Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) has emerged as a promising target for developing radionuclide therapy (RNT) in prostate cancer; however, accumulation of PSMA-RNT in salivary glands can result in irreversible xerostomia. Methods to prevent PSMA-RNT-related xerostomia could be clinically useful; however, little is known about PSMA expression in salivary glands of preclinical animal models. Using [F]DCFPyL autoradiography/biodistribution, PSMA expression levels were determined in salivary glands of various preclinical monkey and rodent species and compared with humans. Binding affinities (K) and PSMA levels (B) were determined by [F]DCFPyL autoradiography studies. rodent tissue uptakes (%ID/g) were determined from [F]DCFPyL biodistributions. [F]DCFPyL exhibited low nanomolar K for submandibular gland (SMG) PSMA across all the species. PSMA levels in human SMG (B = 60.91 nM) were approximately two-fold lower compared with baboon SMG but were two- to three-fold higher than SMG PSMA levels of cynomolgus and rhesus. Rodents had the lowest SMG PSMA levels, with the mouse being 10-fold higher than the rat. rodent biodistribution studies confirmed these results. SMG of monkeys exhibited comparable PSMA expression to human SMG whereas rodents were lower. However, the results suggest that mice are relatively a better small animal preclinical model than rats for PSMA salivary gland studies.

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