2019
Synthesis and in vivo evaluation of [18F]UCB-J for PET imaging of synaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2A (SV2A)
Li S, Cai Z, Zhang W, Holden D, Lin SF, Finnema SJ, Shirali A, Ropchan J, Carre S, Mercier J, Carson RE, Nabulsi N, Huang Y. Synthesis and in vivo evaluation of [18F]UCB-J for PET imaging of synaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2A (SV2A). European Journal Of Nuclear Medicine And Molecular Imaging 2019, 46: 1952-1965. PMID: 31175396, PMCID: PMC6810698, DOI: 10.1007/s00259-019-04357-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2AHigh specific binding signalsNonhuman primatesPET imagingHigh brain uptakeRegional distribution volumesBrain uptakeSynaptic densityOne-tissue compartment modelExcellent imaging agentRegional time-activity curvesVivo biomarkersArterial samplesSpecific binding signalsPsychiatric diseasesTime-activity curvesAlzheimer's diseaseDistribution volumeNeuropsychiatric disordersRadioactive metabolitesRhesus monkeysPET radiotracersVivo evaluationDiseaseImaging agent
2013
Tracer Kinetic Modeling of [11C]AFM, a New PET Imaging Agent for the Serotonin Transporter
Naganawa M, Nabulsi N, Planeta B, Gallezot JD, Lin SF, Najafzadeh S, Williams W, Ropchan J, Labaree D, Neumeister A, Huang Y, Carson RE. Tracer Kinetic Modeling of [11C]AFM, a New PET Imaging Agent for the Serotonin Transporter. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2013, 33: 1886-1896. PMID: 23921898, PMCID: PMC3851894, DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.2013.134.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomographySerotonin transporterReference tissue modelArterial input functionOne-tissue modelMultilinear reference tissue modelNew PET imaging agentTwo-tissue modelPET imaging agentHealthy human brainSuitable PET radioligandNew positron emission tomographySERT densityRegional time-activity curvesTime-activity curvesEmission tomography dataRegional bindingEmission tomographyPET radioligandRoutine useInterest analysisNoninvasive methodPositron emission tomography dataImaging agentHuman brain