2019
Synthesis and in vivo evaluation of [18F]UCB-J for PET imaging of synaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2A (SV2A)
Li S, Cai Z, Zhang W, Holden D, Lin SF, Finnema SJ, Shirali A, Ropchan J, Carre S, Mercier J, Carson RE, Nabulsi N, Huang Y. Synthesis and in vivo evaluation of [18F]UCB-J for PET imaging of synaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2A (SV2A). European Journal Of Nuclear Medicine And Molecular Imaging 2019, 46: 1952-1965. PMID: 31175396, PMCID: PMC6810698, DOI: 10.1007/s00259-019-04357-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsChemistry Techniques, SyntheticFemaleFluorine RadioisotopesMacaca mulattaMaleMembrane GlycoproteinsPositron-Emission TomographyPyridinesPyrrolidinonesRadiochemistryConceptsSynaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2AHigh specific binding signalsNonhuman primatesPET imagingHigh brain uptakeRegional distribution volumesBrain uptakeSynaptic densityOne-tissue compartment modelExcellent imaging agentRegional time-activity curvesVivo biomarkersArterial samplesSpecific binding signalsPsychiatric diseasesTime-activity curvesAlzheimer's diseaseDistribution volumeNeuropsychiatric disordersRadioactive metabolitesRhesus monkeysPET radiotracersVivo evaluationDiseaseImaging agent
2016
Synthesis and Preclinical Evaluation of 11C-UCB-J as a PET Tracer for Imaging the Synaptic Vesicle Glycoprotein 2A in the Brain
Nabulsi N, Mercier J, Holden D, Carré S, Najafzadeh S, Vandergeten MC, Lin SF, Deo A, Price N, Wood M, Lara-Jaime T, Montel F, Laruelle M, Carson RE, Hannestad J, Huang Y. Synthesis and Preclinical Evaluation of 11C-UCB-J as a PET Tracer for Imaging the Synaptic Vesicle Glycoprotein 2A in the Brain. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2016, 57: 777-784. PMID: 26848175, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.115.168179.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrainChemistry Techniques, SyntheticFemaleHumansMacaca mulattaMaleMembrane GlycoproteinsPermeabilityPositron-Emission TomographyPyridinesPyrrolidinesPyrrolidinonesRadiochemistryRatsTissue DistributionConceptsSynaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2AWhole-body biodistributionPET radiotracersNonhuman primatesDose-limiting organHigher free fractionGray matter regionsBaseline VTNondisplaceable distribution volumeAntiepileptic drugsVitro inhibition constantSynaptic densityPreclinical evaluationMonkey brainDistribution volumeArterial samplingEndocrine cellsRegional volumesMatter regionsRhesus macaquesPET tracersUCBFree fractionBrainTarget occupancy