Pretargeted Imaging with Gallium-68-Improving the Binding Capability by Increasing the Number of Tetrazine Motifs.

ABSTRACT: The inverse electron-demand Diels-Alder reaction between 1,2,4,5-tetrazine (Tz) and trans-cyclooct-2-ene (TCO) has gained increasing attraction among extensive studies on click chemistry due to its exceptionally fast reaction kinetics and high selectivity for in vivo pretargeting applications including PET imaging. The facile two-step approach utilizing TCO-modified antibodies as targeting structures has not made it into clinics yet. An increase in the blood volume of humans in comparison to mice seems to be the major limitation. This study aims to show if the design of multimeric Tz-ligands by chelator scaffolding can improve the binding capacity and may lead to enhanced PET imaging with gallium-68. We utilized for this purpose the macrocyclic siderophore Fusarinine C (FSC) which a

SUBMITTER: Summer D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6316846 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature