Shangjing Pang , Yuanzhuo Yan , Hongyin Ding , Die You , Chunfang Zhang , Min Tan , Yue Chen
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68Ga-DOTA-Neratinib: A novel small-molecule PET tracer for breast cancer imaging
Current DOTA-based 68Ga-labeled small-molecule probes targeting HER2 often suffer from limited tumor-specific uptake. To overcome this limitation, we selected Neratinib, a second-generation pan-HER tyrosine kinase inhibitor, and successfully developed a novel PET imaging agent, 68Ga-DOTA-Neratinib. The probe demonstrated high radiochemical yield, excellent in vitro and in vivo stability, and strong binding affinity for the HER2 receptor. Cell uptake assays confirmed specific accumulation in HER2-positive cell lines: uptake in BT-474 and SK-BR-3 cells at 2 h post-incubation was 7.55 ± 1.10 % and 8.18 ± 0.56 %, respectively, significantly higher than that in HER2-negative MCF-7 cells (4.71 ± 0.79 %, P < 0.05). Moreover, micro-PET/CT imaging in HER2-positive tumor-bearing mice showed enhanced tumor uptake and prolonged intratumoral retention of the tracer, though some background blood activity was also observed. These findings suggest that 68Ga-DOTA-Neratinib is a promising small-molecule PET probe for the noninvasive imaging of HER2-positive breast cancer.
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Bioorganic Chemistry publishes research that addresses biological questions at the molecular level, using organic chemistry and principles of physical organic chemistry. The scope of the journal covers a range of topics at the organic chemistry-biology interface, including: enzyme catalysis, biotransformation and enzyme inhibition; nucleic acids chemistry; medicinal chemistry; natural product chemistry, natural product synthesis and natural product biosynthesis; antimicrobial agents; lipid and peptide chemistry; biophysical chemistry; biological probes; bio-orthogonal chemistry and biomimetic chemistry.
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