Are gadolinium contrast agents suitable for gadolinium neutron capture therapy?

نویسندگان

  • Gelsomina De Stasio
  • Deepika Rajesh
  • Patrizia Casalbore
  • Matthew J Daniels
  • Robert J Erhardt
  • Bradley H Frazer
  • Lisa M Wiese
  • Katherine L Richter
  • Brandon R Sonderegger
  • Benjamin Gilbert
  • Sebastien Schaub
  • Rachel J Cannara
  • John F Crawford
  • Mary K Gilles
  • Tolek Tyliszczak
  • John F Fowler
  • Luigi M Larocca
  • Steven P Howard
  • Delio Mercanti
  • Minesh P Mehta
  • Roberto Pallini
چکیده

OBJECTIVE Gadolinium neutron capture therapy (GdNCT) is a potential treatment for malignant tumors based on two steps: (1) injection of a tumor-specific (157)Gd compound; (2) tumor irradiation with thermal neutrons. The GdNC reaction can induce cell death provided that Gd is proximate to DNA. Here, we studied the nuclear uptake of Gd by glioblastoma (GBM) tumor cells after treatment with two Gd compounds commonly used for magnetic resonance imaging, to evaluate their potential as GdNCT agents. METHODS Using synchrotron X-ray spectromicroscopy, we analyzed the Gd distribution at the subcellular level in: (1) human cultured GBM cells exposed to Gd-DTPA or Gd-DOTA for 0-72 hours; (2) intracerebrally implanted C6 glioma tumors in rats injected with one or two doses of Gd-DOTA, and (3) tumor samples from GBM patients injected with Gd-DTPA. RESULTS In cell cultures, Gd-DTPA and Gd-DOTA were found in 84% and 56% of the cell nuclei, respectively. In rat tumors, Gd penetrated the nuclei of 47% and 85% of the tumor cells, after single and double injection of Gd-DOTA, respectively. In contrast, in human GBM tumors 6.1% of the cell nuclei contained Gd-DTPA. DISCUSSION Efficacy of Gd-DTPA and Gd-DOTA as GdNCT agents is predicted to be low, due to the insufficient number of tumor cell nuclei incorporating Gd. Although multiple administration schedules in vivo might induce Gd penetration into more tumor cell nuclei, a search for new Gd compounds with higher nuclear affinity is warranted before planning GdNCT in animal models or clinical trials.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Neurological research

دوره 27 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2005