Saskia Roesch, Thomas Lindner, Max Sauter, Anastasia Loktev, Paul Flechsig, Martin Müller, Walter Mier, Rolf Warta, Gerhard Dyckhoff, Christel Herold-Mende, Uwe Haberkorn, Annette Altmann
Alpha v beta 6 (αvβ6) integrin is overexpressed by several carcinomas, and thus considered as target for diagnostic imaging and anti-cancer therapies. Recently, we presented SFITGv6 as a novel potential tracer for imaging and targeted therapy of αvβ6 integin-positive carcinomas. Here, we analyzed affinity and specificity of five native αvβ6 integrin-specific binders in comparison to SFITGv6. Methods: Sunflower trypsin inhibitor (SFTI)-1-based peptides containing arginine-glycine-aspartic acid (RGD) motif-spanning octamers of fibronectin (SFFN1), tenascin C (SFTNC), vitronectin (SFVTN), and latency-associated peptides (LAP) 1 (SFLAP1), and 3 (SFLAP3) were synthesized and their binding potential to αvβ6 integrin-expressing head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) cell lines was evaluated...
April 19, 2018: Journal of Nuclear Medicine: Official Publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine