Introduction: The aminopeptidase N (APN/CD13) receptor plays an important role in the neoangiogenic process and metastatic tumor cell invasion. Clinical and preclinical studies reported that bestatin and actinonin are cytotoxic to APN/CD13-positive tumors and metastases due to their APN/CD13-specific inhibitor properties. Our previous studies have already shown that Ga-labeled NGR peptides bind specifically to APN/CD13 expressing tumor cells. The APN/CD13 specificity of Ga-NGR radiopharmaceuticals enables the following of the efficacy of antiangiogenic therapy with APN/CD13-specific inhibitors using positron emission tomography (PET). The aim of this study was to assess the antitumor effect of bestatin and actinonin treatment in subcutaneous transplanted HT1080 and B16-F10 tumor-bearing animal models using Ga-NODAGA-c(NGR).
Materials And Methods: Three days after the inoculation of HT1080 and B16-F10 cells, mice were treated with intraperitoneal injection of bestatin (15 mg/kg) or actinonin (5 mg/kg) for 7 days. On the 5 and 10 day, PET scans and biodistribution studies were performed 90 min after intravenous injection of 5.5 ± 0.2 MBqGa-NODAGA-c(NGR).
Results: Control-untreated HT1080 and B16-F10 tumors were clearly visualized by the APN/CD13-specific Ga-NODAGA-c(NGR) radiopharmaceutical. The western blot analysis also confirmed the strong APN/CD13 positivity in the investigated tumors. We found significantly ( ≤ 0.05) lower radiopharmaceutical uptake after bestatin treatment and higher radiotracer accumulation in the actinonin-treated HT1080 tumors. In contrast, significantly lower ( ≤ 0.01) Ga-NODAGA-c(NGR) accumulation was observed in both bestatin- and actinonin-treated B16-F10 melanoma tumors compared to the untreated-control tumors. Bestatin inhibited tumor growth and Ga-NODAGA-c(NGR) uptake in both tumor models.
Conclusion: The bestatin treatment is suitable for suppressing the neoangiogenic process and APN/CD13 expression of experimental HT1080 and B16-F10 tumors; furthermore, Ga-NODAGA-c(NGR) is an applicable radiotracer for the monitoring of the efficacy of the APN/CD13 inhibition-based anticancer therapies.
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