TY - JOUR
T1 - Radiolabelling and PET brain imaging of the a1-adrenoceptor antagonist Lu AE43936
AU - Risgaard, Rune
AU - Ettrup, Anders Janusz
AU - Balle, Thomas
AU - Dyssegaard, Agnete
AU - Hansen, Hanne Demant
AU - Lehel, Szabolcs
AU - Madsen, Jacob
AU - Pedersen, Henrik
AU - Püschl, Ask
AU - Badolo, Lassina
AU - Bang-Andersen, Benny
AU - Knudsen, Gitte Moos
AU - Kristensen, Jesper Langgaard
PY - 2013/1
Y1 - 2013/1
N2 - Cerebral α1-adrenoceptors are a common target for many antipsychotic drugs. Thus, access to positron emission tomography (PET) brain imaging of α1-adrenoceptors could make important contributions to the understanding of psychotic disorders as well as to the pharmacokinetics and occupancy of drugs targeting the α1-adrenoceptors. However, so far no suitable PET radioligand has been developed for brain imaging of α1-adrenoceptors. Here, we report the synthesis of both enantiomers of the desmethyl precursors of the high affinity α1-adrenoceptor ligand Lu AE43936 (1). The two enantiomers of 1 were subsequently [11C] radiolabelled and evaluated for brain uptake and binding by PET imaging in Danish Landrace pigs. (S)-[11C]-1 and (R)-[11C]-1 showed very limited brain uptake. Pre-treatment with cyclosporine A (CsA) resulted in a large increase in brain uptake, indicating that (R)-[11C]-1 is a substrate for active efflux-transporters. This was confirmed in Madin Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells overexpressing permeability glycoprotein (Pgp). In conclusion, the limited brain uptake of both (S)-[11C]-1 and (R)-[11C]-1 in the pig brain necessitates the search for alternative radioligands for in vivo PET brain imaging of α1-adrenoceptors.
AB - Cerebral α1-adrenoceptors are a common target for many antipsychotic drugs. Thus, access to positron emission tomography (PET) brain imaging of α1-adrenoceptors could make important contributions to the understanding of psychotic disorders as well as to the pharmacokinetics and occupancy of drugs targeting the α1-adrenoceptors. However, so far no suitable PET radioligand has been developed for brain imaging of α1-adrenoceptors. Here, we report the synthesis of both enantiomers of the desmethyl precursors of the high affinity α1-adrenoceptor ligand Lu AE43936 (1). The two enantiomers of 1 were subsequently [11C] radiolabelled and evaluated for brain uptake and binding by PET imaging in Danish Landrace pigs. (S)-[11C]-1 and (R)-[11C]-1 showed very limited brain uptake. Pre-treatment with cyclosporine A (CsA) resulted in a large increase in brain uptake, indicating that (R)-[11C]-1 is a substrate for active efflux-transporters. This was confirmed in Madin Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells overexpressing permeability glycoprotein (Pgp). In conclusion, the limited brain uptake of both (S)-[11C]-1 and (R)-[11C]-1 in the pig brain necessitates the search for alternative radioligands for in vivo PET brain imaging of α1-adrenoceptors.
U2 - 10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2012.09.010
DO - 10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2012.09.010
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 23165140
SN - 1872-9614
VL - 40
SP - 135
EP - 140
JO - Nuclear Medicine & Biology
JF - Nuclear Medicine & Biology
IS - 1
ER -