title: The effect of protein or energy restriction on the biodistribution of Na99TcmO4 in Wistar rats.
abstract: The effect of malnutrition on the biodistribution of radiopharmaceuticals is not known. We studied the biodistribution of 99Tcm-labelled sodium pertechnetate (Na99TcmO4) in two rat models of malnutrition. Three groups of 2-month-old rats were separated according to their diets: (1) control diet, 23% protein (C); (2) protein-restricted, receiving 8% protein (PR), both ad libitum; and (3) energy-restricted, receiving 60% of control diet (ER). After 21 days of the diet, 99Tcm was injected and the animals were killed after 30 min. The organs were isolated, their weight determined and the absolute per cent (%ID) and the per cent per gram injected dose (%ID x g(-1)) calculated. The %ID and %ID x g(-1) had a similar pattern, increasing in stomach and brain and decreasing in the thyroid, but did not change significantly in kidney, lung, liver, bone or testis in PR rats, except in the heart where the increase was only observed in the %ID x g(-1). In the ER group the %ID x g(-1) was decreased in the bone only, and did not change in the other organs. It is suggested that when using Na99TcmO4 scintigraphy in malnourished patients, the different patterns of distribution must be kept in mind.
authors.affiliation: Dept Nutricão Aplicada, Instituto de Nutricão, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Passos
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bernardo-Filho
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: de Mattos
authors.forename: E G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Moura
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004032:Diet; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000494:pharmacology; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000494:pharmacology; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D011502:Protein-Energy Malnutrition / Q000378:metabolism*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D004041:Dietary Fats; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m