[Uptake of FDG (2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose) as a tumor imaging agent into erythrocytes and accumulation of FDG in tumor cells]

Kaku Igaku. 2003 Feb;40(1):23-30.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

Fluorine-18-2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (18F-FDG) injectable was developed as a tumor imaging agent reflecting glucose metabolism. In membrane transportation studies, the uptake of 14C-FDG into erythrocytes decreased with an increase in glucose concentration, and Cytochalasin B, inhibitor of glucose transporter (GLUT), blocked the uptake about 75%. The results means FDG is transported into tumor cells mainly by GLUT as glucose analogues. 18F-FDG is recognized to be phosphorylated to 18F-FDG-6-phosphate with hexokinase. We found that FDG-6-phosphate was further isomerized to 18F-FDM-6-phosphate by phosphoglucose isomerase (PGI) in vitro. About 27% 18F-FDM-6-phosphate was generated at the reaction with 70 U PGI for 90 min. These results show that the 18F-FDG injectable manufactured by the commercial supply system has equivalent properties; membrane transportation characteristic and enzyme affinity, to FDG synthesized at each PET institution.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Erythrocytes / metabolism
  • Fluorine Radioisotopes / pharmacokinetics*
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / pharmacokinetics*
  • Glucose-6-Phosphate / analogs & derivatives*
  • Glucose-6-Phosphate / metabolism
  • Hexokinase / metabolism
  • Monosaccharide Transport Proteins / metabolism
  • Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Phosphorylation
  • Radiopharmaceuticals / pharmacokinetics*
  • Rats
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed

Substances

  • Fluorine Radioisotopes
  • Monosaccharide Transport Proteins
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • 2-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose-6-phosphate
  • Glucose-6-Phosphate
  • Hexokinase