A single‐center, open‐label positron emission tomography study to evaluate brivaracetam and levetiracetam synaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2A binding in healthy volunteers
Finnema SJ, Rossano S, Naganawa M, Henry S, Gao H, Pracitto R, Maguire RP, Mercier J, Kervyn S, Nicolas J, Klitgaard H, DeBruyn S, Otoul C, Martin P, Muglia P, Matuskey D, Nabulsi NB, Huang Y, Kaminski RM, Hannestad J, Stockis A, Carson RE. A single‐center, open‐label positron emission tomography study to evaluate brivaracetam and levetiracetam synaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2A binding in healthy volunteers. Epilepsia 2019, 60: 958-967. PMID: 30924924, PMCID: PMC6532410, DOI: 10.1111/epi.14701.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, OralAnticonvulsantsCarbon RadioisotopesFemaleHealthy VolunteersHumansInhibitory Concentration 50Injections, IntravenousLevetiracetamMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMembrane GlycoproteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuroimagingPositron-Emission TomographyProtein BindingPyrrolidinonesConceptsSynaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2AIntravenous brivaracetamHours postdoseBrain penetrationHealthy volunteersDaily oral dosingPositron emission tomography studyFurther clinical studiesEmission tomography studiesPlasma concentration relationshipPositron emission tomography (PET) tracerEmission tomography tracerVivo animal studiesAcute seizuresAntiepileptic drugsTherapeutic dosesCohort 2Oral dosingCohort 1Clinical studiesCohort 3LevetiracetamAnimal studiesRelevant dosesBrivaracetam