68Ga-Bisphosphonates for the Imaging of Extraosseous Calcification by Positron Emission Tomography

Author:

Keeling George. P.ORCID,Baark FriedrichORCID,Katsamenis Orestis L.ORCID,Xue JingORCID,Blower Philip J.ORCID,Bertazzo SergioORCID,de Rosales Rafael T. M.ORCID

Abstract

AbstractRadiolabelled bisphosphonates (BPs) and [18F]NaF (18F-fluoride) are the two types of radiotracers available to image calcium mineralin vivo(e.g. bone), yet only [18F]NaF has been widely explored for the non-invasive molecular imaging of extraosseous calcification (EC) using the highly sensitive nuclear imaging technique positron emission tomography (PET). These two radiotracers bind calcium mineral deposits via different mechanisms, with BPs chelating to calcium ions and thus being non-selective, and [18F]NaF being selective for hydroxyapatite (HAp) which is the main component of bone mineral. Taking into account that the composition of EC has been reported to include a diverse range of non-HAp calcium minerals, we hypothesised that BPs may be more sensitive for imaging EC due to their ability to bind to both HAp and non-HAp deposits.To test this hypothesis, we report a comparison between the68Ga-labelled BP tracer [68Ga]Ga-THP-Pam and [18F]NaF for PET imaging in a rat model of EC that develops macro- and microcalcifications in several organs. The presence of macrocalcifications was identified using preclinical computed tomography (CT) and microcalcifications were identified using μCT-based 3D X-ray histology (XRH) on isolated organsex vivo. The morphological and mineral analysis of individual calcified deposits was performed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). The PET imaging andex vivoanalysis results demonstrated that while both radiotracers behave similarly for bone imaging, the BP-based radiotracer [68Ga]Ga-THP-Pam was able to detect EC more sensitively in several organs in which the mineral composition departs from that of HAp. We conclude that BP-based PET radiotracers such as [68Ga]Ga-THP-Pam have a particular advantage for the sensitive imaging and early detection of EC by being able to detect a wider array of relevant calcium mineralsin vivothan [18F]NaF, and should be evaluated clinically for this purpose.

Publisher

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

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