2024
Radiosynthesis automation, non-human primate biodistribution and dosimetry of K+ channel tracer [11C]3MeO4AP
Zhou Y, Wilks M, Dhaynaut M, Guehl N, Vesper D, Moon S, Rice P, El Fakhri G, Normandin M, Brugarolas P. Radiosynthesis automation, non-human primate biodistribution and dosimetry of K+ channel tracer [11C]3MeO4AP. EJNMMI Research 2024, 14: 43. PMID: 38683467, PMCID: PMC11058135, DOI: 10.1186/s13550-024-01092-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRadiation dosimetryAverage effective doseWhole-body biodistributionTotal scan timeNon-decayEffective doseNon-human primatesSymptomatic treatment of multiple sclerosisIn vivo binding affinityBed positionTreatment of multiple sclerosisHigh-resolution CTDynamic acquisition protocolDosimetryPET dataAdult rhesus macaquesScan timeImaging demyelinationOLINDA softwareRadiationAcquisition protocolsPreclinical studiesNo significant changesHigh dosesPET imaging
2023
Evaluation of trans- and cis-4‑[18F]Fluorogabapentin for Brain PET Imaging
Zhou Y, Normandin M, Belov V, Macdonald-Soccorso M, Moon S, Sun Y, Fakhri G, Guehl N, Brugarolas P. Evaluation of trans- and cis-4‑[18F]Fluorogabapentin for Brain PET Imaging. ACS Chemical Neuroscience 2023, 14: 4208-4215. PMID: 37947793, PMCID: PMC11485007, DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.3c00593.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuropathic painRodent models of neuropathic painSubunit of voltage-dependent calcium channelsModel of neuropathic painTreatment of neuropathic painMetabolite-corrected arterial input functionVoltage-dependent calcium channelsMultilinear analysis 1Brain uptakePET imagingDose of gabapentinOne-tissue compartment modelRegional time-activity curvesAdult rhesus macaquesPlasma protein bindingTime-activity curvesModerate brain uptakeCalcium channelsInjured nerveArterial input functionGabapentinRodent modelsAnticonvulsant medicationBrain PET imagingRhesus macaques