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    Kanellopoulos, Panagiotis; Nock, Berthold A; Krenning, Eric P; Maina, Theodosia

    International journal of molecular sciences, 10/2020, Letnik: 21, Številka: 21
    Journal Article

    The overexpression of neurotensin subtype 1 receptors (NTS1Rs) in human tumors may be elegantly exploited for directing neurotensin (NT)-based radionuclide carriers specifically to cancer sites for theranostic purposes. We have recently shown that TcTc-DT1 ( TcTc-N -Gly NT(7-13)) and TcTc-DT5 ( TcTc-N - Ala ,Dab NT(7-13)) show notably improved uptake in human colon adenocarcinoma WiDr xenografts in mice treated with neprilysin (NEP) inhibitors and/or angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors compared with untreated controls. Aiming toward translation of this promising approach in NTS1R-positive pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) patients, we now report on the impact of registered NEP/ACE inhibitors on the performance of TcTc-DT1 and TcTc-DT5 in pancreatic cancer models. The cellular uptake of TcTc-DT1 and TcTc-DT5 was tested in a panel of pancreatic cell lines, and their stability was assessed in mice treated or not treated with Entresto, lisinopril, or their combinations. Biodistribution was conducted in severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) mice bearing pancreatic AsPC-1 xenografts. The Entresto + lisinopril combination maximized the metabolic stability of the fast-internalizing TcTc-DT1 in mice, resulting in notably enhanced tumor uptake (7.05 ± 0.80% injected activity (IA)/g vs. 1.25 ± 0.80% IA/g in non-treated controls at 4 h post-injection; < 0.0001). This study has shown the feasibility of optimizing the uptake of TcTc-DT1 in pancreatic cancer models with the aid of clinically established NEP/ACE inhibitors, in favor of clinical translation prospects.