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Design, Preparation and Biological Evaluation of a 177Lu-Labeled Somatostatin Receptor Antagonist for Targeted Therapy of Neuroendocrine Tumors Publisher Pubmed



Behnammanesh H1 ; Jokar S1 ; Erfani M2 ; Geramifar P3 ; Sabzevari O4 ; Amini M6, 7 ; Mazidi SM2 ; Hajiramezanali M1 ; Beiki D3
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Source: Bioorganic Chemistry Published:2020


Abstract

Somatostatin receptor-targeted radionuclide therapy has become an effective treatment in patients with neuroendocrine tumors. Recently, investigations on the development of antagonistic peptides are increasing with possible superior biological properties as opposed to the agonists. Herein, we have reported the development of a new somatostatin receptor peptide ligand labeled with 177Lu to achieve a therapeutic ligand for tumor treatment. The interactions of selected and drown ligands using Avogadro software were docked on somatostatin receptor by Dink algorithm. The best docked peptide-chelator conjugate (DOTA-p-Cl-Phe-Cyclo(D-Cys-L-BzThi-D-Aph-Lys-Thr-Cys)-D-Tyr-NH2) (DOTA-Peptide 2) was synthesized using the Fmoc solid-phase method. DOTA-Peptide 2 was radiolabeled with the 177Lu Trichloride (177LuCl3) solution at 95 °C for 30 min and radiochemical purity (RCP) of 177Lu-DOTA-Peptide 2 solution was monitored by radio-HPLC and radio-TLC procedures. The new radiolabeled peptide was evaluated for stability, receptor binding, internalization, biodistribution and single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging using C6 glioma cells and C6 tumor-bearing rats. DOTA-Peptide 2 was obtained with 98% purity and efficiently labeled with 177Lu (RCP > 99%). 177Lu-DOTA-Peptide 2 showed a high value of stability in acetate buffer (91.4% at 312 h) and human plasma (>97% at 24 h). Radioconjugate exhibited low internalization (<5%) and high affinity for somatostatin receptors (Kd = 12.06 nM, Bmax = 0.20 pmol/106 cells) using saturation binding assay. Effective tumor uptake of 7.3% ID/g (percentage of injected dose per gram of tumor) at 4 h post-injection and fast clearance of radiopeptide from blood and other organs led to a high tumor-to-normal organ ratios. SPECT/CT imaging clearly showed the activity localization in tumor. The favorable antagonistic properties of 177Lu-DOTA-Peptide 2 on the somatostatin receptors can make it a suitable candidate for peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT). In the future study, the therapeutic application of this radiopeptide will be evaluated. © 2019 Elsevier Inc.
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