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SPECT Imaging Agents for Detecting Cerebral β-Amyloid Plaques

Table 2

Biodistribution of radioactivity after intravenous injection of [125I]12, [125I]13, [125I]14, and [125I] 15 in normal micea.

TissueTime after injection (min)
2103060

[125I]12

Blood1.89 (0.28)1.39 (0.10)1.34 (0.07)1.50 (0.09)
Liver16.28 (0.90)25.28 (0.31)18.61 (1.81)15.14 (0.89)
Kidney8.13 (1.28)5.21 (0.44)3.85 (0.33)3.05 (0.25)
Intestine3.10 (0.61)7.91 (1.05)12.84 (1.18)21.48 (3.17)
Spleen2.57 (1.54)2.31 (0.01)1.76 (0.23)1.52 (0.29)
Heart4.87 (0.66)2.66 (0.12)1.67 (0.14)1.28 (0.12)
Stomachb0.78 (0.02)0.87 (0.22)1.44 (0.69)1.80 (0.84)
Brain4.12 (0.15)3.68 (0.18)1.84 (0.12)1.19 (0.04)

[125I]13

Blood1.87 (0.18)1.07 (0.08)1.20 (0.15)1.15 (0.16)
Liver15.41 (0.98)21.85 (2.14)15.71 (0.96)12.40 (2.38)
Kidney8.33 (1.47)4.31 (0.28)3.40 (0.31)2.32 (0.45)
Intestine2.24 (0.24)6.56 (0.83)12.97 (1.15)18.64 (2.05)
Spleen2.72 (0.20)1.92 (0.33)1.58 (0.31)1.18 (0.17)
Heart5.63 (0.80)2.47 (0.14)1.69 (0.06)1.07 (0.17)
Stomachb0.73 (0.17)0.63 (0.16)1.17 (0.40)1.06 (0.27)
Brain3.22 (0.15)3.61 (0.60)1.89 (0.21)0.99 (0.10)

[125I]14

Blood1.87 (0.21)1.19 (0.17)0.40 (0.01)0.23 (0.09)
Liver8.96 (1.48)9.01 (0.97)3.75 (0.47)1.88 (0.61)
Kidney7.99 (1.08)6.30 (1.02)4.51 (1.59)1.46 (1.12)
Intestine3.52 (0.29)14.39 (0.80)22.51 (1.11)30.05 (3.61)
Spleen2.70 (0.08)1.38 (0.37)0.55 (0.30)3.67 (5.89)
Heart4.98 (0.41)2.25 (0.40)0.84 (0.14)0.47 (0.22)
Stomachb0.68 (0.06)0.45 (0.18)0.55 (0.33)0.31 (0.07)
Brain4.00 (0.18)2.36 (0.33)0.51 (0.07)0.17 (0.05)

[125I]15

Blood2.77 (0.43)1.58 (0.18)0.66 (0.03)0.20 (0.02)
Liver9.77 (1.89)8.24 (0.50)6.80 (0.86)4.78 (1.09)
Kidney14.79 (2.59)15.11 (2.00)6.45 (0.84)1.66 (0.62)
Intestine3.12 (0.37)11.26 (0.63)22.01 (1.34)27.28 (0.48)
Spleen3.92 (1.18)1.55 (0.15)0.56 (0.13)0.17 (0.06)
Heart5.51 (0.71)1.60 (0.18)0.53 (0.04)0.12 (0.02)
Stomachb0.89 (0.09)0.59 (0.16)1.56 (0.50)0.81 (0.36)
Brain3.31 (0.32)1.90 (0.07)0.52 (0.03)0.08 (0.02)

aExpressed as % injected dose per gram. Each value represents the mean ± S.D. for 3−5 animals at each interval. bExpressed as % injected dose per organ.