2024
Novel 18F‑Labeled Benzimidazolone-Based Radioligands as Highly Selective Sigma‑2 Receptor Probes for Tumor Imaging
Wang J, Wang T, Mou T, Yang T, Gao X, An X, Hu B, Zhang J, Zhang X, Deuther-Conrad W, Huang Y, Jia H. Novel 18F‑Labeled Benzimidazolone-Based Radioligands as Highly Selective Sigma‑2 Receptor Probes for Tumor Imaging. Journal Of Medicinal Chemistry 2024, 67: 17392-17406. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.4c01315.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSmall-animal PET/CTS2 receptorsAnimal PET/CTHigh subtype selectivityGlioma modelCo-administrationPET/CTLung cancerGlioma xenograftsBlocking studiesU87MG xenograftsA549 lung cancerCompound 4U87MG glioma xenograftsTumorTumor imagingReceptorsSubtype selectivityXenograftsRadiochemical yieldRadioligandSigma-2Active uptakeMolar activityU87MG
2018
Evaluation of PET Brain Radioligands for Imaging Pancreatic β-Cell Mass: Potential Utility of 11C-(+)-PHNO
Bini J, Naganawa M, Nabulsi N, Huang Y, Ropchan J, Lim K, Najafzadeh S, Herold KC, Cline GW, Carson RE. Evaluation of PET Brain Radioligands for Imaging Pancreatic β-Cell Mass: Potential Utility of 11C-(+)-PHNO. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2018, 59: 1249-1254. PMID: 29371405, PMCID: PMC6071501, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.117.197285.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT1DM subjectsΒ-cell massHealthy controlsΒ-cellsAbdominal organsType 1 diabetes mellitusC-peptide levelsHealthy control subjectsPancreatic β-cell massDeficient insulin secretionReceptor agonist radioligandPET/CTIslets of LangerhansDynamic PET/CTCommon cellular receptorPancreatic bindingDiabetes mellitusDiabetic subjectsControl subjectsNeurologic tissueC-peptideInsulin secretionMean SUVAgonist radioligandDiabetes therapy