Daniel Holden
Research Associate Imaging Research CenterCards
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2023
Evaluation of a First PET Tracer Suitable for Imaging the Sigma‑2 Receptor in the Brain of Nonhuman Primates
Alluri S, Zheng M, Holden D, Zhang Y, Zhang L, Felchner Z, Li S, Ropchan J, Carson R, Jia H, Huang Y. Evaluation of a First PET Tracer Suitable for Imaging the Sigma‑2 Receptor in the Brain of Nonhuman Primates. Molecular Pharmaceutics 2023, 21: 194-200. PMID: 38013422, DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.3c00750.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlzheimer's diseaseLimited brain uptakeNonhuman primate brainCentral nervous systemPotential therapeutic targetPositron emission tomography (PET) imagingEmission Tomography ImagingTransmembrane protein 97Sigma-2 receptorsFirst PET tracerBrain penetrantBrain uptakeTherapeutic targetNervous systemPrimate brainNeurological disordersPET tracersNonhuman primatesTomography imagingProtein 97CancerDiseaseBrainCell typesReceptorsChronic GCPII (glutamate‐carboxypeptidase‐II) inhibition reduces pT217Tau levels in the entorhinal and dorsolateral prefrontal cortices of aged macaques
Bathla S, Datta D, Liang F, Barthelemy N, Wiseman R, Slusher B, Asher J, Zeiss C, Ekanayake‐Alper D, Holden D, Terwilliger G, Duque A, Arellano J, van Dyck C, Bateman R, Xie Z, Nairn A, Arnsten A. Chronic GCPII (glutamate‐carboxypeptidase‐II) inhibition reduces pT217Tau levels in the entorhinal and dorsolateral prefrontal cortices of aged macaques. Alzheimer's & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions 2023, 9: e12431. PMID: 37915375, PMCID: PMC10617575, DOI: 10.1002/trc2.12431.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSporadic Alzheimer's diseaseEntorhinal cortexGCPII inhibitionDorsolateral prefrontal cortexChronic inhibitionTau pathologyTau hyperphosphorylationAged macaquesType 3 metabotropic glutamate receptorAlzheimer's diseasePrefrontal cortexRhesus macaquesVehicle-treated monkeysAged rhesus macaquesMetabotropic glutamate receptorsApparent side effectsAmyloid beta 1Regulation of calciumGCPII inhibitorsKey etiological factorGCPII activityPrimate dlPFCNeuronal damageCSF analysisCalcium dysregulationPreclinical evaluation of a brain penetrant PARP PET imaging probe in rat glioblastoma and nonhuman primates
Chen B, Ojha D, Toyonaga T, Tong J, Pracitto R, Thomas M, Liu M, Kapinos M, Zhang L, Zheng M, Holden D, Fowles K, Ropchan J, Nabulsi N, De Feyter H, Carson R, Huang Y, Cai Z. Preclinical evaluation of a brain penetrant PARP PET imaging probe in rat glioblastoma and nonhuman primates. European Journal Of Nuclear Medicine And Molecular Imaging 2023, 50: 2081-2099. PMID: 36849748, DOI: 10.1007/s00259-023-06162-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomographyHealthy nonhuman primatesVolume of distributionDistribution volume ratioBrain kineticsRat glioblastoma modelPreclinical evaluationBrain regionsGlioblastoma modelPET tracersNonhuman primatesTumor-bearing ratsEx vivo biodistributionPET imaging resultsActive clinical trialsTreatment of glioblastomaHigh specific uptakeDynamic PET scansNoninvasive quantificationBrain positron emission tomographyNondisplaceable volumeBrain penetrationLow nonspecific uptakePrognostic informationClinical trialsIn Vivo Imaging and Kinetic Modeling of Novel Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3 Radiotracers [11C]OCM-44 and [18F]OCM-50 in Non-Human Primates
Smart K, Zheng M, Holden D, Felchner Z, Zhang L, Han Y, Ropchan J, Carson R, Vasdev N, Huang Y. In Vivo Imaging and Kinetic Modeling of Novel Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3 Radiotracers [11C]OCM-44 and [18F]OCM-50 in Non-Human Primates. Pharmaceuticals 2023, 16: 194. PMID: 37259346, PMCID: PMC9959234, DOI: 10.3390/ph16020194.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPositron emission tomographyNon-human primatesMetabolite-corrected arterial input functionML/Free fractionWarrants further evaluationPotential therapeutic targetGood brain uptakeAdult rhesus macaquesPlasma free fractionArterial blood samplingGray matter regionsTwo-tissue compartment modelBrain uptakeRegional time-activity curvesBlood samplingPsychiatric disordersPET scansTherapeutic targetTime-activity curvesGray matterBrain regionsEmission tomographyFurther evaluationArterial input function
2022
First-in-human evaluation of 18F-BMS-986327 as a novel PET tracer to assess lysophosphatidic acid receptor 1 (LPA1) target engagement in the lung
Smith R, Donnelly D, Gallezot J, Lu Y, Murphy B, Cheng P, Kim J, Charles E, Du S, Holden D, Najafzadeh S, Gao H, Kapinos M, Ropchan J, Nabulsi N, Huang H, Fischer A, Carson R. First-in-human evaluation of 18F-BMS-986327 as a novel PET tracer to assess lysophosphatidic acid receptor 1 (LPA1) target engagement in the lung. 2022, 1164. DOI: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2022.1164.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsReversal of synapse loss in Alzheimer mouse models by targeting mGluR5 to prevent synaptic tagging by C1Q
Spurrier J, Nicholson L, Fang XT, Stoner AJ, Toyonaga T, Holden D, Siegert TR, Laird W, Allnutt MA, Chiasseu M, Brody AH, Takahashi H, Nies SH, Pérez-Cañamás A, Sadasivam P, Lee S, Li S, Zhang L, Huang YH, Carson RE, Cai Z, Strittmatter SM. Reversal of synapse loss in Alzheimer mouse models by targeting mGluR5 to prevent synaptic tagging by C1Q. Science Translational Medicine 2022, 14: eabi8593. PMID: 35648810, PMCID: PMC9554345, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abi8593.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomographySilent allosteric modulatorsAlzheimer's diseaseMouse modelPhospho-tau accumulationAged mouse modelAlzheimer mouse modelImmune-mediated attackSAM treatmentMicroglial mediatorsSynaptic engulfmentSynaptic lossAD miceComplement component C1qSynapse lossGlutamate responseSynaptic densityDrug washoutSynaptic localizationTherapeutic benefitCognitive impairmentAllosteric modulatorsEmission tomographyNonhuman primatesComponent C1qO-03 Characterization of a PET radioligand suitable for imaging and quantification of sigma-2 receptor in the primate brain
Zheng M, Alluri S, Zhang Y, Holden D, Li S, Felchner Z, Zhang L, Ropchan J, Carson R, Jia H, Huang Y. O-03 Characterization of a PET radioligand suitable for imaging and quantification of sigma-2 receptor in the primate brain. Nuclear Medicine And Biology 2022, 108: s5. DOI: 10.1016/s0969-8051(22)00061-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComparison of three novel radiotracers for GluN2B-containing NMDA receptors in non-human primates: (R)-[11C]NR2B-Me, (R)-[18F]of-Me-NB1, and (S)-[18F]of-NB1
Smart K, Zheng MQ, Ahmed H, Fang H, Xu Y, Cai L, Holden D, Kapinos M, Haider A, Felchner Z, Ropchan JR, Tamagnan G, Innis RB, Pike VW, Ametamey SM, Huang Y, Carson RE. Comparison of three novel radiotracers for GluN2B-containing NMDA receptors in non-human primates: (R)-[11C]NR2B-Me, (R)-[18F]of-Me-NB1, and (S)-[18F]of-NB1. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2022, 42: 1398-1409. PMID: 35209743, PMCID: PMC9274863, DOI: 10.1177/0271678x221084416.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-human primatesNMDA receptorsML/GluN2B-containing NMDA receptorsFree fractionRegional non-displaceable binding potentialsNon-displaceable binding potentialGood brain uptakeAdult rhesus macaquesBrain uptakeOne-tissue compartment modelTime-activity curvesNovel radiotracersGray matterNeuropsychiatric disordersSelective radiotracerDisplaceable bindingRhesus macaquesTissue distributionAcceptable profilePotential translationRadiotracerCerebellumFurther investigationReceptorsImaging the effect of ketamine on synaptic density (SV2A) in the living brain
Holmes SE, Finnema SJ, Naganawa M, DellaGioia N, Holden D, Fowles K, Davis M, Ropchan J, Emory P, Ye Y, Nabulsi N, Matuskey D, Angarita GA, Pietrzak RH, Duman RS, Sanacora G, Krystal JH, Carson RE, Esterlis I. Imaging the effect of ketamine on synaptic density (SV2A) in the living brain. Molecular Psychiatry 2022, 27: 2273-2281. PMID: 35165397, PMCID: PMC9133063, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-022-01465-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKetamine's therapeutic effectsMajor depressive disorderTherapeutic effectPositron emission tomographyPosttraumatic stress disorderHealthy controlsSynaptic connectionsSynaptic vesicle protein 2APost-synaptic mechanismsEffects of ketamineDiscovery of ketamineNon-human primatesAntidepressant effectsDepressive disorderSingle administrationSynaptic densityPsychiatric disordersDepression severityKetamineEmission tomographyTerminal densityLiving brainStress disorderRobust reductionDissociative symptomsCharacterization in nonhuman primates of (R)-[18F]OF-Me-NB1 and (S)-[18F]OF-Me-NB1 for imaging the GluN2B subunits of the NMDA receptor
Zheng M, Ahmed H, Smart K, Xu Y, Holden D, Kapinos M, Felchner Z, Haider A, Tamagnan G, Carson RE, Huang Y, Ametamey SM. Characterization in nonhuman primates of (R)-[18F]OF-Me-NB1 and (S)-[18F]OF-Me-NB1 for imaging the GluN2B subunits of the NMDA receptor. European Journal Of Nuclear Medicine And Molecular Imaging 2022, 49: 2153-2162. PMID: 35107627, PMCID: PMC9165293, DOI: 10.1007/s00259-022-05698-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research