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Unexpected Sensitivity of sst2 Antagonists to N-Terminal Radiometal Modifications

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Fani, Melpomeni, Braun, Friederike, Waser, Beatrice, Beetschen, Karin, Cescato, Renzo, Erchegyi, Judit, Rivier, Jean E., Weber, Wolfgang A. +2 more·2012·Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Abstract

Chelated somatostatin agonists have been shown to be sensitive to N-terminal radiometal modifications, with Ga-DOTA agonists having significantly higher binding affinity than their Lu-, In-, and Y-DOTA correlates. Recently, somatostatin antagonists have been successfully developed as alternative tracers to agonists. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether chelated somatostatin antagonists are also sensitive to radiometal modifications and how. We have synthesized 3 different somatostatin antagonists, DOTA-p-NO(2)-Phe-c[D-Cys-Tyr-D-Aph(Cbm)-Lys-Thr-Cys]-D-Tyr-NH(2), DOTA-Cpa-c[D-Cys-Aph(Hor)-D-Aph(Cbm)-Lys-Thr-Cys]-D-Tyr-NH(2) (DOTA-JR11), and DOTA-p-Cl-Phe-c[D-Cys-Tyr-D-Aph(Cbm)-Lys-Thr-Cys]-D-Tyr-NH(2), and added various radiometals including In(III), Y(III), Lu(III), Cu(II), and Ga(III). We also replaced DOTA with 1,4,7-triazacyclononane,1-glutaric acid-4,7-acetic acid (NODAGA) and added Ga(III). The binding affinity of somatostatin receptors 1 through 5 was evaluated in all cases. In all 3 resulting antagonists, the Ga-DOTA analogs were the lowest-affinity radioligands, with a somatostatin receptor 2 binding affinity up to 60 times lower than the respective Y-DOTA, Lu-DOTA, or In-DOTA compounds. Interestingly, however, substitution of DOTA by the NODAGA chelator was able to increase massively its binding affinity in contrast to the Ga-DOTA analog. The 3 NODAGA analogs are antagonists in functional tests. In vivo biodistribution studies comparing (68)Ga-DOTATATE agonist with (68)Ga-DOTA-JR11 and (68)Ga-NODAGA-JR11 showed not only that the JR11 antagonist radioligands were superior to the agonist ligands but also that (68)Ga-NODAGA-JR11 was the tracer of choice and preferable to (68)Ga-DOTA-JR11 in transplantable HEK293-hsst(2) tumors in mice. One may therefore generalize that somatostatin receptor 2 antagonists are sensitive to radiometal modifications and may preferably be coupled with a (68)Ga-NODAGA chelator-radiometal complex.

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Fani, M., Braun, F., Waser, B., Beetschen, K., Cescato, R., Erchegyi, J., Rivier, J. E., Weber, W. A., Maecke, H. R., & Reubi, J. C.
Affiliations
  • University Medical Center Freiburg (DE)
  • University of Bern (CH)
  • Salk Institute for Biological Studies (US)
Venue
Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Published
2012-07-31
Volume
53
Issue
9
Pages
1481-1489
ISSN
  • 0161-5505 (ISSN-L)
  • 2159-662X
OpenAlex
W2018848884
Cited by
172
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28
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FWCI
3.86
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Journal of Nuclear Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Bern Open Repository and Information System (University of Bern) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
Keywords
somatostatin receptor 2, DOTA chelator, NODAGA, gallium-68, indium-111, lutetium-177, copper-64, binding affinity, tissue distribution, tumor imaging, somatostatin receptor imaging
MeSH terms
Animals, Female, Gallium Radioisotopes, Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring, Humans, Somatostatin, Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, Receptors, Somatostatin, Mice, HEK293 Cells, Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions

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