Serotonin transporter imaging agent as a probe for β-cells of pancreas

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OBJECTIVE: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the major diseases in the world. Nuclear medicine imaging may be able to detect functional status of pancreatic β cells in vivo, which might elucidate the pathological mechanisms of diabetes and develop individualized treatment plans. In this study, we evaluated the ability of [125I]ADAM, a serotonin transporter (SERT) imaging agent, as a probe for detecting pancreatic β-cell mass (BCM).

METHODS: In vitro cell studies were evaluated in INS-1 cells (rat islet β cell line). Biodistribution studies were performed in male normal Sprague-Dawley rats and alloxan-induced type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) rats. Distribution and expression of SERT protein in pancreas of rats were also measured by immunofluorescence staining and Western blot.

RESULTS: In vitro cell studies showed that the concentration of [125I]ADAM associated with the INS-1 cells was increased gradually with incubation time, and the SERT specific inhibitor, escitalopram, exhibited the inhibitory effect on this interaction. Biodistribution studies also showed that the uptake of [125I]ADAM in the pancreas of normal rats was decreased in the presence of escitalopram. However, in the T1DM rat model with a significant β cells reduction, the uptake of pancreas was increased when compared with the control. Through immunofluorescence staining and Western blot, it was found that both the endocrine and exocrine cells of the normal pancreas expressed SERT protein, and the level of SERT protein in the exocrine cells was higher than islets. In the diabetic state, the expression of SERT in the exocrine cells was further increased.

CONCLUSIONS: The SERT imaging agent, [125I]ADAM, at the present form will not be suitable for imaging β cells, specifically because there were extraordinarily high non-specific signals contributing from the exocrine cells of pancreas. In addition, we noticed that the level of SERT expression was abnormally elevated in the diabetic state, which might provide an unexpected target for studying the pathological mechanisms of diabetes.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:130-131

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Nuclear medicine and biology - 130-131(2024) vom: 15. März, Seite 108894

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sun, Yuli [VerfasserIn]
Li, Guangwen [VerfasserIn]
Hong, Haiyan [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Lin [VerfasserIn]
Kung, Hank F [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Yan [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Jinxia [VerfasserIn]

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[(125)I]ADAM
333DO1RDJY
4O4S742ANY
Endocrine
Escitalopram
Exocrine and diabetes mellitus
Journal Article
SERT
Serotonin
Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins

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Date Completed 25.03.2024

Date Revised 25.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2024.108894

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369128125