Abstract:
To evaluate the potential application of
99Tc
m labeled mannosylated dextran conjugates with S-Cysteine(Dextran-S-Cysteine-Mannose,DCM)for sentinel lymph node(SLN)imaging,
99Tc
m-(CO)
3-DCM-1 was prepared via
99Tc
m(CO)
3+ precursor synthesized by Isolink kit. Then, the effect of injected dosage on SLN uptake was studied. The result of biodistribution demonstrated that the biological behaviour of
99Tc
m-(CO)
3-DCM-1 was very sensitive to the injected dosage. When the injected dosage decreased, the uptake of SLN and the PE% increased correspondingly. The result of SLN SPECT imaging study was in accordance with that of biodistribution study. High SLN uptake and PE% of
99Tc
m-(CO)
3-DCM-1 showed its promising properties as SLN imaging agent and it was worth to have further investigation.