title: Synthesis and in vitro and in vivo evaluation of three radioiodinated nitroimidazole analogues as tumor hypoxia markers.
abstract: Three novel nitroimidazole-based thioflavin-T derivatives, N-[4-(benzothiazol-2-yl)phenyl]-3-(4-nitroimidazole-1-yl)propanamide, N-[4-(benzothiazol-2-yl) phenyl]-3-(4-nitroimidazole-1-yl)-N-methylpropanamide and N-[4-(benzothiazol-2-yl)phenyl]-3-(2-nitroimidazole-1-yl) propanamide were synthesized and radiolabeled with iodine-131. Three (131)I-labeled compounds continuously accumulated in hypoxic murine sarcoma S180 cells in vitro but not in aerobic cells. Biodistribution results in mice bearing S180 tumor indicated that the tracers could localize in the tumor and eliminate from it slowly. In contrast, the uptake in other organs (stomach excluded) was little and the clearance was quick. The tumor-to-tissue ratios of three compounds all increased with time.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
authors.forename: Zejun
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Taiwei
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: Xinqi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xiangyun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000378:metabolism*; D015687:Cell Hypoxia; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D008297:Male; D008657:Metabolic Clearance Rate; D051379:Mice; D009593:Nitroimidazoles / Q000737:chemistry / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D009928:Organ Specificity; D010100:Oxygen / Q000378:metabolism*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism*; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D009593:Nitroimidazoles; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D010100:Oxygen