useful in assessing cell proliferation. The purpose of this study was to synthesize 99mTc-ethylenedicysteine-guanine (EC-Guan) for evaluation of cell proliferation. Tumor cells were incubated with 99mTc-EC-Guan for cell cycle analysis. Prostate tumor cells that were overexpressing the HSV thymidine kinase gene, or various tumor cells were incubated with 99mTc-EC-Guan at 0.5–2 h. Thymidine incorporation assays were performed in lung cancer cells incubated with EC-Guan at 0.1–1 mg/well. Tissue distribution, autoradiography, and planar scintigraphy of 99mTc-EC-Guan and 99mTc-EC (control) were determined in tumor-bearing rodents at 0.5–4 h. Cell culture assays indicated that EC-Guan was incorporated in DNA, and there was no significant uptake difference between HSVTK overexpressed and normal groups. Biodistribution and scintigraphic imaging studies of 99mTc-EC-Guan showed increased tumor/tissue count density ratios as a function of time. Our results indicate that 99mTc-EC-Guan may be useful as a tumor proliferation imaging agent.
DNA 标记有助于评估细胞增殖。本研究的目的是合成用于评估细胞增殖的 99m
锝-乙二半胱
氨酸
鸟嘌呤(
EC-Guan)。肿瘤细胞与 99mTc-
EC-Guan 一起孵育,进行细胞周期分析。将过表达 HSV
胸苷激酶
基因的前列腺肿瘤细胞或各种肿瘤细胞与 99mTc-
EC-Guan 培养 0.5-2 h 。用 0.1-1 mg/well 浓度的
EC-Guan 培养肺癌细胞,进行
胸苷掺入试验。在 0.5-4 h 时,测定了肿瘤啮齿动物体内 99mTc-
EC-Guan 和 99mTc-
EC (对照组)的组织分布、自显影和平面闪烁成像。
细胞培养试验表明,
EC-Guan与DNA结合,HSVTK过表达组与正常组之间没有明显的摄取差异。99mTc-
EC-Guan 的
生物分布和闪烁成像研究显示,肿瘤/组织计数密度比随时间的变化而增加。我们的研究结果表明,99m
锝-
EC-Guan 可作为一种肿瘤增殖成像剂。