2020
First-in-Human Assessment of 11C-LSN3172176, an M1 Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptor PET Radiotracer
Naganawa M, Nabulsi N, Henry S, Matuskey D, Lin SF, Slieker L, Schwarz AJ, Kant N, Jesudason C, Ruley K, Navarro A, Gao H, Ropchan J, Labaree D, Carson RE, Huang Y. First-in-Human Assessment of 11C-LSN3172176, an M1 Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptor PET Radiotracer. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2020, 62: 553-560. PMID: 32859711, PMCID: PMC8049371, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.120.246967.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSimplified reference tissue modelM1 receptorsHealthy subjectsMuscarinic acetylcholine receptor subtype M1Distribution volumePET radiotracersAbsolute test-retest variabilityExcellent test-retest reproducibilityReference tissue model 2Total distribution volumeSuitable reference regionTest-retest reproducibilityTest-retest variabilityReference regionTest-retest protocolNondisplaceable distribution volumeReference tissue modelTest-retest studySubtypes M1Preclinical studiesRegional time-activity curvesAcetylcholine concentrationHuman studiesReceptor occupancyTime-activity curvesKinetic Modeling and Test–Retest Reproducibility of 11C-EKAP and 11C-FEKAP, Novel Agonist Radiotracers for PET Imaging of the κ-Opioid Receptor in Humans
Naganawa M, Li S, Nabulsi N, Lin SF, Labaree D, Ropchan J, Gao H, Mei M, Henry S, Matuskey D, Carson RE, Huang Y. Kinetic Modeling and Test–Retest Reproducibility of 11C-EKAP and 11C-FEKAP, Novel Agonist Radiotracers for PET Imaging of the κ-Opioid Receptor in Humans. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2020, 61: 1636-1642. PMID: 32169917, PMCID: PMC9364890, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.119.227694.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Novel Kappa Opioid Receptor Agonist as Improved PET Radiotracer: Development and in Vivo Evaluation
Li S, Zheng M, Naganawa M, Gao H, Pracitto R, Shirali A, Lin SF, Teng JK, Ropchan J, Huang Y. Novel Kappa Opioid Receptor Agonist as Improved PET Radiotracer: Development and in Vivo Evaluation. Molecular Pharmaceutics 2019, 16: 1523-1531. PMID: 30726092, DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.8b01209.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKappa-opioid receptorsAgonist radiotracerOpioid receptorsNovel kappa-opioid receptor agonistKappa-opioid receptor agonistFast tissue kineticsNonselective opioid receptorTissue kineticsOpioid receptor agonistsDose-dependent mannerMultilinear analysis-1 (MA1) methodHigh specific bindingSpecific bindingAgonist tracersHigh binding regionsReceptor agonistRegional time-activity curvesSpecific binding signalsTime-activity curvesArterial activityImproved imaging propertiesRhesus monkeysDrug abusePET radiotracersParent fractionDevelopment and In Vivo Evaluation of a κ-Opioid Receptor Agonist as a PET Radiotracer with Superior Imaging Characteristics
Li S, Zheng MQ, Naganawa M, Kim S, Gao H, Kapinos M, Labaree D, Huang Y. Development and In Vivo Evaluation of a κ-Opioid Receptor Agonist as a PET Radiotracer with Superior Imaging Characteristics. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2019, 60: 1023-1030. PMID: 30630942, PMCID: PMC6604690, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.118.220517.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsMacaca mulattaPiperazinePiperazinesPositron-Emission TomographyRadioactive TracersRadiochemistryReceptors, Opioid, kappaConceptsMultilinear analysis 1Κ-opioid receptor agonistCentral nervous system diseaseNervous system diseasesHigh specific bindingAgonist tracersGlobus pallidusReceptor abnormalitiesReceptor agonistFrontal cortexSystem diseasesPrimate brainReceptor occupancySuperior imaging characteristicsCingulate cortexAlzheimer's diseasePeak uptakeImaging characteristicsRhesus monkeysOptimal radiotracerPET studiesArterial input functionBlocking studiesPET radiotracersAnalysis 1
2017
Novel 18F-Labeled κ-Opioid Receptor Antagonist as PET Radiotracer: Synthesis and In Vivo Evaluation of 18F-LY2459989 in Nonhuman Primates
Li S, Cai Z, Zheng MQ, Holden D, Naganawa M, Lin SF, Ropchan J, Labaree D, Kapinos M, Lara-Jaime T, Navarro A, Huang Y. Novel 18F-Labeled κ-Opioid Receptor Antagonist as PET Radiotracer: Synthesis and In Vivo Evaluation of 18F-LY2459989 in Nonhuman Primates. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2017, 59: 140-146. PMID: 28747521, PMCID: PMC5750518, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.117.195586.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPET radiotracersNonhuman primatesTime-activity curvesHigh specific binding signalsΚ-opioid receptor antagonistCentral nervous system disordersFast tissue kineticsBrain time-activity curvesCaudate/putamenNervous system disordersΚ-opioid receptorsRegional binding potentialPeak uptake timeRegional distribution volumesAntagonist radiotracersReceptor antagonistFrontal cortexNovel 18FRegional time-activity curvesSystem disordersNovel radioligandPET scansSpecific binding signalsTemporal cortexMonkey brain
2014
Kinetic Modeling of 11C-LY2795050, A Novel Antagonist Radiotracer for PET Imaging of the Kappa Opioid Receptor in Humans
Naganawa M, Zheng MQ, Nabulsi N, Tomasi G, Henry S, Lin SF, Ropchan J, Labaree D, Tauscher J, Neumeister A, Carson RE, Huang Y. Kinetic Modeling of 11C-LY2795050, A Novel Antagonist Radiotracer for PET Imaging of the Kappa Opioid Receptor in Humans. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2014, 34: 1818-1825. PMID: 25182664, PMCID: PMC4269759, DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.2014.150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKappa-opioid receptorsMultilinear analysis 1Opioid receptorsNovel kappa opioid receptorDistribution volumePositron emission tomography (PET) imagingEmission Tomography ImagingLow intersubject variabilityTwo-tissue compartment modelAntagonist radiotracersOral naltrexoneNondisplaceable distribution volumeBaseline scanLY2795050Human studiesArterial input functionPET imagingTomography imagingIntersubject variabilityNaltrexone