2016
Comparative evaluation of two glycine transporter 1 radiotracers [11C]GSK931145 and [18F]MK‐6577 in baboons
Zheng MQ, Lin SF, Holden D, Naganawa M, Ropchan JR, Najafzaden S, Kapinos M, Tabriz M, Carson RE, Hamill TG, Huang Y. Comparative evaluation of two glycine transporter 1 radiotracers [11C]GSK931145 and [18F]MK‐6577 in baboons. Synapse 2016, 70: 112-120. PMID: 26671330, DOI: 10.1002/syn.21879.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnimalsBenzamidesBrainBrain MappingCarbon RadioisotopesChromatography, High Pressure LiquidDrug Evaluation, PreclinicalFemaleGlycine AgentsGlycine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsKineticsLinear ModelsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMolecular StructurePapioPositron-Emission TomographyRadiopharmaceuticalsSulfonamides
2015
A Promising PET Tracer for Imaging of α7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in the Brain: Design, Synthesis, and in Vivo Evaluation of a Dibenzothiophene-Based Radioligand
Teodoro R, Scheunemann M, Deuther-Conrad W, Wenzel B, Fasoli FM, Gotti C, Kranz M, Donat CK, Patt M, Hillmer A, Zheng MQ, Peters D, Steinbach J, Sabri O, Huang Y, Brust P. A Promising PET Tracer for Imaging of α7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in the Brain: Design, Synthesis, and in Vivo Evaluation of a Dibenzothiophene-Based Radioligand. Molecules 2015, 20: 18387-18421. PMID: 26473809, PMCID: PMC6332508, DOI: 10.3390/molecules201018387.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine ReceptorAnimalsAza CompoundsBrainBrain MappingFluorine RadioisotopesHaplorhiniHumansHydrogen BondingKineticsLigandsOxidesPiperazinesPositron-Emission TomographyProtein BindingRadiopharmaceuticalsRatsReceptors, Serotonin, 5-HT3Structure-Activity RelationshipSwineThiophenesTissue DistributionConceptsStructure-activity relationshipsCationic centerPositron emission tomographyHydrogen bond acceptor functionalitiesNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsAcceptor functionalitiesAcetylcholine receptorsNew ligandsDibenzothiophene dioxideΑ7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptorCompound 7Promising PET tracerNew basic structureRadioligand displacement studiesTwo-tissue compartment modelLigandsEmission tomographyPET radioligandKinetic analysisFurther evaluationDynamic positron emission tomographyPET tracersInitial evaluationVivo evaluationBrain