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3rd International Congress of of Nuclear Medicine & & 15th 15th Iranian Annual Annual Congress of<br />
Congress of Nuclear Medicine<br />
Shahid Beheshti Shahid Beheshti University University of Medical of Medical Sciences Sciences 19-21 19-21 May May 2011<br />
Biodistribution study of 177Lu- iron oxide nanoparticles in<br />
mice under an external magnetic field<br />
Samira Rasaneh 1 , Fariba Johari Daha 1 , Shahab Sheybani 1 , Shahram<br />
Akhlaghpoor 2<br />
1 Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute<br />
2 Departments of Interventional Radiology<br />
Introduction: This study explored the possibility of utilizing iron<br />
oxide nanoparticles as a 177Lu delivery vehicle under an external<br />
magnetic field. In this study the biodistribution of 177Lu-iron oxide<br />
nanoparticles in mice with and without of an external magnetic field<br />
was considered.<br />
Material and methods: 177Lu-iron oxide nanoparticles were<br />
synthesized and all the quality control tests was performed. For the<br />
biodistribution study, female mice(n=24) were used. Before injection<br />
of 177Lu-iron oxide nanoparticles, an external magnetic field<br />
(magnetic flux density of 0.6 T) was positioned on the right feet of<br />
the mice, and it would persist in existence for 72 h. The mice were<br />
killed at 24, 48 and 72 h post-administration, tissues were removed<br />
and considered for 177Lu activities and iron concentration. This<br />
procedure was repeated without external magnetic field.<br />
Results: Comparison of the biodistribution results showed that<br />
177Lu-iron oxide nanoparticles accumulated in the right feet of the<br />
mice more than other organs under the external magnetic field. The<br />
results indicated that the distribution of 177Lu-iron oxide<br />
nanoparticles was different with and without using magnetic field.<br />
Conclusion: The good biodistribution results accented that 177Luiron<br />
oxide nanoparticles may be considered for further evaluation as<br />
a new radiopharmaceutical agent for targeted cancer therapy that<br />
needs more investigations.<br />
Keywords: ironoxidenanoparticles, 177Lutetium, biodistribution,<br />
drugdelivery, cancertargetedtherapy<br />
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