• Toxicological Research
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.21-25
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• 2013

The selective targeting of an integrin ${\alpha}_v{\beta}_3$ receptor using radioligands may enable the assessment of angiogenesis and integrin ${\alpha}_v{\beta}_3$ receptor status in tumors. The aim of this research was to label a peptidomimetic integrin ${\alpha}_v{\beta}_3$ antagonist (PIA) with $^{99m}Tc(CO)_3$ and to test its receptor targeting properties in nude mice bearing receptor-positive tumors. PIA was reacted with tris-succinimidyl aminotriacetate (TSAT) (20 mM) as a PIA per TSAT. The product, PIA-aminodiacetic acid (ADA), was radiolabeled with $[^{99m}Tc(CO)_3(H_2O)_3]^{+1}$, and purified sequentially on a Sep-Pak C-18 cartridge followed by a Sep-Pak QMA anion exchange cartridge. Using gradient C-18 reverse-phase HPLC, the radiochemical purity of $^{99m}Tc(CO)_3$-ADA-PIA (retention time, 10.5 min) was confirmed to be > 95%. Biodistribution analysis was performed in nude mice (n = 5 per time point) bearing receptor-positive M21 human melanoma xenografts. The mice were administered $^{99m}Tc(CO)_3$-ADA-PIA intravenously. The animals were euthanized at 0.33, 1, and 2 hr after injection for the biodistribution study. A separate group of mice were also co-injected with 200 ${\mu}g$ of PIA and euthanized at 1 hr to quantify tumor uptake. $^{99m}Tc(CO)_3$-ADA-PIA was stable in phosphate buffer for 21 hr, but at 3 and 6 hr, 7.9 and 11.5% of the radioactivity was lost as histidine, respectively. In tumor bearing mice, $^{99m}Tc(CO)_3$-ADA-PIA accumulated rapidly in a receptor-positive tumor with a peak uptake at 20 min, and rapid clearance from blood occurring primarily through the hepatobiliary system. At 20 min, the tumor-to-blood ratio was 1.8. At 1 hr, the tumor uptake was 0.47% injected dose (ID)/g, but decreased to 0.12% ID/g when co-injected with an excess amount of PIA, indicating that accumulation was receptor mediated. These results demonstrate successful $^{99m}TC$ labeling of a peptidomimetic integrin antagonist that accumulated in a tumor via receptor-specific binding. However, tumor uptake was very low because of low blood concentrations that likely resulted from rapid uptake of the agent into the hepatobiliary system. This study suggests that for $^{99m}Tc(CO)_3$-ADA-PIA to be useful as a tumor detection agent, it will be necessary to improve receptor binding affinity and increase the hydrophilicity of the product to minimize rapid hepatobiliary uptake.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제33권9호
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• pp.1476-1485
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• 2004

90여종의 전통차 및 죽류용 식물로부터 조제된 다양한 용매추출물 중에서, 귤피(peels of C. unshiu)의 냉수추출물 (CUI-0)이 Peyer’s patch를 매개로 한 가장 높은 장관면역 활성을 나타내었으며 다시마(L. japonica), 둥글레(P. japonicum), 탱자(P. trifoliata)의 냉수추출물과 구기자(L. chinense) 및 치자(G. jasminoides)의 열수추출물을 제외한 나머지 식물의 용매추출물은 거의 활성을 가지지 못하였다. CUI-0는 MeOH-가용성 획분(CUI-1), MeOH-불가용성이면서 EtOH-가용성 획분(CUI-2)과 조다당 획분(CUI-3)으로 분획되었다. 이러한 획분들 중 CUI-3은 Peyer’s patch 세포를 매개로 하는 골수세포 증식의 자극활성이 가장 높았으며 arabinose, galacturonic acid, galactose, glucose, glucuronic acid와 rhmanose(molar ratio; 1.00:0.53:0.45:0.28:0.28:0.19) 등을 주요 구성당으로 함유하고 있었으며 소량의 단백질(9.4%)도 구성물질로 포함된 활성 획분임이 밝혀졌다. CUI-3의 장관면역 활성은 pronase 및 periodate 처리에 의해 감소되었으며 특히 periodate 산화는 CUI-3의 활성에 심각한 영향을 끼치는 것을 알 수 있었다. 활성 획분으로서 당 함량이 높은 CUI-3IIb-3-2는 DEAE-Sepharose FF, Sepharose CL-6B 및 Sephacryl S-200에 의해 귤피 냉수추출물의 조다당 획분으로부터 정제되었으며 HPLC에 의해 분자량 약 18,000 Da의 단일 peak임을 확인하였다. CUI-3IIb-3-2는 주로 arabinose, galactose, rhamnose, galacturonic acid와 glucuronic acid(molar ratio; 1.00:0.54:0.28:1.45:0.63) 등의 구성당으로 구성되어져 있었으며 소량의 단백질(3.2%)이 함유되어진 물질로 구성되어 있었다. 한편 CUI- 3IIb-3-2는 Peyer’s patch를 경유하였을 때만 골수세포 증식활성을 나타내었으며 활성물질 자체가 직접 골수세포 증식활성에 관여하지는 않는것으로 확인되었다. 이러한 결과로부터 귤피의 장관면역 활성은 측쇄에 arabinose와 galactose 등의 중성당이 결합된 polygalacturonan 구조를 갖는 펙틴계통의 다당류에 기인하고 있음을 보여주었다.