2016
Synthesis and Preclinical Evaluation of 11C-UCB-J as a PET Tracer for Imaging the Synaptic Vesicle Glycoprotein 2A in the Brain
Nabulsi N, Mercier J, Holden D, Carré S, Najafzadeh S, Vandergeten MC, Lin SF, Deo A, Price N, Wood M, Lara-Jaime T, Montel F, Laruelle M, Carson RE, Hannestad J, Huang Y. Synthesis and Preclinical Evaluation of 11C-UCB-J as a PET Tracer for Imaging the Synaptic Vesicle Glycoprotein 2A in the Brain. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2016, 57: 777-784. PMID: 26848175, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.115.168179.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2AWhole-body biodistributionPET radiotracersNonhuman primatesDose-limiting organHigher free fractionGray matter regionsBaseline VTNondisplaceable distribution volumeAntiepileptic drugsVitro inhibition constantSynaptic densityPreclinical evaluationMonkey brainDistribution volumeArterial samplingEndocrine cellsRegional volumesMatter regionsRhesus macaquesPET tracersUCBFree fractionBrainTarget occupancy
2014
Whole-body biodistribution and dosimetry estimates of a novel radiotracer for imaging of serotonin 4 receptors in brain: [18F]MNI-698
Tavares AA, Caillé F, Barret O, Papin C, Lee H, Morley TJ, Fowles K, Holden D, Seibyl JP, Alagille D, Tamagnan GD. Whole-body biodistribution and dosimetry estimates of a novel radiotracer for imaging of serotonin 4 receptors in brain: [18F]MNI-698. Nuclear Medicine And Biology 2014, 41: 432-439. PMID: 24674817, DOI: 10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2014.02.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerotonin 4 receptorWhole-body biodistributionUrinary bladderDosimetry estimatesOLINDA/EXM 1.0 softwareNovel radiotracersEffective doseMSv/MBqIntravenous bolus injectionWhole-body positron emission tomography (PET) imagesHuman clinical trialsFuture clinical protocolsMain elimination routeAdult rhesus monkeysUrinary bladder modelWhole body weightClinical trialsBolus injectionClinical protocolsNew radiotracersRhesus monkeysCritical organsEffective dosesEmission tomography imagesBladder model