Synthesis, radiofluorination and pharmacological evaluation of a fluoromethyl spirocyclic PET tracer for central σ1 receptors and comparison with fluoroalkyl homologs
作者:Aurélie Maisonial、Eva Große Maestrup、Christian Wiese、Achim Hiller、Dirk Schepmann、Steffen Fischer、Winnie Deuther-Conrad、Jörg Steinbach、Peter Brust、Bernhard Wünsch
DOI:10.1016/j.bmc.2011.11.002
日期:2012.1
The spirocyclicr1 receptor ligand 1 (1'-benzyl-3-(fluoromethyl)-3H-spiro[[2] benzofuran-1,4'-piperidine]) was prepared in four steps starting from methoxy derivative 5. Due to its high sigma(1) affinity (K-i = 0.74 nM) and selectivity against several other relevant targets, 1 was investigated as F-18-labeled PET tracer and its biological properties were compared with those of homologous fluoroalkyl derivatives 2-4. The fluoromethyl derivative 1 was faster metabolized in vitro than homologs 2-4. In contrast to the radiosynthesis of [F-18]2-4, the nucleophilic substitution of the tosylate 15 using the K[F-18]F-K-222-carbonate complex required heating to 150 degrees C in DMSO to achieve high labeling efficiencies. Whereas radiometabolites of [F-18]2-4 were not detected in vivo in the brain of mice, two radiometabolites of [F-18]1 were found. Analysis of ex vivo autoradiography images provided rather low target-to-nontarget ratio for [F-18]1 compared with [F-18]2-4. [F-18]1 showed a fast uptake in the brain, which decreased continuously over time. The brain-to-plasma ratio of the radiotracer [F-18]1 was only exceeded by the fluoroethyl tracer [F-18]2. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.