2023
Evaluation of a First PET Tracer Suitable for Imaging the Sigma‑2 Receptor in the Brain of Nonhuman Primates
Alluri S, Zheng M, Holden D, Zhang Y, Zhang L, Felchner Z, Li S, Ropchan J, Carson R, Jia H, Huang Y. Evaluation of a First PET Tracer Suitable for Imaging the Sigma‑2 Receptor in the Brain of Nonhuman Primates. Molecular Pharmaceutics 2023, 21: 194-200. PMID: 38013422, DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.3c00750.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlzheimer's diseaseLimited brain uptakeNonhuman primate brainCentral nervous systemPotential therapeutic targetPositron emission tomography (PET) imagingEmission Tomography ImagingTransmembrane protein 97Sigma-2 receptorsFirst PET tracerBrain penetrantBrain uptakeTherapeutic targetNervous systemPrimate brainNeurological disordersPET tracersNonhuman primatesTomography imagingProtein 97CancerDiseaseBrainCell typesReceptors18F-Labeled o‑aminopyridyl alkynyl radioligands targeting colony-stimulating factor 1 receptor for neuroinflammation imaging
An X, Wang J, Tong L, Zhang X, Fu H, Zhang J, Xie H, Huang Y, Jia H. 18F-Labeled o‑aminopyridyl alkynyl radioligands targeting colony-stimulating factor 1 receptor for neuroinflammation imaging. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry 2023, 83: 117233. PMID: 36933438, DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2023.117233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain of lipopolysaccharideMale ICR miceModerate brain uptakeFactor 1 receptorColony-stimulating factor 1 receptorBrain uptakeICR miceGBq/Metabolic stability studiesID/Neuroinflammation imagingMouse brainBiodistribution studiesNanomolar inhibitory potencyReceptor ligandsMiceInhibitory potencySpecific bindingBrainCSF-1RRadiochemical purityMolar activity
2022
Drug characteristics derived from kinetic modeling: combined 11C-UCB-J human PET imaging with levetiracetam and brivaracetam occupancy of SV2A
Naganawa M, Gallezot J, Finnema S, Maguire R, Mercier J, Nabulsi N, Kervyn S, Henry S, Nicolas J, Huang Y, Chen M, Hannestad J, Klitgaard H, Stockis A, Carson R. Drug characteristics derived from kinetic modeling: combined 11C-UCB-J human PET imaging with levetiracetam and brivaracetam occupancy of SV2A. EJNMMI Research 2022, 12: 71. PMID: 36346513, PMCID: PMC9643320, DOI: 10.1186/s13550-022-00944-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTime-activity curvesBrain entryDrug concentrationsNon-human primate brainAnti-seizure activitySynaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2APlasma drug concentrationsPrevious human studiesBackgroundAntiepileptic drugsHealthy subjectsBlood samplesHuman studiesLevetiracetamPrimate brainEmission tomography dataBrivaracetamDistribution volumeArterial input functionBrainDrug characteristicsPositron emission tomography dataDrug entryFree fractionDrugsKinetic parameters k1Synthesis and characterization of the two enantiomers of a chiral sigma-1 receptor radioligand: (S)-(+)- and (R)-(-)-[18F]FBFP
Wang T, Zhang Y, Zhang X, Chen L, Zheng M, Zhang J, Brust P, Deuther-Conrad W, Huang Y, Jia H. Synthesis and characterization of the two enantiomers of a chiral sigma-1 receptor radioligand: (S)-(+)- and (R)-(-)-[18F]FBFP. Chinese Chemical Letters 2022, 33: 3543-3548. DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.03.099.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIodonium ylide precursorsMicro-positron emission tomographyHigh brain uptakeBrain uptakeICR miceBrain kineticsBlood ratioReceptor radiotracerReceptor radioligandEmission tomographyFurther evaluationFast clearanceComparable high affinityReceptorsBrainUnlabeled compoundsVivo stabilitySuperior imaging propertiesMolar activityHigh affinityAgonistsAntagonistRatsMiceRadioligand
2001
Vulnerability of positron emission tomography radiotracers to endogenous competition. New insights.
Laruelle M, Huang Y. Vulnerability of positron emission tomography radiotracers to endogenous competition. New insights. Quarterly Journal Of Nuclear Medicine And Molecular Imaging 2001, 45: 124-38. PMID: 11476162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransmitter levelsSynaptic dopamine concentrationsPositron emission tomographyDA transmissionD2 receptorsNeurotransmitter systemsPharmacological challengeDevelopment of PETSynaptic transmitter levelsEmission tomographyDopamine concentrationsAcute fluctuationsReceptor traffickingHuman brainRadioligandImaging techniquesVivoEndogenous competitionPETBinding competitionNeurotransmittersBrainReceptors