Non-invasive PET imaging of liver fibrogenesis using a RESCA-conjugated Affibody molecule

Autor: Olivia Wegrzyniak, Francesco Lechi, Bogdan Mitran, Pierre Cheung, Athanasios Bitzios, Jonas Persson, John Löfblom, Helena Nordström, Jonas Eriksson, Fredrik Y. Frejd, Olle Korsgren, Bo Zhang, Olof Eriksson
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: iScience, Vol 27, Iss 5, Pp 109688- (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2589-0042
DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.109688
Popis: Summary: Non-invasive assessment of fibrogenic activity, rather than fibrotic scars, could significantly improve the management of fibrotic diseases and the development of anti-fibrotic drugs. This study explores the potential of an Affibody molecule (Z09591) labeled with the Al(18)F-restrained complexing agent (RESCA) method as a tracer for the non-invasive detection of fibrogenic cells. Z09591 was functionalized with the RESCA chelator for direct labeling with [18F]AlF. In vivo positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging scans on U-87 tumor-bearing mice exhibited high selectivity of the resulting radiotracer, [18F]AlF-RESCA-Z09591, for platelet-derived growth factor receptor β (PDGFRβ), with minimal non-specific background uptake. Evaluation in a mouse model with carbon tetrachloride-induced fibrotic liver followed by a disease regression phase, revealed the radiotracer’s high affinity and specificity for fibrogenic cells in fibrotic livers (standardized uptake value [SUV] 0.43 ± 0.05), with uptake decreasing during recovery (SUV 0.29 ± 0.03) (p
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