2020
Reduced synaptic vesicle protein 2A binding in temporal lobe epilepsy: A [11C]UCB‐J positron emission tomography study
Finnema SJ, Toyonaga T, Detyniecki K, Chen M, Dias M, Wang Q, Lin S, Naganawa M, Gallezot J, Lu Y, Nabulsi NB, Huang Y, Spencer DD, Carson RE. Reduced synaptic vesicle protein 2A binding in temporal lobe epilepsy: A [11C]UCB‐J positron emission tomography study. Epilepsia 2020, 61: 2183-2193. PMID: 32944949, DOI: 10.1111/epi.16653.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial temporal lobe sclerosisTemporal lobe epilepsyTLE subjectsPositron emission tomographyLobe epilepsyJ BPSynaptic vesicle protein 2APartial volume correctionTemporal lobe sclerosisPositron emission tomography studyEmission tomography studiesSeizure onset zonePromising biomarker approachJ bindingPresurgical selectionSclerotic hippocampusHippocampal asymmetryTLE patientsRegional binding patternsControl subjectsCentrum semiovaleContralateral regionsEpilepsy patientsOutcome measuresOnset zone
2019
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
2016
Evaluation of pancreatic VMAT2 binding with active and inactive enantiomers of 18F-FP-DTBZ in baboons
Naganawa M, Lin SF, Lim K, Labaree D, Ropchan J, Harris P, Huang Y, Ichise M, Carson RE, Cline GW. Evaluation of pancreatic VMAT2 binding with active and inactive enantiomers of 18F-FP-DTBZ in baboons. Nuclear Medicine And Biology 2016, 43: 743-751. PMID: 27673755, PMCID: PMC5248981, DOI: 10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2016.08.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal cortexPositron emission tomographyInactive enantiomerRadiometabolite fractionΒ-cell massHuman β-cell massNon-displaceable bindingEx vivo studyF-FPLow inter-subject variabilityPET scansDTBZ bindingSpleen uptakeDistribution volumeEmission tomographySpleenPancreasDTBZCortexVivo studiesTissue samplesInter-subject variabilityHigh uptakePET signalRadiometabolites
2006
A feasibility study of [11C]SA4503-PET for evaluating sigma1 receptor occupancy by neuroleptics: The binding of haloperidol to sigma1 and dopamine D2-like receptors
Ishiwata K, Oda K, Sakata M, Kimura Y, Kawamura K, Oda K, Sasaki T, Naganawa M, Chihara K, Okubo Y, Ishii K. A feasibility study of [11C]SA4503-PET for evaluating sigma1 receptor occupancy by neuroleptics: The binding of haloperidol to sigma1 and dopamine D2-like receptors. Annals Of Nuclear Medicine 2006, 20: 569-573. PMID: 17134027, DOI: 10.1007/bf03026824.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReceptor occupancy ratesPositron emission tomographyDopamine D2-like receptorsD2-like receptorsHealthy male subjectsNon-selective antagonistPET scansReceptor occupancyHaloperidolMale subjectsBaseline measurementsPeroral administrationEmission tomographyBinding of haloperidolNeurolepticsAdministrationReceptorsPutamenCaudateDrugsDaysOccupancy rateAntagonistFeasibility study