Abstract:
Novel indole radiotracers for
123I and
99Tc
m labeling were designed. The corresponding reference compounds (Indole-I and Indole-MAMA-Re) and the precursor (Indole-MAMA) for
99Tc
m labeling were synthesized. Competition binding assays
in vitro show that the
Ki values of Indole-I for σ
1 and σ
2 receptors are (0.574±0.355) μmol/L and (0.162±0.030) μmol/L(
n =3), respectively. The
Ki values of Indole-MAMA-Re for σ
1 and σ
2 receptors are (3.75±2.22) μmol/L and (7.83±4.87) μmol/L(
n=3), respectively. Furthermore,
99Tc
m Indole-MAMA was successfully prepared. The radiochemical purity (RCP) of
99Tc
m-Indole-MAMA after purification was higher than 90% by HPLC analysis. The compounds reported in this paper may be used as lead compounds for further structural modification to develop indole SPECT tumor imaging agents with high affinity and selectivity for σ
2 receptors.