Radiosynthesis and biodistribution of 99mTc-Sulfamethoxazole: a novel molecule for in-vivo infection imaging
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2017
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The aim of this study was to prepare 99mTc-Sulfamethoxazole complex and evaluate its efficiency as an infection imaging agent. The Sulfamethoxazole was labeled with 99mTc and its biological efficacy as a potential radio tracer for Staphylococcus aureus infection was investigated in bacterially infected Albino Wistar rats. The radiolabeling yield was found to be 95 ± 3.07% and remained constant at more than 93 ± 0.1% even in serum for 240 min after radiolabeling. 99mTc-Sulfamethoxazole prepared with high yield localized well in the bacterially infected muscle of the rats. 99mTc-Sulfamethoxazole may be developed as a radiopharmaceutical agent to distinguish infection from inflammation by nuclear imaging. © 2017, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.
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sulfamethoxazole tc 99m , tracer , unclassified drug , animal cell , animal experiment , animal model , animal tissue , Article , controlled study , diagnostic imaging , drug distribution , drug stability , drug synthesis , epimysium , histopathology , in vivo study , isotope labeling , nonhuman , perimysium , pH , rat , Staphylococcus infection