Abstract:BackgroundThe ability of recombinant antibodies to adequately penetrate into tumours is a key factor in achieving therapeutic effect; however, the behaviour of antibodies at a cellular level in tumours is poorly understood. The purpose of this study was to investigate those factors that influence the macroscopic and microscopic intratumoural distribution of an IgG1-humanized antibody, huA33, in colorectal tumours.MethodsTwelve patients were infused with radiolabelled huA33 at 7 days prior to elective surgery f… Show more
“…Despite the importance of measuring the accumulation of tracers on the cellular level in animals, doing so is a challenge when using 18 F-labeled imaging agents, which generally produce extremely low radioactivity per cell and are constrained by the short decay half-life of 18 F (109.8 min) (43,44). We have devised a protocol that combines MACS, γ-counting, and flow cytometry (Fig.…”
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most common lymphoma in adults. DLBCL exhibits highly aggressive and systemic progression into multiple tissues in patients, particularly in lymph nodes. Whole-body 18 F-fluodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography ([ 18 F]FDG-PET) imaging has an essential role in diagnosing DLBCL in the clinic; however, [ 18 F]FDG-PET often faces difficulty in differentiating malignant tissues from certain nonmalignant tissues with high glucose uptake. We have developed a PET imaging strategy for DLBCL that targets poly[ADP ribose] polymerase 1 (PARP1), the expression of which has been found to be much higher in DLBCL than in healthy tissues. In a syngeneic DLBCL mouse model, this PARP1-targeted PET imaging approach allowed us to discriminate between malignant and inflamed lymph nodes, whereas [ 18 F]FDG-PET failed to do so. Our PARP1-targeted PET imaging approach may be an attractive addition to the current PET imaging strategy to differentiate inflammation from malignancy in DLBCL.PET/CT | PARP1 | [ 18 F]PARPi | diffuse large B-cell lymphoma | inflammation
“…Despite the importance of measuring the accumulation of tracers on the cellular level in animals, doing so is a challenge when using 18 F-labeled imaging agents, which generally produce extremely low radioactivity per cell and are constrained by the short decay half-life of 18 F (109.8 min) (43,44). We have devised a protocol that combines MACS, γ-counting, and flow cytometry (Fig.…”
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most common lymphoma in adults. DLBCL exhibits highly aggressive and systemic progression into multiple tissues in patients, particularly in lymph nodes. Whole-body 18 F-fluodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography ([ 18 F]FDG-PET) imaging has an essential role in diagnosing DLBCL in the clinic; however, [ 18 F]FDG-PET often faces difficulty in differentiating malignant tissues from certain nonmalignant tissues with high glucose uptake. We have developed a PET imaging strategy for DLBCL that targets poly[ADP ribose] polymerase 1 (PARP1), the expression of which has been found to be much higher in DLBCL than in healthy tissues. In a syngeneic DLBCL mouse model, this PARP1-targeted PET imaging approach allowed us to discriminate between malignant and inflamed lymph nodes, whereas [ 18 F]FDG-PET failed to do so. Our PARP1-targeted PET imaging approach may be an attractive addition to the current PET imaging strategy to differentiate inflammation from malignancy in DLBCL.PET/CT | PARP1 | [ 18 F]PARPi | diffuse large B-cell lymphoma | inflammation
“…Another recent study coupled the use of histochemical staining and an attempt at quantitative MARG to study the micro-distribution and kinetics of 131 I-huA33 antibody in patients with colorectal cancer (Ciprotti et al 2014). These investigators infused patients with 131 I-huA33 and obtained tumor samples for analysis by gamma counting, x-ray autoradiography, and histochemical staining for GPA33 expression and CD31-positive blood vessels.…”
The use of radiolabeled drug compounds offers the most efficient way to quantify the amount of drug and/or drug-derived metabolites in biological samples. Autoradiography is a technique using X- ray film, phosphor imaging plates, beta imaging systems, or photo-nuclear emulsion to visualize molecules or fragments of molecules that have been radioactively labeled, and it has been used to quantify and localize drugs in tissues and cells for decades. Quantitative whole-body autoradiography or autoradioluminography (QWBA) using phosphor imaging technology has revolutionized the conduct of drug distribution studies by providing high resolution images of the spatial distribution and matching tissue concentrations of drug-related radioactivity throughout the body of laboratory animals. This provides tissue-specific pharmacokinetic (PK) compartmental analysis which has been useful in toxicology, pharmacology, and drug disposition/patterns, and to predict human exposure to drugs and metabolites, and also radioactivity, when a human radiolabeled drug study is necessary. Microautoradiography (MARG) is another autoradiographic technique that qualitatively resolves the localization of radiolabeled compounds to the cellular level in a histological preparation. There are several examples in the literature of investigators attempting to obtain drug concentration data from MARG samples; however, there are technical issues which make that problematic. These issues will be discussed. This review will present a synopsis of both techniques and examples of how they have been used for drug research in recent years.
“…In this regard, the use of the variable fragment of mAbA33 (scFvA33), which retains its binding specificity, could allow a better penetration into the tumor, as reported previously . However, the ability of a 131I‐huA33 antibody to penetrate into the necrotic centres of large tumors was not reduced . Thus, mAbA33 antibody or scFvA33 immunoconjugates would demonstrate similar penetration into a tumor.…”
Immunotoxins are chimeric proteins composed of an antibody domain that specifically directs the action of the toxic domain, resulting in the death of the targeted cells. Over recent years, immunotoxins have been widely studied and the number of different constructions has increased exponentially. Protein engineering has allowed the design of optimized versions of immunotoxins with an improved tumor binding affinity, stability or cytotoxic efficacy, although sometimes this has compromised the safety of the patient in terms of undesirable adverse secondary reactions. A triple mutant at three Trp residues (HtA3ΔW) of the ribotoxin hirsutellin A retains its specific ribonucleolytic activity, although cell internalization capacity is lacking. This toxin variant has been fused to the single chain variable fragment A33 (scFvA33). This immunoconjugate (IMTXA33HtA3ΔW) was produced in the methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris and purified using nickel‐nitrilotriacetic acid affinity chromatography. Both target and toxic domains were characterized. The immunotoxin showed an exquisite specific binding against GPA33‐positive culture cells, which results in the death of the targeted cells because of specific ribonucleolytic activity against ribosomes of the engineered hirsutellin A variant. IMTXA33HtA3ΔW represents a promising structure in the search for an improved immunotoxin without compromising the safety of patients.
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