title: Synthesis, characterization and myocardial uptake of cationic bis(arene)technetium(I) complexes.
abstract: A series of bis(arene)technetium(I) complexes has been synthesized from 99mTcO4- in order to study their organ distribution. Syntheses using either ultrasound/Al/AlCl3 or Zn/HCl gave products relatively free from transalkylation. The identity of the complexes was verified by comparison to the 99Tc complexes. Equivalence of the 99Tc and 99mTc complexes was demonstrated by HPLC techniques. Biodistribution studies in rats reveal substantial myocardial uptake for many members of the series, especially those containing benzene rings substituted with about four to six carbon atoms. The myocardial uptake is related to the lipophilicity of the complexes as measured by octanol/buffer partition ratios (OBPR). Optimal ranges of lipophilicity for maximal myocardial uptake occur for OBPR from 2 to 9. Rat and human plasma binding of the complexes increases with lipophilicity after a threshold value is exceeded.
authors.affiliation: Science and Technology Division, Mallinckrodt Medical Inc., St. Louis, Missouri 63134.
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Wester
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Coveney
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Nosco
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Robbins
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Dean
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001555:Benzene Derivatives / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D013667:Technetium / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D001555:Benzene Derivatives; D001798:Blood Proteins; D013667:Technetium