This invention relates to diphenyl ether derivatives and their use in imaging of Serotonin Transporters (SERTS). The present invention also provides diagnostic compositions comprising the compounds of the present invention, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent. The invention further provides a method of imaging SERTS, comprising introducing into a patient a detectable quantity of a labeled compound of the present invention, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester, amide or prodrug thereof, allowing sufficient time for the labeled compound to associate with one or more SERTs, and detecting the labeled compound. The present invention can also be used to follow the progression of a disease associated with SERTs or a therapy that targets SERTs.
本发明涉及
二苯醚衍
生物及其在
血清素转运体(
SER
TS)成像中的应用。本发明还提供了包含本发明化合物的诊断组合物,并且还提供了一种含有药学上可接受的载体或稀释剂的成像
SER
TS的方法,该方法包括向患者引入本发明的标记化合物或其药学上可接受的盐,酯,酰胺或前药的可检测量,允许足够的时间使标记化合物与一个或多个
SER
TS结合,并检测标记化合物。本发明还可用于跟踪与
SER
TS相关的疾病的进展或针对
SER
TS的治疗。