This invention relates to novel thioflavin derivatives, methods of using the derivatives in, for example, in vivo imaging of patients having neuritic plaques, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the thioflavin derivatives and method of synthesizing the compounds. The compounds find particular use in the diagnosis and treatment of patients having diseases where accumulation of neuritic plaques are prevalent. The disease states or maladies include but are not limited to Alzheimer's Disease, familial Alzheimer's Disease, Down's Syndrome and homozygotes for the apolipoprotein E4 allele.
本发明涉及一种新型
噻吩素衍
生物,以及使用这些衍
生物的方法,例如在患有神经纤维样斑块的患者体内成像,包含这些
噻吩素衍
生物的制药组合物和合成这些化合物的方法。这些化合物在诊断和治疗神经纤维样斑块积累的疾病患者中具有特殊用途。这些疾病状态或病症包括但不限于阿尔茨海默病、家族性阿尔茨海默病、唐氏综合征和
载脂蛋白E4等位
基因纯合子。