2021
Radiochemical Synthesis and Evaluation in Non-Human Primates of 3‑[11C]methoxy-4-aminopyridine: A Novel PET Tracer for Imaging Potassium Channels in the CNS
Guehl N, Neelamegam R, Zhou Y, Moon S, Dhaynaut M, Fakhri G, Normandin M, Brugarolas P. Radiochemical Synthesis and Evaluation in Non-Human Primates of 3‑[11C]methoxy-4-aminopyridine: A Novel PET Tracer for Imaging Potassium Channels in the CNS. ACS Chemical Neuroscience 2021, 12: 756-765. PMID: 33539063, PMCID: PMC8060895, DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.0c00791.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Evaluation of the potassium channel tracer [18F]3F4AP in rhesus macaques
Guehl N, Ramos-Torres K, Linnman C, Moon S, Dhaynaut M, Wilks M, Han P, Ma C, Neelamegam R, Zhou Y, Popko B, Correia J, Reich D, Fakhri G, Herscovitch P, Normandin M, Brugarolas P. Evaluation of the potassium channel tracer [18F]3F4AP in rhesus macaques. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2020, 41: 1721-1733. PMID: 33090071, PMCID: PMC8221756, DOI: 10.1177/0271678x20963404.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFocal brain injuryMyelin repair therapyContributions of demyelinationDrivers of disabilityImaging demyelinationBrain injuryMeasurements of molecular changesTool's sensitivity to changesLower myelin contentDemyelinating lesionsNeuronal conductionImpaired conductionDemyelinationBrain penetrationGold standardRhesus macaquesInjured areaMultiple sclerosisMolecular changesMyelin sheathNeurological diseasesHigh metabolic stabilityMRI methodsMRIInjury