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Abstract
Objectives: Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-targeted radioligands are promising diagnostic tools for the targeted positron emission tomography (PET) imaging of prostate cancer (PCa). In present work, we aimed to develop a novel PSMA tracer to provide an additional option for prostate cancer diagnosis. Methods: Our team designed a new structure of the PSMA tracer and evaluated it with cellular experiments in vitro to preliminarily verify the targeting and specificity of 68Ga-NOTA-GC-PSMA. PET/CT imaging of PSMA-positive xenograft-bearing models in vivo to further validate the in vivo specificity and targeting of the radiotracer. Pathological tissue sections from prostate cancer patients were compared with pathological immunohistochemistry and pathological tissue staining results by radioautography experiments to assess the targeting-PSMA of 68Ga-NOTA-GC-PSMA on human prostate cancer pathological tissues. Results: The novel tracer showed high hydrophilicity and rapid clearance rate. Specific cell binding and micro-PET imaging experiments showed that 68Ga-NOTA-GC-PSMA displayed a high specific LNCaP tumor cell uptake (1.70% ± 0.13% at 120 min) and tumor-to-muscle (T/M) and tumor-to-kidney (T/K) ratio (13.87 ± 11.20 and 0.20 ± 0.08 at 60 min, respectively). Conclusions: The novel tracer 68Ga-NOTA-GC-PSMA is promising radionuclide imaging of PCa.
TomographyMedicine-Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
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2.70
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10.50%
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222
期刊介绍:
TomographyTM publishes basic (technical and pre-clinical) and clinical scientific articles which involve the advancement of imaging technologies. Tomography encompasses studies that use single or multiple imaging modalities including for example CT, US, PET, SPECT, MR and hyperpolarization technologies, as well as optical modalities (i.e. bioluminescence, photoacoustic, endomicroscopy, fiber optic imaging and optical computed tomography) in basic sciences, engineering, preclinical and clinical medicine.
Tomography also welcomes studies involving exploration and refinement of contrast mechanisms and image-derived metrics within and across modalities toward the development of novel imaging probes for image-based feedback and intervention. The use of imaging in biology and medicine provides unparalleled opportunities to noninvasively interrogate tissues to obtain real-time dynamic and quantitative information required for diagnosis and response to interventions and to follow evolving pathological conditions. As multi-modal studies and the complexities of imaging technologies themselves are ever increasing to provide advanced information to scientists and clinicians.
Tomography provides a unique publication venue allowing investigators the opportunity to more precisely communicate integrated findings related to the diverse and heterogeneous features associated with underlying anatomical, physiological, functional, metabolic and molecular genetic activities of normal and diseased tissue. Thus Tomography publishes peer-reviewed articles which involve the broad use of imaging of any tissue and disease type including both preclinical and clinical investigations. In addition, hardware/software along with chemical and molecular probe advances are welcome as they are deemed to significantly contribute towards the long-term goal of improving the overall impact of imaging on scientific and clinical discovery.