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Simple methods for tracking stem cells with 64Cu-labeled DOTA-hexadecyl-benzoate

  • Min Hwan Kim
  • , Sang Keun Woo
  • , Kwang Il Kim
  • , Tae Sup Lee
  • , Chan Wha Kim
  • , Joo Hyun Kang
  • , Byung Il Kim
  • , Sang Moo Lim
  • , Kyo Chul Lee
  • , Yong Jin Lee
  • Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences
  • Korea University

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate 64Cu-labeled hexadecyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-tetraacetic acid-benzoate (64Cu-DOTA-HB) (1) as positron emission tomography (PET) radiotracer for stem cell imaging. Hexadecyl-DOTA-benzoate (DOTA-HB) (2) was efficiently labeled with 64Cu (>99%), and cell labeling efficiency with adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) was over 50%. Labeling with 1 did not compromise cell viability. In the PET imaging, intramuscularly transplanted 1-labeled ADSCs were monitored for 18 h in normal rat heart. These results indicate that 1 can be utilized as a promising radiotracer for monitoring of transplanted stem cells.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)528-530
Number of pages3
JournalACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Volume6
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 14 May 2015

Keywords

  • Adipose-derived stem cells
  • copper-64
  • hexadecyl benzoate
  • PET
  • radiotracer

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