Indium complexes, comparison

Comparisons to the known structure of indium DTPA and to other divalent metal DTPA bis-amide complexes indicate that the indium cation binds to the three amine nitrogen atoms, the four carboxylate oxygen atoms, and the one carboxairdde oxygen atom of the DTPA monoamide ligand. Addition of an acidic In chloride solution to a ly-ophilized DTPA-octreotide pellet at room temperature readily fomis In DTPA-octreotide, known clinically as OctreoScan. In a rat model of pancreatic carcinoma In DTPA-octreotide showed clear visualization of the tumors and rapid, primarily renal, clearance of the radiophamiaceutical/ Moreover, pretreatment with 1 mg of octreotide prevents uptake of " in DTPA-octreotide in the tumors and adrenal glands, an observation that verifies that this radiolabeled peptide binds to receptor sites. 

It was also possible to explain the known fact that the indium chloride complex is purely extracted in comparison with the gallium and thallium chloride complexes. 

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