2024
Head-to-head comparison of [18F]-Flortaucipir, [18F]-MK-6240 and [18F]-PI-2620 postmortem binding across the spectrum of neurodegenerative diseases
Aguero C, Dhaynaut M, Amaral A, Moon S, Neelamegam R, Scapellato M, Carazo-Casas C, Kumar S, El Fakhri G, Johnson K, Frosch M, Normandin M, Gómez-Isla T. Head-to-head comparison of [18F]-Flortaucipir, [18F]-MK-6240 and [18F]-PI-2620 postmortem binding across the spectrum of neurodegenerative diseases. Acta Neuropathologica 2024, 147: 25. PMID: 38280071, PMCID: PMC10822013, DOI: 10.1007/s00401-023-02672-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-AD tauopathiesTau aggregationTau PET tracersDNA-binding proteinsBinds to neurofibrillary tanglesSecond-generation tau tracersTransactive response DNA-binding proteinSpectrum of neurodegenerative diseasesNeurofibrillary tanglesTau lesionsMelanin-containing cellsTDP-43Binding signalTauopathiesBinding targetsCerebral amyloid angiopathyOff-target bindingB-amyloidBinding patternsNeurodegenerative diseasesTau tracersTauBinding to areasBinding profilesBinding
2019
Autoradiography validation of novel tau PET tracer [F-18]-MK-6240 on human postmortem brain tissue
Aguero C, Dhaynaut M, Normandin M, Amaral A, Guehl N, Neelamegam R, Marquie M, Johnson K, El Fakhri G, Frosch M, Gomez-Isla T. Autoradiography validation of novel tau PET tracer [F-18]-MK-6240 on human postmortem brain tissue. Acta Neuropathologica Communications 2019, 7: 37. PMID: 30857558, PMCID: PMC6410510, DOI: 10.1186/s40478-019-0686-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIn vivo detection of neurofibrillary tanglesNeurofibrillary tanglesDetection of neurofibrillary tanglesAlzheimer's diseaseTDP-43Binds to neurofibrillary tanglesFrontotemporal lobar degeneration-tauOff-target bindingDNA-binding protein 43Binding patternsNon-Alzheimer tauopathiesHuman postmortem brain tissueTau aggregationPostmortem brain tissueBinding signalBinding targetsCerebral amyloid angiopathyIn vivo detectionB-amyloidNeurodegenerative diseasesHuman brain tissueTauTau positron emission tomographyBindingMK-6240