Radiotracers for in situ infection imaging: Experimental considerations for in vitro microbial uptake of gallium-68-labeled siderophores

Asma Akter; Maggie Cooper; Afnan Darwesh; Robert Hider; Philip Blower; Nicholas M. Price; Oliver Lyons; Silke Schelenz; Varun Mehra; Vincenzo Abbate

doi:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2024.116522

Radiotracers for in situ infection imaging: Experimental considerations for in vitro microbial uptake of gallium-68-labeled siderophores

Asma Akter
, Maggie Cooper
, Afnan Darwesh
, Robert Hider
, Philip Blower
, Nicholas M. Price
, Oliver Lyons
, Silke Schelenz
, Varun Mehra
, Vincenzo Abbate^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

GSTT Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
King's College Hospital
KCH King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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In vitro screening of gallium-68(⁶⁸Ga)-siderophores in pathogens relevant to infections is valuable for determining species specificity, their effect on cell viability, and potential clinical applications. As the recognition and internalization of siderophores relies on the presence of receptor- and/or siderophore-binding proteins, the level of uptake can vary between species. Here, we report in vitro uptake validation in Escherichia coli with its native siderophore, enterobactin (ENT) ([⁶⁸Ga]Ga-ENT), considering different experimental factors. Compared with other reporting methods of uptake, ‘% Added dose/109 CFU/mL (% AD/10⁹ CFU/mL),’ considering the total viable count, showed a better comparison among microbial species. Later, in vitro screening with [⁶⁸Ga]Ga-desferrioxamine B (DFO-B) showed high uptake by Staphylococcus aureus and S. epidermidis; moderate uptake by Pseudomonas aeruginosa; poor uptake by E. coli, Candida albicans, and Aspergillus fumigatus; and no uptake by Enterococcus faecalis and C. glabrata. Except for S. epidermidis, [⁶⁸Ga]Ga-DFO-B did not reduce the cell viability.

Original language	English
Article number	116522
Journal	Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
Volume	110
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2024.116522
Publication status	Published - 7 Sept 2024

Keywords

Diagnostics
PET tracers
DFO-B
Infection imaging
68Ga-siderophores
Uptake method

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Akter, A., Cooper, M., Darwesh, A., Hider, R., Blower, P., Price, N. M., Lyons, O., Schelenz, S., Mehra, V., & Abbate, V. (2024). Radiotracers for in situ infection imaging: Experimental considerations for in vitro microbial uptake of gallium-68-labeled siderophores. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, 110(4), Article 116522. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2024.116522

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Radiotracers for in situ infection imaging: Experimental considerations for in vitro microbial uptake of gallium-68-labeled siderophores

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