Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel technetium-99m labeled phenylbenzoxazole derivatives as potential imaging probes for β-amyloid plaques in brain
作者:Xuedan Wang、Mengchao Cui、Pingrong Yu、Zijing Li、Yanping Yang、Hongmei Jia、Boli Liu
DOI:10.1016/j.bmcl.2012.05.010
日期:2012.7
Two uncharged Tc-99m-labeled phenylbenzoxazole derivatives were biologically evaluated as potential imaging probes for beta-amyloid plaques. The Tc-99m and corresponding rhenium complexes were synthesized by coupling monoamine-monoamide dithiol (MAMA) and bis(aminoethanethiol) (BAT) chelating ligand via a pentyloxy spacer to phenylbenzoxazole. The fluorescent rhenium complexes 6 and 9 selectively stainined the beta-amyloid plaques on the sections of transgenic mouse, and showed high affinity for A beta((1-42)) aggregates (K-i = 11.1 nM and 14.3 nM, respectively). Autoradiography in vitro indicated that [Tc-99m]6 clearly labeled beta-amyloid plaques on the sections of transgenic mouse. Biodistribution experiments in normal mice revealed that [Tc-99m]6 displayed moderate initial brain uptake (0.81% ID/g at 2 min), and quickly washed out from the brain (0.25% ID/g at 60 min). The preliminary results indicate that the properties of [Tc-99m]6 are promising, although additional refinements are needed to improve the ability to cross the blood-brain barrier. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.