Bruna Fernandes , Ines F. Antunes , Kavya Prasad , Daniel Aaron Vazquez-Matias , Eduardo Preusser De Mattos , Wiktor Szymanski , Cristina Maria Moriguchi Jeckel , Erik F.J. de Vries , Philip H. Elsinga
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只要有合适的示踪剂,正电子发射断层扫描(PET)就能提供有关肿瘤相关巨噬细胞(TAM)浸润的信息。本研究旨在评估放射性标记肽[18F]AlF-NODA-MP-C6-CTHRSSVVC作为PET示踪剂对CD163受体成像的潜力,CD163受体表达在M2型肿瘤相关巨噬细胞上。共轭肽 NODA-MP-C6-CTHRSSVVC 用[18F]氟化铝标记。分别在体外结合试验和健康 BALB/c 小鼠体内对示踪剂的结合及其生物分布进行了评估。此外,还使用环磷酰胺对肿瘤小鼠进行了不同的处理,以评估示踪剂是否能检测到因 TAM 不同浸润而导致的 CD163 表达差异。治疗7天后,给动物注射[18F]AlF-NODA-MP-C6-CTHRSSVVC,进行60分钟动态PET扫描,然后进行体内外生物分布研究。[18F]AlF-NODA-MP-C6-CTHRSSVVC的放射化学收率为23 ± 6%,在体外结合试验中,它与表达CD163的人体组织匀浆的特异性受体结合率约为50%。在健康 BALB/c 小鼠的正常生理条件下,PET 未检测到 CD163 介导的 [18F]AlF-NODA-MP-C6-CTHRSSVVC 结合。另一方面,CD163 阳性的异种移植肿瘤可通过 PET 清晰观察到,CD163 水平与 PET 图像获得的[18F]AlF-NODA-MP-C6-CTHRSSVVC 肿瘤与肌肉比率(TMR)之间呈正相关(Pearson r = 0.76,p = 0.002)。不同治疗组的肿瘤 CD163 蛋白水平和示踪剂摄取量无明显差异。综上所述,[18F]AlF-NODA-MP-C6-CTHRSSVVC似乎是一种很有希望的候选M2型TAM PET示踪剂,因为它在体外能与CD163特异性结合,而且其肿瘤摄取量与体内CD163表达量有很好的相关性。
Synthesis and preclinical evaluation of [18F]AlF-NODA-MP-C6-CTHRSSVVC as a PET tracer for CD163-positive tumor-infiltrating macrophages
Positron emission tomography (PET) can provide information about tumor-associated macrophage (TAM) infiltration, as long as a suitable tracer is available. This study aimed to evaluate the radiolabeled peptide [18F]AlF-NODA-MP-C6-CTHRSSVVC as a potential PET tracer for imaging of the CD163 receptor, which is expressed on M2-type tumor-associated macrophages. The conjugated peptide NODA-MP-C6-CTHRSSVVC was labeled with aluminum [18F]fluoride. Tracer binding and its biodistribution were evaluated in an in vitro binding assay and in healthy BALB/c mice, respectively. In addition, different treatments with cyclophosphamide in tumor-bearing mice were used to assess whether the tracer could detect differences in CD163 expression caused by differential TAM infiltration. After 7 days of treatment, animals were injected with [18F]AlF-NODA-MP-C6-CTHRSSVVC, and a 60-min dynamic PET scan was performed, followed by an ex vivo biodistribution study. [18F]AlF-NODA-MP-C6-CTHRSSVVC was prepared in 23 ± 6 % radiochemical yield and showed approximately 50 % of specific receptor-mediated binding in an in vitro binding assay on human CD163-expressing tissue homogenates. No CD163-mediated binding of [18F]AlF-NODA-MP-C6-CTHRSSVVC was detected by PET under normal physiological conditions in healthy BALB/c mice. On the other hand, CD163-positive xenograft tumors were clearly visualized with PET and a positive correlation was found between CD163 levels and the [18F]AlF-NODA-MP-C6-CTHRSSVVC tumor-to-muscle ratio (TMR) obtained from the PET images (Pearson r = 0.76, p = 0.002). No significant differences in the CD163 protein level and in the tracer uptake between treatment groups were found in the tumors. Taken together, [18F]AlF-NODA-MP-C6-CTHRSSVVC appears a promising candidate PET tracer for M2-type TAM, as it binds specifically to CD163 in vitro and its tumor uptake correlates well with CD163 expression in vivo.
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