Technetium-99m-labeled N-(2-hydroxypropyl) methacrylamide copolymers:: Synthesis, characterization, and in vivo biodistribution
Technetium-99m-labeled N-(2-hydroxypropyl) methacrylamide copolymers:: Synthesis, characterization, and in vivo biodistribution
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DOI:
10.1023/b:pham.0000033001.49737.b7
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发表时间:
2004-07-01
影响因子:
3.7
通讯作者:
Line, BR
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作者:
Mitra, A;Nan, A;Line, BR
Purpose. To synthesize novel technetium-99m (Tc-99m)-labeled N-(2-hydroxypropyl) methacrylamide (HPMA) copolymers and characterize the effect of charge and molecular weight on their biodistribution in SCID mice.Methods. Electronegative and neutral 7-kDa, 21-kDa, and 70-kDa HPMA copolymers containing a Tc-99m chelating comonomer, bearing N-omega-bis(2-pyridylmethyl)-L-lysine (DPK), were synthesized by free-radical precipitation copolymerization. The copolymers were labeled via Tc-99m tricarbonyl chelation to DPK-bearing comonomer. They were characterized by side-chain content, molecular weight, molecular weight distribution, radiochemical purity, and labeling stability. Scintigraphic images were obtained during the first 90 min and at 24 h postintravenous injection in SCID mice. At 24 h, organ radioactivity was determined from necropsy tissue counting.Results. Tc-99m-labeled HPMA copolymers showed greater than 90% stability over a 24-h challenge with cysteine and histidine. Scintigraphic images and the necropsy data showed that the negatively charged copolymers were eliminated from the body significantly faster than the neutral copolymers in a size-dependent manner.Conclusions. To facilitate clinical scintigraphic imaging, stable chelation of Tc-99m may be achieved by incorporation of a DPK-bearing comonomer into the HPMA backbone. Electronegative and neutral Tc-99m-labeled HPMA copolymers of 7, 21, and 70 kDa show significant variation in organ biodistribution in SCID mice. Tc-99m-labeled HPMA copolymers could be used as diagnostic agents and to study pharmacokinetics of delivery systems based on these copolymers.