endocannabinoid (eCB) pathway. Inhibition of FAAH may serve as an effective strategy to relieve anxiety and possibly other central nervous system (CNS)-related disorders. Positron emission tomography (PET) would facilitate us to better understand the relationship between FAAH in certain disease conditions, and accelerate clinical translation of FAAH inhibitors by providing in vivo quantitative information.
脂肪酸酰胺
水解酶(FAAH)在内源性
化学信使阿南酰胺(AEA)的分解代谢中发挥其主要功能,从而调节内源性
大麻素(eCB)途径。抑制FAAH可能是缓解焦虑症和其他可能的中枢神经系统(CNS)相关疾病的有效策略。正电子发射断层扫描(PET)将有助于我们更好地了解某些疾病条件下FAAH之间的关系,并通过提供体内定量信息来加速FAAH
抑制剂的临床翻译。到目前为止,大多数PET示踪剂都显示出与FAAH不可逆的结合模式,这将导致复杂的定量过程。在这里,我们已经确定了一种新的FAAH
抑制剂(1-((1-methyl-1 H-
吲哚-2-基)甲基)
哌啶-4-基)(
恶唑-2-基)甲酮(8),可有效抑制大脑中AEA的
水解(底物浓度为0.5时,IC 50值为11 nM) µM),并且没有时间依赖性。PET示踪剂[ 11 C] 8(也称为[ 11 C] FAAH-1906)已成功用[ 11 C] MeI进行放射性标