Design, Synthesis, and Preliminary Evaluation of SPECT Probes for Imaging β-Amyloid in Alzheimer’s Disease Affected Brain
摘要:
In this study, we synthesized of a series of 2phenyl- and 2-pyridyl-imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine derivatives and examine their suitability as novel probes for single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)-based imaging of beta-amyloid (A beta). Among the 11 evaluated compounds, 10 showed moderate affinity to A beta(1-42) aggregates, exhibiting half-maximal inhibitory concentrations (IC50) of 14.7 +/- 6.07-87.6 +/- 39.8 nM. In vitro autoradiography indicated that 1231 labeled triazole-substituted derivatives displayed highly selective binding to A beta plaques in the hippocampal region of Alzheimer's disease (AD)-affected brain. Moreover, biodistribution studies performed on normal rats demonstrated that all I-123-labeled probes featured high initial uptake into the brain followed by a rapid washout and were thus well suited for imaging A beta plaques, with the highest selectivity observed for a 1H-1,2,3-triazole-substituted 2-pyridyl-imidazopyridine derivative, [I-123]ABC577. This compound showed good kinetics in rat brain as well as moderate in vivo stability in rats and is thus a promising SPECT imaging probe for AD in clinical settings.
A compound represented by the following formula (1), or a salt thereof:
wherein R1 is a radioactive halogen substituent, 0 to 2 of A1, A2, A3 and A4 represent N, and the rest represent —(CH)— is effective as a diagnostic imaging probe targeting amyloid. A diagnostic agent for Alzheimer's disease contains a compound represented by the above formula (1) or a salt thereof. After administration to a patient, the compound and the diagnostic agent for Alzheimer's disease transfer into the patient's brain, and indicate good accumulation on amyloid deposited in the brain.