[11C]LBT-999:: A suitable radioligand for investigation of extra-striatal dopamine transporter with PET
[11C]LBT-999:: A suitable radioligand for investigation of extra-striatal dopamine transporter with PET
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DOI:
10.1002/syn.20337
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发表时间:
2007-01-01
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影响因子:
2.3
通讯作者:
Bottlaender, Michel
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作者:
Saba, Wadad;Valette, Heric;Bottlaender, Michel
A new tropane derivative, (E)-N-(4-fluorobut-2-enyl)-2 beta-carbomethoxy3 beta-(4'-tolyl)nortropane (LBT-999), was evaluated in baboons as a carbon-11 radioligand for studies of the dopamine transporter (DAT) using positron emission tomography (PET). Brain uptake was high in the striatum (17 and 13% ID/100 mL tissue in the putamen and the caudate, respectively), moderate in the midbrain and thalamus (5 and 3% ID/100 mL tissue, respectively), and low in the cortex and cerebellum (2% ID/100 mL tissue) at 30 min post injection. The striatum-to-cerebellum ratio was high (30 at 110 min post injection). Specific binding was completely blocked following pretreatment with the DAT antagonists GBR12909 (5 mg/kg i.v.) or PE2I (1 mg/kg i.v.). The [C-11]LBT-999 uptake was decreased by these antagonists in the putamen (-79 and -92%, respectively), caudate (-80 and -91%, respectively), midbrain (-73 and -78%, respectively), and thalamus (-34 and -46%, respectively). The serotonin transporter (SERT) antagonist citalopram (5 mg/kg i.v.) or the norepinephrine transporter antagonist maprotiline (5 mg/kg i.v.) had no effect on LBT specific binding. Pharmacological challenge with PE2I (1 mg/kg i.v.) induced a rapid and almost complete decrease of the specific binding in the putamen (-97%), caudate (-96%), midbrain (-96%), and thalamus (-81%), confirming the reversibility of [C-11]LBT-999 binding. The high brain uptake of [C-11]LBT-999 together with its low nonspecific binding (reflected by the very high brain structure-to-cerebellum ratio) indicate that this radio-tracer is an excellent candidate for in vivo quantification of the DAT, especially in extra-striatal structures, such as the midbrain.