PURPOSE: To study whether formulation influences biodistribution, necrosis avidity and tumoricidal effects of the radioiodinated hypericin, a necrosis avid agent for a dual-targeting anticancer radiotherapy. METHODS: Iodine-123- and 131-labeled hypericin ((123)I-Hyp and (131)I-Hyp) were prepared with Iodogen as oxidant, and formulated in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)/PEG400 (polyethylene glycol 400)/water (25/60/15, v/v/v) or DMSO/saline (20:80, v/v). The formulations with excessive Hyp were optically characterized. Biodistribution, necrosis avidity and tumoricidal effects were studied in rats (n = 42) without and with reperfused liver infarction and implanted rhabdomyosarcomas (R1). To induce tumor necrosis, R1-rats were pre-treated with a vascular disrupting agent. Magnetic resonance imaging, tissue-gamma counting, autoradiography and histology were used. RESULTS: The two formulations differed significantly in fluorescence and precipitation. (123)I-Hyp/Hyp in DMSO/PEG400/water exhibited high uptake in necrosis but lower concentration in the lung, spleen and liver (p < 0.01). Tumor volumes of 0.9 ± 0.3 cm(3) with high radioactivity (3.1 ± 0.3% ID/g) were detected 6 days post-treatment. By contrast, (131)I-Hyp/Hypin DMSO/saline showed low uptake in necrosis but high retention in the spleen and liver (p < 0.01). Tumor volumes reached 2.6 ± 0.7 cm(3) with low tracer accumulation (0.1 ± 0.04%ID/g). CONCLUSIONS: The formulation of radioiodinated hypericin/hypericin appears crucial for its physical property, biodistribution, necrosis avidity and tumoricidal effects.
PURPOSE: To study whether formulation influences biodistribution, necrosis avidity and tumoricidal effects of the radioiodinated hypericin, a necrosis avid agent for a dual-targeting anticancer radiotherapy. METHODS:Iodine-123- and 131-labeled hypericin ((123)I-Hyp and (131)I-Hyp) were prepared with Iodogen as oxidant, and formulated in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)/PEG400 (polyethylene glycol 400)/water (25/60/15, v/v/v) or DMSO/saline (20:80, v/v). The formulations with excessive Hyp were optically characterized. Biodistribution, necrosis avidity and tumoricidal effects were studied in rats (n = 42) without and with reperfused liver infarction and implanted rhabdomyosarcomas (R1). To induce tumor necrosis, R1-rats were pre-treated with a vascular disrupting agent. Magnetic resonance imaging, tissue-gamma counting, autoradiography and histology were used. RESULTS: The two formulations differed significantly in fluorescence and precipitation. (123)I-Hyp/Hyp in DMSO/PEG400/water exhibited high uptake in necrosis but lower concentration in the lung, spleen and liver (p < 0.01). Tumor volumes of 0.9 ± 0.3 cm(3) with high radioactivity (3.1 ± 0.3% ID/g) were detected 6 days post-treatment. By contrast, (131)I-Hyp/Hypin DMSO/saline showed low uptake in necrosis but high retention in the spleen and liver (p < 0.01). Tumor volumes reached 2.6 ± 0.7 cm(3) with low tracer accumulation (0.1 ± 0.04%ID/g). CONCLUSIONS: The formulation of radioiodinated hypericin/hypericin appears crucial for its physical property, biodistribution, necrosis avidity and tumoricidal effects.
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