Abstract:
Development of
117Sn
m radiopharmaceuticals with radiosensitization ability to the treatment of tumors is valuable since such agents may increase therapeutic effects. In this paper,
117Sn
m(
113Sn) was prepared by irradiation of spectrally pure natural metallic tin grain with reactor thermal neutrons (neutron fluence rate 4×10
13cm
-2·s
-1) for a period up to 90h, yielding
117Sn
m and
113Sn with specific activity of 0.13GBq/g and 6.16MBq/g respectively, and meso-tetrakis(4-sulfonatophenyl) porphyrin (TPPS
4) was labeled with
117Sn
m (
113Sn) in aqueous solution. The optimized preparation conditions are as follows:pH=2-4, reaction temperature about 100℃, reaction time 30min. Under the recommended experimental conditions, the yield of
117Sn
m-TPPS
4 is higher than 95%. No significant decomposition of the
117Sn
m-TPPS
4 complex solution is observed either during the standing period of 48h after its preparation, or after the dilution of it with physiological saline to 5-15 times at room temperature. A 1∶1 stoichiometry of the
117Sn
m-TPPS
4 complex is obtained by the job’s method.