Journal: Theranostics
Article Title: EphA2-targeted alpha-particle theranostics for enhancing PDAC treatment
doi: 10.7150/thno.106948
Figure Lengend Snippet: In vitro specificity of [ 68 Ga]AJ201 for EphA2 in human pancreatic cancer cells. A) Quantification of EphA2-mRNA using RT-PCR. B) Flow cytometry analysis of EphA2 receptor expression on cell surface. C) A representative plot of EphA2 receptor density in PDAC cells measured by quantibrite assay. D) [ 68 Ga]AJ201 binding (percent incubated activity, %IA) to different cells. Cells were incubated with 1 µCi [ 68 Ga]AJ201 at 4 °C for 1 h. [ 68 Ga]AJ201 uptake is EphA2 expression dependent, and co-incubation with 2 μM of non-radioactive AJ201 (0.2 nmol, blocking dose) significantly reduced radiotracer uptake confirming EphA2 specificity. E) In vitro uptake of [ 68 Ga]AJ201 over 60 min in Panc1 cells at 4 ˚C and 37 ˚C. F) Correlation of [ 68 Ga]AJ201 uptake with surface EphA2 receptor density. Data in panels A , D , E and F are presented as mean ± SD (n = 3-4). Significance was calculated using multiple unpaired t test in D ; ns, P ≥ 0.05; *, P ≤ 0.05; ***, P ≤ 0.001; ****, P ≤ 0.0001. Simple linear regression and Pearson coefficient were used in F . All in vitro experiments were performed three times and representatives are shown.
Article Snippet: His-tagged human EphA2 (R&D systems, catalog # 3035-A2, 56.9 kDa, 4.46 μM stock concentration) and mouse EphA2 (SinoBiological, cat.# 50586-M08H, 58 kDa, 8.6 μM stock concentration) were immobilized onto the CM5 chip.
Techniques: In Vitro, Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction, Flow Cytometry, Expressing, Binding Assay, Incubation, Activity Assay, Blocking Assay