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
2015
Validating novel tau positron emission tomography tracer [F‐18]‐AV‐1451 (T807) on postmortem brain tissue
Marquié M, Normandin M, Vanderburg C, Costantino I, Bien E, Rycyna L, Klunk W, Mathis C, Ikonomovic M, Debnath M, Vasdev N, Dickerson B, Gomperts S, Growdon J, Johnson K, Frosch M, Hyman B, Gómez-Isla T. Validating novel tau positron emission tomography tracer [F‐18]‐AV‐1451 (T807) on postmortem brain tissue. Annals Of Neurology 2015, 78: 787-800. PMID: 26344059, PMCID: PMC4900162, DOI: 10.1002/ana.24517.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTau filamentsAlzheimer brainsTDP-43Paired helical filamentsDNA-binding proteinsIn vitro binding assaysFrontotemporal lobar degeneration-tauBinding to tau lesionsDNA-binding protein 43Tauopathy brainsHelical filamentsBrain tau pathologyTau pathologyTau lesionsSubstrate-specificBinding proteinPostmortem brain tissueCerebral amyloid angiopathyPhosphor-screen autoradiographyOff-target bindingB-amyloidAlzheimer's diseaseBinding assaysTauProtein 43