8-Cyclopentadienyltricarbonyl 99mTc 8-Oxooctanoic Acid: A Novel Radiotracer for Evaluation of Medium Chain Fatty Acid Metabolism in the Liver

Byung Chul Lee, Yearn Seong Choe, Dae Yoon Chi, Jin Young Paik, Kyung Han Lee, Yong Choi, Byung Tae Kim

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Abstract

8-Cyclopentadienyltricarbonyl 99mTc 8-oxooctanoic acid ( 99mTc-CpTTOA; 1a) was synthesized for evaluation of medium chain fatty acid metabolism in the liver. 99mTc-CpTTOA was prepared in high radiochemical yield (50-63%) by a double ligand transfer reaction of methyl 8-ferrocenyl-8-oxooetanoate and Na99mTcO4 in the presence of CrCl3 and Cr(CO)6, followed by hydrolysis. This radiotracer was shown to be stable (>90% at 6 h) when incubated with human serum. Aqueous extraction of the radioactivity from the liver and blood samples of mice suggested that 99mTc-CpTTOA was mainly metabolized via β-oxidation in the liver, and the radioactivity was retained longer in CCl4-treated mice than in control mice, possibly due to impaired β-oxidation in the former. Planar images of rats injected with 99mTc-CpTTOA showed accumulation of the radioactivity in the liver, kidneys, and bladder with rapid hepatic clearance as a function of time. Analysis of the metabolites from the liver and urine samples of rats further supported that 99mTc-CpTTOA was metabolized to 4-cyclopentadienyltricarbonyl 99mTc 4-oxobutanoic acid ( 99mTc-CpTTBA; 1c) via β-oxidation. The results suggested that this radiotracer might be of valuable use in the evaluation of fatty acid metabolism in the liver.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)121-127
Number of pages7
JournalBioconjugate Chemistry
Volume15
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2004

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