title: Evaluation of radioselenium labeled selenomethionine, a potential tracer for brain protein synthesis by PET.
abstract: The blood-brain transfer, protein incorporation and metabolism of L-[75Se]selenomethionine (SeMet) of relatively high specific activity (> 400 GBq mmol) were studied in male Wistar rats. The highest uptake was found in the pancreas, followed by the tumor, kidney, liver, brain and muscle. In addition, plasma and brain samples of rats were analyzed for labeled fractions of free SeMet, metabolites, and SeMet bound to t-RNA and proteins. For example, free SeMet represented more than 80% of brain radioactivity at 1.5 min while it was less than 15% at 360 min. A concomitant increase was observed for protein bound SeMet in brain. A three-compartment model was applied to calculate the blood-brain transfer constant (K1 (0.15 +/- 0.070 mL g-1 min-1) and the rate constant of SeMet incorporation into proteins (k3 = 0.026 +/- 0.008 min-1). The apparent incorporation of methionine into proteins was estimated to be about 0.73 nmol g-1 min-1. From the studies it is concluded that the use of L-[75Se]selenomethionine may be appropriate to measure brain protein incorporation in humans with PET.
authors.affiliation: Forschungszentrum Rossendorf, Institut für Bioanorganische und Radiopharmazeutische Chemie, Dresden, Germany.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bergmann
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brust
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kampf
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Coenen
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stöcklin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001812:Blood-Brain Barrier; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism*; D002296:Carcinosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D008715:Methionine / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012644:Selenium Radioisotopes / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D012645:Selenomethionine / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D013997:Time Factors; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed
chemical_list: D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D012644:Selenium Radioisotopes; D012645:Selenomethionine; D008715:Methionine