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Article: Evaluation of (131/123)I-5-iodo-2'-deoxycytidine as a novel proliferation probe in a tumor mouse model.
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ABSTRACT: This study evaluated a radioiodinated deoxycytidine analog, (131)I-5-iodo-2'-deoxycytidine ([(131)I]ICdR), as a novel proliferation probe and compared it with (131)I-5-iodo-2'-deoxyuridine ([(131)I]IUdR) in a NG4TL4 sarcoma-bearing mouse model. As an imaging agent, the biological characteristics of [(123)I]IUdR is not satisfactory due to its metabolic instability and short biological half-life in vivo. With [(123)I]ICdR/SPECT it was possible to clearly delineate the tumor lesion at 1h post-injection (tumor-to-muscle ratio 7.74) in tumor-bearing mice. The results of biodistribution were consistent with those observed in scintigraphic imaging. This study demonstrated that [(131)I]ICdR is a more promising SPECT probe than [(131)I]IUdR for imaging proliferation.Applied radiation and isotopes: including data, instrumentation and methods for use in agriculture, industry and medicine 03/2013; · 1.09 Impact Factor -
Article: Monitoring Tumor Response with Radiolabeled Nucleoside Analogs in a Hepatoma-Bearing Mouse Model Early After Doxisome(®) Treatment.
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ABSTRACT: PURPOSE: This study aims to demonstrate that 3'-deoxy-3'-(18)F-fluorothymidine ((18)F-FLT) positron emission tomography (PET) is a promising modality for noninvasively monitoring the therapeutic efficacy of Doxisome(®) in a subcutaneous hepatoma mouse model. PROCEDURES: Male BALB/c nu/nu mice were inoculated with HepG2 hepatoma xenograft in the right flank. Doxisome(®) (5 mg/kg, three times a week for 2 weeks) was intravenously administrated for treatment. (18)F-FLT-microPET, biodistribution studies, and immunohistochemistry of Ki-67 were performed. RESULTS: A significant difference (p < 0.05) in tumor volume was observed on day 5 between treated and control groups. The tumor-to-muscle ratio derived from (18)F-FLT-PET and (123)I-ICdR-microSPECT images of Doxisome(®)-treated mice dropped from 12.55 ± 0.76 to 3.81 ± 0.31 and from 2.48 ± 0.42 to 1.59 ± 0.08 after a three-dose treatment, respectively, while that of the control group remained steady. The retarded proliferation rate of treated xenograft was confirmed by Ki-67 immunohistochemistry staining. CONCLUSIONS: This study clearly demonstrated that Doxisome(®) is an effective anti-cancer drug against the growth of HepG2 hepatoma and that (18)F-FLT-PET could provide early information of tumor response during treatment.Molecular imaging and biology: MIB: the official publication of the Academy of Molecular Imaging 12/2012; · 2.47 Impact Factor -
Article: Evaluation of F-18-labeled 5-iodocytidine (18F-FIAC) as a new potential positron emission tomography probe for herpes simplex virus type 1 thymidine kinase imaging.
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ABSTRACT: Herpes simplex virus type 1 thymidine kinase (HSV1-tk) gene in combination with radiolabeled nucleoside substrates is the most widely used reporter system. This study characterized 1-(2'-deoxy-2'-[(18)F]fluoro-β-D-arabinofuranosyl)-5-iodocytosine ((18)F-FIAC) as a new potential positron emission tomography (PET) probe for HSV1-tk gene imaging and compared it with 2'-deoxy-2'-[(18)F]fluoro-5-iodo-1-β-D-arabinofuranosyluracil ((18)F-FIAU) and 2'-deoxy-2'-[(18)F]fluoro-5-ethyl-1-β-D-arabinofuranosyluracil((18)F-FEAU) (thymidine analogues) in an NG4TL4-WT/STK sarcoma-bearing mouse model. A cellular uptake assay, biodistribution study, radioactive metabolites assay and microPET imaging of NG4TL4-WT/STK tumor-bearing mice post administration of (18)F-FIAC, (18)F-FIAU and (18)F-FEAU were conducted to characterize the biological properties of these tracers. Highly specific uptake of (18)F-FIAC, (18)F-FIAU and (18)F-FEAU in tk-transfected [tk(+)] cells was observed. The tk(+)-to-tk(-) cellular uptake ratio after a 2-h incubation was 66.6±25.1, 76.3±18.2 and 247.2±37.2, respectively. In biodistribution studies, (18)F-FIAC showed significant tk(+) tumor specificity (12.6; expressed as the tk(+)-to-tk(-) tumor uptake ratio at 2 h postinjection) comparable with (18)F-FIAU (15.8) but lower than (18)F-FEAU (48.0). The results of microPET imaging also revealed the highly specific accumulation of these three radioprobes in the NG4TL4-tk(+) tumor. Our findings suggested that the cytidine analogue (18)F-FIAC is a new potential PET probe for the imaging of HSV1-tk gene expression. (18)F-FIAC may be regarded as the prodrug of (18)F-FIAU in vivo.Nuclear Medicine and Biology 10/2011; 38(7):987-95. · 3.02 Impact Factor -
Article: Radiosynthesis of F-18 labeled cytidine analog 2'-fluoro-5-iodo-l-beta-d-arabinofuranosylcytosine ([(18)F]FIAC).
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ABSTRACT: We reported the synthesis of 2'-deoxy-2'-[(18)F]fluoro-5-iodo-1-beta-d-arabinofuranosyl-5-iodo-cytosine ([(18)F]FIAC) with 15-20% radiochemical yield (decay corrected) in 3.5h. 2-deoxy-2-[(18)F]fluoro-1,3,5-tri-O-benzoyl-alpha-d-arabinofuranose was prepared following literature procedures with some modifications (yield>70%). The (18)F-fluorosugar was converted to 1-bromo-(18)F-fluorosugar, and then coupled with 5-iodocytocine silyl ether. A mixture of acetonitrile (ACN) and 1,2-dichloroethane (DCE) were employed to achieve optimum radiochemical yield and acceptable beta-anomer selectivity (alpha/beta=1/3). After hydrolyzed with sodium methoxide, the crude product was purified using HPLC to afford the beta-[(18)F]FIAC with high radiochemical purity (>or=98%).Applied radiation and isotopes: including data, instrumentation and methods for use in agriculture, industry and medicine 03/2009; 67(7-8):1362-5. · 1.09 Impact Factor
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2009–2012
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National Yang Ming University
- Department of Biomedical Imaging and Radiological Sciences
Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan
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