The effect of mitomycin-C on the biodistribution of 99Tcm-MDP in Balb/c mice

Nucl Med Commun. 1998 Dec;19(12):1177-9. doi: 10.1097/00006231-199812000-00010.

Abstract

Drug therapy can alter the biodistribution of radiopharmaceuticals. We studied the effect of mitomycin-C, a drug used in oncology, on the biodistribution in mice of 99Tcm-methylene diphosphonic acid (99Tcm-MDP). Three doses of mitomycin-C were administered. After the last dose, 99Tcm-MDP was injected and the animals were killed. The organs were isolated, their weight determined and the percent per gram injected dose (%ID/g) calculated. The %ID/g had increased in the pancreas, ovary, stomach, uterus, kidneys, spleen, thymus, heart, liver and lungs, but did not change significantly in thyroid, bone or brain. As a change in 99Tcm-MDP uptake by bone is not observed, a modification to bone scintigraphy is not required. As mitomycin-C treatment altered 99Tcm-MDP uptake in some organs, any hot spots should be evaluated carefully to avoid a misdiagnosis.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Female
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred BALB C
  • Mitomycin / pharmacology*
  • Radiopharmaceuticals / pharmacokinetics*
  • Technetium Tc 99m Medronate / pharmacokinetics*
  • Tissue Distribution / drug effects

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Mitomycin
  • Technetium Tc 99m Medronate