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Synthesis of 2′-deoxy-2′-[18F]fluoro-5-bromo-1- β-D-arabinofuranosyluracil ([18F]-FBAU) and 2′-deoxy- 2′-[18F]fluoro-5-chloro-1-β-D-arabinofuranosyl-uracil ([18F]-FCAU), and their biological evaluation as markers for gene expression

  • Mian M. Alauddin
  • , Antranic Shahinian
  • , Ryan Park
  • , Michel Tohme
  • , John D. Fissekis
  • , Peter S. Conti

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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 languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)399-405
Number of pages7
JournalNuclear Medicine and Biology
Volume31
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 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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