Mike Ming-Qiang Wenn
Research Scientist in Radiology and Biomedical ImagingCards
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2026
Discovery of the First Brain-Penetrant Radioligands for Visualizing the GABA Transporter 1 (GAT-1): Synthesis, In Vitro Screening, and In Vivo Evaluation in Nonhuman Primates
Gu J, Wang C, Gobbi L, Honer M, Zheng M, Gravel P, Gao H, Zhang L, Ropchan J, Nabulsi N, Borroni E, Tamagnan G, Carson R, Huang Y. Discovery of the First Brain-Penetrant Radioligands for Visualizing the GABA Transporter 1 (GAT-1): Synthesis, In Vitro Screening, and In Vivo Evaluation in Nonhuman Primates. Journal Of Medicinal Chemistry 2026, 69: 8852-8868. PMID: 41945380, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5c03014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultiple sources of β2*-nicotinic acetylcholine receptor binding are differentially affected during tobacco smoking abstinence as revealed by Independent Component Analysis of [18F]Flubatine PET images
Raval N, Calakos K, Zheng M, Huttner A, Esterlis I, Huang H, Calhoun V, Picciotto M, Cosgrove K, Hillmer A. Multiple sources of β2*-nicotinic acetylcholine receptor binding are differentially affected during tobacco smoking abstinence as revealed by Independent Component Analysis of [18F]Flubatine PET images. Neuropsychopharmacology 2026, 51: 1207-1216. PMID: 41559453, PMCID: PMC13213061, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-025-02311-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThis study investigates how smoking affects brain nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subtypes, showing distinct changes that could guide treatments for smoking cessation.
2025
Characterization of [ 18 F]PF-NB1 Enantiomers for Imaging NMDA GluN2B Receptors in Nonhuman Primates and Comparison with Analogous 18 F‑labeled Radiotracers
Alluri S, Zheng M, Holden D, Ahmed H, Felchner Z, Kapinos M, Carson R, Ametamey S, Huang Y. Characterization of [ 18 F]PF-NB1 Enantiomers for Imaging NMDA GluN2B Receptors in Nonhuman Primates and Comparison with Analogous 18 F‑labeled Radiotracers. ACS Chemical Neuroscience 2025, 17: 251-259. PMID: 41392471, DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.5c00840.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffects of Age and BMI on Histamine H3 Receptor Availability in Healthy Humans
Yang Y, Ibrahim W, Gravel P, Pittman B, Hoye J, Cool R, Sadabad F, Zheng M, Pittenger C, Gallezot J, Carson R, Huang H, Radhakrishnan R, Matuskey D. Effects of Age and BMI on Histamine H3 Receptor Availability in Healthy Humans. Molecular Imaging And Biology 2025, 27: 832-838. PMID: 40938339, DOI: 10.1007/s11307-025-02047-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchToward Imaging of the GABA Transporter Type 1 In Vivo: Quantitative Evaluation of 4 Novel PET Radiotracers in Nonhuman Primates
Gravel P, Gu J, Wang C, Volpi T, Gallezot J, Holden D, Fowles K, Zheng M, Zhang L, Borroni E, Honer M, Gobbi L, Tamagnan G, Huang Y, Carson R. Toward Imaging of the GABA Transporter Type 1 In Vivo: Quantitative Evaluation of 4 Novel PET Radiotracers in Nonhuman Primates. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2025, 66: 1652-1658. PMID: 40908122, PMCID: PMC12487869, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.125.270332.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssessment of test-retest reproducibility by [18F]Bavarostat for PET imaging of HDAC6
Naganawa M, Zheng M, Gallezot J, Bonomi R, Gu J, Gao H, Jacutin-Porte S, Nabulsi N, Koole M, Van Laere K, Matuskey D, Huang Y, Carson R. Assessment of test-retest reproducibility by [18F]Bavarostat for PET imaging of HDAC6. EJNMMI Research 2025, 15: 76. PMID: 40542929, PMCID: PMC12182542, DOI: 10.1186/s13550-025-01268-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvaluation of radio-thin-layer chromatography as an alternative to radio-HPLC for [18F]SynVesT-1 metabolism analysis in rats
Balayeva T, Asch R, Tan P, Mennie W, Tong J, Chen B, Zhuang Z, Zheng C, Zheng M, Toyonaga T, Cai Z. Evaluation of radio-thin-layer chromatography as an alternative to radio-HPLC for [18F]SynVesT-1 metabolism analysis in rats. Nuclear Medicine And Biology 2025, 146: 109029. PMID: 40383020, PMCID: PMC12228526, DOI: 10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2025.109029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVenous blood sampling for less invasive in vivo quantification of synaptic density with constant infusion of [18F]SynVesT-1 and PET
Asch R, Naganawa M, Moisieienko K, Weed M, Kapinos M, Zheng M, Hillmer A, Carson R, Pietrzak R, Esterlis I. Venous blood sampling for less invasive in vivo quantification of synaptic density with constant infusion of [18F]SynVesT-1 and PET. EJNMMI Research 2025, 15: 8. PMID: 39900828, PMCID: PMC11790547, DOI: 10.1186/s13550-025-01200-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPET Imaging of Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Receptor 1 with [18F]TZ4877 in Nonhuman Primates
Gu J, Zheng M, Holden D, Fowles K, Qiu L, Felchner Z, Zhang L, Ropchan J, Gropler R, Carson R, Tu Z, Huang Y, Hillmer A. PET Imaging of Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Receptor 1 with [18F]TZ4877 in Nonhuman Primates. Molecular Imaging And Biology 2025, 27: 54-63. PMID: 39779653, PMCID: PMC12207061, DOI: 10.1007/s11307-024-01979-x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Quantification of Multi-Organ 11β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1 Enzyme Levels in a Zucker Fatty Rat Model: A PET Imaging Study
Bini J, Strober J, Kapinos M, Zheng M, Li S, Ropchan J, Nabulsi N, Huang Y, Perry R, Vatner D, Carson R. Quantification of Multi-Organ 11β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1 Enzyme Levels in a Zucker Fatty Rat Model: A PET Imaging Study. Molecular Imaging 2024, 23: 15353508241301584. PMID: 40270581, PMCID: PMC12014946, DOI: 10.1177/15353508241301584.Peer-Reviewed Original Research