British Journal of Pharmacology
British Journal of Pharmacology
5 years ago

Heterogeneous distribution of alectinib in neuroblastoma xenografts revealed by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionisation mass spectrometry imaging: A pilot study

Yasuhiro Fujiwara, Hiroaki Aikawa, Akinobu Hamada, Isamu Okamoto, Mitsuhiro Hayashi, Shoraku Ryu
Background and Purpose The penetration of the anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) inhibitor alectinib in neuroblastomas and the relationship between alectinib and ALK expression are unknown. The aim of this study was to perform a quantitative investigation of the inter- and intra-tumoural distribution of alectinib in different neuroblastoma xenograft models using matrix-assisted laser desorption ionisation mass spectrometry imaging (MALDI-MSI). Experimental Approach The distribution of alectinib in NB1 (ALK amplification) and SK-N-FI (ALK wild-type) xenograft tissues was analysed using MALDI-MSI. The abundance of alectinib in tumours and intra-tumoural areas was quantified using ion signal intensities from MALDI-MSI after normalisation by correlation with LC-MS/MS. Key Results The distribution of alectinib was heterogeneous in neuroblastomas. The penetration of alectinib was not significantly different between ALK amplification and ALK wide-type tissues using both LC-MS/MS concentrations and MSI intensities. Normalisation with an internal standard increased the quantitative property of MSI by adjusting for the ion suppression effect. The distribution of alectinib in different intra-tumoural areas can be alternatively quantified from mass spectrometry images by correlation with LC-MS/MS. Conclusion and Implications The penetration of alectinib into tumour tissues may not be homogenous or influenced by ALK expression in the early period after single-dose administration. MALDI-MSI may prove to be a valuable pharmaceutical method for elucidating the mechanism of action by clarifying the microscopic distribution of drugs in heterogeneous tissues.

Publisher URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/resolve/doi

DOI: 10.1111/bph.14067

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