Effect of carboxyl-group of D-glutamic acid or gamma-carboxy-D-glutamic acid as N-terminal amino acid of (111)in-diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid-octreotide on accumulation of radioactivity in kidney.

To establish a strategy for developing (111)In-diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid ((111)In-DTPA)-octreotide, a diagnostic radiopharmaceutical agent for tumors, with reduced non-specific renal radio-accumulation, the compounds having D-glutamic acid (Glu) or gamma-carboxy-D-glutamic acid (carboxy-Glu) as the N-terminal amino acid were examined for in vivo radio-distribution. Compounds carrying Glu and carboxy-Glu containing one and two negative charges, respectively, showed lower renal radio-accumulation than that carrying D-phenylalanine. It was revealed that the introduction of a negative charge reduces the renal radio-accumulation independently from the number of negative charges. The present result can be a clue for the development of (111)In-DTPA-octreotides with reduced the renal radio-accumulation.