TABLE 5

Biodistribution Data and T/NT Tissue Ratios in M109 Tumor-Bearing BALB/c Mice Injected with 99mTc-EC20 With or Without Free Folic Acid

Organ99mTc-EC2099mTc-EC20 + 1 eq. FA99mTc-EC20 + 10 eq. FA
CodosePredoseCodosePredose
%ID/gT/NT%ID/gT/NT%ID/gT/NT%ID/gT/NT%ID/gT/NT
Blood0.32±0.1179.6±150.08±0.01213.6±870.12±0.06148.0±390.05±0.0198.2±170.05±0.02111.3±63
Heart1.89±0.4113.4±3.50.72±0.0923.0±5.70.90±0.4020.2±7.80.29±0.0216.3±2.70.26±0.0519.4±2.7
Lung2.00±0.5413.2±5.70.67±0.0424.8±7.50.73±0.1422.7±1.30.23±0.0320.5±6.50.27±0.0218.6±3.8
Liver4.70±1.015.3±0.71.84±0.399.3±3.32.86±0.205.7±0.61.63±0.182.9±0.41.92±0.572.8±1.3
Spleen0.56±0.0744.7±120.24±0.0170.0±18.10.40±0.1143.5±15.30.28±0.0317.0±4.20.41±0.0912.9±4.9
Intestine3.91±1.346.6±1.81.12±0.4517.9±12.42.03±1.3411.4±7.81.88±0.282.6±0.91.34±1.187.5±7.7
Kidney175.2±150.1±0.03100.9±160.2±0.1132.7±200.1±0.0341.93±6.20.1±0.0154.30±1.80.1±0.01
Muscle1.80±0.2113.6±2.00.48±0.1336.7±15.90.82±0.1620.3±4.20.18±0.0526.5±3.30.30±0.0617.3±4.3
Stomach1.45±0.3718.5±9.60.55±0.1230.0±2.10.56±0.2635.7±22.00.26±0.0318.1±3.40.36±0.0814.3±3.2
Tumor24.66±5.916.51±4.616.47±2.74.65±0.855.00±0.72
  • FA = folic acid.

  • Values are means ± SD (n = 3).