Past research indicates that social rejection predicts a wide range of psychological problems (e.g., depression), but laboratory studies examining self-reports of negative affect after social rejection have reported inconsistent results. Salivary cortisol was measured before and after a social rejection/acceptance manipulation for objective assessment of psychological distress subsequent to peer rejection. Rejected participants were predicted to show significantly greater salivary cortisol than accepted or control participants. The present research also examined several factors that may moderate the relationship between acute rejection and cortisol. As predicted, rejected participants exhibited significantly higher cortisol than accepted or control participants. Defensiveness moderated the relationship between rejection and cortisol; highly defensive rejected participants showed significantly lower cortisol than less defensive rejected participants after peer rejection. Results indicate that social rejection causes psychological distress, but highly defensive individuals appear to be less susceptible than less defensive individuals to increases in salivary cortisol after acute social rejection.

The primary objective of this study was to analyze the relationship between testosterone levels and vertical jumping performance in elite men and women athletes. The secondary objective was to verify whether testosterone levels and vertical jumping performance were different in men and women athletes and if those measurements were different between different athletic groups. Seventy (22 women and 48 men) elite athletes in track and field (sprinters), handball, volleyball, and soccer competing at national and international levels participated in the study. After 10 hours of fasting and 1 day of rest, blood samples were drawn from the antecubital vein for determining testosterone levels. Vertical jumping tests consisted of countermovement jumps conducted on a resistive platform connected to a digital timer. Resting testosterone levels in women were 9.5% of those of the men (respectively 0.62 ± 0.06 ng·ml-1 and 6.49 ± 0.37 ng·ml-1; p < 0.001). Countermovement jump performance was significantly different between women and men athletes, with women's jumping ability 86.3% of that of men (p < 0.001). A significant positive relationship was identified between testosterone levels and vertical jump performance when all data where considered (r = 0.61, p < 0.001, n = 70).

Les GEPNETs (tumeurs neuroendocrines gastroentéropancréatiques), représentent le deuxième cancer digestif. L’octréotide (agoniste Sst2) contrôle efficacement leurs sécrétions et plus modérément la croissance cellulaire. Au cours de ma première partie de thèse, j’ai développé la culture primaire de GEPNETs humaines. Ceci m’a permis d’étudier l’effet antiprolifératif et antisécretoire du pasireotide (pan agoniste Sst) et de l’évérolimus (inhibiteur de la voie pi3 kinase Akt) en comparaison avec l’octréotide. J’ai mis en évidence un effet inhibiteur significatif et similaire de l’octréotide et du pasiréotide sur la viabilité cellulaire et la sécrétion de chromogranine A. Cependant, le trafic intracellulaire du Sst2 est diffèrent en présence de pasireotide. L’évérolimus inhibe la viabilité et la secretion cellulaire des GEPNETs de manière similaire aux SSA. Nous n’avons pas retrouvé d’additivité entre l’évérolimus et les SSA. Dans la deuxième partie de mon travail j'ai étudié l’effet de la surexpression du Sst2 dans les cellules de prolactinomes et NFPA humains. Apres surexpression de Sst2, l’octréotide est capable d’inhiber la sécrétion de PRL et la prolifération cellulaire des NFPAs. Cette surexpression n’améliore pas la sensibilité aux dopastatines (agonistes chimériques Sst2-D2DR) des prolactinomes alors qu’une amélioration est bien observée dans les NFPAs. En conclusion, la culture primaire des GEPNETs représente un bon modèle d’étude pharmacologique. La coopération Sst2–D2DR dans les NFPA est effective dans ce modèle et permettra l’étude des mécanismes mises en jeu par les dopastatines. / GEPNETs represent, in terms of prevalence, the second digestive cancer. Octreotide (Sst2 agonists) effectively control their secretion and partially cell growth. we developed a primary cell culture of human GEPNETs. Cell culture allowed the study of antisecretory and antiproliferative effect of pasireotide and everolimus, alone or in combination, as compared to octreotide, in 20 tumors. We highlighted a significant and similar maximal inhibitory effect of octreotide and Pasireotide either on cell viability or on chromogranin A secretion in all analyzed tumors. However, the intracellular trafficking of Sst2 was strikely different in the presence of pasireotide and octreotide. In all analyzed tumors, everolimus inhibits cell viability and secretion of GEPNETs similarly to SSA. We couldn’t reveal any additivity between everolimus and SSA in cell viability suppression.My second goal was to study the effect of overexpression of Sst2 by adenoviral transfer in cells of human prolactinomas and NFPA. In both cell types. Nevertheless, octreotide efficiently suppressed PRL secretion and cell proliferation (NFPA). Overexpression of Sst2 did not improve the efficcacy of dopastatines (chimeric Sst2 - D2DR agonists) on prolactin secretion in prolactinomas, but clealy improved suppression of cell proliferation in NFPA. These results suggest that dopostatin promotes a Sst2 D2DR cooperation in NFPA, but not in prolactinomas, where DRDR activation remains dominant. In conclusion, GEPNETs primary cell culture represents a good model for pharmacological In pituitary adenomas, Sst2 overexpression opens an interesting perspective for gene therapy in recurrent NFPA after surgery.

Einleitung: Neuroendokrine Tumoren (NET) des gastroenteropankreatischen Systems entstammen den Zellen des diffusen neuroendokrinen Systems und sind seltene Tumoren mit einer steigenden Inzidenz. Die Beurteilung der Dignität von NET, allein mit Hilfe histologischer Kriterien, ist problematisch. Die WHO-Klassifikation von 2000 unterscheidet nicht nur histomorphologisch in gut und wenig differenziert, beurteilt werden auch Tumorgröße, Angioinvasion, Invasion der Musculuaris propria, hormonales Tumorsyndrom, Proliferationsindex (Ki67) sowie vorhandene Metastasen. Die neue WHO-Klassifikation von 2010 nutzt ein standardisiertes Grading-System, in dem nach Proliferationsindex in G1 (Ki67≤2%) niedriggradig maligne, G2 (3-20%) intermediärgradig maligne und G3 (>20%) hochgradig maligne, neuroendokrine Neoplasien (NEN) eingeteilt wird. Das Tumormikroenvironment gastroenteropankreatischer NET, im Hinblick auf die Tumor-Klassifikationen von 2000 und 2010, ist bisher nicht untersucht. Methoden: In meiner Arbeit wurden Paraffinblöcke von 55 Patienten immunhistochemisch untersucht: 32 Dünndarm-, 13 kolorektale und 10 Pankreas-NET. Als Tumormarker wurden Chromogranin, CD56, und S100 beurteilt. Marker für das Tumorstroma waren α-SMA und Desmin, Endothelzellmarker waren CD34 und vWF, und Immunzellmarker waren CD3 für T-Lymphozyten, CD20 für B-Lymphozyten und CD68 für Makrophagen. Kim1p galt als Marker für fibrohistiozytäre Zellen, der CC-Chemokinrezeptor-2 (CCR2) wurde exemplarisch für die Zytokinrezeptoren gefärbt. Die Auswertung erfolgte computergestützt. Die Immunzellen wurden quantitativ ausgewertet. Ergebnisse: In meiner Arbeit konnte ich zeigen, dass NET mit zunehmender Malignität weniger Stromazellen aufweisen. Auch die o.g. Tumormarker nahmen, wenn vorhanden, ab. Fibrohistiozytäre Zellen, die dendritische Zellen beinhalten, stellten die häufigsten Immunzellen dar, gefolgt von CD3+ T-Zellen. Im Vergleich der Organlokalisationen waren CD68+ Makrophagen in kolorektalen NET signifikant häufiger als in Dünndarm-NET. Nach der WHO-Klassifikation (2000) waren in den NET der WHO-Gruppe 2 und 3 signifikant mehr Kim1p+ Zellen als in der WHO-Gruppe 1 nachweisbar. CD3+ T-Zellen waren signifikant häufiger in NET der WHO-Gruppe 3 im Vergleich zur WHO-Gruppe 2. CD68+ Makrophagen waren in der WHO-Gruppe 3 im Vergleich zu den WHO-Gruppen 1 und 2 signifikant häufiger vorhanden. Die dargestellten Unterschiede zeigten sich auch für die neue Klassifikation (2010), allerdings mit vermindertem Signifikanzniveau. In NET der WHO-Gruppe 3 traten die Immunzellen in engen Kontakt zu den Tumorzellen, bei geringerem Tumorstroma. Zusammenfassung: Es bestehen deutliche Unterschiede in der Zusammensetzung des Tumormikroenvironments der NET, abhängig von der Malignität. Meine Ergebnisse weisen auf einen möglichen Zusammenhang zwischen der Anzahl an Immunzellen und der Differenzierung hin. Ob dies relevant für eine maligne Transformation ist, bleibt zu klären.

Le cancer de la prostate représente actuellement un problème majeur de santé publique. L’hormonothérapie, par privation de l’axe androgénique, constitue aujourd’hui la seule arme thérapeutique efficace pour les formes avancées. Malgré un taux important de réponse initiale, une forme de résistance survient inéluctablement, conduisant pour la plupart au décès du patient. La progression tumorale vers la résistance à la castration est un processus multifactoriel. Elle peut être associée à une dérégulation de l’axe du récepteur des androgènes, l’activation de voies de survie cellulaire, et favoriser une différenciation cellulaire vers l’acquisition d’un phénotype neuroendocrine androgéno-indépendant. L’objectif de la recherche actuelle repose donc sur l’identification de nouveaux biomarqueurs de résistance thérapeutique afin de proposer de nouvelles cibles permettant de contrecarrer la résistance à la castration. La caractérisation d’une signature moléculaire associée à l’émergence d’une différenciation neuroendocrine du cancer de la prostate résistant à la castration a permis d’identifier la Neuropiline-1, une glycoprotéine transmembranaire impliquée dans le développement neuronal et vasculaire. La répression de la voie du récepteur des androgènes au cours de l’hormonothérapie régule dynamiquement l’expression de la Neuropiline-1 et favorise la résistance à la castration associée à une différenciation neuroendocrine. La Neuropiline-1 joue donc un rôle important dans la résistance thérapeutique puisqu’elle favorise la neuro-transdifférenciation, l’activation de voie de survie cellulaire et altère la sensibilité des cellules cancéreuses à la chimiothérapie. L’étude des voies de signalisation associées à la Neuropiline-1 a permis d’identifier la voie des PKCs, impliquée dans la régulation de la différenciation neuroendocrine du cancer de la prostate. Par conséquent, nous montrons pour la première fois que le ciblage de cette voie activée par la Neuropiline-1 bloque l’évolution tumorale vers la résistance à la castration et augmente l’efficacité d’une chimiothérapie à base de docétaxel sur des modèles précliniques in vivo. Parallèlement, la caractérisation des ligands de la Neuropiline a permis d’identifier de nouveaux partenaires dont la Pléiotrophine, comme nouveau ligand associé aux activités biologiques de la Neuropiline-1 dans la carcinogenèse prostatique. L’ensemble de ces travaux apporte de nouvelles connaissances sur la caractérisation de la résistance thérapeutique du cancer de la prostate, et fournit un réel intérêt clinique porteur d’espoir dans la prise en charge de la maladie neuroendocrine résistante à la castration. / Prostate cancer currently represents a major public health problem. Hormone therapy, by deprivation of androgen signaling axis represents the only efficient treatment for advanced forms. Despite effective initial response, a form of resistance inevitably occurs, leading mostly to patient's death. Tumor progression to castration resistance is a multifactorial process. It can be associated to dysregulation of the androgen receptor axis and activation of cell survival pathways, and thus promotes cell differentiation towards the acquisition of an androgen-independent neuroendocrine phenotype. Therefore, the goal of current research is based on the identification of new biomarkers of therapeutic resistance to propose new targets to counteract the castration resistance. The characterization of a molecular signature associated with the emergence of a neuroendocrine castration-resistant prostate cancer identified Neuropilin-1, a transmembrane glycoprotein involved in vascular and neuronal development. Down-regulation of androgen receptor axis during hormone therapy dynamically regulates the expression of Neuropilin-1 and promotes resistance to castration associated with neuroendocrine differentiation. Thus, Neuropilin-1 plays an important role in the therapeutic resistance since it favors the neuro-transdifferentiation, activation of cell survival pathway and alters the sensitivity of cancer cells to chemotherapy. Moreover, the study of signaling pathways associated with Neuropilin-1 and involved in the regulation of the neuroendocrine differentiation of prostate cancer has identified the PKCs pathway. We show for the first time that targeting this pathway activated by Neuropilin-1 blocks tumor evolution towards resistance to castration and increases the efficacy of docetaxel-based chemotherapy in preclinical models in vivo. In parallel, the characterization of Neuropilin’s ligands identified new partners, including Pleiotrophin, as a new ligand associated with Neuropilin-1 biological activities in prostate carcinogenesis. All this work provides new knowledge in the characterization of therapeutic resistance in prostate cancer, and supports a real promising clinical value in the treatment of neuroendocrine castration-resistant form of the disease.

Antal cancerfall ökar ständigt. Samtidigt ses en ökning av antalet cancerpatienter som lever längre tack vare tidig diagnostisering och bättre behandlingsmetoder. Neuroendokrina tumörsjukdomar diagnostiseras med hjälp av tumörmarkören chromogranin A. Syftet med studien var att redogöra för och jämföra kliniskt biokemiska metoder för analys av chromogranin A i plasma och serum. I samband med detta gjordes verifiering av KRYPTOR, BRAHMS automated immunofluorescent assay (KRYPTOR) för chromogranin A. Förekomst av analysmetoder undersöktes genom fördjupad litteraturgenomgång. Metodverifieringen innefattade smittöverföringstest mellan prover, mellanliggande precision, inomserieprecision samt jämförelse med samma metod respektive radioimmunoassay-metoden. I litteraturgenomgången erhölls analysmetoderna radioimmunoassay, immunoradiometric assay, enzymed linked immunosorbent assay och KRYPTOR/immunochemiluminometric assay. Metodverifieringens smittöverföringsrisk blev 0.04%, mellanliggande precision gav total CV på 1.96% respektive 2.33%, inomserieprecisions total CV 2.85%. Fem av sex analysresultat överrensstämde vid jämförelse med radioimmunoassay, medan jämförelse med samma metod gav en genomsnittlig skillnad på 17.6%. Sammanfattningsvis konstaterades att inom forskning används fyra immunologiska metoder för analys av chromogranin A i plasma och serum. Dess utveckling har gått från radioaktiv manuell till icke-radioaktiv automatiserad analysmetod med förkortad analystid. Metodverifieringen med KRYPTOR visade god mellanliggande- och inomserieprecision, men otillräckligt provunderlag resulterade i låg reliabilitet. / Title: Verification on KRYPTOR compact PLUS and an in-depth literature overview of clinical biochemical assays for the detection of Chromogranin A in plasma and serum.   Cancer is constantly increasing. Simultaneously, there is an increase in survival for cancer patients due to early diagnosis and better treatment.  Neuroendocrine tumour disease is diagnosed with help of tumour marker chromogranin A. The aim of this study was to narrate and compare clinical biochemical methods for the detection of chromogranin A in plasma and serum. In addition, a verification of KRYPTOR, BRAHMS automated immunofluorescent assay (KRYPTOR) for chromogranin A was performed. Occurring methods for analysis was investigated by in-depth literature overview. Verification contained tests for carry over, intra- and inter-assay, comparison with same method and radioimmunoassay method respectively. The literature overview resulted in radioimmunoassay, immunoradiometric assay, enzyme linked immunosorbent assay and KRYPTOR/immunochemiluminometric assay. Verification gave carry over 0.04%, inter-assay CV 1.96% and 2.33%, intra-assay CV 2.85%. Comparison with the same method gave a mean difference of 17.6% and five samples out of six correlated for comparison with radioimmunoassay. In summary, four immunological methods are used for analysis of chromogranin A, within research. Their development ranges from radioactive manual to non-radioactive automated method with shortened analysis times. Verification for KRYPTOR showed god intra- and inter-assay but an insufficient number of samples resulted in low reliability.

Angiogenesis, the growth of new blood vessels, is vital to tumour growth. Prevailing dogma has been that tumours cannot grow without angiogenesis. Based on this premise, anti-angiogenic drugs are used clinically. However, the principle of angiogenesis as an absolute requirement for tumour growth has been challenged with reports that many tumours are entirely or partially non-angiogenic. This study describes and quantifies characteristics of non-angiogenic non-small cell lung tumours, demonstrates non-angiogenic growth in small-cell/neuroendocrine lung tumours and investigates the underlying pathogenetic processes by comparison with angiogenic lung tumours. Hypoxia is an important stimulus for angiogenesis. Differences in response to hypoxia may determine whether a tumour produces new vessels. In order to test this, levels of. necrosis, often considered a surrogate marker of hypoxic stress, were quantified but no difference in quantity of necrosis was found Moreover, immunohistochemical investigation of hypoxia and angiogenesis factors provided no unambiguous explanation for the differences in angiogenesis. Significant differences were seen, however, in fibrosis and inflammation, which were both greater in angiogenic tumours. Differences were greater for lymphocytes rather than cells of the ‘innate’ immune system. This provided an alternative hypothesis: angiogenesis occurs during wound healing and in the growth of granulation tissue, so it is possible that tumour angiogenesis is a response to factors produced by immune cells rather than the tumour itself. A tumour’s angiogenic status may, therefore, be determined by the response it provokes from the immune system. Further work to test this theory would compare levels of immunogenic factors such as Tumour Necrosis Factor and tumour cell surface antigens such as the HLA class I molecules. The study concludes with an investigation into the molecular basis of non-angiogenic growth using the technique of comparative genomic hybridisation (CGH) which allows amplifications and deletions of areas of DNA to be calculated. High-resolution array CGH was evaluated against conventional CGH, and the results compared with previous RNA studies from our laboratory. These revealed a set of genes with consistent changes in both RNA and DNA, several of which form part of known angiogenic and inflammatory pathways.

Neuroendocrine tumors of the cervix are extremely rare. Women diagnosed with small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the cervix have a higher frequency of metastases in the lymph nodes, lymphovascular invasion, recurrence and worse prognosis compared to those with other types of cervical neoplasia. We report the case of a 58-year-old female, with a history of six years of postmenopausal irregular vaginal bleeding, in addition to symptoms related to chronic anemia. Gynecological examination showed a tumor of 4 cm that occupied the upper third of the vagina and protruded through the cervix initially diagnosed as an abortifacient myoma, and sent to histopathology study. 90% of the tumor was small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma grade III, and the remaining 10% was squamous cell carcinoma. The patient underwent into a radical hysterectomy plus bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, and bilateral pelvic and para-aortic lymphadenectomy. Histopathologic examination of the surgical specimen found endometrium and myometrium compromised by malignancy. Parametrium, annexes and lymph nodes were free of neoplasia. At microscopy, the result was a grade III neuroendocrine carcinoma (small cell carcinoma, infiltrating), with extensive lymphovascular emboli. The immune-histochemical study showed synaptophysin positive in areas with neuroendocrine differentiation. / Los tumores neuroendocrinos de cuello uterino son extremadamente raros. Las mujeres con diagnóstico de carcinoma neuroendocrino de células pequeñas del cuello uterino tienen mayor frecuencia de metástasis en los ganglios linfáticos, invasión linfovascular, recurrencia y peor pronóstico en comparación con aquellos con otros tipos de neoplasias cervicales. Se presenta el caso de una mujer de 58 años, con un tiempo de enfermedad de seis años antes del ingreso, caracterizado por sangrado vaginal irregular posmenopáusica, además de sintomatología relacionada a anemia crónica. En el examen ginecológico, se evidenció tumoración de 4 cm que ocupaba tercio superior de vagina y protruía por el cérvix. Fue diagnosticado como mioma abortivo y enviada a estudio anatomopatológico. El resultado fue carcinoma neuroendocrino de células pequeñas grado III en el 90% y carcinoma epidermoide en el 10%. La paciente fue sometida a histerectomía radical más salpingo-ooferectomía bilateral y linfadenectomía pélvica bilateral y para-aortica. El estudio anatomopatológico de la pieza quirúrgica encontró endometrio y miometrio comprometido por neoplasia maligna. Parametrios, anexos y ganglios linfáticos se encontraron libres de neoplasia. A la microscopía el resultado fue carcinoma neuroendocrino grado III (carcinoma de células pequeñas, infiltrante), con extensa embolia linfovascular. El estudio de inmunohistoquímica arrojó sinaptofisina positivo en las áreas con diferenciación neuroendocrina.

Les TNE-GEPs constituent un groupe de tumeurs hétérogènes pour lesquelles il convient d’élargir les approches thérapeutiques. Les thérapies ciblées, particulièrement l’inhibition de la voie mTOR par l’évérolimus, sont la référence pour les TNE-GEPs pancréatiques. Néanmoins, le bénéfice thérapeutique de l’évérolimus n’a pas été évalué dans le sous-groupe des carcinomes neuroendocrines GEPs peu différenciés (pdCNE-GEPs). A travers un modèle préclinique in vivo, nous montrons que l’inhibition de mTOR pourrait constituer une option thérapeutique pour les pdCNEGEPs. Ensuite, une étude protéomique a mis en évidence de nouveaux facteurs impliqués dans la progression de TNE-GEPs. Certaines protéines identifiées présentent un rôle dans la régulation du cytosquelette. Parmi celles-ci, CRMP2 est un acteur clé de la voie de signalisation des sémaphorines de classe 3 (sema3). Un profil d’expression de ces sema3 montre que l’expression de la sema3F est diminuée dans les TNE-GEPs. La ré-expression de ce facteur dans des modèles cellulaires de TNEGEPs montre que la sema3F induit une baisse de la survie et de la prolifération. In vivo, la sema3F permet de ralentir le développement tumoral. Des études complémentaires sont nécessaires pour mieux comprendre le rôle de la voie de signalisation de la sema3F dans la progression des TNE-GEPs / GEP-NETs are heterogeneous tumors for which therapeutic options are limited and must therefore be enlarged. Targeted therapies, and mainly everolimus-directed mTOR inhibition, constitute standard treatments for GEP-NETs of pancreatic origin. Nevertheless, the therapeutic benefits of everolimus have not been evaluated in the poorly-differentiated GEP neuroendocrine carcinomas (pdGEP-NECs) subgroup. By using a preclinical in vivo model, we demonstrated that mTOR inhibition could be considered as a therapeutic option for pdGEP-NECs. Then, a proteomic study highlighted novel proteins involved in GEP-NETs progression with all identified factors displaying function in cytoskeleton regulation. Among them, CRMP2 is a key member of class 3 semaphorin (sema3) signaling. An expression profile of sema3 revealed that sema3F expression was decreased in GEP-NETs. The re-expression of this protein in TNE-GEPs cellular models showed that sema3F is responsible of the reduction of cell viability and proliferation. In vivo, sema3F hampered tumor development. Further studies are thus needed to better understand the role of the sema3F signaling pathway in the progression of GEP-NETs

O desenvolvimento de moléculas radiomarcadas com alta especificidade para um órgão ou tumor tem contribuído para a obtenção de um diagnóstico de precisão em medicina nuclear.Um caso particular são os peptídeos radiomarcados para a localização de tumores neuroendócrinos como os derivados sintéticos da somatostatina.Atualmente, o DTPA-octreotideo-111In é o radiofármaco mais utilizado com o propósito de visualizar tumores que expressem receptores para somatostatina. Contudo, o uso do indio-111 como radionuclídeo oferece limitações em relação a sua disponibilidade (produto de ciclotron), suas características físicas como meia-vida (67 horas) e emissor de fótons de média energia (171 keV e 245 keV) que não favorecem a obtenção de imagens tipo SPECT (Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography). As propriedades físicas favoráveis do tecnécio-99m (99mTc) fazem dele o radioisótopo mais adequado para substituir o indio-111 (111In) na marcação desses peptídeos. Este trabalho avaliou a preparação e marcação do reagente liofilizado HYNIC-Tyr3-octreotato (HYNIC-octreotato) com 99mTc, baseado em metodologia descrita na literatura, utilizando tricina e EDDA (ácido etilenodiaminadiacetico) como coligantes. Foram estudados os parâmetros de marcação (tempo de incubação, temperatura, volume e atividade do pertecnetato de sódio) e estabilidade do liofilizado. Adicionalmente, estudou-se a influência de pré-congelamento com nitrogênio (N2) líquido na estabilidade do liofilizado, bem como a influência de manitol na pureza radioquímica e biodistribuição do complexo. Os estudos de estabilidade revelaram que o método de liofilização utilizado, empregando o pré-congelamento com nitrogênio líquido possibilitou a obtenção de um reagente liofilizado com estabilidade de 4 meses quando armazenado sob refrigeração. A estabilidade do reagente liofilizado obtido sem pré-congelamento com nitrogênio líquido foi semelhante à obtida com o pré-congelamento.Os estudos de marcações determinaram as melhores condições de marcação, para as quais se obteve pureza radioquímica maior que 90%.A presença de manitol na formulação não influenciou na formação do complexo HYNIC-Octreotato-99mTc, conforme avaliação realizada por CLAE e estudos cintilográficos de distribuição do composto em coelhos.Estudos de biodistribuição invasivos realizados em camundongos Nude com tumor (células AR42J de tumor pancreático) e camundongos Swiss normais, bem como estudos cintilográficos realizados em coelhos e camundongos Nude revelaram cinética de distribuição rápida, acúmulo renal e captação tumoral significativa do peptídeo radiomarcado. Os resultados dos estudos de marcação com 99mTc, produção de reagente liofilizado e biodistribuição sugerem que o radiofármaco HYNIC-octreotato-99mTc apresenta potencial para aplicação em diagnóstico de tumores neuroendócrinos em medicina nuclear. / The development of radiolabeled molecules with high specificity for an organ or tumor has been contributed to the precise diagnostic in nuclear medicine. Somatostatin labeled derivatives constitutes a particular example of labeled peptide applied in the localization of neuroendocrine tumors. Nowadays, the 111In-DTPA-octreotideo is the radiopharmaceutical applied in diagnostic procedures for the visualization of tumors with high expression of somatostatin receptors. However, the 111-indium is a radionuclide that presents some limitations related to availability (cyclotron production), half-life (67 hours) and the emission of medium energy photons (171 keV e 245 keV), not favorable to the acquisition of images in SPECT (Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography). The favorable physical properties of the 99m-technetium (99mTc) make this radionuclide the more favorable to substitute the 111-indium on peptide labeling procedures. This work studied the preparation and labeling of a lyophilized kit of HYNIC-Tyr3-octreotate (HYNIC-octreotate) with 99mTc, base on previously described procedures and using tricine and EDDA (ethylendiaminediacetic acid) as coligands. It was studied the labeling parameters (incubation time, temperature, volume and perthecnetate activity) and the stability of the lyophilized preparation. Additionally, it was studied the influence of the pre-freezing using liquid nitrogen in the stability of the lyophilized preparation, as well as the influence of manitol in the labeling yield and biological distribution of the complex. The stability studies showed that the lyophilization using liquid nitrogen pre-freezing resulted in a lyophilized preparation with stability over 4 month when stored under refrigeration. The stability of the lyophilized preparation obtained without liquid nitrogen pre-freezing was similar.The labeling studies determined the best labeling conditions, resulting in a radiochemical yield superior than 90%. The use of manitol in the formulation did not influence the formation of the complex 99mTc-HYNIC-Octreotate, as evidenced in HPLC and in the scintigraphic studies of the complex biodistribution in rabbits. Invasive biodistribution studies using xenographed Nude mice (pancreatic tumor cells AR42J) and healthy Swiss mice, and scintigraphic studies in rabbits showed the fast kinetic distribution, renal uptake and significative tumoral uptake of the labeled peptide. The results of labeling studies with 99mTc, the production of the lyophilized kit and the biodistribution studies suggest that the 99mTc-HYNIC-Octreotate is a potential radiopharmaceutical to be applied in the diagnostic of neuroendocrine tumors in nuclear medicine.