Table 1

Biodistribution of99mTc-non-PEG-liposomes, 99mTc-PEG-liposomes, and 99mTc-IgG in rats with adjuvant arthritis two, eight, and 24 hours after injection (%ID/g 5 rats/group)

Non-PEG-liposomes PEG-liposomes 99m Tc-IgG
2 hours 8 hours 24 hours 2 hours 8 hours 24 hours 2 hours 8 hours 24 hours
Blood0.17 (0.03)0.07 (0.01)0.03 (0.01)4.27 (0.28)3.49 (0.33)2.42 (0.33)2.79 (0.27)1.19 (0.10)0.50 (0.09)
Inflamed ankle0.10 (0.01)0.11 (0.04)0.05 (0.01)0.49 (0.08)0.77 (0.04)1.15 (0.18)0.46 (0.05)0.44 (0.05)0.35 (0.03)
Unaffected ankle0.03 (0.00)0.03 (0.01)0.02 (0.00)0.14 (0.02)0.14 (0.02)0.16 (0.02)0.16 (0.01)0.11 (0.02)0.08 (0.01)
Muscle0.01 (0.00)0.01 (0.00)0.00 (0.00)0.05 (0.01)0.06 (0.02)0.04 (0.01)0.05 (0.01)0.05 (0.02)0.02 (0.01)
Bone marrow0.29 (0.08)0.25 (0.09)0.24 (0.07)0.72 (0.17)0.83 (0.09)1.03 (0.16)0.76 (0.08)0.56 (0.12)0.32 (0.05)
Femur0.08 (0.02)0.03 (0.01)0.03 (0.01)0.16 (0.03)0.11 (0.02)0.17 (0.02)0.20 (0.02)0.09 (0.02)0.07 (0.02)
Lung0.16 (0.05)0.09 (0.02)0.07 (0.02)0.95 (0.12)1.08 (0.23)0.70 (0.07)0.94 (0.22)0.57 (0.12)0.27 (0.05)
Spleen5.01 (1.09)5.04 (1.21)4.01 (0.80)6.15 (0.47)7.84 (0.95)11.1 (1.46)0.87 (0.11)0.55 (0.09)0.34 (0.04)
Kidney3.68 (0.45)3.56 (0.71)2.97 (0.43)1.41 (0.24)1.73 (0.12)2.60 (0.36)7.84 (0.79)7.80 (0.90)7.62 (1.29)
Liver2.65 (0.20)1.81 (0.36)1.28 (0.43)1.16 (0.23)0.98 (0.21)0.78 (0.31)1.24 (0.10)0.74 (0.07)0.33 (0.08)
Intestine0.12 (0.02)0.05 (0.01)0.02 (0.00)0.62 (0.28)0.71 (0.20)0.60 (0.04)0.50 (0.05)0.25 (0.04)0.13 (0.02)
IA/UA ratio2.97 (0.35)4.97 (2.48)2.96 (0.54)3.53 (0.62)5.58 (1.01)7.51 (0.91)2.92 (0.49)3.9 (0.67)4.27 (0.65)
  • Data shown as mean (SD).