2024
Pilot PET study of vaginally administered bioadhesive nanoparticles in cynomolgus monkeys: Kinetics and safety evaluation
Grun M, Honhar P, Wang Y, Rossano S, Khang M, Suh H, Fowles K, Kliman H, Cavaliere A, Carson R, Marquez‐Nostra B, Saltzman W. Pilot PET study of vaginally administered bioadhesive nanoparticles in cynomolgus monkeys: Kinetics and safety evaluation. Bioengineering & Translational Medicine 2024, 9: e10661. PMID: 39553429, PMCID: PMC11561825, DOI: 10.1002/btm2.10661.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVaginal dosage formsBioadhesive nanoparticlesCynomolgus monkeysAnalysis of inflammatory biomarkersVaginal microbicidesVaginal canalMultiple dosesInflammatory biomarkersTherapeutic efficacyVaginal fluidSystemic circulationLong-term deliveryNoninvasive imagingClinical translationDosage formsNon-human primatesDelivery vehiclesMonkeysDeliveryVaginitisUterusMicrobicidesSafety evaluationBiodistributionDose
2014
Evaluation of the sensitivity of the novel α4β2* nicotinic acetylcholine receptor PET radioligand 18F‐(‐)‐NCFHEB to increases in synaptic acetylcholine levels in rhesus monkeys
Gallezot J, Esterlis I, Bois F, Zheng M, Lin S, Kloczynski T, Krystal JH, Huang Y, Sabri O, Carson RE, Cosgrove KP. Evaluation of the sensitivity of the novel α4β2* nicotinic acetylcholine receptor PET radioligand 18F‐(‐)‐NCFHEB to increases in synaptic acetylcholine levels in rhesus monkeys. Synapse 2014, 68: 556-564. PMID: 25043426, PMCID: PMC4224280, DOI: 10.1002/syn.21767.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynaptic acetylcholine concentrationPositron emission tomographyAcetylcholine concentrationRhesus monkeysInfusion of physostigmineSynaptic acetylcholine levelsDose-dependent reductionNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsAcetylcholine levelsBolus injectionAcetylcholine receptorsAcetylcholine dynamicsNew radioligandEmission tomographyArterial input functionAcetylcholinesterase inhibitorsRadioligandThalamusPhysostigmineDonepezilΑ4β2Promising tracerBaselineMonkeysShort scan duration
2000
The Suitability of [11C]-α-Methyl-L-tryptophan as a Tracer for Serotonin Synthesis: Studies With Dual Administration of [11C] and [14C] Labeled Tracer
Shoaf S, Carson R, Hommer D, Williams W, Higley J, Schmall B, Herscovitch P, Eckelman W, Linnoila M. The Suitability of [11C]-α-Methyl-L-tryptophan as a Tracer for Serotonin Synthesis: Studies With Dual Administration of [11C] and [14C] Labeled Tracer. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2000, 20: 244-252. PMID: 10698060, DOI: 10.1097/00004647-200002000-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomographySerotonin synthesisOverdose of phenobarbitalBrain serotonin synthesis rateIsoflurane-anesthetized rhesus monkeysSerotonin synthesis rateBrain concentrationsSecond doseBrain samplesEmission tomographyRhesus monkeysDual administrationTryptophan uptakePatlak plotSerotoninMinimal conversionAdministrationMonkeysSynthesis rateL-tryptophanPET imagesPET dataTotal countOverdoseExternal quantification