• 방사선산업학회지
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• 제7권2_3호
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• pp.191-200
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• 2013

In this study, a novel bombesin (BBN) analogues, DOTA-Ala($SO_3H$)-4 aminobenzoyl-Gln-Trp-Ala-Val-Gly-His-Leu-Met-$NH_2$ (DOTA-sBBN) and DOTA-Lys(glucose)-4 aminobenzoyl-Gln-Trp-Ala-Val-Gly-His-Leu-Met-$NH_2$ (DOTA-gluBBN), were synthesized and radiolabeled, and their binding affinities were evaluated. Peptides were prepared by a solid phase synthesis method and their purities were over 98%. DOTA is the chelating agent for $^{177}Lu$-labeling, and the DOTA-conjugated peptides were radiolabeled with $^{177}Lu$ by a high radiolabeling yield (>98%). The Log P values of DOTA-sBBN and DOTA-gluBBN were -2.20 and -2.79, respectively. 50.41% of $^{177}Lu$-DOTA-sBBN and 72.97% of $^{177}Lu$-DOTA-gluBBN were left undegraded by the serum incubation at $37^{\circ}C$ for 48 hr. A competitive displacement of $^{125}I-[Tyr^4]$-BBN on the PC-3 human prostate carcinoma cells revealed that 50% inhibitory concentration ($IC_{50}$) were 1.46 nM of DOTA-sBBN and 4.67 nM of DOTA-gluBBN indicating a highly nanomolar binding affinity for GRPR. Therefore, it is concluded that $^{177}Lu$-DOTA-sBBN and $^{177}Lu$-DOTA-gluBBN can be potential candidates as a targeting modality for the Gastrin-releasing peptide receptor (GRPR)-over-expressing tumors, and further studies to evaluate their biological and pharmacological characteristics are needed.

• 대한방사성의약품학회지
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.15-22
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• 2015

$^{18}F$-labeling reaction of bioactive molecule via click chemistry is widely used to produce $^{18}F$-labeled radiotracer in the field of radiopharmaceutical science and molecular imaging. In particular, bioorthogonal strain-promoted alkyne-azide cycloaddition (SPAAC) reaction has received much attention as an alternative ligation method for radiolabeling bioactive molecules such as peptides, DNA, proteins as well as nanoparticles. Moreover, SPAAC based pretargeting method could provide tumor images successfully on positron emission tomography system using nanoparticle such as mesoporous silica nanoparticles.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.98-104
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• 1995

필자는 서울대학교 의과대학 병리학 교실에서 만든 항 백혈병 항체(항 CALLA 항체, 항 JL-1 항체)에 대해 $^{99m}Tc$과 $^{125}I$의 표지 방법 및 면역학적 성상을 연구하여 임상 응용의 토대를 만들고자 하였다. $^{99m}Tc$은 pretargeting transchelation법으로 $^{125}I$는 lodogen법으로 표지하였다. 각 항체에 대해 결합 반응검사, Scatchard 분석, 변조 현상 검사를 시행하였다. $^{125}I$는 두 항체 모두에서 90%전후의 높은 표지율을 보인 반면, $^{99m}Tc$ 경우 70%이하의 표지율을 보여 개선점이 요구되었다. 결합반응검사에서도 $^{99m}Tc$을 표지한 항체는 30%정도의 낮은 면역 반응성을 보였다. Scatchard 분석 결과 결합상수 모두가 $10^9$으로 좋은 친화력을 보였고, 세포당 항체 결합 수는 $10^4$으로 비교적 높은 농도로 나타났다. 변조 현상은 모든 경우에서 나타나지 않았다. 항 CALLA 항체, 항 JL-1 항체는 향후 림프종과 백혈병의 진단 및 치료에 도움이 될 수 있으리라 기대된다.

• 대한방사성의약품학회지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.3-14
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• 2017

Nucleophilic aromatic fluorination has been one of the most explored methods in fluorin-18 based radiochemistry. Unlike electrophilic $[^{18}F]$fluorination methods, no-carrier-added nucleophilic radiofluorination with cyclotron-produced $[^{18}F]$fluoride ion offers better specific radioactivity which is essential aspect to obtain good quality images from positron emission tomography. Contrary to amenable aliphatic radiofluorination, the development of reliable aromatic $[^{18}F]$fluorination methods has been pursued by many research groups; however, no viable method has yet been established. Recently, hypervalent iodine compound draws increasing attention as versatile radiolabeling precursor for various $[^{18}F]$fluoroarenes, since it bears the capacity to introduce fluorine-18 either on electron-deficient or electron-rich aryl ring with enhanced regiospecificity. Other classes of hypervalent iodine congeners often utilized in radiochemistry are iodylarenes, iodonium ylides, and spirocyclic iodonium ylides. Recently developed spirocyclic iodonium ylides have already been avidly employed to provide various $[^{18}F]$aryl fluorides with high labeling efficiency. This metal-free protocol would afford efficient routes, replacing the traditional approaches to $[^{18}F]$fluoroarenes, from prosthetic labeling synthons to complex PET radiotracers.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.1890-1894
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• 2012

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its receptor (VEGFR) have been implicated in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis, which is angiogenesis dependent. Antibody-based molecular imaging improves targeting, and antibody radiolabeling is useful for monitoring biological events $in$ $vivo$ $via$ PET or SPECT. We investigated the potential of molecular imaging to diagnose arthritis with VEGFR-2 $in$ $vivo$. The $^{123}I$-VEGFR-2 antibody was prepared by the iodogen tube method. The radioligand was injected into arthritic mice, and micro SPECT/CT was performed. The arthritic mice were examined by 4.7-T MRI and immunohistochemistry. The $^{123}I$-VEGFR-2 antibody showed high uptake in the arthritic region at 1 h postinjection on SPECT/CT but no uptake in the control animals after radioligand injection. In MR images, the arthritic tissue of the mice was correlated with regions labeled by the $^{123}I$-VEGFR-2 antibody. Immunohistochemical localization showed markedly increased expression of VEGFR-2 in the endothelial cells, fibroblasts, and macrophages of the arthritic mice.

• 방사선산업학회지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.63-68
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• 2015

Lyophilized DOTMP kits were prepared using DOTMP, ammonium acetate, and ascorbic acid. The $^{68}Ga$-DOTMP was prepared by incubating the kit dissolved in 0.5 ml of concentrated $^{68}Ga$ using NaCl method and 0.5 ml of DDW, at $100^{\circ}C$ for 7 min. The labeling yield was evaluated by two solvent systems of TLC. 1 MBq of concentrated $^{68}Ga$ was labeled with $0.8{\mu}g$ of DOTMP by high radiolabeling yield (>98%), which was determined by two TLC methods. The composition of the prepared freeze-dried vial is $400{\mu}g$ of DOTMP, 19.27 mg of ammonium acetate and 17.62 mg of ascorbic acid. ~555 MBq of $^{68}Ga$-DOTMP was prepared with excellent radiochemical purity (>98%) and it was stable for 4 hr at room temperature. In conclusion, Freeze-dried DOTMP kits for the convenient preparation of $^{68}Ga$-DOTMP have been developed. Availability of this kit is expected to stimulate the widespread use of $^{68}Ga$-DOTMP in the fields of nuclear medicine.

• 대한방사성의약품학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.75-91
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• 2020

[^99mTc]Tc-Hexamethylpropylene amine oxime (HMPAO) is currently used as a regional cerebral blood flow imaging agent for single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). The HMPAO ligand exists in two isomeric forms: d,l and meso showing different properties in vivo. Later studies indicated that brain uptake patterns of ^99mTc-complexes formed from separated enantiomers differed. Separation of enantiomers is difficult by fractional crystallizations method. Usually, the substance is obtained in low chemical yield in a time-consuming procedure. Furthermore, the final product still contains some impurity. So we have developed new efficient route for synthesis of R,R- and S,S-HMPAO enantiomeric compounds in 6-steps. Nucleophilic substitution (S_N2) reactions of 2,2-dimethylpropane-1,3-diamine either with S- (1a) or R-methyl2-chloropropanoate (1b) were performed to produce compounds R,R- (2a) or S,S-isomer (2b) derivatives protected with benzylchloroformate (Cbz), respectively. And then Weinreb amide and methylation reaction using Grignard reagent, oxime formation with ketone group and deprotectiion of Cbz group by hydrogenolysis gave S,S- (7a) or R,R-HMPAO (7b), respectively. Entaniomeric compounds were synthesied with high yield and purity without any undesired product. The 7a or 7b kits containing 10 ㎍ SnCl₂-2H₂O were labeled with ^99mTc with high radiolabeling yield (90%).

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.102-109
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• 2002

목적: 유전자 치료에서, 종양세포에 herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase 유전자를 발현시키고 이에 민감한 prodrug을 전신투여하여 발현된 종양세포에 특이적으로 집적되는 방법은 매우 효율적인 방법이다. 대표적인 prodrug인, IVDU, IVFRU는 herpes simplex virus type 1의 비침습적 영상화 방법에 응용되는 방사옥소 표지가능 화합물이다. 재료 및 방법: Trans-l-trimethylsilyl-2-tri-n-butylstannylethylene과 uridine 변형체상의 iodo-uracil을 Pd촉매하에서 반응시켜 표지전구체인 5-trimethylvinyl-deoxy-uridine과 5-trimethylsilylvinyl-deoxy-fluororibofuranosyl uracil을 합성하였다. 이것을 column chromatography의 방법으로 분리 정제하였다. 합성한 각 전구체를 ICI 담체를 이용하여 높은 수율로 표지하였고, HPLC를 사용하여 분리하였다. Radiohalogen exchange 방법은 비방사능을 낮게 할수록 표지에 효율적으로 알려져 있다. 이 방법으로 ICI 방법을 사용하여 담체를 포함하는 높은 방사능의 화합물을 얻을 수 있다. 결과: IVDU와 IVFRU 표지를 위한 전구체 합성수율은 각각 43, 72% 였다. ICl로 담체를 이용한 표지방법을 사용하여 IVDU와 IVFRU 표지수율은 98% 이상이었다. 결론: HSV1-tk를 이용한 유전자 영상용 기질의 전구체를 성공적으로 합성하였고. 95% 이상의 높은 표지수율의 유전자 영상용 방사성 추적자를 성공적으로 제조하였다.

• 대한임상검사과학회지
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• 제55권4호
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• pp.261-268
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• 2023

[¹⁸F]Fluorocholine은 임상에서 부갑상선 선종, 전립선암 및 간세포암 진단 등에 사용되는 PET용 콜린 방사성의약품이다. 본 연구에서는 고체상 추출 카트리지법을 방사성의약품 자동합성장치에 적용하여 [¹⁸F]fluorocholine을 제조하는 방법을 최적화하였다. [¹⁸F]Fluorocholine은 하나의 반응용기를 사용하여 두 단계 표지반응으로 합성하였으며, [¹⁸F]fluorocholine 합성과정 중 생성되는 불순물을 제거하기 위해 사용하는 SepPak^Ⓡ Silica 카트리지의 개수를 3개로 최적화하였고, 전구 물질인 DMAE를 10%로 희석하였을 때 가장 높은 방사화학적 수율을 획득 할 수 있었다. 또한 최종 생산된 [¹⁸F] fluorocholine 주사액은 유럽약전에 명시된 품질관리기준을 모두 만족하였다. 본 연구를 통해 쉽고 간편하게 사용할 수 있는 고체상 추출 카트리지를 사용하여 방사성의약품 자동합성장치에 최적화한 [¹⁸F]fluorocholine의 합성법은 임상 현장에 안정적으로 [¹⁸F]fluorocholine을 공급하는데 유용하게 사용될 것으로 사료된다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.237-243
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• 2001

Taxol, a natural product extracted from the Taxus brevifolia, is known to have significant anti-tumor activities against many common cancers, including ovarian and breast cancers. Despite the pronounced anti-tumor activity of this compound, its poor solubility in aqueous solutions hampers its clinical applications. We studied the anticancer mechanisms of the water-soluble taxol diethylenetriamine pentaacetate (DTPA) used for radiolabeling, and compared it to that of taxol. In vitro cytotoxicities of taxol and taxol-DTPA conjugate were tested in HT29 human colorectal cancer cells by the MTT method. As the result, the $IC_{50}$ value of the taxol-DTPA conjugate was about three fold higher than that of taxol. When analyzed by an agarose gel electrophoresis, the DNA ladders became evident after the incubation of cells with the taxol-DTPA conjugate for 24 h. We also found morphological changes of the cells undergoing apoptosis with electron microscopy Next, we examined the signal pathway of taxol-DTPA conjugate-induced apoptosis in HT29 cells. The activation of extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase (ERK1/2) occurred at 10, 30, 60 and 120 min after 200 nM taxol-DTPA conjugate treatment. The pretreatment of the MEK inhibitor (PD98059) completely blocked the taxol-DTPA conjugate-induced ERK1/2 activation. The activated ERK1/2 translocated into the nucleus at the same time and phosphorylated its transcriptional factor, c-Jun. These results suggest that the taxol-DTPA conjugate has an apoptotic activity in HT29 cells, and that its proapoptic activity might be related with the signal transduction via ERK1/2 and c-Jun similar to that of taxol.