PLA nanoparticles coated with transferrin were prepared by nano-precipitation using transferrin liquor as external aqueous phase.The nanoparticles were radiolabeled by two methods
i.e.
directly labeling by
99
mTc and DTPAA chelate indirectly labeling
using SnCl
2
as reducing agent.The activity of transferrin on the surface of PLA nanoparticles radiolabeled was studied by C6 glioma cell experiment in vitro
and the results showed that The activity of transferrin was damaged when directly deoxidized with SnCl
2
whereas DTPAA indirectly labeling has little effect on the transferrin activity.The biodistribution of radiolabeled nanoparticles was investigated by SPECT and γcounter technologies.The distributions of surface-containing transferrin PLA nanoparticles were concentrated mainly at liver and spleen after intravenous injection.When seeding the brain with C6glioma cell
the brain ingestion of surfacecontaining transferrin PLA nanoparticles was slightly increased.