自然選択誘導ACE2標的分子イメージング:PETトレーサー開発の新パラダイム
1Department of Nuclear Medicine, Shanghai Changhai Hospital, Shanghai 200433, China.
Chemical & biomedical imaging
|January 30, 2026
まとめ
研究者らは、アンジオテンシン変換酵素2(ACE2)の非侵襲的イメージングのための新規ペプチドであるOmi-Xを開発しました。このペプチドは、ACE2発現の正確なマッピングを可能にし、レニン・アンジオテンシン・アルドステロン系に関連する疾患の診断と治療を支援します。
科学分野:
- 生物医学イメージング
- 分子生物学
- 創薬
背景:
- アンジオテンシン変換酵素2(ACE2)は、様々な疾患の重要なバイオマーカーおよび治療標的です。
- ACE2の非侵襲的in vivo可視化は、疾患管理および治療評価に不可欠です。
研究 の 目的:
- ACE2を標的とする高親和性ペプチド分子を開発すること。
- ACE2マッピングおよび関連疾患の評価のための非侵襲的PETイメージングを可能にすること。
主な方法:
- オミクロン変異株(BA.1、BA.2、BA.5)由来のRBDペプチドライブラリをラジオイムノアッセイを用いてスクリーニングしました。
- HEK293-hACE2細胞への結合に基づいたハイスループットスクリーニングと分子ドッキング検証。
- 体内分布およびin vivo ACE2マッピングのためのSPECTおよびPETイメージングトレーサー(125I-Omi-Xおよび68Ga-DOTA-Omi-X)の開発。
主要な成果:
- オミクロン変異株(BA.1、BA.2、BA.5)由来のRBDペプチドライブラリをスクリーニングし、優れたACE2結合親和性を持つOmi-X(505HQPYRVVVLSFELLH519)を同定しました。
- 125I標識Omi-Xは、K18-hACE2マウスのSPECTイメージングにおいて高いACE2特異性と保持率を示しました。
- 68Ga-DOTA-Omi-Xは、心筋肥大などのRAAS関連疾患に適用可能なACE2標的PETイメージングを可能にしました。
結論:
- Omi-Xペプチドは、非侵襲的なACE2可視化およびマッピングのための効果的なツールとして機能します。
- このアプローチは、ウイルスの宿主適応を活用した標的療法の開発のパラダイムを提供します。
- 開発されたイメージングトレーサーは、RAASの病態生理および精密診断を調査するための貴重なツールを提供します。
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