Synthesis and in vitro cellular uptake of 11C-labeled 5-aminolevulinic acid derivative to estimate the induced cellular accumulation of protoporphyrin IX
作者:Chie Suzuki、Koichi Kato、Atsushi B. Tsuji、Tatsuya Kikuchi、Ming-Rong Zhang、Yasushi Arano、Tsuneo Saga
DOI:10.1016/j.bmcl.2013.06.025
日期:2013.8
Protoporphyrin IX (PplX) accumulation induced by exogenous 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) in tumors affects the therapeutic efficacy of ALA-based photodynamic and sonodynamic therapies. To develop a new imaging probe to estimate the ALA-induced PpIX accumulation, C-11-labeled ALA analog (4), an ALA-dehydratase inhibitor, was radiosynthesized via C-11-methylation of a Schiff-base-activated precursor in the presence of tetrabutylammonium fluoride, followed by the hydrolysis of ester and imine groups. The cellular uptake of 4 linearly increased with time and was inhibited by ALA and other transporter competitors. Monitoring analog 4 with positron emission tomography might be useful to estimate the ALA-induced PpIX accumulation in tumors. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.