2014
An Improved Antagonist Radiotracer for the κ-Opioid Receptor: Synthesis and Characterization of 11C-LY2459989
Zheng MQ, Kim SJ, Holden D, Lin SF, Need A, Rash K, Barth V, Mitch C, Navarro A, Kapinos M, Maloney K, Ropchan J, Carson RE, Huang Y. An Improved Antagonist Radiotracer for the κ-Opioid Receptor: Synthesis and Characterization of 11C-LY2459989. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2014, 55: 1185-1191. PMID: 24854795, PMCID: PMC4826283, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.114.138701.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh specific binding signalsΚ-opioid receptorsSpecific binding signalsPET radioligandRhesus monkeysPromising PET imaging agentSelective KOR antagonistNovel PET radioligandFavorable pharmacokinetic propertiesPET imaging agentMultilinear analysis-1 (MA1) methodAntagonist radiotracersKOR antagonistsPeripheral metabolismGlobus pallidusOpioid receptorsTracer candidatesFrontal cortexArterial input function measurementTemporal cortexCingulate cortexNeuropsychiatric diseasesPharmacokinetic propertiesFull antagonistHigh radiochemical purity
2013
Imaging Nicotine- and Amphetamine-Induced Dopamine Release in Rhesus Monkeys with [11C]PHNO vs [11C]raclopride PET
Gallezot JD, Kloczynski T, Weinzimmer D, Labaree D, Zheng MQ, Lim K, Rabiner EA, Ridler K, Pittman B, Huang Y, Carson RE, Morris ED, Cosgrove KP. Imaging Nicotine- and Amphetamine-Induced Dopamine Release in Rhesus Monkeys with [11C]PHNO vs [11C]raclopride PET. Neuropsychopharmacology 2013, 39: 866-874. PMID: 24220025, PMCID: PMC3924521, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2013.286.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmphetamine-induced DA releaseD2/D3 receptorsDA releaseD3 receptorsRhesus monkeysAmphetamine-Induced Dopamine ReleaseDopamine D2/D3 receptorsHuman tobacco smokersAmphetamine-induced changesClinical neuroimaging studiesAdult rhesus monkeysPositron emission tomography (PET) imagingEmission Tomography ImagingLow-affinity receptorsNon-human primatesTobacco smokersSubstantia nigraGlobus pallidusDopamine releaseNucleus accumbensNicotineNeuroimaging studiesTomography imagingBPNDReceptors