Abstract:Objective To analyze the imaging characteristics of Tyr-GX1 in nude mice bearing colon tumors and gastric tumors. Methods Tyr-GX1 was labeled by Iodogen method, and its labeling rate and stability were detected. The nude mice models of colon cancer and gastric cancer were established by injection of short peptide Tyr-GX1 labeled with iodine 131. The imaging characteristics of Tyr-GX1 were observed 24 hours after labeling. Results The results of paper chromatography showed that the labeling rate of the short peptide Tyr- GX1 labeled with iodine 131 was higher at (95.67±0.79) %, while the radiochemical purity was (96.68±1.68) %.The 24 h stability test showed that the labeling rates of iodine-131-labeled short peptide mixed with human serum, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, normal saline or cysteine all remained above 90%. In the colon cancer group and gastric cancer group, 8 hours after the injection of the short peptide Tyr-GX1 labeled with iodine 131 in the tail vein of nude mice, the radioactive concentration in the tumor-bearing part of the right hind limb of the nude mice was higher than that of the cardiac blood pool background and increased with the labeling time. The radioactivity in colon cancer group peaked at 16 h and then decreased slightly, and the ratio of radioactivity at the lesion to that of the cardiac blood pool background (T/NT) was higher than 1. In the gastric cancer group, T/NT at 8 h, 12 h, 16 h and 24 h was lower than that of colon cancer group (P < 0.05). Over time, the uptake rate of Tyr-GX1 in heart, lung, liver, kidney, stomach, muscle, tumor, blood and thyroid tissues of nude mice bearing colon tumors and gastric tumors was gradually reduced (P < 0.05), among which liver and kidney tissues showed high radioactivity. In nude mice bearing colon tumors, the uptake rates of tumor tissue at 1 h, 6 h, 12 h, and 24 h were higher than those of heart, thyroid, stomach and muscle tissue (P < 0.05). In nude mice with gastric tumors, the uptake rates of tumor tissue at 1 h, 6 h, 12 h, and 24 h were higher than those of heart, intestine, thyroid and muscle tissue (P < 0.05). Conclusions the short peptide Tyr-GX1 labeled with iodine-131, has a good targeting effect on tumor blood vessels in nude mice bearing colon tumors and gastric tumors, and has a high binding rate with malignant tumor tissues, while the concentration and peak time of radiation in colon tumors and gastric tumors are different. Thus, Tyr-GX1 labeled with iodine-131 may have a potential value in the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal cancer by targeting tumor blood vessels.