Conversion of iodine to fluorine-18 based on iodinated chalcone and evaluation for β-amyloid PET imaging
摘要:
In the amyloid cascade hypothesis, beta-amyloid (A beta) plaques is one of the major pathological biomarkers in the Alzheimer's disease (AD) brain. We report the synthesis and evaluation of novel radiofluorinated chalcones, [F-18] 4-dimethylamino-4'-fluoro-chalcone ([F-18] DMFC) and [F-18] 4'-fluoro-4-methylamino-chalcone ([F-18] FMC), as A beta imaging probes. The conversion of iodine directly introduced to the chalcone backbone into fluorine was successfully carried out by F-18-labeling via the corresponding boronate precursors, achieving the direct introduction of fluorine-18 into the chalcone backbone to prepare [F-18] DMFC and [F-18] FMC. In a biodistribution study using normal mice, [F-18] DMFC and [F-18] FMC showed a higher initial uptake (4.43 and 5.47% ID/g at 2 min postinjection, respectively) into and more rapid clearance (0.52 and 0.66% ID/g at 30 min postinjection, respectively) from the brain than a Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved A beta imaging agent ([F-18] Florbetapir), meaning the improvement of the probability of detecting A beta plaques and the reduction of non-specific binding in the brain. In the in vitro binding studies using aggregates of recombinant A beta peptides, [F-18] DMFC and [F-18] FMC showed high binding affinity to recombinant A beta aggregates at the K-d values of 4.47 and 6.50 nM, respectively. In the in vitro autoradiography (ARG) experiment with AD brain sections, [F-18] DMFC and [F-18] FMC markedly accumulated only in a region with abundant A beta plaques, indicating that they clearly recognized human A beta plaques in vitro. These encouraging results suggest that [F-18] DMFC and [F-18] FMC may be promising PET probes for the detection of an amyloid pathology and the early diagnosis of AD with marked accuracy. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Novel chalcones as probes for in vivo imaging of β-amyloid plaques in Alzheimer’s brains
摘要:
A novel series of chalcone derivatives for in vivo imaging beta-amyloid plaques in the brain of Alzheimer's disease (AD) were synthesized and characterized. When in vitro binding studies using A beta aggregates were carried out with chalcone derivatives, the binding affinities for A aggregate varied from 3 to 105 nM. The radioiodinated chalcones were successfully prepared through an iododestannylation reaction from the corresponding tributyltin derivatives using hydrogen peroxide as the oxidant in high yields and with high radiochemical purities. Biodistribution studies in normal mice after iv injection of the radioiodinated chalcones displayed high brain uptake (2.0-4.7%ID/g at 2 min) and rapid clearance from the brain (0.2-0.6%ID/g at 30 min), which is highly desirable or amyloid imaging agents. The results in this study suggest that the novel radioiodinated chalcones may be useful amyloid imaging agents for detecting P-amyloid plaques in the brain of AD. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
In the amyloid cascade hypothesis, beta-amyloid (A beta) plaques is one of the major pathological biomarkers in the Alzheimer's disease (AD) brain. We report the synthesis and evaluation of novel radiofluorinated chalcones, [F-18] 4-dimethylamino-4'-fluoro-chalcone ([F-18] DMFC) and [F-18] 4'-fluoro-4-methylamino-chalcone ([F-18] FMC), as A beta imaging probes. The conversion of iodine directly introduced to the chalcone backbone into fluorine was successfully carried out by F-18-labeling via the corresponding boronate precursors, achieving the direct introduction of fluorine-18 into the chalcone backbone to prepare [F-18] DMFC and [F-18] FMC. In a biodistribution study using normal mice, [F-18] DMFC and [F-18] FMC showed a higher initial uptake (4.43 and 5.47% ID/g at 2 min postinjection, respectively) into and more rapid clearance (0.52 and 0.66% ID/g at 30 min postinjection, respectively) from the brain than a Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved A beta imaging agent ([F-18] Florbetapir), meaning the improvement of the probability of detecting A beta plaques and the reduction of non-specific binding in the brain. In the in vitro binding studies using aggregates of recombinant A beta peptides, [F-18] DMFC and [F-18] FMC showed high binding affinity to recombinant A beta aggregates at the K-d values of 4.47 and 6.50 nM, respectively. In the in vitro autoradiography (ARG) experiment with AD brain sections, [F-18] DMFC and [F-18] FMC markedly accumulated only in a region with abundant A beta plaques, indicating that they clearly recognized human A beta plaques in vitro. These encouraging results suggest that [F-18] DMFC and [F-18] FMC may be promising PET probes for the detection of an amyloid pathology and the early diagnosis of AD with marked accuracy. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Novel chalcones as probes for in vivo imaging of β-amyloid plaques in Alzheimer’s brains
A novel series of chalcone derivatives for in vivo imaging beta-amyloid plaques in the brain of Alzheimer's disease (AD) were synthesized and characterized. When in vitro binding studies using A beta aggregates were carried out with chalcone derivatives, the binding affinities for A aggregate varied from 3 to 105 nM. The radioiodinated chalcones were successfully prepared through an iododestannylation reaction from the corresponding tributyltin derivatives using hydrogen peroxide as the oxidant in high yields and with high radiochemical purities. Biodistribution studies in normal mice after iv injection of the radioiodinated chalcones displayed high brain uptake (2.0-4.7%ID/g at 2 min) and rapid clearance from the brain (0.2-0.6%ID/g at 30 min), which is highly desirable or amyloid imaging agents. The results in this study suggest that the novel radioiodinated chalcones may be useful amyloid imaging agents for detecting P-amyloid plaques in the brain of AD. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.