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OBJECTIVES: Human tumors xenografted in immunodeficient mice are crucial models in nuclear medicine to evaluate the effectiveness of candidate diagnostic and therapeutic compounds. However, little attention has been focused on the biological profile of the host model and its potential effects on the bio-distribution and tumor targeting of the tracer compound under study. We specifically investigated the dissimilarity in bio-distribution of (111)In-DTPA-5A10, which targets free prostate specific antigen (fPSA), in two animal models. METHODS: In vivo bio-distribution studies of (111)In-DTPA-5A10 were performed in immunodeficient BALB/c-nu or NMRI-nu mice with subcutaneous (s.c.) LNCaP tumors. Targeting-specificity of the tracer was assessed by quantifying the uptake in (a) mice with s.c. xenografts of PSA-negative DU145 cells as well as (b) BALB/c-nu or NMRI-nu mice co-injected with an excess of non-labeled 5A10. Finally, the effect of neonatal Fc-receptor (FcRn) inhibition on the bio-distribution of the conjugate was studied by saturating FcRn-binding capacity with nonspecific IgG1. RESULTS: The inherent biological attributes of the mouse model substantially influenced the bio-distribution and pharmacokinetics of (111)In-DTPA-5A10. With LNCaP xenografts in BALB/c-nu mice (with intact B and NK cells but with deficient T cells) versus NMRI-nu mice (with intact B cells, increased NK cells and absent T cells), we observed a significantly higher hepatic accumulation (26 ± 3.9 versus 3.5 ± 0.4%IA/g respectively), and concomitantly lower tumor uptake (25 ± 11 versus 52 ± 10%IA/g respectively) in BALB/c-nu mice. Inhibiting FcRn by administration of nonspecific IgG1 just prior to (111)In-DTPA-5A10 did not change tumor accumulation significantly. CONCLUSIONS: We demonstrated that the choice of immunodeficient mouse model importantly influence the bio-distribution of (111)In-DTPA-5A10. This study further highlighted important considerations in the evaluation of preclinical tracers, with respect to gaining information on their performance in the translational setting. Investigators utilizing xenograft models need to assess not only radiolabeling strategies, but also the host immunological status.

Original publication

DOI

10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2014.12.012

Type

Journal article

Journal

Nucl Med Biol

Publication Date

04/2015

Volume

42

Pages

375 - 380

Keywords

Antibodies, Biodistribution, Host-immunity, Pre-clinical studies, fPSA-targeting, Animals, Cell Line, Tumor, Cell Transformation, Neoplastic, Humans, Immunocompetence, Immunoconjugates, Immunoglobulin G, Indium Radioisotopes, Isotope Labeling, Male, Mice, Pentetic Acid, Prostatic Neoplasms, Tissue Distribution