2014
Evaluation 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 measurementsMonkeys
2012
Affinity and selectivity of [11C]‐(+)‐PHNO for the D3 and D2 receptors in the rhesus monkey brain in vivo
Gallezot J, Beaver JD, Gunn RN, Nabulsi N, Weinzimmer D, Singhal T, Slifstein M, Fowles K, Ding Y, Huang Y, Laruelle M, Carson RE, Rabiner EA. Affinity and selectivity of [11C]‐(+)‐PHNO for the D3 and D2 receptors in the rhesus monkey brain in vivo. Synapse 2012, 66: 489-500. PMID: 22213512, DOI: 10.1002/syn.21535.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman positron emission tomography studiesPositron emission tomography studyRhesus monkey brainEmission tomography studiesDopamine D2 receptorsRegional binding potentialDopamine D3 receptorAnesthetized primatePHNO signalFuture PET studiesInfusion paradigmD2 receptorsMonkey brainPrimate brainVivo affinityRhesus monkeysPET studiesTomography studyD2RPHNOBrainReceptorsD3RRegional fractionHuman brain