TABLE 3

Biodistribution Data of 99mTc-SARNC3 and 99mTc-SARNC4 in PC-3 Xenograft–Bearing SCID Mice

99mTc-SARNC399mTc-SARNC4
Organ1 h4 h24 h1 h4 h24 h
Blood1.30 ± 0.240.11 ± 0.05 (0.19 ± 0.01)0.07 ± 0.010.98 ± 0.320.09 ± 0.02 (0.72 ± 0.60)0.06 ± 0.02
Liver1.04 ± 0.160.58 ± 0.15 (1.07 ± 0.09)0.15 ± 0.030.93 ± 0.270.50 ± 0.10 (1.42 ± 0.54)0.14 ± 0.03
Heart0.65 ± 0.150.10 ± 0.01 (0.27 ± 0.05)0.07 ± 0.010.59 ± 0.190.07 ± 0.01 (0.48 ± 0.41)0.10 ± 0.03
Kidneys9.98 ± 0.823.91 ± 0.77 (5.97 ± 0.92)1.36 ± 0.247.65 ± 1.223.35 ± 0.36 (9.21 ± 4.99)1.57 ± 0.90
Stomach2.04 ± 0.601.92 ± 0.80 (2.73 ± 0.80)0.92 ± 0.191.51 ± 0.591.18 ± 0.30 (2.86 ± 0.99)0.50 ± 0.12
Intestines4.27 ± 0.644.16 ± 0.86 (3.27 ± 0.52)1.29 ± 0.083.08 ± 0.582.76 ± 0.51 (3.21 ± 2.34)0.95 ± 0.28
Spleen1.27 ± 0.200.85 ± 0.10 (1.27 ± 0.17)0.44 ± 0.111.07 ± 0.270.61 ± 0.20 (1.61 ± 0.56)0.45 ± 0.18
Muscle0.28 ± 0.070.04 ± 0.02 (0.12 ± 0.46)0.04 ± 0.010.22 ± 0.080.06 ± 0.05 (0.25 ± 0.19)0.05 ± 0.02
Lung1.16 ± 0.230.22 ± 0.06 (0.54 ± 0.07)0.08 ± 0.010.92 ± 0.280.17 ± 0.05 (0.80 ± 0.45)0.10 ± 0.03
Pancreas16.26 ± 2.9311.0 ± 0.61 (0.39 ± 0.06)*3.20 ± 0.379.59 ± 2.845.65 ± 1.16 (0.49 ± 0.17)*2.22 ± 0.56
Tumor6.97 ± 1.364.79 ± 0.81 (0.62 ± 0.10)*1.81 ± 0.207.51 ± 1.904.39 ± 0.64 (1.13 ± 0.64)*2.73 ± 0.78
  • * Highly significant (P < 0.005) difference between blocked and unblocked animals (unpaired 2-tailed Student t test).

  • Values in parentheses at 4 h after injection represent animals coinjected with 40 nmol of Tyr4-BBN for in vivo GRPR blockade. Data presented are %ID/g tissue ± SD, n = 4.