Title |
[18F]tetrafluoroborate as a PET tracer for the sodium/iodide symporter: the importance of specific activity
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Published in |
EJNMMI Research, April 2016
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DOI | 10.1186/s13550-016-0188-5 |
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Authors |
Alex Khoshnevisan, Maite Jauregui-Osoro, Karen Shaw, Julia Baguña Torres, Jennifer D. Young, Nisha K. Ramakrishnan, Alex Jackson, Gareth E. Smith, Antony D. Gee, Philip J. Blower |
Abstract |
[(18)F]BF4 (-), the first (18)F-labelled PET imaging agent for the sodium/iodide symporter (NIS), was produced by isotopic exchange yielding a product with limited specific activity (SA, ca. 1 GBq/μmol) posing a risk of sub-optimal target-to-background ratios (TBR) in PET images due to saturation of NIS in vivo. We sought to quantify this risk and to develop a method of production of [(18)F]BF4 (-) with higher SA. A new radiosynthesis of [(18)F]BF4 (-) was developed, involving reaction of [(18)F]F(-) with boron trifluoride diethyl etherate under anhydrous conditions, guided by (11)B and (19)F NMR studies of equilibria involving BF4 (-) and BF3. The SA of the product was determined by ion chromatography. The IC50 of [(19)F]BF4 (-) as an inhibitor of [(18)F]BF4 (-) uptake was determined in vitro using HCT116-C19 human colon cancer cells expressing the human form of NIS (hNIS). The influence of [(19)F]BF4 (-) dose on biodistribution in vivo was evaluated in normal mice by nanoPET imaging and ex vivo tissue counting. An IC50 of 4.8 μΜ was found in vitro indicating a significant risk of in vivo NIS saturation at SA achieved by the isotopic exchange labelling method. In vivo thyroid and salivary gland uptake decreased significantly with [(19)F]BF4 (-) doses above ca. 10 μg/kg. The new radiosynthesis gave high radiochemical purity (>99 %) and moderate yield (15 %) and improved SA (>5 GBq/μmol) from a starting activity of only 1.5 GBq. [(18)F]BF4 (-) produced at previously reported levels of SA (1 GBq/μmol) can lead to reduced uptake in NIS-expressing tissues in mice. This is much less likely in humans. The synthetic approach described provides an alternative for production of [(18)F]BF4 (-) at higher SA with sufficient yield and without need for unusually high starting activity of [(18)F]fluoride, removing the risk of NIS saturation in vivo even in mice. ISRCTN75827286 . |
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