Octreotide (OCT) was reversibly lipidized to improve the pharmacological effect and to increase the plasma half-life and the liver retention of OCT for greater therapeutic potential in the treatment of liver cancers such as hepatocellular carcinoma. OCT was chemically modified using reversible aqueous lipidization (REAL) technology. REAL-modified OCT (REAL-OCT) was characterized with high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry. A single dose of OCT or REAL-OCT or vehicle only was subcutaneously administered to male Sprague-Dawley rats, and the plasma growth hormone (GH) levels were measured after an intravenous injection of 2.5 μg/kg of growth hormone releasing factor (GRF) to assess the ability of REAL-OCT on GH inhibition. Radio-iodinated Tyr3-OCT (TOC) and REAL-TOC were used for pharmacokinetic studies. At 0.1 mg/kg, REAL-OCT inhibited the GRF-induced GH surge in rats for a greater than 24-h period in comparison to the 6-h period for OCT. The distribution and elimination half-life for 125I-REAL-TOC were 1.4 h and 6.6 h, respectively, which were significantly longer than those of 125I-TOC. Sustained high blood concentrations and reduced in vivo degradation were observed for 125I-REAL-TOC. In addition, 125I-REAL-TOC appeared to be targeted to the liver with persistent high liver retention. REAL-OCT has a significantly enhanced pharmacological effect, and this is most likely due to the favorable changes in the pharmacokinetic parameters upon lipidization. The observed liver targeting effect of REAL-TOC suggests that REAL-OCT might be advantageous over OCT in treating liver cancers.
对
奥曲肽 (OCT) 进行了可逆脂化处理,以改善其药理作用,并延长其血浆半衰期和肝脏保留时间,从而提高其在治疗肝癌(如肝细胞癌)方面的治疗潜力。我们利用可逆
水性脂化(REAL)技术对 OCT 进行了
化学修饰。REAL修饰的OCT(REAL-OCT)采用高效
液相色谱法(HPLC)和基质辅助激光解吸电离飞行时间质谱法(MALDI-TOF)进行表征。给雄性 Sprague-Dawley 大鼠皮下注射单剂量的 OCT 或 REAL-OCT 或仅用载体,在静脉注射 2.5 μg/kg 生长激素释放因子(GRF)后测定血浆生长激素(GH)
水平,以评估 REAL-OCT 抑制 GH 的能力。放射性
碘化Tyr3-OCT(TOC)和REAL-TOC被用于药代动力学研究。在 0.1 毫克/千克的剂量下,REAL-OCT 可抑制 GRF 诱导的大鼠 GH 激增超过 24 小时,而 OCT 只需 6 小时。125I-REAL-TOC的分布半衰期和消除半衰期分别为1.4小时和6.6小时,明显长于125I-TOC。125I-REAL-TOC 的血药浓度持续较高,体内降解减少。此外,125I-REAL-TOC 似乎以肝脏为靶点,具有持续的高肝保留率。REAL-OCT 的药理作用明显增强,这很可能是由于脂化后药代动力学参数发生了有利的变化。所观察到的 REAL-TOC 的肝脏靶向效应表明,在治疗肝癌方面,REAL-OCT 可能比 OCT 更具优势。