2019
Evaluation of 11C-LSN3172176 as a Novel PET Tracer for Imaging M1 Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptors in Nonhuman Primates
Nabulsi NB, Holden D, Zheng MQ, Bois F, Lin SF, Najafzadeh S, Gao H, Ropchan J, Lara-Jaime T, Labaree D, Shirali A, Slieker L, Jesudason C, Barth V, Navarro A, Kant N, Carson RE, Huang Y. Evaluation of 11C-LSN3172176 as a Novel PET Tracer for Imaging M1 Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptors in Nonhuman Primates. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2019, 60: 1147-1153. PMID: 30733324, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.118.222034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMuscarinic acetylcholine receptorsAcetylcholine receptorsNonhuman primatesM1 muscarinic acetylcholine receptorBrain time-activity curvesRich brain regionsArterial blood samplingNovel PET tracersSuitable reference regionRegional distribution volumesReference regionDevelopment of drugsBrain uptakeGlobus pallidusDistribution volume valuesNucleus accumbensBlood samplingPET scansTime-activity curvesCognitive impairmentAlzheimer's diseaseBrain regionsDistribution volumeSelective radiotracerRhesus monkeys
2017
PET imaging of α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors: a comparative study of [18F]ASEM and [18F]DBT-10 in nonhuman primates, and further evaluation of [18F]ASEM in humans
Hillmer AT, Li S, Zheng MQ, Scheunemann M, Lin SF, Nabulsi N, Holden D, Pracitto R, Labaree D, Ropchan J, Teodoro R, Deuther-Conrad W, Esterlis I, Cosgrove KP, Brust P, Carson RE, Huang Y. PET imaging of α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors: a comparative study of [18F]ASEM and [18F]DBT-10 in nonhuman primates, and further evaluation of [18F]ASEM in humans. European Journal Of Nuclear Medicine And Molecular Imaging 2017, 44: 1042-1050. PMID: 28120003, PMCID: PMC5400702, DOI: 10.1007/s00259-017-3621-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
PET imaging evaluation of [18F]DBT-10, a novel radioligand specific to α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, in nonhuman primates
Hillmer AT, Zheng MQ, Li S, Scheunemann M, Lin SF, Holden D, Labaree D, Ropchan J, Teodoro R, Deuther-Conrad W, Carson RE, Brust P, Huang Y. PET imaging evaluation of [18F]DBT-10, a novel radioligand specific to α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, in nonhuman primates. European Journal Of Nuclear Medicine And Molecular Imaging 2015, 43: 537-547. PMID: 26455500, PMCID: PMC4733418, DOI: 10.1007/s00259-015-3209-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPurposePositron emission tomographyDose-dependent blockadeStandardized uptake valueΑ7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptorNonhuman primatesPeak standardized uptake valueBaseline PET scanParent fractionEx vivo analysisPlasma free fractionNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsTotal distribution volumeBrain tissue samplesRegional rank orderTwo-tissue compartment modelSpecific radioligandFrontal cortexOccipital cortexNovel radioligandPET scansArterial plasmaAcetylcholine receptorsUptake valueAlzheimer's diseaseBrain tissue