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Preparation of radioactive praseodymium oxide as a multifunctional agent in nuclear medicine: expanding the horizons of cancer therapy using nanosized neodymium oxide.

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OBJECTIVE:Many studies have attempted to assess the significance of the use of the β(-)particle emitter praseodymium-142 ((142)Pr) in cancer treatment. As praseodymium oxide (Pr(2)O(3)) powder is not water soluble, it was dissolved in HCl solution and the resultant solution had to be pH adjusted to be in an injectable radiopharmaceutical form. Moreover, it was shown that the nanosized neodymium oxide (Nd(2)O(3)) induced massive vacuolization and cell death in non-small-cell lung cancer. In this work, the production of (142)Pr was studied and water-dispersible nanosized Pr(2)O(3) was proposed to improve the application of (142)Pr in nuclear medicine. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Data from different databases pertaining to the production of (142)Pr were compared to evaluate the accuracy of the theoretical calculations. Water-dispersible nanosized Pr(2)O(3) was prepared using a poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) coating or PEGylation method as a successful mode of drug delivery. Radioactive (142)Pr(2)O(3) was produced via a (142)Pr(n,γ)(142)Pr reaction by thermal neutron bombardment of the prepared sample. RESULTS:There was good agreement between the reported experimental data and the data based on nuclear model calculations. In addition, a small part of nano-Pr(2)O(3) particles remained in suspension and most of them settled out of the water. Interestingly, the PEGylated Pr(2)O(3) nanoparticles were water dispersible. After neutron bombardment of the sample, a stable colloidal (142)Pr(2)O(3) was formed. CONCLUSION:The radioactive (142)Pr(2)O(3) decays to the stable (142)Nd(2)O(3). The suggested colloidal (142)Pr(2)O(3) as a multifunctional therapeutic agent could have dual roles in cancer treatment as a radiotherapeutic agent using nanosized (142)Pr(2)O(3) and as an autophagy-inducing agent using nanosized (142)Nd(2)O(3).

journal_name

Nucl Med Commun

journal_title

Nuclear medicine communications

authors

Bakht MK,Sadeghi M,Ahmadi SJ,Sadjadi SS,Tenreiro C

doi

10.1097/MNM.0b013e32835aa7bd

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2013-01-01 00:00:00

pages

5-12

issue

eissn

0143-3636

issn

1473-5628

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Preparation of radioactive praseodymium oxide as a multifunctional agent in nuclear medicine: expanding the horizons of cancer therapy using nanosized neodymium oxide.