Volume 17, Issue 51 2104977
Research Article

Anchoring Group Mediated Radiolabeling for Achieving Robust Nanoimaging Probes

Lei Chen

Lei Chen

Center for Molecular Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X), Soochow University, Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiological Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Suzhou, 215123 China

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Jianxian Ge

Jianxian Ge

Center for Molecular Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X), Soochow University, Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiological Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Suzhou, 215123 China

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Baoxing Huang

Baoxing Huang

Center for Molecular Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X), Soochow University, Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiological Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Suzhou, 215123 China

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Dandan Zhou

Dandan Zhou

Center for Molecular Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X), Soochow University, Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiological Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Suzhou, 215123 China

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Gang Huang

Gang Huang

Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Shanghai, 201318 China

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Jianfeng Zeng

Corresponding Author

Jianfeng Zeng

Center for Molecular Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X), Soochow University, Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiological Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Suzhou, 215123 China

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Mingyuan Gao

Mingyuan Gao

Center for Molecular Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X), Soochow University, Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiological Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Suzhou, 215123 China

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First published: 15 October 2021
Citations: 11

Abstract

Radiolabeling counts for much in the functionalization of inorganic nanoparticles (NPs) because it endows NPs with high-sensitive imaging capacities apart from providing accurate pharmacokinetic information on the labeled particles, which makes the development of relevant radiolabeling chemistry highly desirable. Herein, a novel Ligand Anchoring Group MEdiated RAdioLabeling (LAGMERAL) method is reported, in which a polyethylene glycol (PEG) ligand with a diphosphonate (DP) terminal group plays a key role. It offers possibilities to radiolabel NPs through the spare coordination sites of the DP anchoring group. Through X-ray absorption spectroscopy studies, the coordination states of the foreign metal ions on the particle surface are investigated. In addition, radioactive Fe3O4 NPs are prepared by colabeling the particles with 125I at the outskirt of the particles through a phenolic hydroxyl moiety of the PEG ligand, and 99mTc at the root of the ligand, respectively. In this way, the stabilities of these types of radiolabeling are compared both in vitro and in vivo to show the advantages of the LAGMERAL method. The outstanding stability of probe and simplicity of the labeling process make the current approach universal for creating advanced NPs with different combinations of functionalities of the inorganic NPs and radioactive properties of the metal radioisotopes.

Conflict of interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Data Availability Statement

Research data are not shared.

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