C-terminal-modified LY2510924: a versatile scaffold for targeting C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4

Sci Rep. 2019 Oct 25;9(1):15284. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-51754-0.

Abstract

C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4 (CXCR4) constitutes a promising target for tumor diagnosis and therapy. Herein, we evaluate a new 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7,10-tetraacetic acid (DOTA)-conjugated CXCR4 antagonist derived from LY2510924, FRM001, and its metal complexes as CXCR4-targeting probes. FRM001 was synthesized by modifying the C-terminus of LY2510924 with maleimido-mono-amide-DOTA via a cysteine linker. FRM001 exhibited CXCR4-specific binding with an affinity similar to that of the parental LY2510924. The binding affinity of FRM001 remained unchanged after complexation with Ga, Lu, and Y. The internalization of 67Ga-FRM001 into the cells was hardly observed. In mice biodistribution studies, 67Ga-FRM001 exhibited high accumulation in the tumor and the liver with rapid elimination rates from the blood. The hepatic accumulation of 67Ga-FRM001 was preferentially and significantly reduced by co-injecting a CXCR4 antagonist, AMD3100. The C-terminal-modified LY2510924 would constitute a versatile scaffold to develop CXCR4-targeting probes or therapeutics for tumor imaging or therapy.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Female
  • Gallium Radioisotopes / chemistry
  • Gallium Radioisotopes / metabolism*
  • Gallium Radioisotopes / pharmacokinetics
  • Heterocyclic Compounds / chemical synthesis
  • Heterocyclic Compounds / metabolism*
  • Heterocyclic Compounds / pharmacokinetics
  • Humans
  • Metabolic Clearance Rate
  • Mice, SCID
  • Molecular Structure
  • Neoplasms / metabolism*
  • Neoplasms / pathology
  • Peptides / chemical synthesis
  • Peptides / metabolism*
  • Peptides / pharmacokinetics
  • Peptides, Cyclic / chemistry
  • Peptides, Cyclic / metabolism*
  • Peptides, Cyclic / pharmacokinetics
  • Positron-Emission Tomography
  • Protein Binding
  • Receptors, CXCR4 / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Receptors, CXCR4 / metabolism*
  • Tissue Distribution
  • Transplantation, Heterologous

Substances

  • CXCR4 protein, human
  • Gallium Radioisotopes
  • Heterocyclic Compounds
  • LY2510924
  • Peptides
  • Peptides, Cyclic
  • Receptors, CXCR4
  • Gallium-67