Synthesis and biological evaluation of radioiodinated quinacrine-based derivatives for SPECT imaging of Aβ plaques
作者:Takeshi Fuchigami、Nobuya Kobashi、Mamoru Haratake、Masao Kawasaki、Morio Nakayama
DOI:10.1016/j.ejmech.2012.12.020
日期:2013.2
The aim of the present study was to characterize the binding property of quinacrine-based acridine derivatives for A beta plaques and to evaluate this series of compounds as A beta imaging probes. Quinacrine clearly stained A beta plaques in the brain sections of A beta deposition model transgenic mice (Tg2576 mice). Similarly, the quinacrine analog, 2-methoxy-9-(4-(dimethyl-1-methyl) -N-butyl) amino-6-iodo acridine (5), labeled A beta plaques in the brain slices of Tg2576 mice. In addition, [I-125]5 showed modest affinity for A beta(1-42) aggregates with a K-d value of 48 nM. Biodistribution studies using normal mice demonstrated that [I-125]5 displayed poor initial brain uptake. Next, I-125-labeled acridines without aliphatic amino groups were synthesized and characterized. Similar to quinacrine and 5, these compounds could detect A beta plaques in the brain sections of Tg2576 mice. It should be noted that the acridines showed much higher binding affinity for A beta aggregates and greater in vivo blood brain barrier permeability than [I-125]5. Among them, 13 (6-Iodo-2-methoxy-9-methylaminoacridine) and 25 (2,9-Dimethoxy-6-iodo acridine) exhibited high affinity for the A beta aggregates with K-i values of 14 and 29 nM, respectively. In the in vivo studies, [I-125]13 and [I-125]25 showed excellent initial brain uptake (3.0 and 4.4% dose/g, respectively, at 2 min) with fast washout from the brain (0.33 and 0.37% dose/g, respectively, at 60 min). These acridine derivatives are demonstrated to be promising SPECT imaging probes for amyloid in the living brain. (C) 2013 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.