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- Title
NIDA522131, a new radioligand for imaging extrathalamic nicotinic acetylcholine receptors: in vitro and in vivo evaluation.
- Authors
Chefer, Svetlana I.; Pavlova, Olga A.; Zhang, Yi; Vaupel, D. Bruce; Kimes, Alane S.; Horti, Andrew G.; Stein, Elliot; Mukhin, Alexey G.
- Abstract
A novel radioligand, 6-chloro-3-((2-( S)-azetidinyl)methoxy)-5-(2-fluoropyridin-4-yl)pyridine (NIDA522131), for imaging extrathalamic nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) was characterized in vitro and in vivo using positron emission tomography. The Kd and T1/2 of dissociation of NIDA522131 binding measured at 37°C in vitro were 4.9 ± 0.4 pmol/L and 81 ± 5 min, respectively. The patterns of radioactivity distribution in monkey brain in vivo was similar to that of 2-[18F]fluoro-3-(2( S)-azetidinylmethoxy)pyridine (2FA), a radioligand that has been successfully used in humans, and matched the α4β2* nAChRs distribution. Comparison between [18F]NIDA522131 and 2FA demonstrated better in vivo binding properties of the new radioligand and substantially greater radioactivity accumulation in brain. Consistent with [18F]NIDA522131 elevated affinity for nAChRs and its increased lipophilicity, both, the total and non-displaceable distribution volumes were substantially higher than those of 2FA. Estimated binding potential values in different brain regions, characterizing the specificity of receptor binding, were 3–4 fold higher for [18F]NIDA522131 than those of 2FA. Pharmacological evaluation in mice demonstrated a toxicity that was comparable to 2FA and is in agreement with a 2300 fold higher affinity at α4β2* versus α3β4* nAChRs. These results suggest that [18F]NIDA522131 is a promising positron emission tomography radioligand for studying extrathalamic nAChR in humans.
- Subjects
RADIOLIGAND assay; RADIOACTIVITY; BRAIN; POSITRON emission tomography; ACETYLCHOLINE; NICOTINIC receptors
- Publication
Journal of Neurochemistry, 2008, Vol 104, Issue 2, p306
- ISSN
0022-3042
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1471-4159.2007.05009.x