2016
Preclinical Evaluation of 18F-PF-05270430, a Novel PET Radioligand for the Phosphodiesterase 2A Enzyme
Chen L, Nabulsi N, Naganawa M, Zasadny K, Skaddan MB, Zhang L, Najafzadeh S, Lin SF, Helal CJ, Boyden TL, Chang C, Ropchan J, Carson RE, Villalobos A, Huang Y. Preclinical Evaluation of 18F-PF-05270430, a Novel PET Radioligand for the Phosphodiesterase 2A Enzyme. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2016, 57: 1448-1453. PMID: 27199356, PMCID: PMC5093921, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.115.171454.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnimalsAzabicyclo CompoundsAzetidinesBrainCyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 2Macaca mulattaMaleMetabolic Clearance RateMolecular ImagingOrgan SpecificityPositron-Emission TomographyRadiopharmaceuticalsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificitySpecies SpecificityTissue Distribution
2013
Synthesis and Evaluation of 11C-LY2795050 as a κ-Opioid Receptor Antagonist Radiotracer for PET Imaging
Zheng MQ, Nabulsi N, Kim SJ, Tomasi G, Lin SF, Mitch C, Quimby S, Barth V, Rash K, Masters J, Navarro A, Seest E, Morris ED, Carson RE, Huang Y. Synthesis and Evaluation of 11C-LY2795050 as a κ-Opioid Receptor Antagonist Radiotracer for PET Imaging. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2013, 54: 455-463. PMID: 23353688, PMCID: PMC3775344, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.112.109512.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKappa-opioid receptorsAntagonist radiotracersSelective kappa opioid receptorPET imagingKOR knockout micePathophysiology of depressionSelective KOR antagonistRadioligand competition binding assaysEx vivo analysisDose-dependent mannerFavorable pharmacokinetic propertiesFull antagonist activityKOR antagonistsPeripheral metabolismKOR agonistsTracer candidatesLY2795050Sprague-DawleyAntagonist tracersKnockout miceSpecific binding signalsCompetition binding assaysRhesus monkeysPharmacokinetic propertiesAntagonist activity