TABLE 1.
Radionuclide Probes for Various Reporter Genes Used to Image T Cells In Vivo
Radionuclide probe | Reporter target | Immunogenic | Endogenous expression | References |
18F-FEAU | HSV1tk | Yes | None | 26, 33 |
124I-FIAU | 33 | |||
18F-FHBG | 39 | |||
18F-L-FMAU | hdCK3 | No | None | 27, 28 |
18F-L-FIAU, 18F-FEAU | hdCKDM | None | 33 | |
123I-MIBG | hNET | No | Neurons of sympathetic system and those innervating adrenal medulla, lung and placenta | 29, 30, 33 |
124I-MIBG | 29, 33 | |||
18F-MFBG | 33 | |||
99mTcO4- | hNIS | No | Thyroid, stomach, salivary glands | 31 |
18F-tetrafluoroborate | 32 | |||
124I-NaI | 34 | |||
18F-NOTAOCT | hSSTR2 | No | Cerebrum, kidneys, gastrointestinal tract | 35 |
68Ga-DOTATOC | 36 |
124I-FIAU = 5-124I-iodo-1-(2-deoxy-2-fluoro-β-d-arabinofuranosyl)uracil; 18F-FHBG = 9-[4-18F-fluoro-3-(hydroxymethyl)butyl]guanine; 18F-L-FMAU = 1-(2-deoxy-2-18F-fluoro-β-l-arabinofuranosyl)-5-methyluracil; 123/124I-MIBG = meta-[123/124I]iodobenzylguanidine; 18F-MFBG = meta-18F-fluorobenzylguanidine;18F-NOTAOCT = 18F-NOTA-octreotide; hdCKDM = human deoxycytidine kinase double mutant; hdCK3 = human deoxycytidine kinase triple mutant; hSSTR2 = human somatostatin receptor 2.