Abstract
This study was designed to prospect the $^{111}In$-labelled paclitaxel as tumor imaging agent. In order to provide a taxol molecule with a functional group which is able to chelate In-111, taxol-DTPA conjugate and 2'-hemisuccinyltaxol were synthesized by esterification of taxol at C-2'on C-13 carbon with DTPA anhydride and succinic anhydride, respectively. Synthesis yield of the taxol derivatives was 34% for taxol-DTPA and 80% for 2'-hemisuccinyltaxol. Cytotoxicity of the taxol derivatives were measured by MTT method toward cell lines HT29, B16, P388, and CT26. The cytotoxic activities of the taxol derivatives were maintained, although less active than taxol. Radiolabelling of the taxol derivatives were proceeded directly with $^{111}InCl_3$ or indirectly with $^{111}In$-citrate(ligand-exchange method). The ligand-exchange method was not suitable because some precipitates appeared during the reaction. On the contrary, by direct radiolabelling method, we were able to obtain taxol-DTPA-$^{111}In$ in 100% radiochemical yield. However, 2'-hemisuccinyltaxol was not labelled by both methods. Yield and radiochemical purity of the radiolabelled com-pound were determined by HPLC, paper chromatography and instant thin layer chromatography. Taxol-DTPA-$^{111}In$ was characterized to be hydrophilic by lipophilicity test, and nearly non-adhesive to HT29, B16, P388, and CT26 by cell binding affinity test. Binding affinity of the taxol-DTPA-$^{111}In$ complex to serum proteins was also examined by protein precipitation with 30% trichloroacetic acid. The results showed that 30% of the taxol-DTPA-$^{111}In$ complex binds with serum proteins.
본 연구에서는 항암제인 taxol의 $^{111}In$ 방사성표지화합물을 합성하여 암진단제로서의 이용 가능성을 보기 위한 기초 연구를 수행하였다. Taxol의 $^{111}In$ 표지화합물을 얻기 위해 taxol구조에서 C-13의 곁가지에 있는 C-2' 부분의 hydroxyl기를 DTPA anhydride 및 succinic anhydride와 반응시켜 taxol-DTPA와 2'-hemisuccinyltaxol을 합성하였다. 반응수율은 taxol-DTPA 접합체의 경우 34%이었으며, 2'-hemisuccinyltaxol은 80%이었다. MTT법을 사용하여 HT29, B16, P388, CT26 세포주에서 taxol-DTPA와 2'-hemisuccinyltaxol의 세포독성능실험에서는 taxol 보다는 못미치나 그 세포독성이 유지됨을 확인하였다. 합성된 taxol 유도체들을 리간드 교환법과 직접법을 사용하여 In-111을 표지하였다. Taxol-DTPA 접합체의 In-111 표지반응의 경우, 리간드교환법은 반응도중 침전이 생겨 반응이 어려워 직접법으로 In-111 표지화합물을 얻을 수 있었으며 그 표지수율은 100%이었다. 2'-hemisuccinyltaxol은 두 방법을 모두 시도하였으나 반응이 진행되지 않음을 확인하였다. In-111의 taxol-DTPA 접합체 및 2'-hemisuccinyltaxol에 대한 표지반응 수율은 HPLC, paper, instant thin-layer chromatography를 실시하여 결정하였다. Li-pophilicity의 실험에서는 친수성임이 확인되었으며, 세포결합능의 실험에서는 HT29, B16, P388, CT26 세포주와의 결합이 매우 낮음을 나타내었다. 혈청단백 질과의 결합능을 보기위하여 30% trichloroacetic acid 법을 수행하였으며, 약 30%정도만이 혈청단백질과 결합하여 그 값이 크지 않았다.
(Department of Medical Technology, College of Health Science, Yonsei University)
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