2020
Synthesis and Preclinical Evaluation of an 18F‑Labeled Synaptic Vesicle Glycoprotein 2A PET Imaging Probe: [18F]SynVesT‑2
Cai Z, Li S, Zhang W, Pracitto R, Wu X, Baum E, Finnema SJ, Holden D, Toyonaga T, Lin SF, Lindemann M, Shirali A, Labaree DC, Ropchan J, Nabulsi N, Carson RE, Huang Y. Synthesis and Preclinical Evaluation of an 18F‑Labeled Synaptic Vesicle Glycoprotein 2A PET Imaging Probe: [18F]SynVesT‑2. ACS Chemical Neuroscience 2020, 11: 592-603. PMID: 31961649, DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.9b00618.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPET imaging probeHigh specific binding signalsNon-human primate brainSynaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2ATraumatic brain injuryPost-traumatic stress disorderMultiple sclerosisBrain injuryParkinson's diseasePreclinical evaluationSpecific binding signalsPrimate brainAlzheimer's diseaseNeuropsychiatric diseasesPresynaptic vesiclesStress disorderDiseaseImaging probeTransmembrane glycoproteinSclerosisPrognosisEpilepsyInjuryStrokeSV2A
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 ResearchConceptsSynaptic 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