Document Detail


Biodistribution of the nitroimidazole EF5 (2-[2-nitro-1H-imidazol-1-yl]-N-(2,2,3,3,3-pentafluoropropyl) acetamide) in mice bearing subcutaneous EMT6 tumors.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8627516     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The characteristic reduction and binding of nitroimidazoles to cellular macromolecules in the absence of oxygen allows their use for detection and characterization of hypoxia. The biodistribution of a new nitroimidazole, EF5 (2-[2-nitro-1H-imidazol-1-yl]-N-(2,2,3,3,3-pentafluoropropyl) acetamide), in mice bearing EMT6 tumors is described. Detection methods based on radioactivity and monoclonal antibody techniques are compared for liver and tumor. All nonexcretory tissues demonstrated similar levels of radioactivity at 0.5 hr postinjection of drug, demonstrating equivalent access of EF5 to all tissues. At 24 hr, when unbound drug has been cleared, the tissues with the highest binding are the liver, esophagus, bladder and tumor. Typically, liver tissue contains the highest level of radioactivity at this time. Examination of tumor and liver tissue by use of fluorescence microscopy and Cy3-bound monoclonal antibodies specific for EF5 adducts showed that the patterns of binding in tumor are considerably more heterogeneous than those of liver. Histograms of fluorescence intensity, with use of these antibodies, demonstrate average and maximal binding higher in tumors than in the liver. This divergence from the radioactivity data was determined to be unrelated to sampling error, differential antibody access or staining efficiency of liver vs. tumor tissue. A possible cause is the scavenging of radioactive drug metabolites by liver. The data presented herein suggest that EF5 is useful as a hypoxia detector and that monoclonal antibody detection methods can give detailed information on the distribution of EF5 binding. This technology may allow an accurate estimation of the oxygenation and/or nitroreductase levels in both tumor and normal tissues.
Authors:
K M Laughlin; S M Evans; W T Jenkins; M Tracy; C Y Chan; E M Lord; C J Koch
Related Documents :
8221556 - Combined cystic teratoma and hepatoblastoma of the liver. probable divergent differenti...
2776366 - Demonstration of the organ preference of liver selected 'high metastatic' lewis lung tu...
19896066 - Dynamic evolutionary changes in blood flow measured by mdct in a hepatic vx2 tumor impl...
12228906 - Pediatric liver tumors and hepatic ontogenesis: common and distinctive pathways.
20518256 - Cerebral angiography using gadolinium as an alternative contrast medium in a patient wi...
19911196 - Vascular endothelial growth factor c mrna expression is a prognostic factor in epitheli...
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics     Volume:  277     ISSN:  0022-3565     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther.     Publication Date:  1996 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1996-06-27     Completed Date:  1996-06-27     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0376362     Medline TA:  J Pharmacol Exp Ther     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1049-57     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
University of Pennsylvania, Department of Radiation Oncology, Philadelphia, USA.
Export Citation:
APA/MLA Format     Download EndNote     Download BibTex
MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Anoxia / diagnosis
Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacokinetics*
Etanidazole / analogs & derivatives*,  pharmacokinetics
Hydrocarbons, Fluorinated / pharmacokinetics*
Mice
Mice, Inbred BALB C
Neoplasms, Experimental / metabolism*
Oxygen / metabolism
Tissue Distribution
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
CA-56679-01A1/CA/NCI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/2-(2-nitro-1H-imidazol-1-yl)-N-(2,2,3,3,3-pentafluoropropyl)acetamide; 0/Antineoplastic Agents; 0/Hydrocarbons, Fluorinated; 22668-01-5/Etanidazole; 7782-44-7/Oxygen

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine


Previous Document:  Properties of Ca++ release induced by puff adder lectin, a novel lectin from the snake Bitis arietan...
Next Document:  Molecular mechanism for alkyl sulfide-modulated carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatotoxicity: the rol...