Journal of Capital Medical University ›› 2021, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (1): 15-20.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-7795.2021.01.003

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Research on glycine cell uptake mechanisms

Li Zhu1, Li Nan1, Liu Zhibo2, Yang Zhi1*   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Department of Nuclear Medicine, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing 100142, China;
    2. College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
  • Received:2020-11-30 Online:2021-02-21 Published:2021-02-02
  • Contact: *E-mail:pekyz@163.com
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China(81871386).

Abstract: Objective To study the quantitative relationship between the uptake of 18F-BF3-Phe and the expression of large-neutral amino acid transporter-1(LAT-1), and to elucidate the uptake mechanism of 18F-BF3-Phe in cancer cells. Methods 18F-BF3-Phe uptake experiments was performed with different levels of LAT-1 transfected cells. The 18F-BF3-Phe uptake by PC9, BXPC3, PC3, HEPG2 cells was assayed at different time points. Results The uptake of 18F-BF3-Phe in LAT-1 transfected cells was linearly correlated with the increase in the proportion of LAT-1 transfection. The uptake of 18F-BF3-Phe in PC9, BXPC3, PC3, and HepG2 tumor cells showed an increasing trend over time. The uptake of 18F-BF3-Phe by PC9 and BXPC3 cells was significantly higher than the other two cell lines. Conclusion The uptake of 18F-BF3-Phe by LAT-1 transfected cells was positively correlated with the expression of LAT-1 transporter, which provided an important theoretical basis for further in vivo experiments. 18F-BF3-Phe was highly uptaken by a variety of tumor cells, showing potential in clinical translation of this probe in tumor imaging.

Key words: boramino acid, amino acid transporter, tumor, radiolabelling

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