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EJNMMI Research
Published in: EJNMMI Research 1/2018

Open Access 01-12-2018 | Original research

Subcellular storage and release mode of the novel 18F-labeled sympathetic nerve PET tracer LMI1195

Authors: Xinyu Chen, Rudolf A. Werner, Constantin Lapa, Naoko Nose, Mitsuru Hirano, Mehrbod S. Javadi, Simon Robinson, Takahiro Higuchi

Published in: EJNMMI Research | Issue 1/2018

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Abstract

Background

18F-N-[3-bromo-4-(3-fluoro-propoxy)-benzyl]-guanidine (18F-LMI1195) is a new class of PET tracer designed for sympathetic nervous imaging of the heart. The favorable image quality with high and specific neural uptake has been previously demonstrated in animals and humans, but intracellular behavior is not yet fully understood. The aim of the present study is to verify whether it is taken up in storage vesicles and released in company with vesicle turnover.

Results

Both vesicle-rich (PC12) and vesicle-poor (SK-N-SH) norepinephrine-expressing cell lines were used for in vitro tracer uptake studies. After 2 h of 18F-LMI1195 preloading into both cell lines, effects of stimulants for storage vesicle turnover (high concentration KCl (100 mM) or reserpine treatment) were measured at 10, 20, and 30 min. 131I-meta-iodobenzylguanidine (131I-MIBG) served as a reference. Both high concentration KCl and reserpine enhanced 18F-LMI1195 washout from PC12 cells, while tracer retention remained stable in the SK-N-SH cells. After 30 min of treatment, 18F-LMI1195 releasing index (percentage of tracer released from cells) from vesicle-rich PC12 cells achieved significant differences compared to cells without treatment condition. In contrast, such effect could not be observed using vesicle-poor SK-N-SH cell lines. Similar tracer kinetics after KCl or reserpine treatment were also observed using 131I-MIBG. In case of KCl exposure, Ca2+-free buffer with the calcium chelator, ethylenediaminetetracetic acid (EDTA), could suppress the tracer washout from PC12 cells. This finding is consistent with the tracer release being mediated by Ca2+ influx resulting from membrane depolarization.

Conclusions

Analogous to 131I-MIBG, the current in vitro tracer uptake study confirmed that 18F-LMI1195 is also stored in vesicles in PC12 cells and released along with vesicle turnover. Understanding the basic kinetics of 18F-LMI1195 at a subcellular level is important for the design of clinical imaging protocols and imaging interpretation.
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Metadata
Title
Subcellular storage and release mode of the novel 18F-labeled sympathetic nerve PET tracer LMI1195
Authors
Xinyu Chen
Rudolf A. Werner
Constantin Lapa
Naoko Nose
Mitsuru Hirano
Mehrbod S. Javadi
Simon Robinson
Takahiro Higuchi
Publication date
01-12-2018
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
EJNMMI Research / Issue 1/2018
Electronic ISSN: 2191-219X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13550-018-0365-9

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