文摘
The objective of this study was to develop an acylation agent for the radioiodination of monoclonalantibodies that would maximize retention of the label in tumor cells following receptor- or antigen-mediated internalization. The strategy taken was to add a polar substituent to the labeled aromaticring to impede transport of labeled catabolites across lysosomal and cell membranes after antibodydegradation. Preparation of unlabeled N-succinimidyl 4-guanidinomethyl-3-iodobenzoate (SGMIB) wasachieved in six steps from 3-iodo-4-methylbenzoic acid. Preparation of 4-guanidinomethyl-3-[131I]iodobenzoic acid from the silicon precursor, 4-(N1,N2-bis-tert-butyloxycarbonyl)guanidinomethyl-3-trimethylsilylbenzoic acid proceeded in less than 5% radiochemical yield. A more successful approachwas to prepare [131I]SGMIB directly from the tin precursor, N-succinimidyl 4-(N1,N2-bis-tert-butyloxycarbonyl)guanidinomethyl-3-trimethylstannylbenzoate, which was achieved in 60-65% radiochemical yield. A rapidly internalizing anti-epidermal growth factor receptor variant III antibodyL8A4 was labeled using [131I]SGMIB in 65% conjugation efficiency and with preservation ofimmunoreactivity. Paired-label in vitro internalization assays demonstrated that the amount ofradioactivity retained in cells after internalization for L8A4 labeled with [131I]SGMIB was 3-4-foldhigher than that for L8A4 labeled with 125I using either Iodogen or [125I]SIPC. Catabolite assaysdocumented that the increased retention of radioiodine in tumor cells for antibody labeled using [131I]SGMIB was due to positively charged, low molecular weight species. These results suggest that [131I]SGMIB warrants further evaluation as a reagent for labeling internalizing antibodies.