SYNTHESIS AND APPLICATION OF NOVEL IMAGING AGENTS CONJUGATED TO DPA 713 ANALOGS FOR IMAGING INFLAMMATION
申请人:THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
公开号:US20150044141A1
公开(公告)日:2015-02-12
The present invention provides analog compounds of DPA-713 which specifically bind the translocator protein (TSPO), which is upregulated in activated leukocytes, some malignant tumors and tissues involved in steroid biogenesis. These compounds are linked via a linking moiety to a variety of imaging agents, including, for example, near infra-red dyes. The compounds of the present invention are useful for both pre-clinical near-IR fluorescence imaging (NIRF) and use in optically-guided interventions including NIRF endoscopy. Methods of use in diagnosis and treatment of TSPO related disease are also provided.