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Synthesis and evaluation of [11C]XR9576 to assess the function of drug efflux transporters using PET.
- Source :
- Annals of Nuclear Medicine; Jun2010, Vol. 24 Issue 5, p403-412, 10p
- Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- XR9576 (tariquidar) is an anthranilic acid derivative and potent P-glycoprotein (P-gp) inhibitor. XR9576 has undergone phase I and II studies as combined chemotherapy against cancer. XR9576 has been developed as a useful therapeutic agent but not as a PET probe. We therefore developed [<superscript>11</superscript>C]XR9576 as a PET probe and assessed whether PET studies using [<superscript>11</superscript>C]XR9576 are a promising approach to assess P-gp function primarily. We synthesized [<superscript>11</superscript>C]XR9576 by methylation of 7- O-desmethyl XR9576 with [<superscript>11</superscript>C]methyl iodide. In in vivo tissue distribution, the effects of co-injection with XR9576 on the uptake of [<superscript>11</superscript>C]XR9576 in mice were investigated. PET studies using [<superscript>11</superscript>C]XR9576 were performed in P-gp and/or Bcrp knockout mice as well as in wild-type mice. Metabolites of [<superscript>11</superscript>C]XR9576 were measured in the brain and plasma of mice. [<superscript>11</superscript>C]XR9576 was successfully synthesized with suitable radioactivity for injection as well as appropriate radiochemical purity and stability. In in vivo tissue distribution, the brain uptake of [<superscript>11</superscript>C]XR9576 significantly increased about tenfold of control on co-injection with >10 mg/kg of XR9576. In PET studies, the AUC<subscript>brain</subscript> <subscript>[0–60 min]</subscript> in P-gp and P-gp/Bcrp knockout mice was 2- and 11-fold higher than that in wild-type mice. [<superscript>11</superscript>C]XR9576 showed a high metabolic stability (>90% unchanged form) in the brain and plasma of mice 30 min after injection. These results suggest that a tracer amount of [<superscript>11</superscript>C]XR9576 behave as the P-gp and Bcrp substrate, and the increased brain uptake or AUC<subscript>brain</subscript> of [<superscript>11</superscript>C]XR9576 correlates with P-gp and Bcrp functions. PET studies using [<superscript>11</superscript>C]XR9576 may be a promising approach for evaluating deficiency of the function of drug efflux transporters targeting intracranial diseases and tumors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09147187
- Volume :
- 24
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Annals of Nuclear Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 51397845
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s12149-010-0373-y