Preliminary Characterization and In Vivo Studies of Structurally Identical (18)F- and (125)I-Labeled Benzyloxybenzenes for PET/SPECT Imaging of β-Amyloid Plaques.

ABSTRACT: With the assistance of molecular docking and 3D-QSAR models established previously, structurally identical (18)F- and (125)I-labeled benzyloxybenzene derivatives were designed to achieve the early detection of Aβ plaques by PET/SPECT imaging. In competition binding assay, ligands 7a and 12a displayed high binding affinities to Aβ42 aggregates with Ki values of 19.5 nM and 23.9 nM, respectively. Specific plaque labeling was observed on the in vitro autoradiography of brain sections from AD patients and Tg mice. In biodistribution, [(125)I]7a, [(18)F]7a, [(125)I]12a and [(18)F]12a all exhibited high initial brain uptakes (>5% ID/g at 2 min). [(125)I]7a and [(125)I]12a cleared fast from the normal brain regions, while corresponding [(18)F]7a and [(18)F]12a showed slow washout rates. Dynamic m

SUBMITTER: Yang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4501006 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature