The Effect of Drugs on the Labeling of Blood Elements with Technetium-99m

Authors: Braga, A.C.S.; Oliveira, M.B.N.; Feliciano, G.D.; Reiniger, I.W.; Oliveira, J.F.; Silva, C.R.; Bernardo-Filho, M.

Source: Current Pharmaceutical Design, Volume 6, Number 11, 1 July 2000 , pp. 1179-1191(13)

Publisher: Bentham Science Publishers

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Abstract:

The influence of drugs on the labeling of red blood cells and plasma proteins with 99mTc has been reported. Any drug, which alters the labeling of the tracer, could be expected to modify the disposition of the radiopharmaceuticals. Red blood cells (RBC) labeled with technetium-99m (99mTc) are used for several evalua-tions in nuclear medicine. We have evaluated the effect of Thuya occidentalis, Peumus boldus and Nicotiana tabacum (tobacco) extracts on the labeling of RBC and plasma and cellular proteins with 99mTc. Blood was incubated with the drugs. Stannous chloride (SnCl2 ) solutions and 99mTc were added. Plasma (P) and blood cells (BC) were separated. The percentage of radioactivity (percentATI) bound to P and BC was determined. The percentATI on the plasma and cellular proteins was also evaluated by precipitation of P and BC samples with trichloroacetic acid (TCA) and isolation of soluble (SF) and insoluble (IF) fractions. The analysis of the results shows that there is a decrease in percentATI (from 97.64 to 75.89 percent) in BC with Thuya occidentalis extract. The labeling of RBC and plasma proteins can be decreased in presence of tobacco. This can be due either a direct or indirect effect (reactive oxygen species) of tobacco. The analysis of radioactivity in samples of P and BC isolated from samples of whole blood treated with Peumus boldus showed a rapid uptake of the radioactivity by blood cells in the presence of the Peumus boldus, whereas there was a slight decrease in the amount of 99mTc radioactivity in the TCA-insoluble fraction of plasma. This study shows that extracts of some medicinal plants can affect the radiolabeling of red blood cells with 99mTc using an in vitro technique.

Keywords: Blood elements; Technetium 99m; Red blood cells; Thuya occidentails; Peumus boldus; Cyclosporin; Nicotiana tabacum

Document Type: Review article

DOI: 10.2174/1381612003399897

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