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Аннотация научной статьи по химическим наукам, автор научной работы — Egorova Bayirta V., Zamurueva Lyubov S., Zubenko Anastasia D., Pashanova Anna V., Pillai Zeena S.

Triacetate of 15-benzoazacrown-5 compound (H3BA3A) is a new ligand that has shown advantages towards chelation of some cations. In this paper H3BA3A was consequently studied for binding of lead cation. With respect to nuclear properties of 212Pb radioisotope it can be used for therapy of various oncological diseases mainly due to alpha-emitting daughter radionuclide 212Bi. Complexes of such radionuclides are considered as parts of targeted radiopharmaceuticals that can be conjugated with biomolecules to provide address delivery to cancerous tissues. Medical radionuclides are commonly short-lived and biomolecules are often heat-sensitive. That is why fast and stable complexation of trace amounts of lead cations in biologically relevant media without additional heating higher than 37 °C is important and challenging task. At the beginning we determined complexation constants in wide pH range including different protonated and hydrolyzed complex species via potentiometric titration technique. The obtained values are high enough for lead chelates logβ(BA3APb-) = 17.2 (1). Structural features of complex in aqueous solution were established due to 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy. High resolution of obtained spectra and comparison with spectrum of deprotonated ligand shows presence of one rigid conformer of complexed form in the aqueous solution with Cs symmetry. In order to study labelled compounds we used longer lived isotope of lead 210Pb isolated from solution of 226Ra. Using thin layer chromatography and gamma-spectrometry it was found that 100 μM of ligand is enough to completely chelate 210Pb in the tracer concentration related to radiopharmaceutical concentration of 212Pb. According to pH speciation obtained in complexation constant determination, pH 5.5-6 was selected for labelling experiments. Noteworthy, the labeled compound was obtained within 1-5 minutes at room temperature as well as upon heating at 90 oC. Macrocyclic H3BA3A demonstrates fast complexation apparently due to larger crown cavity compared to cyclen cavity in H4DOTA. This was indirectly shown in potentiometric titration where waiting time for curve’s points was no longer than 5 minutes indicating that equilibrium was achieved within 5 minutes. In order to evaluate possible trans-chelation and trans-metallation of complex in living organism we performed challenging experiments in static conditions: in presence of nine-fold excess of serum proteins, biologically relevant cations 5 mM Ca2+, 5 mM Mg2+, 0.1 mM Zn2+, 0.1 mM Cu2+, 0.1 mM Fe3+ and isotonic solution of 0.15 M NaCl. It was shown that the 100 % intactness of complex can be kept for up to two days of incubation in competing media. Summarizing, the H3BA3A forms highly stable complex with lead cation not only in model solution, but also in presence of challenging agents. This stability is provided by high stability constants and rigid structure in solution.

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DOI: 10.6060/mhc210440e

Triacetate of Benzoazacrown Compound as a Chelator for Lead Cations Promising for Targeted Radiopharmaceuticals

Bayirta V. Egorova,a@ Lyubov S. Zamurueva,a Anastasia D. Zubenko,b Anna V. Pashanova,bc Zeena S. Pillai,d Olga A. Fedorova,bc and Stepan N. Kalmykova

aLomonosov Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russian Federation

hA.N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds of Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russian Federation

cD.I. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia, 125047 Moscow, Russian Federation dDepartment of Chemistry, Amrita School of Arts and Sciences, 682024 Kerala, India @Corresponding author E-mail: [email protected]

Triacetate of 15-benzoazacrown-5 compound (H3BA3A) is a new ligand that has shown advantages towards chelation of some cations. In this paper H3BA3A was consequently studied for binding of lead cation. With respect to nuclear properties of 212Pb radioisotope it can be usedfor therapy of various oncological diseases mainly due to alpha-emitting daughter radionuclide 212Bi. Complexes ofsuch radionuclides are considered as parts of targeted radiopharmaceuticals that can be conjugated with biomolecules to provide address delivery to cancerous tissues. Medical radionuclides are commonly short-lived and biomolecules are often heat-sensitive. That is why fast and stable complexation of trace amounts of lead cations in biologically relevant media without additional heating higher than 37 °C is important and challenging task. At the beginning we determined complexation constants in wide pH range including different protonated and hydrolyzed complex species viapotentiometric titration technique. The obtained values are high enough for lead chelates logfi(BA3APb-) = 17.2 (1). Structural features of complex in aqueous solution were established due to 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy. High resolution of obtained spectra and comparison with spectrum of deprotonated ligand shows presence of one rigid conformer of complexed form in the aqueous solution with C symmetry. In order to study labelled compounds we used longer lived isotope of lead 210Pb isolated from solution of226Ra. Using thin layer chromatography and gamma-spectrometry it was found that 100 fM of ligand is enough to completely chelate 210Pb in the tracer concentration related to radiopharmaceutical concentration of 212Pb. According to pH speciation obtained in complexation constant determination, pH 5.5-6 was selected for labelling experiments. Noteworthy, the labeled compound was obtained within 1-5 minutes at room temperature as well as upon heating at 90 oC. Macrocyclic H3BA3A demonstrates fast complexation apparently due to larger crown cavity compared to cyclen cavity in HflOTA. This was indirectly shown in potentiometric titration where waiting time for curve's points was no longer than 5 minutes indicating that equilibrium was achieved within 5 minutes. In order to evaluate possible trans-chelation and trans-metallation of complex in living organism we performed challenging experiments in static conditions: in presence of nine-fold excess of serum proteins, biologically relevant cations 5 mM Ca2+, 5 mM Mg2+, 0.1 mM Zn2+, 0.1 mM Cu2+, 0.1 mM Fe3+ and isotonic solution of 0.15 M NaCl. It was shown that the 100 % intactness of complex can be kept for up to two days of incubation in competing media. Summarizing, the H3BA3A forms highly stable complex with lead cation not only in model solution, but also in presence of challenging agents. This stability is provided by high stability constants and rigid structure in solution.

Keywords: Benzoazacrown, lead-212, complexation constants, in vitro stability, radiopharmaceutical, targeted delivery.

Триацетат бензоазакраун-соединения в качестве хелатора катионов свинца в составе таргетного радиофармпрепарата

Б. В. Егорова,а@ Л. С. Замуруева,3 А. Д. Зубенко,ь А. В. Пашанова,Ьс З. С. Пилай,й О. А. Федорова,Ьс С. Н. Калмыков3

Московский государственный университет им. М.В. Ломоносова, 119991 Москва, Россия ъИнститут элементоорганических соединений РАН им. А.Н. Несмеянова, 119991 Москва, Россия сРоссийский химико-технологический университет им. Д.И. Менделеева, 125047 Москва, Россия аКафедра химии, Школа искусств и наук, 682024 Керала, Индия ®Е-таН: [email protected]

В работе изучено комплексообразование триацетата 15-бензоазакраун-5 соединения (Н3ВА3А) с катионом свинца в водном растворе. Методом потенциометрического титрования определены константы устойчивости различных протонированных и гидроксидных комплексных форм. Полученные значения достаточно высоки для комплексов свинца. Согласно 1Н и 13С ЯМР спектроскопии в растворе при рН 7 образуется один жёсткий конформер комплекса с симметрией С. Для оценки возможности получения комплекса с радионуклидом свинца был получен меченный изотопом 210РЬ комплекс [210РЬ]РЬВА3А и изучена его устойчивость в различных средах биологического значения: в присутствии девятикратного избытка сывороточных белков, катионов микроэлементов и изотоническом растворе. Согласно полученным результатам образование меченного соединения происходит в течение первых 1-5 минут взаимодействия при комнатной температуре, что говорит о быстром комплексообразовании, важном при использовании короткоживущих медицинских радионуклидов. Для синтеза меченого соединения могут быть использованы ацетатный и фосфатный буферные растворы. Полученные меченные соединения демонстрируют высокую диссоциативную устойчивость к перехелатирова-нию и трансметаллированию даже при инкубации в конкурентной среде в течение 2 суток.

Ключевые слова: Бензоазакраун, свинец-212, константы комплексообразования, in vitro устойчивость, радиофармпрепарат, таргетная доставка.

Introduction

Nowadays, targeted alpha therapy is one of the most promising methods for treatment of oncological diseases. Especially in the case of tumors and metastatic formations of small size, alpha radiation is the most local and, accordingly, effective due to the low linear energy transfer.

The short-lived bismuth isotopes 212213Bi with half-lives of 61 and 46 min respectively have already demonstrated their therapeutic perspective, however, the use of their parent radionuclides 212Pb and 225Ac seems to be more promising due to the longer half-life.[1] Radioisotope 212Pb itself is a beta emitter and applied as a radiopharmaceutical acts as an in vivo generator of alpha emitting 212Bi.

One of the main concepts at the moment is the creation of an radiopharmaceutical based on targeted molecules labeled with a specific radionuclide. Monoclonal antibodies, their fragments or peptides having an affinity for certain tumor cells are used as a target molecule. Due to the high toxicity of alpha radiation, it is important to maintain the intactness of the labeled compound in vivo. In the case of radiometals radiopharmaceutical contains a bifunctional chelating agent, which, on the one hand, is covalently bound to the biomolecule, and, on the other hand, forms a stable coordination compound with the radionuclide cation. Tra-

ditionally, polyaminopolycarboxylates of the macrocyclic or acyclic type are used as such chelating agents. Moreover, it is the macrocyclic ligands that form the most stable in vitro and in vivo complexes. However, the high inertness of the complexes formed is accompanied by a slow cation binding reaction, which, in the case of short-lived medical radionuclides, can lead to significant activity losses during the production of radiopharmaceuticals. Thus, heating up to 100 °C is used to accelerate the labeling reaction, but this option is unacceptable for conjugates of heat-sensitive bio-molecules. The latter are labelled via acyclic ligands - derivatives of diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid, which form complexes within a few minutes at room temperature, but under in vivo conditions there is a high probability of dissociation of such complexes, release of a radionuclide,

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its accumulation and consequent irradiation of healthy tissues. One of the ways to solve this problem is to combine the approaches of acyclic and macrocyclic ligands. At the moment, the use of functionalized additional chelating groups on the macrocycle of cyclene is the most common approach in the literature.[1,2]

Recently, we have shown that triacetate of benzoazacrown ether H3BA3A can effectively bind cations of double-charged cations Cu2+ and Zn2+.[3] In this work, we attempted to evaluate from different points the potential of this ligand for therapeutic use with 212Pb. On the other hand, in addition to the importance of binding the 212Pb radionuclide for therapy, chelation of lead cations in general has been of medical interest for a long time from the point of detoxification of the body in case of poisoning with heavy metals, including lead.

Experimental

The synthesis and characterization of H3BA3A have been described in detail previously.[3]

Potentiometric Titration and Calculation of Stability Constants

Potentiometric titration was performed using an 848 Titrino Plus autotitrator equipped with a 5 mL autoburette and Metrohm combined pH glass electrode (model 60262100). Titration with HClO4 was carried out in the same mode that is used to calculate the constants to determine the standard electrode potential Eo. The dependence of the solution potential on the amount of added alkali was obtained from the titration data and using the GLEE program (glass electrode evaluation) and the previously determined concentrations of HClO and NaOH the value of E was

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To determine the complexation constants, titration of a 0.001 M ligand solution was carried out with the addition of an equimolar amount of a Pb2+ solution and a 0.01 M HClO4 solution to lower the initial pH. To maintain constant ionic strength during an experiment a solution of 0.1 M KNO3 was used as a background electrolyte; it was thermostated at 25 °С under flow of nitrogen (to minimize role of carbon dioxide).

The complexation constants were calculated using the HyperQuad2008 program using the hydrolysis constants, the ionic product of water and the preliminarily obtained Eo value.

Radiochemical Separation of 210Pb

Radiochemical separation of 210Pb using Sr-resin (Triskem Inc.) is described in the literature.[4] Briefly, a solution of 226Ra dissolved in 0.1 M HNO3 was loaded on a Sr-resin chromatographic column, a solution of 0.1 M HNO3 was passed through a column until the radium was completely rinsed, then 210Pb was washed off with 0.05 M (NH4)3cit. The separation of 210Pb from 226Ra was monitored by using gamma spectrometry (high-purity germanium semiconductor detector, Canberra) at 46.5 keV (210Pb) and 186.2 keV (226Ra) peaks. The resulting solution was evaporated and redissolved in 0.1 M HCl.

Radiolabeling Studies

The complex was labeled at room temperature and upon heating to 90 °C; a 210Pb solution was added to various buffers: 0.15 M NaOAc (sodium acetate), 0.15 M MES (2-(iV-Morpholino) ethanesulfonic acid), and 0.1 M PBS (Phosphate buffered saline) and mixed with the ligand. Thin layer chromatography (TLC) was used to control the bound fraction of radionuclide. TLC experi-

ments were performed using silica-impregnated glass fiber paper (Agilent iTLC plates) as a stationary phase and 10 mM NaOH dissolved in 0.9 % NaCl as an eluent. Analysis of the distribution of radioactivity on the plates was carried out using gamma spectroscopy. To select the optimal concentration of ligand, the 210Pb solution was mixed with the selected buffer (0.15 M NaOAc) and various concentrations of ligand; the determination of the yield of the complexation was carried out by the TLC method described above, followed by gamma spectroscopy of the TLC plates.

Stability of [210Pb]PbBA3A in Biological Systems

The resulting complex with radiochemical purity > 95 % was added to solutions of cations of microelements (5 mM Ca2+ and Mg2+, 0.1 mM Fe3+, Zn2+, and Cu2+) and isotonic solution of 0.15 M NaCl. After 1 hour and 24 hours of incubation at 37 °C, the bound fraction of radionuclide was measured by TLC and gamma spec-troscopy.

The complexes were also mixed with a nine-fold excess of fetal bovine serum (HyClone) and incubated at 37 °C, then an aliquot of this solution was taken at fixed time points and the protein fraction was precipitated with an excess of ethanol, cooled to 2-4 °C, centrifuged and the supernatant was separated. The content of radioactivity in the supernatant was established using gamma spectrometry. The experiment without an addition of ligand was carried out in the same conditions.

NMR Spectroscopy

1H and 13C NMR spectra were recorded in D2O at 25 °C on Varian Inova 400 spectrometer. Chemical shifts for 1H and 13C are reported in parts per million (5) relative to deuterated solvent as an internal reference (D2O 5 = 4.75). Coupling constants (J) are given in hertz. Spectral assignments were based in part on the two-dimensional NMR experiments (1H COSY and NOESY). To investigate the complexation of the ligands H3BA3A with Pb2+ cation in aqueous solutions, 1H NMR spectroscopic study was carried out. Samples of the Pb2+ complexes for the NMR measurements were prepared by dissolving the corresponding ligand and 2 eq. Pb(ClO4)2 in D2O, followed by adjustment of the desired pL> with small volumes of concentrated HClO4 or NaOH. The accurate pL> measurements in D2O were obtained by direct reading in a D2O solution using combined glass/AgCl electrode after appropriate calibration procedures by usage of standard buffers.

Results and Discussion

Complexation in the Pb2+ - H,pA3A System

One of the initial characteristics of coordination compounds is the determination of the stability constant of the complex compound. To do this we used the method of potentiometric titration. Under the same conditions in a similar way the protonation constants of this ligand were determined previously.[3] According to the obtained values: logP(LHPb) = 21.0(1), logP(LPb) = 17.2(1), logP(LPbOH) = 23.1(1), logP (LPb(OH)2) = 26.3(1) -at lower pH values a complex with a monoprotonated form of the ligand is formed, then it deprotonates to the LPb form, and at pH>8, LPb(OH)n hydroxide complexes are formed (Figure 1). Noteworthy that in opposite to the previously studied precursors of the ligand H3BA3A,[5] the formation of insoluble lead hydroxides was not observed in the entire studied pH range 2.5-11. This fact indicates a significantly higher stability of the complex with this ligand due

Figure 1. Distribution of the Pb2+ in an aqueous solution in the presence of the ligand H3BA3A depending on pH at C(H3BA3A)= C(Pb2+) = 1 mM.

to the higher basicity and the presence of three additional chelating groups. Establishing the potential (change less than 0.2 mV/min) for each point of the potentiometric curve took less than 5 minutes, which indirectly confirms the rapid com-plexation at 25 °C between H3BA3A and Pb2+. With regard to the smaller number of donor groups in H3BA3A compared to other macrocyclic ligands based on cyclone: tetraacetate H4DOTA logP(DOTAPb2) = 22.7[6] and tetraamide DOTAM (TCMC) logP(DOTAMPb2+) > 19[7] - the obtained value of the constant of complexation with H3BA3A is not crucially lower, taking into account the rapid formation of the complex.

Investigation of Complex Formation ofH^A3A with Pb2+ Cations by NMR Spectroscopy

1H NMR spectra of the free ligands and then with the addition of Pb(ClO4)2 and adjusting the pD of the solution to a certain value were recorded. The spectra in the presence and in the absence of Pb2+ ion were analyzed to assess the interactions between cation and the ligand H3BA3A.

The proton resonances of H3BA3A at pD = 12.4 corresponded to the deprotonated form of the ligand (Figure 2) in accordance with the potentiometric data.[3] The area of aromatic protons in the 1H NMR spectrum contains one multiplet corresponding to the protons of the benzene ring H1 and H2. In the area of aliphatic protons four broadened singlets corresponding to the macrocyclic protons H4, H5, H6 and H7, and two singlets of the CH2 groups of acetate substituents (H8 and H10) are seen.

Changes in the 1H NMR spectrum observed upon the addition of Pb2+ ion to the D2O solution of H3BA3A demonstrate geminal coupling of the methylene protons belonging to the macrocyclic fragment as well as pendant side-arms. As a result, the seven proton signals of the free ligand BA3A3- split into the twelve proton signals (Figure 2).

The 1H NMR spectra for the Pb2+ complex of BA3A is well resolved that indicate the presence of a single complex in the solution with a rigid structure. The formed coordination bonds of the Pb2 + cation with the donor heteroatoms of the azacrown compounds fix the ligand in space in a certain form, and thus prevent the dynamic processes of transition between different conformations of the macrocycle and reduce its number of degrees of freedom. In this regard, the axial and equatorial protons of the methylene groups become magnetically nonequivalent, and an increased number of signals is observed in the 1H NMR spectrum.

No change in the number of 13C peaks in the NMR spectrum of the ligand H3BA3A was found upon Pb2+ addition, suggesting no chemically distinct isomers were formed (Figure 3).

In the spectrum of the complex BA3AxPb+2, the resonances of the protons of the macrocycle, benzene and pendant arms downfield change under the polarization effect of the metal ion (Table 1). Moreover, the methylene protons H8 and H10 of the side arms exhibit the greatest signal shifts. It can be noted that the protons of the macrocycle are downfield-shifted with the order of H_ > H. > H, > H_.

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Slight shift to a higher frequency field is also observed for H5 protons, due to the diamagnetic through-space shielding effect on the chemical shifts of H5 protons located close to the surrounding carbonyl groups of pendant arms. In this regard, it can be assumed that all heteroatoms of the macrocycle participate in the complexation with the Pb2+ cation.

It is interesting to note that the geminal protons H8xy of two opposite acetate groups appear as two doublets, while the methylene protons H10 of the central acetate group appear as a singlet. This can be explained by the fact that the central acetate group is in the symmetry plane, which is perpendicular to the macrocycle, and, therefore, the gemi-nal protons of H10 are magnetically equivalent. In this case, two opposite acetate groups are located above the macrocy-

Chemical Shift (ppm)

Figure 2. 1H NMR spectra of free BA3A- (C(L) = 10 mM, pD = 12.4) and in the presence of Pb2+ (C(L) = 10 mM, pD = 7.0) in D2O.

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Table 1. Chemical shifts (A5, ppm) in 1H NMR spectra of the ligand H3BA3A and complex BA3AxPb2+ in D2O.

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H8x 3.15 3.68 (AS = 0.53)

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clic cavity, coordinating the metal cation. Considering also that the diameter of the Pb2 + cation (2.40 A) is larger than the size of the macrocyclic cavity (1.7-2.2 A), it can be concluded that the Pb2 + cation is fixed by three acetate groups above the macrocycle cavity, and the resulting BA3AxPb+2 complex possesses Cs symmetry.

Radiolabeling Efficiency

Since the obtained complexation constants are sufficiently high, it is expedient to radiolabel ligand with lead cation and study its stability in biologically relevant media for use in radiopharmaceuticals. In this work, 210Pb radionuclide isolated from a solution of 226Ra was used as a radioactive label. The activity of 210Pb (4-5 kBq, 0.4 ^M) simulated trace amounts of the 212Pb cation (1-10 MBq, up to 1 nM) used for therapy. The preparation of the labelled compound at different concentrations of the ligand was carried out at pH 5.5-6 according to the previously obtained distribution of complex forms versus pH: at this pH, the main complex form is PbBA3A- (Figure 1).

Table 2. Radiolabeling yield of [210Pb]PbBA3A with varied ligand's concentration.

C(H3BA3A), ^M 10 20 50 100 200 500

Radiolabeling yield, % 9 ± 5 70 ± 7 92 ± 5 99 ± 5 99 ± 5 99 ± 5

To obtain the complex as a component of the radiopharmaceuticals at a given p^, biologically acceptable buffer systems are used. In this case, we tested solutions of MES, PBS, and NaOAc. For quality control, thin layer chromatography combined with digital radiography and measurement on a gamma spectrometer was used. According to the results obtained, MES binds the 210Pb cation by 20 %, while PBS and NaOAc do not affect the formation of [210Pb]PbBA3A; therefore, the latter two systems can be used to obtain this labelled compound. The study of the ligand's concentration required for the complete binding of the radionuclide into the complex was carried out in the presence of NaOAc. According to the obtained values (Table 2), more than 95 % of the cation is chelated with a ligand concentration above 100 ^M.

It is important to note that all the obtained results on radiochemical yields were obtained immediately after mixing the reagents at room temperature within 1-5 minutes. For comparison, the synthesis at a ligand concentration of 20 ^M was carried out by heating up to 90 °C for 30 minutes; the reaction yield did not differ from that obtained at room temperature. Thus, it has been shown that H3BA3A binds lead cations, as well as copper and zinc cations,1[3] rapidly and without additional heating. This fact can be explained due to the larger size of the macrocyclic cavity than that of the cyclene-based ligands, the chelation of which requires elevated temperatures (H4DOTA, DOTAM). The larger size of the H3BA3A cavity reduces steric hindrances for deprotonation of the ligand and the concomitant coordination of the cation,[89] which leads to the absence

of the need for additional heating to facilitate the preparation of the labelled compound.

Stability of[210Pb]PbBA3A

Due to the presence of a large number of chelating agents in vivo, as well as cations of microelements, dissociation and release of the radionuclide cation from the complex compound with the chelator regardless of the vector molecule is possible, which can lead to the accumulation of radioactivity in healthy organs and tissues and their irradiation by alpha and beta particles, in the case of 212Pb/212Bi, which are highly toxic. Therefore, to assess the behavior of the complex in the organism's environment, the stability of the complex was studied in the presence of serum proteins as competing chelators and in the model aqueous solutions of Ca2+, Mg2+, Fe3+, Zn2+, and Cu2+ cations, and isotonic NaCl solution.

Firstly, we studied the possibility of dissociation of the complex compound obtained at the lowest concentration of H3BA3A 100 ^M according to Table 2. However, due to dilution of the solution with a ninefold excess of serum, the final content of the ligand 10 ^M is insufficient to effectively hold the cation in the complex: a third of the complex dissociates in 4 hours, and in 1 day only about 20 % remains in the form of the initial labeled compound (Figure 4). In the case of 212Pb with a half-life of 10 h, it is preferable that there is no dissociation for at least 48 hours - during this time, the activity of the introduced radionuclide decreases by a factor of ~ 30 (~ 5 half-lives, a decrease in activity by a factor of 25 = 32).

M C(H3BA3A)=100 nM ] C(H3BA3A)=500 nM

Figure 4. Dissociation of [210Pb]PbBA3A in the presence of serum proteins.

Table 3. Part of 210Pb in the complex with H3BA3A.

cation Ca2+ Mg2+ Zn2+ Cu2+ Fe3+ NaCl

1 hour 99 ± 1 99 ± 1 100 99 ± 1 99 ± 1 99 ± 1

1day 100 100 99 ± 1 99 ± 1 100 99 ± 1

For comparison, we made a similar experiment with an increase of the concentration of the ligand to 500 ^M, so that when diluted with serum by 10 times, the final concentration of the ligand was 50 ^M. This turned out to be enough for no release of the radionuclide from the complex at leased within two days of incubation. This fact may indicate a rapid chelation of the released cation even in the presence of competing agents. Under the same conditions, in the presence of millimolar amounts of cations of microelements, dissociation of the [210Pb]PbBA3A complex is not observed both within 1 hour and 1 day (Table 3).

Conclusions

Benzo-15-azacrown-5 triacetate can be used to bind lead radionuclide as a component of a targeted radiophar-maceutical, according to the obtained results. The complex formed has a rigid structure in an aqueous solution, is highly stable not only thermodynamically, but also in the presence of competing agents. Moreover, the complex formation occurs quantitatively at room temperature within several minutes, which makes its additional purification from unbound radionuclide unnecessary, and also, what is extremely important, prevents the loss of activity at the stage of radiopharmaceuticals synthesis.

Thus, this complex can be used to obtain even immunotherapeutic pharmaceuticals based on antibodies, which are especially sensitive to heat, and radionuclide

212Pb as an in vivo generator of alpha-emitting 212Bi. Consequently, further study of the complexation of H3BA3A with the Bi3+ cation seems to be promising in order to predict the behavior of the complex after the transformation of 212Pb into 212Bi.

Acknowledgements. This work was supported by the Russian Science Foundation grant No. 18-73-10035.

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Received 12.04.2021 Accepted 23.07.2021

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