Further evaluation of [11C]MP‐10 as a radiotracer for phosphodiesterase 10A: PET imaging study in rhesus monkeys and brain tissue metabolite analysis
Lin S, Labaree D, Chen M, Holden D, Gallezot J, Kapinos M, Teng J, Najafzadeh S, Plisson C, Rabiner EA, Gunn RN, Carson RE, Huang Y. Further evaluation of [11C]MP‐10 as a radiotracer for phosphodiesterase 10A: PET imaging study in rhesus monkeys and brain tissue metabolite analysis. Synapse 2014, 69: 86-95. PMID: 25450608, PMCID: PMC4275380, DOI: 10.1002/syn.21792.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRhesus monkeysPhosphodiesterase 10ASprague-Dawley ratsMP-10Dose-dependent mannerSpecific PET tracersHigh specific bindingPET imaging studiesTissue uptake kineticsBaseline scanBrain regionsImaging studiesFurther evaluationMultilinear analysis methodRegional volumesPET tracersNonhuman primatesPET imagingVivo studiesReference tissueMonkeysBrainCerebellumSpecific bindingPresent studyEvaluation of [18F]-(-)-norchlorofluorohomoepibatidine ([18F]-(-)-NCFHEB) as a PET radioligand to image the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in non-human primates
Bois F, Gallezot JD, Zheng MQ, Lin SF, Esterlis I, Cosgrove KP, Carson RE, Huang Y. Evaluation of [18F]-(-)-norchlorofluorohomoepibatidine ([18F]-(-)-NCFHEB) as a PET radioligand to image the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in non-human primates. Nuclear Medicine And Biology 2014, 42: 570-577. PMID: 25858513, PMCID: PMC4441617, DOI: 10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2014.08.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRhesus monkeysGood test-retest reproducibilityML/Plasma free fractionReceptor binding profileNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsTest-retest reproducibilityNon-human primatesReceptor radiotracerΑ4β2 receptorsFrontal cortexPET examinationsMonkey brainAcetylcholine receptorsBrain regionsDistribution volumePET radioligandMultilinear analysis methodPharmacokinetic propertiesEnd of synthesisNon-displaceable distribution volumeFree fractionPET measurementsMonkeysEvaluation 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