title: Synthesis and biodistribution of a new (99m)Tc nitrido complex for cerebral imaging.
abstract: The bis(N-isopentyl dithiocarbamato) nitrido technetium-99m complex [(99m)TcN(IPEDTC)(2)] (IPEDTC: N-isopentyl dithiocarbamato) has been synthesized by the reduction of (99m)TcO(4)(-) into [(99m)TcN](2+) with stannous chloride in the presence of succinic dihydrazide and propylenediamine tetraacetic acid, followed by the addition of the sodium salt of N-isopentyl dithiocarbamate. The radiochemical purity of the complex was over 90% as measured by thin layer chromatography. In vitro studies showed that the complex possessed good stability under physiological conditions. Its partition coefficient indicated that it was a lipophilic complex. The electrophoresis results showed the complex was neutral. Biodistribution in mice showed that the complex accumulated in brain with high uptake and good retention. The brain uptake (ID%/g) was 2.22, 2.06 and 2.45 and the brain/blood ratio was 1.01, 2.34 and 3.22 at 5, 30 and 60 min post-injection, respectively. These results for the complex suggested that it could be a potential brain perfusion imaging agent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, Peoples Republic of China.
authors.forename: JunBo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: XueBin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: ChunYun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D014915:Whole-Body Counting
chemical_list: D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; C471422:bis(N-isopentenyl dithiocarbamato)nitridotechnetium-9m complex