Abstract
[18F]-FBAU and [18F]-FCAU have been synthesized and evaluated in vivo as markers for HSV1-tk gene expression. At 2 hours, uptake of [18F]-FBAU and [18F]-FCAU in HSV1-tk-positive tumors was 7.9-fold and 6.0-fold higher than the control tumors, respectively. Micro-PET images also showed very high uptake in HSV-tk tumors. Compared to [ 14C]-FMAU, total uptake of [18F]-FBAU and [ 18F]-FCAU was similar in tk-positive cells, but the uptake ratio (tk+/wild) was higher. [18F]-FBAU and [18F]-FCAU appear to be potential PET imaging agents for gene expression.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 399-405 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Nuclear Medicine and Biology |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 2004 |
Keywords
- FBAU
- FCAU
- FMAU
- Gene expression
- HSV-tk
- PET
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Molecular Medicine
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Cancer Research
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