TABLE 4

Biodistribution Data of 99mTc-SARNC5 and 99mTc-SARNC6 in PC-3 Xenograft–Bearing SCID Mice

99mTc-SARNC599mTc-SARNC6
Organ1 h4 h24 h1 h4 h24 h
Blood1.08 ± 0.280.13 ± 0.02 (0.23 ± 0.05)0.04 ± 0.051.05 ± 0.290.06 ± 0.03 (0.35 ± 0.37)0.03 ± 0.01
Liver1.39 ± 0.070.88 ± 0.35 (1.60 ± 0.37)0.43 ± 0.061.00 ± 0.150.70 ± 0.14 (1.74 ± 0.80)0.62 ± 0.23
Heart0.60 ± 0.090.13 ± 0.02 (0.21 ± 0.02)0.13 ± 0.010.51 ± 0.150.07 ± 0.01 (0.25 ± 0.20)0.07 ± 0.07
Kidneys20.49 ± 2.7011.43 ± 2.09 (3.34 ± 0.41)4.90 ± 0.138.09 ± 1.313.15 ± 1.20 (5.52 ± 3.33)1.58 ± 0.41
Stomach2.70 ± 0321.49 ± 0.24 (0.38 ± 0.13)1.14 ± 0.570.75 ± 0.260.89 ± 0.25 (0.77 ± 0.57)0.45 ± 0.12
Intestines11.64 ± 2.0810.58 ± 1.05 2.34 ± 0.463.52 ± 0.243.85 ± 0.484.47 ± 0.82 2.65 ± 1.451.43 ± 0.54
Spleen3.38 ± 0.982.66 ± 1.91 (3.35 ± 0.25)1.45 ± 0.092.03 ± 0.621.07 ± 0.35 (1.32 ± 0.85)1.19 ± 0.38
Muscle0.26 ± 0.040.04 ± 0.01 (0.06 ± 0.03)0.03 ± 0.020.27 ± 0.090.03 ± 0.01 (0.09 ± 0.06)0.02 ± 0.01
Lung1.58 ± 0.200.43 ± 0.05 (1.07 ± 0.29)0.36 ± 0.141.16 ± 0.220.44 ± 0.12 (1.23 ± 0.16)0.32 ± 0.04
Pancreas131.58 ± 17.8793.9 ± 24.06 (3.22 ± 0.28)*37.91 ± 3.0125.93 ± 4.0014.50 ± 1.34 (0.50 ± 0.14)*7.58 ± 1.89
Tumor18.25 ± 5.119.57 ± 0.33 (0.72 ± 0.22)*6.26 ± 1.1713.81 ± 3.129.22 ± 1.40 (0.60 ± 0.23)*6.96 ± 2.15
  • * 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.