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European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
Published in: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 9/2011

01-09-2011 | Original Article

One-step radiosynthesis of 18F-AlF-NOTA-RGD2 for tumor angiogenesis PET imaging

Authors: Shuanglong Liu, Hongguang Liu, Han Jiang, Yingding Xu, Hong Zhang, Zhen Cheng

Published in: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging | Issue 9/2011

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Abstract

Purpose

One of the major obstacles of the clinical translation of 18F-labeled arginine-glycine-aspartic acid (RGD) peptides has been the laborious multistep radiosynthesis. In order to facilitate the application of RGD-based positron emission tomography (PET) probes in the clinical setting we investigated in this study the feasibility of using the chelation reaction between Al18F and a macrocyclic chelator-conjugated dimeric RGD peptide as a simple one-step 18F labeling strategy for development of a PET probe for tumor angiogenesis imaging.

Methods

Dimeric cyclic peptide E[c(RGDyK)]2 (RGD2) was first conjugated with a macrocyclic chelator, 1,4,7-triazacyclononane-1,4,7-triacetic acid (NOTA), and the resulting bioconjugate NOTA-RGD2 was then radiofluorinated via Al18F intermediate to synthesize 18F-AlF-NOTA-RGD2. Integrin binding affinities of the peptides were assessed by a U87MG cell-based receptor binding assay using 125I-echistatin as the radioligand. The tumor targeting efficacy and in vivo profile of 18F-AlF-NOTA-RGD2 were further evaluated in a subcutaneous U87MG glioblastoma xenograft model by microPET and biodistribution.

Results

NOTA-RGD2 was successfully 18F-fluorinated with good yield within 40 min using the Al18F intermediate. The IC50 of 19F-AlF-NOTA-RGD2 was determined to be 46 ± 4.4 nM. Quantitative microPET studies demonstrated that 18F-AlF-NOTA-RGD2 showed high tumor uptake, fast clearance from the body, and good tumor to normal organ ratios.

Conclusion

NOTA-RGD2 bioconjugate has been successfully prepared and labeled with Al18F in one single step of radiosynthesis. The favorable in vivo performance and the short radiosynthetic route of 18F-AlF-NOTA-RGD2 warrant further optimization of the probe and the radiofluorination strategy to accelerate the clinical translation of 18F-labeled RGD peptides.
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Metadata
Title
One-step radiosynthesis of 18F-AlF-NOTA-RGD2 for tumor angiogenesis PET imaging
Authors
Shuanglong Liu
Hongguang Liu
Han Jiang
Yingding Xu
Hong Zhang
Zhen Cheng
Publication date
01-09-2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging / Issue 9/2011
Print ISSN: 1619-7070
Electronic ISSN: 1619-7089
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-011-1847-4

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