In this study, we aimed to develop new lipid based nanoparticles (LPNs) and radiolabeled LPNs with [Tc-99m]Tc-HMPAO to investigate its cell binding capacity comparatively with [Tc-99m]Tc-HMPAO on different cancer cells. According to obtained results, LPNs with zeta potential of -27.4 +/- 0.95 mV, particle size of 93.5 +/- 1.17 nm, and polydispersity index of 0.35 +/- 0.04 were successfully developed. The optimum radiolabeling efficiency was found to be above 90% at 15-min of incubation time. The cell binding capacity of [Tc-99m]Tc-HMPAO-LPNs was found to be higher than [Tc-99m]Tc-HIYIPAO in cancer cell lines. The results demonstrated that [Tc-99m]Tc-HMPAO-LPNs may be a promising agent for cancer diagnosis alternatively to [Tc-99m]Tc-HMPAO.
Ege University, Nuclear Medicine Department; Ege University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Biochemistry
The authors would like to acknowledge the support of Ege University, Nuclear Medicine Department to obtain the [99mTc] Tc radionuclide and HMPAO kit. Also, the authors thank Prof. Petek Ballar KrmzBayrak from Ege University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Biochemistry to support cell culture studies.