[18F]GE-180: A novel fluorine-18 labelled PET tracer for imaging Translocator protein 18kDa (TSPO)
摘要:
A series of tricyclic compounds have been synthesised and evaluated in vitro for affinity against Translocator protein 18 kDa (TSPO) and for preferred imaging properties. The most promising of the compounds were radiolabelled and evaluated in vivo to determine biodistribution and specificity for high expressing TSPO regions. Metabolite profiling in brain and plasma was also investigated. Evaluation in an autoradiography model of neuroinflammation was also carried out for the best compound, 12a ([F-18]GE-180). (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
[18F]GE-180: A novel fluorine-18 labelled PET tracer for imaging Translocator protein 18kDa (TSPO)
摘要:
A series of tricyclic compounds have been synthesised and evaluated in vitro for affinity against Translocator protein 18 kDa (TSPO) and for preferred imaging properties. The most promising of the compounds were radiolabelled and evaluated in vivo to determine biodistribution and specificity for high expressing TSPO regions. Metabolite profiling in brain and plasma was also investigated. Evaluation in an autoradiography model of neuroinflammation was also carried out for the best compound, 12a ([F-18]GE-180). (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
An improved, regioselective synthesis of the radiolabelling precursor for the translocator protein targeting positron emission tomography imaging radiotracer [18F]GE-180
[18F]GE-180 has been demonstrated to be a promising new positronemissiontomographyradiotracer for targeting translocator protein. PET imaging of TSPO will enable measurement of neuroinflammation and microglia activity in vivo. The synthetic route used in the initial discovery of GE-180, whilst enabling the rapid evaluation of the structure–activity relationships (SAR) in this molecular class, was