Hyperpolarized (1-13C)Alaninamide Is a Multifunctional In Vivo Sensor of Aminopeptidase N Activity, pH, and CO2.
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serval:BIB_1838EF0C3263
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Title
Hyperpolarized (1-13C)Alaninamide Is a Multifunctional In Vivo Sensor of Aminopeptidase N Activity, pH, and CO2.
Journal
ACS sensors
ISSN
2379-3694 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
2379-3694
Publication state
Published
Issued date
28/10/2022
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
7
Number
10
Pages
2987-2994
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Publication Status: ppublish
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Spin hyperpolarization enables real-time metabolic imaging of carbon-13-labeled substrates. While hyperpolarized l-(1- <sup>13</sup> C)alaninamide is a probe of the cell-surface tumor marker aminopeptidase-N (APN, CD13), its activity in vivo has not been described. Scanning the kidneys of rats infused with hyperpolarized alaninamide shows both conversion to [1- <sup>13</sup> C]alanine and several additional spectral peaks with distinct temporal dynamics. The (1- <sup>13</sup> C)alaninamide chemical shift is pH-sensitive, with a pK <sub>a</sub> of 7.9 at 37 °C, and the peaks correspond to at least three different compartments of pH 7.46 ± 0.02 (1), 7.21 ± 0.02 (2), and 6.58 ± 0.05 (3). An additional peak was assigned to the carboxyamino adduct formed by reaction with dissolved CO <sub>2</sub> . Spectroscopic imaging showed nonuniform distribution, with the low-pH signal more concentrated in the inner medulla. Treatment with the diuretic acetazolamide resulted in significant pH shifts in compartment 1 to 7.38 ± 0.03 (p = 0.0057) and compartment 3 to 6.80 ± 0.05 (p = 0.0019). While the pH of compartment 1 correlates with blood pH, the pH of compartment 3 did not correspond to the pH of urine. In vitro experiments show that alaninamide readily enters blood cells and can detect intracellular pH. While carbamate formation depends on pH and pCO <sub>2</sub> , the carbamate-to-alaninamide ratio did not correlate with either arterial blood pH or pCO <sub>2</sub> , suggesting that it may reflect variations in tissue pH and pCO <sub>2</sub> . This study demonstrates the feasibility of using hyperpolarized sensors to simultaneously image enzyme activity, pCO <sub>2</sub> , and pH in vivo.
Keywords
Animals, Rats, Alanine, Carbamates, Carbon Dioxide/metabolism, CD13 Antigens, Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, Carbon Isotopes, APN, carbamate, carbon-13, dynamic nuclear polarization, functional imaging, kidney, magnetic resonance, pCO2
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