2022
Synthesis and Characterization of 5‑(2-Fluoro-4‑[11C]methoxyphenyl)-2,2-dimethyl-3,4-dihydro‑2H‑pyrano[2,3‑b]pyridine-7-carboxamide as a PET Imaging Ligand for Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 2
Yuan G, Dhaynaut M, Lan Y, Guehl N, Huynh D, Iyengar S, Afshar S, Jain M, Pickett J, Kang H, Wang H, Moon S, Ondrechen M, Wang C, Shoup T, Fakhri G, Normandin M, Brownell A. Synthesis and Characterization of 5‑(2-Fluoro-4‑[11C]methoxyphenyl)-2,2-dimethyl-3,4-dihydro‑2H‑pyrano[2,3‑b]pyridine-7-carboxamide as a PET Imaging Ligand for Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 2. Journal Of Medicinal Chemistry 2022, 65: 2593-2609. PMID: 35089713, PMCID: PMC9434702, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c02004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative allosteric modulatorsMetabotropic glutamate receptor 2Positron emission tomographyGlutamate receptor 2MGluR2 functionNeuropsychiatric disordersDrug effectsBrain heterogeneityReceptor 2Allosteric modulatorsMGluR2Nonhuman primatesBrain imagingPositron emission tomography imagingPositron emission tomography imaging ligandsHigh molar activityEmission tomographyExcellent radiochemical purityImaging ligandsBlocking agentsPET imagingMolar activityTherapeutic targetMetabotropicDisorders
2003
Performance of Simultaneous and Sequential Tc-99m/I-123 SPECT Imaging in Estimation of Striatal Activity
Kijewski M, Fakhri G, Moore S. Performance of Simultaneous and Sequential Tc-99m/I-123 SPECT Imaging in Estimation of Striatal Activity. 2003, 5: 3134-3136. DOI: 10.1109/nssmic.2003.1352561.Peer-Reviewed Original Research