Preparation and primary biological evaluation of novel nitrido-188Re complexes/lipiodol

Two new nitrido-188Re complexes were prepared by a modified method in high yield. These complexes were stable in vitro. The biodistribution in normal mice showed that these nitrido-188Re complexes could accumulate in liver and dissipate quickly from almost all organs. TAE was performed with the use of lipiodol solutions of two complexes to rabbit VX2 liver tumor models. SPECT images showed that the two lipiodol solutions could remain in tumor for about 9 h (188ReN-NEPTDD/lipiodol) and 12 h (188ReN-NEMMPTDD/lipiodol), respectively.