Fluorinated Diaryl Sulfides as Serotonin Transporter Ligands: Synthesis, Structure−Activity Relationship Study, and in Vivo Evaluation of Fluorine-18-Labeled Compounds as PET Imaging Agents
摘要:
A series of new, fluorine-containing substituted diphenyl sulfides was synthesized to serve as candidate ligands for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging of the serotonin transporter (SERT) and to further probe the structure-activity relationship (SAR) of this class of compounds. Candidate compounds were assayed for their affinities to the monoamine transporters (SERT, norepinephrine transporter (NET), and dopamine transporter (DAT)) in competitive binding experiments in vitro using cloned human transporters. From these in vitro assays, four compounds (7c-f) were chosen for further evaluation. All four compounds have nanomolar affinity for SERT (K-i 1.46 nM, 1.04 nM,1.83 nM, and 3.58 nM for 7c, 7d, 7e, and 7f, respectively). The F-18-labeled compounds, 16 and 18a-c, were prepared via a two-step radiosynthesis. Biodistribution studies in rats indicated that the F-18-labeled compounds localized in brain regions with high concentrations of SERT. Furthermore, competition experiments demonstrated that the binding of these radioligands in the rat brain was saturable, specific, and selective to SERT. Specific binding in the rat hypothalamus peaked at 5.6 for ligand 16 and 4.4 for 18b at 90 min after radioactivity administration. For ligand 18a, this same ratio was 8.4 at 120 min postinjection, while compound 18c displayed a lower-specific binding ratio of 2.4. In summary, four F-18-labeled ligands were prepared and evaluated as candidate PET imaging agents for SERT. Among these four ligands, three appear to be promising radioligands suitable for the labeling of SERT in vivo, with 18a providing a higher specific binding in vivo than 16 or 18b.
CARBON-11 AND FLUORINE-18 LABELED RADIOLIGANDS FOR POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY (PET) IMAGING FOR THE BRAIN SEROTONIN TRANSPORTERS
申请人:THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
公开号:EP1519917A2
公开(公告)日:2005-04-06
EP1519917A4
申请人:——
公开号:EP1519917A4
公开(公告)日:2006-05-17
[EN] CARBON-11 AND FLUORINE-18 LABELED RADIOLIGANDS FOR POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY (PET) IMAGING FOR THE BRAIN SEROTONIN TRANSPORTERS<br/>[FR] RADIOLIGANDS MARQUES AU CARBONE 11 ET AU FLUOR 18 POUR L'IMAGERIE TOMOGRAPHIQUE PAR EMISSION DE POSITRONS APPLIQUEE AUX TRANSPORTEURS DE LA SEROTONINE DANS LE CERVEAU
申请人:UNIV COLUMBIA
公开号:WO2003096978A2
公开(公告)日:2003-11-27
This invention provides a compound having the structure: (I) This invention also provides for related compounds and pharmaceutical compositions. This invention further provides for a compound that can be used for non-invasive method for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging of serotonin transporter sites in mammals comprising labeling serotonin transporter sites (SERT) with an image-generating amount of the radiolabeled compound disclosed herein and measuring spatial distribution of the compound in the mammal by PET so as to thereby image the serotonin transporter sites.