99mTc]Tc-labeled HYNIC conjugated chlorambucil as a tumor targeting Agent : Synthesis, characterization and ex-vivo evaluation

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Chlorambucil is an alkylating drug that finds application towards chemotherapy of different types of cancers. In order to explore the possibility of utilization of this drug as an imaging agent for early diagnosis of solid tumors, attempt was made to synthesize a 99mTc complex of chlorambucil and evaluate its potential in tumor bearing small animal model. HYNIC-chlorambucil was synthesized by conjugation of HYNIC with chlorambucil via an ethylenediamine linker. All the intermediates and final product were purified and characterized by standard spectroscopic techniques viz. FT-IR, 1H/13C-NMR as well as by mass spectrometry. HYNIC-chlorambucil conjugate was radiolabeled with [99mTc]Tc and found to be formed with > 95 % radiochemical purity via RP-HPLC studies. The partition coefficient (Log10Po/w) of the synthesized complex was found to be -0.78 ± 0.25 which indicated the moderate hydrophilic nature for the complex. Biological behaviour of [99mTc]Tc-HYNIC-chlorambucil, studied in fibrosarcoma bearing Swiss mice, revealed a tumor uptake of about 4.16 ± 1.52 %IA/g at 30 min post-administration, which declined to 1.91 ± 0.13 % IA/g and 1.42 ± 0.14 %IA/g at 1 h and 2 h post-administration, respectively. A comparison of different [99mTc]Tc-chlorambucil derivatives (reported in the contemporary literature) formulated using different methodologies revealed that tumor uptake and pharmacokinetics exhibited by these agents strongly depend on the lipophilicity/hydrophilicity of such agents, which in turn is dependent on the bifunctional chelators used for formulating the radiolabeled chlorambucils.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:105

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Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters - 105(2024) vom: 01. Apr., Seite 129730

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kolay, Soumi [VerfasserIn]
Kumar, Naveen [VerfasserIn]
Guleria, Mohini [VerfasserIn]
Das, Tapas [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

[(99m)Tc]Tc
[(99m)Tc]Tc-HYNIC-chlorambucil
18D0SL7309
7440-26-8
Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating
Chlorambucil
HYNIC
HYNIC-chlorambucil
Journal Article
Nicotinic Acids
Organotechnetium Compounds
Radiopharmaceuticals
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Technetium

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Date Completed 27.04.2024

Date Revised 27.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.bmcl.2024.129730

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370731921