The influence of EDTMP-concentration on the biodistribution of radio-lanthanides and 225Ac in tumour-bearing mice

G. J. Beyer, R. Offord, G. Künzi, Yu Aleksandrova, U. Ravn, S. Jahn, J. Barker, O. Tengblad, M. Lindroos

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    Abstract

    High-resolution gamma spectroscopy was applied to measure simultaneously the biodistribution of carrier-free radionuclides of several lanthanides (141Ce, 145Sm, 149Gd, 167Tm) and 225Ac in tumor-bearing nude mice. Mixtures of the radiotracers were injected in solutions containing different concentrations of EDTMP (ethylenediaminetetramethylenephosphonic acid). The strong dependence of liver uptake on the ionic radius of the radio-lanthanides was confirmed for all tracers used. The ratios of radioactivity concentrated in tumour that concentrated in liver are strongly influenced by the EDTMP concentration, reaching values close to 10 for Tm, 3 for Sm, and 1 for Ac. The optimal EDTMP concentrations, giving highest tumor-to-liver ratios of enrichment, were between 1 and 10 mM for 100 microL injected volume for the animal model used in this experiment. In radionuclide therapy using EDTMP as ligands, close control of ligand concentration will be necessary.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)367-372
    JournalNuclear Medicine and Biology
    Volume24
    Issue number5
    Publication statusPublished - Jul 1997

    Keywords

    • Pharmacy

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