Improved radiosynthesis and preliminary in vivo evaluation of the 11 C-labeled tetrazine [11 C]AE-1 for pretargeted PET imaging

Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters
E Johanna L StéenMatthias M Herth

Abstract

Pretargeted nuclear imaging based on the ligation between tetrazines and nano-sized targeting agents functionalized with trans-cyclooctene (TCO) has recently been shown to improve both imaging contrast and dosimetry in nuclear imaging of nanomedicines. Herein, we describe the improved radiosynthesis of a 11C-labeled tetrazine ([11C]AE-1) and its preliminary evaluation in both mice and pigs. Pretargeted imaging in mice was carried out using both a new TCO-functionalized polyglutamic acid and a previously reported TCO-functionalized bisphosphonate system as targeting agents. Unfortunately, pretargeted imaging was not successful using these targeting agents in pair with [11C]AE-1. However, brain imaging in pig indicated that the tracer crossed the blood-brain-barrier. Hence, we suggest that this tetrazine scaffold could be used as a starting point for the development of pretargeted brain imaging, which has so far been a challenging task.

Citations

Oct 5, 2019·Molecules : a Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry·Sajid MushtaqJongho Jeon
Apr 17, 2021·ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science·E Johanna L StéenMatthias M Herth
Dec 11, 2021·Macromolecular Rapid Communications·Rocío García-VázquezMatthias Manfred Herth

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