[F-18]Fluoropyridine-losartan: A new approach toward human Positron Emission Tomography imaging of Angiotensin II Type 1 receptors
Journal of labelled compounds & radiopharmaceuticals(2023)
Abstract
Angiotensin II type 1 receptors (AT(1)R) blocker losartan is used in patients with renal and cardiovascular diseases. [F-18]fluoropyridine-losartan has shown favorable binding profile for quantitative renal PET imaging of AT(1)R with selective binding in rats and pigs, low interference of radiometabolites and appropriate dosimetry for clinical translation. A new approach was developed to produce [F-18]fluoropyridine-losartan in very high molar activity. Automated radiosynthesis was performed in a three-step, two-pot, and two-HPLC-purification procedure within 2 h. Pure [F-18]FPyKYNE was obtained by radiofluorination of NO2PyKYNE and silica-gel-HPLC purification (40 +/- 9%), preventing the formation of nitropyridine-losartan in the second step. Conjugation with trityl-losartan azide via click chemistry, followed by acid hydrolysis, C18-HPLC purification and reformulation provided [F-18]fluoropyridine-losartan in 11 +/- 2% (decay-corrected from [F-18]fluoride, EOB). Using tris[(1-(3-hydroxypropyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)methyl]-amine (THPTA) as a Cu(I)-stabilizing agent for coupling [F-18]FPyKYNE to the unprotected losartan azide afforded [F-18]fluoropyridine-losartan in similar yields (11 +/- 3%, decay-corrected from [F-18]fluoride, EOB). Reverse-phase HPLC was optimized by reducing the pH of the mobile phase to achieve complete purification and high molar activities (467 +/- 60 GBq/mu mol). The use of radioprotectants prevented tracer radiolysis for 10 h (RCP > 99%). The product passed the quality control testing. This reproducible automated radiosynthesis process will allow in vivo PET imaging of AT(1)R expression in several diseases.
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Key words
automation,Cu(I) stabilizing agent THPTA,CuAAC click chemistry,fluorine-18
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