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Labelling, molecular modelling and biological evaluation of vardenafil: a potential agent for diagnostic evaluation
O A El-Kawy1, J A García-Horsman2, R K Tuominen2
1Labelled Compounds Department, Atomic Energy Authority, 13759 Cairo, Egypt; Faculty of Pharmacy, Division of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 56 (Viikinkaari 5E), FI-00014, Finland.
Abstract:
99mTc-tricarbonyl-vardenafil was specifically radiosynthesized for diagnostic evaluation of erectile dysfunction with a radiochemical yield ~97.2%. It was stable in saline up to 15h and in serum for more than 6h. The radiocomplex was lipophilic with a partition coefficient ~1.32 and plasma protein binding 72-76%. Its structure was determined using molecular mechanics and confirmed by NMR. In-silico docking to its target PDE5 enzyme was performed. The radiocomplex inhibitory activity was assessed and its IC50 was 0.7nM. Biodistribution in normal rats and biological evaluation in rat models of erectile dysfunction were performed. The results strongly suggested that 99mTc-tricarbonyl-vardenafil is a good candidate to image erectile dysfunction in humans.
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