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  • Title: Myocardial uptake and biodistribution of newly designed technetium-labelled fatty acid analogues.
    Author: Heintz AC, Jung CM, Stehr SN, Mirtschink P, Walther M, Pietzsch J, Bergmann R, Pietzsch HJ, Spies H, Wunderlich G, Kropp J, Deussen A.
    Journal: Nucl Med Commun; 2007 Aug; 28(8):637-45. PubMed ID: 17625386.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE: In an effort to develop 99mTc-labelled fatty acids (FAs) for myocardial metabolism and flow imaging, several Tc analogues according to the '3+1' and the '4+1' mixed-ligand approach were synthesized and myocardial extraction was evaluated in non-working isolated guinea pig hearts. An example of biodistribution patterns in guinea pigs was determined by using one FA analogue. METHODS: The coordination moieties contain a +5, respectively +3, oxidation state metal core attached to the end position of a FA chain. FA complexes of the '3+1' and the '4+1' mixed-ligand type were prepared and investigated using the isolated heart model. To estimate the diagnostic value of the analogue 99mTc-FAs, the biodistribution of one well-extracted FA was evaluated. RESULTS: The '4+1' FA compounds achieved the highest uptake rates of all the technetium FAs investigated. In particular, the '4+1' 99mTc-C11-FA achieved at least a 2-fold higher ventricular extraction of the applied activity than the established control tracers including omega-(p-[123I]iodophenyl)pentadecanoic FAs (BMIPP and IPPA) and Tc-MIBI. Furthermore, the '4+1' dodecanoic FA derivative and the thiadodecanoic FA derivative showed an extraction comparable to established 123I-labelled tracers. Biodistribution experiments performed for the thiadodecanoic FA derivative indicated a good heart/blood and heart/lung ratio and also a high uptake in the liver. In contrast, '3+1' 99mTc complexes showed a low myocardial extraction rate. Nevertheless, the differentiation in the extraction profile, which depends on the FA chain length and structure, indicates a specific heart uptake of these 99mTc-labelled FA derivatives as well. CONCLUSIONS: The excellent extraction rates found for '4+1' 99mTc-FAs indicate possibly promising structures for innovative myocardial tracers.
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