2020
Synthesis and Preclinical Evaluation of an 18F‑Labeled Synaptic Vesicle Glycoprotein 2A PET Imaging Probe: [18F]SynVesT‑2
Cai Z, Li S, Zhang W, Pracitto R, Wu X, Baum E, Finnema SJ, Holden D, Toyonaga T, Lin SF, Lindemann M, Shirali A, Labaree DC, Ropchan J, Nabulsi N, Carson RE, Huang Y. Synthesis and Preclinical Evaluation of an 18F‑Labeled Synaptic Vesicle Glycoprotein 2A PET Imaging Probe: [18F]SynVesT‑2. ACS Chemical Neuroscience 2020, 11: 592-603. PMID: 31961649, DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.9b00618.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPET imaging probeHigh specific binding signalsNon-human primate brainSynaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2ATraumatic brain injuryPost-traumatic stress disorderMultiple sclerosisBrain injuryParkinson's diseasePreclinical evaluationSpecific binding signalsPrimate brainAlzheimer's diseaseNeuropsychiatric diseasesPresynaptic vesiclesStress disorderDiseaseImaging probeTransmembrane glycoproteinSclerosisPrognosisEpilepsyInjuryStrokeSV2A
2014
An Improved Antagonist Radiotracer for the κ-Opioid Receptor: Synthesis and Characterization of 11C-LY2459989
Zheng MQ, Kim SJ, Holden D, Lin SF, Need A, Rash K, Barth V, Mitch C, Navarro A, Kapinos M, Maloney K, Ropchan J, Carson RE, Huang Y. An Improved Antagonist Radiotracer for the κ-Opioid Receptor: Synthesis and Characterization of 11C-LY2459989. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2014, 55: 1185-1191. PMID: 24854795, PMCID: PMC4826283, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.114.138701.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh specific binding signalsΚ-opioid receptorsSpecific binding signalsPET radioligandRhesus monkeysPromising PET imaging agentSelective KOR antagonistNovel PET radioligandFavorable pharmacokinetic propertiesPET imaging agentMultilinear analysis-1 (MA1) methodAntagonist radiotracersKOR antagonistsPeripheral metabolismGlobus pallidusOpioid receptorsTracer candidatesFrontal cortexArterial input function measurementTemporal cortexCingulate cortexNeuropsychiatric diseasesPharmacokinetic propertiesFull antagonistHigh radiochemical purity