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Molecules ; 29(2)2024 Jan 15.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38257338

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The aim of this study was to measure the brain penetrance and kinetics of BIIB104, a first-in-class AMPA receptor potentiator developed for cognitive impairment associated with schizophrenia. It was recently halted in phase 2 clinical development, and there are a lack of tools to directly measure AMPA receptor engagement. To achieve this, the drug candidate was radiolabeled with carbon-11, and its brain penetrance and kinetics were measured in non-human primates via dynamic PET scans. Radiolabeling was achieved through a three-step nucleophilic [11C]cyanation reaction in one pot, resulting in the high radioactivity and radiochemical purity (>99%) of [11C]BIIB104. The study found that [11C]BIIB104 entered the non-human primate brains at 4-5% ID at peak, with a homogeneous distribution. However, a mild regional heterogeneity was observed in the thalamus. The lack of conclusive evidence for a change in regional values after BIIB104 dosing suggests that any specific binding component of BIIB104 is negligible compared to the free and non-specific components in the living brain. Overall, the study demonstrated high brain uptake with minor variability in [11C]BIIB104 distribution across various brain regions, its kinetics were consistent with those of passive diffusion, and the dominating components were the free concentration and non-specific binding. This information is valuable for understanding the potential effects and mechanisms of BIIB104 in the brain.


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Tomografía de Emisión de Positrones , Receptores AMPA , Animales , Ácido alfa-Amino-3-hidroxi-5-metil-4-isoxazol Propiónico , Encéfalo/diagnóstico por imagen , Primates
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Molecules ; 28(12)2023 Jun 07.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37375167

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Muscarinic acetylcholine receptors (mAChR), including M4, draw attention as therapeutic targets for several neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's disease (AD). PET imaging of M4 positive allosteric modulator (PAM) allows qualification of the distribution as well as the expression of this receptor under physiological conditions and thereby helps to assess the receptor occupancy (RO) of a drug candidate. In this study, our aims were (a) to synthesize a novel M4 PAM PET radioligand [11C]PF06885190 (b) to evaluate the brain distribution of [11C]PF06885190 in nonhuman primates (NHP) and (c) to analyze its radiometabolites in the blood plasma of NHP. Radiolabeling of [11C]PF06885190 was accomplished via N-methylation of the precursor. Six PET measurements were performed using two male cynomolgus monkeys, where three PET measurements were at baseline, two after pretreatment with a selective M4 PAM compound CVL-231 and one after pretreatment with donepezil. The total volume of distribution (VT) of [11C]PF06885190 was examined using Logan graphical analysis with arterial input function. Radiometabolites were analyzed in monkey blood plasma using gradient HPLC system. Radiolabeling of [11C]PF06885190 was successfully accomplished and the radioligand was found to be stable in the formulation, with radiochemical purity exceeding 99% 1 h after the end of the synthesis. [11C]PF06885190 was characterized in the cynomolgus monkey brain where a moderate brain uptake was found at the baseline condition. However, it showed fast wash-out as it dropped to half of the peak at around 10 min. Change of VT from baseline was around -10% after pretreatment with a M4 PAM, CVL-231. Radiometabolite studies showed relatively fast metabolism. Although sufficient brain uptake of [11C]PF06885190 was observed, these data suggest that [11C]PF06885190 might have too low specific binding in the NHP brain to be further applied in PET imaging.


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Encéfalo , Tomografía de Emisión de Positrones , Animales , Masculino , Macaca fascicularis , Radioisótopos de Carbono/química , Encéfalo/diagnóstico por imagen , Encéfalo/metabolismo , Tomografía de Emisión de Positrones/métodos , Radiofármacos/química
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BMC Psychiatry ; 22(1): 221, 2022 03 29.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35351060

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BACKGROUND: Connecting individuals in need of psychiatric treatment with adequate medical services has been a major strategy for suicide prevention in Japan. By investigating serious suicide attempters admitted to our Critical Care Medical Center (CCM), we aimed to examine longitudinal changes in the psychiatric treatment status of high-risk suicidal individuals, and to explore the association between any improvement in psychiatric treatment status and suicide decline. METHODS: Subjects from two periods, 2006-2011 and 2012-2017, were enrolled. We collected the data of 32,252 suicides in Tokyo from police reports and the data of 942 suicide attempters admitted to CCM from medical records. Data were annually collected by both age and gender for the number of suicide completers, the number of suicide attempters, and the psychiatric treatment rates, respectively. ANOVA and t-test were used to examine whether there were differences in the number of suicides and attempers between the two periods. The difference in psychiatric treatment rate between the two periods was examined by chi-square test. Additionally, we used Pearson's correlation coefficient to analyze any correlation between annual treatment rate and the number of suicide completers in subgroups with altered psychiatric treatment rates. RESULTS: The number of suicide attempters in the 20-39-year age group of decreased together with the number of suicides. Psychiatric treatment rates of male attempters aged 20-59 years improved significantly from 48.7 to 70.6% and this improvement correlated with a decrease in suicides. However, psychiatric treatment rates in the elderly, which have the highest number of suicides in both genders, did not improve and remain low. CONCLUSIONS: The number of suicide attempters, as well as that of suicides, decreased in Tokyo. Improvement of psychiatric treatment status in high-risk suicidal male adults may have contributed to the reduction of suicides in Tokyo. However, the continuing low rate of psychiatric treatment in the elderly is a pressing issue for future suicide prevention.


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Intento de Suicidio , Suicidio , Adulto , Anciano , Femenino , Humanos , Estudios Longitudinales , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Psicoterapia , Suicidio/psicología , Intento de Suicidio/psicología , Tokio , Adulto Joven
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Br J Anaesth ; 126(1): 238-244, 2021 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33036760

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BACKGROUND: The molecular actions underlying the clinical effects of inhaled anaesthetics such as sevoflurane and isoflurane are not fully understood. Unexpected observations in positron emission tomography (PET) studies with [11C]AZD9272, a metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (mGluR5) radioligand with possible affinity for monoamine oxidase-B (MAO-B), suggest that its binding is sensitive to anaesthesia with sevoflurane. The objective of the present study was to assess the effects of sevoflurane anaesthesia on the binding of [11C]AZD9272 and of [11C]L-deprenyl-D2, a radioligand selective for MAO-B in non-human primates (NHPs). METHODS: Altogether, 12 PET measurements were conducted with a high-resolution research tomograph using the ligands [11C]AZD9272 or [11C]L-deprenyl-D2 in six cynomolgus monkeys anaesthetised with sevoflurane or ketamine/xylazine. RESULTS: The specific binding of [11C]AZD9272 and [11C]L-deprenyl-D2 was markedly reduced during anaesthesia with sevoflurane compared with ketamine/xylazine. The reduction was 80-90% (n=3) for [11C]AZD9272 and 77-80% (n=3) for [11C]L-deprenyl-D2. CONCLUSIONS: Sevoflurane anaesthesia inhibited radioligand binding to MAO-B in the primate brain. The observation of lower MAO-B binding at clinically relevant concentrations of sevoflurane warrants further exploration of the potential role of MAO-B related mechanisms in regulation of systemic blood pressure during anaesthesia.


Asunto(s)
Anestésicos por Inhalación/farmacología , Encéfalo/efectos de los fármacos , Monoaminooxidasa/efectos de los fármacos , Sevoflurano/farmacología , Animales , Encéfalo/diagnóstico por imagen , Encéfalo/metabolismo , Macaca fascicularis , Modelos Animales , Monoaminooxidasa/metabolismo , Tomografía de Emisión de Positrones/métodos , Ensayo de Unión Radioligante/métodos
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Psychiatry Clin Neurosci ; 75(6): 200-207, 2021 Jun.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33576537

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AIM: Anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) is known as a useful application for improving depressive symptoms or cognitive performance. Antidepressive effects by anodal tDCS over the left DLPFC are expected, but the neural mechanisms of these effects are still unclear. Further, in depression, reduced performance and left prefrontal hypofunction during the verbal fluency task (VFT) are generally known. However, few studies have examined the effect of tDCS on the language-related cerebral network. We aimed to investigate whether anodal tDCS at the left DLPFC affects cognitive performance and the neural basis of verbal fluency. METHODS: Nineteen healthy volunteers participated in this study. The effects of tDCS on cognitive behavior and cerebral function were evaluated by (i) performance and accuracy of implicit/explicit motor learning task (serial reaction time task/sequential finger-tapping task), and (ii) cerebral activation while the subjects were performing the VFT by using a functional MRI protocol of a randomized sham-controlled, within-subjects crossover design. RESULTS: Reaction times of the implicit motor learning task were significantly faster with tDCS in comparison with the sham. Further, language-related left prefrontal-parahippocampal-parietal activation was significantly less with tDCS compared with the sham. Significant correlation was observed between shortened response time in serial reaction time task and decreased cerebral activation during VFT with tDCS. CONCLUSION: Anodal tDCS over the left DLPFC could improve cognitive behavior of implicit motor learning by improving brain function of the frontoparietal-parahippocampal region related to motor learning, as well as language-related regions.


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Lenguaje , Imagen por Resonancia Magnética , Destreza Motora , Estimulación Transcraneal de Corriente Directa , Adulto , Corteza Prefontal Dorsolateral/diagnóstico por imagen , Corteza Prefontal Dorsolateral/fisiología , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Adulto Joven
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Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging ; 47(10): 2429-2439, 2020 09.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32140803

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PURPOSE: Beta-secretase 1 (BACE1) enzyme is implicated in the pathophysiology of Alzheimer's disease. [18F]PF-06684511 is a positron emission tomography (PET) radioligand for imaging BACE1. Despite favorable brain kinetic properties, the effective dose (ED) of [18F]PF-06684511 estimated in non-human primates was relatively high. This study was therefore designed to evaluate the whole-body distribution, dosimetry, quantification, and test-retest reliability of imaging brain BACE1 with [18F]PF-06684511 in healthy volunteers. METHODS: Five subjects were studied for the dosimetry study. Whole-body PET was performed for 366 min with 4 PET-CT sessions. Estimates of the absorbed radiation dose were calculated using the male adult model. Eight subjects participated in the test-retest study. Brain PET measurements were conducted for 123 min with an interval of 5 to 19 days between test and retest conditions. The total distribution volume (VT) was estimated with one-tissue (1T), two-tissue (2T), compartment model (CM), and graphical analysis. Test-retest variability (TRV) and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) of VT were calculated as reliability measures. RESULTS: In the dosimetry study, the highest uptake was found in the liver (25.2 ± 2.3 %ID at 0.5 h) and the largest dose was observed in the pancreas (92.9 ± 52.2 µSv/MBq). The calculated ED was 24.7 ± 0.8 µSv/MBq. In the test-retest study, 2TCM described the time-activity curves well. VT (2TCM) was the highest in the anterior cingulate cortex (6.28 ± 1.09 and 6.85 ± 0.81) and the lowest in the cerebellum (4.23 ± 0.88 and 4.20 ± 0.75). Mean TRV and ICC of VT (2TCM) were 16.5% (12.4-20.5%) and 0.496 (0.291-0.644). CONCLUSION: The ED of [18F]PF-06684511 was similar to other 18F radioligands, allowing repeated PET measurements. 2TCM was the most appropriate quantification method. TRV of VT was similar to other radioligands without a reference region, albeit with lower ICC. These data indicated that [18F]PF-06684511 is a suitable radioligand to measure BACE1 level in the human brain. TRIAL REGISTRATION: EudraCT 2016-001110-19 (registered 2016-08-08).


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Secretasas de la Proteína Precursora del Amiloide , Tomografía Computarizada por Tomografía de Emisión de Positrones , Adulto , Ácido Aspártico Endopeptidasas , Encéfalo/diagnóstico por imagen , Humanos , Masculino , Tomografía de Emisión de Positrones , Radiometría , Radiofármacos , Reproducibilidad de los Resultados , Distribución Tisular , Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X
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Psychiatry Clin Neurosci ; 74(8): 424-430, 2020 Aug.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32363761

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AIM: Dysfunction of dopaminergic neurons in the central nervous system is considered to be related to major depressive disorder (MDD). Especially, MDD in geriatric patients is characterized by anhedonia, which is assumed to be associated with reduced dopamine neurotransmission in the reward system. Dopamine transporter (DAT) is considered to reflect the function of the dopamine nerve system. However, previous DAT imaging studies using single photon emission computed tomography or positron emission tomography (PET) have shown inconsistent results. The radioligand [18 F]FE-PE2I for PET enables more precise evaluation of DAT availability. Hence, we aimed to evaluate the DAT availability in geriatric patients with MDD using [18 F]FE-PE2I. METHODS: Eleven geriatric patients with severe MDD and 27 healthy controls underwent PET with [18 F]FE-PE2I, which has high affinity and selectivity for DAT. Binding potentials (BPND ) in the striatum (caudate and putamen), nucleus accumbens (NAc), and substantia nigra were calculated. BPND values were compared between MDD patients and healthy controls. RESULTS: MDD patients showed significantly lower DAT BPND in the NAc (P = 0.009), and there was a trend of lower BPND in the putamen (P = 0.032) compared to controls. CONCLUSION: We found low DAT in the NAc and putamen in geriatric patients with severe MDD, which could be related to dysregulation of the reward system.


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Trastorno Depresivo Mayor/metabolismo , Trastorno Depresivo Mayor/fisiopatología , Proteínas de Transporte de Dopamina a través de la Membrana Plasmática/metabolismo , Núcleo Accumbens/metabolismo , Putamen/metabolismo , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Trastorno Depresivo Mayor/diagnóstico por imagen , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Nortropanos/farmacocinética , Núcleo Accumbens/diagnóstico por imagen , Tomografía de Emisión de Positrones , Putamen/diagnóstico por imagen , Recompensa , Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad
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Int J Neuropsychopharmacol ; 22(1): 53-56, 2019 01 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30346535

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Background: Tramadol, a centrally acting analgesic drug, has relatively high affinity to serotonin transporter and norepinephrine transporter in addition to µ-opioid receptor. Based on this characteristic, tramadol is expected to have an antidepressant effect. Methods: Positron emission tomography measurements with [11C]MADAM and [18F]FMeNER-D2 were performed at baseline and after i.v. administration of 3 different doses (1, 2, and 4 mg/kg) of tramadol using 6 cynomolgus monkeys. The relationship between dose and occupancy for serotonin transporter and norepinephrine transporter was estimated. Results: Tramadol occupied similarly both serotonin transporter (40%-72%) and norepinephrine transporter (7%-73%) in a dose-dependent manner. The Kd was 2.2 mg/kg and 2.0 mg/kg for serotonin transporter and norepinephrine transporter, respectively. Conclusions: Both serotonin transporter and norepinephrine transporter of in vivo brain were blocked at >70% at a clinically relevant high dose of tramadol. This study suggests tramadol has potential antidepressant effects through the inhibition of serotonin transporter and norepinephrine transporter in the brain.


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Antidepresivos/farmacología , Encéfalo/efectos de los fármacos , Encéfalo/diagnóstico por imagen , Tomografía de Emisión de Positrones , Proteínas de Transporte de Serotonina en la Membrana Plasmática/metabolismo , Tramadol/farmacología , Animales , Bencilaminas , Encéfalo/metabolismo , Relación Dosis-Respuesta a Droga , Femenino , Macaca fascicularis , Masculino , Morfolinas , Narcóticos/farmacología , Proteínas de Transporte de Noradrenalina a través de la Membrana Plasmática/metabolismo , Radiofármacos
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Int J Neuropsychopharmacol ; 22(4): 278-285, 2019 04 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30649319

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BACKGROUND: The in vivo binding of clinical dose of venlafaxine on norepinephrine transporter has been questioned because venlafaxine has higher in vitro affinity to serotonin transporter than that to norepinephrine transporter. Although serotonin transporter occupancy of clinically relevant doses of venlafaxine has been reported, there has been no report of norepinephrine transporter occupancy in the human brain. METHODS: This was an open-label, single center, exploratory positron emission tomography study. Twelve major depressive disorder patients who had responded to venlafaxine extended-release and 9 control subjects were recruited. Each subject participated in one positron emission tomography measurement with [18F]FMeNER-D2. Binding potential in brain was quantified by the area under the curve ratio method with thalamus as target and white matter as reference regions. The difference of binding potential values between control and patient groups divided to 2 dose ranges were evaluated. Norepinephrine transporter occupancy (%) for all the major depressive disorder patients was calculated using mean binding potential of control subjects as baseline. The relationships between dose or plasma concentration of total active moiety and occupancies of norepinephrine transporter were also estimated. RESULTS: The binding potential of the patient group with 150 to 300 mg/d was significantly lower than that in the control subjects group (P = .0004 < .05/2). The norepinephrine transporter occupancy (8-61%) increased in a dose-dependent manner although a clear difference beyond 150 mg/d was not observed. CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrates that clinically relevant doses of venlafaxine extended-release block the norepinephrine transporter of the major depressive disorder patient's brain. The data support the notion that the antidepressant effect of venlafaxine involves a combination of serotonin transporter and norepinephrine transporter blockades.


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Encéfalo/efectos de los fármacos , Trastorno Depresivo Mayor/tratamiento farmacológico , Proteínas de Transporte de Noradrenalina a través de la Membrana Plasmática/efectos de los fármacos , Inhibidores de Captación de Serotonina y Norepinefrina/farmacología , Clorhidrato de Venlafaxina/farmacología , Adulto , Anciano , Encéfalo/diagnóstico por imagen , Preparaciones de Acción Retardada , Trastorno Depresivo Mayor/diagnóstico por imagen , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Morfolinas , Tomografía de Emisión de Positrones , Inhibidores de Captación de Serotonina y Norepinefrina/administración & dosificación , Clorhidrato de Venlafaxina/administración & dosificación , Adulto Joven
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Bioorg Med Chem Lett ; 29(13): 1624-1627, 2019 07 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31060887

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Carbon-11 labeled SL25.1188 is a promising reversible monoamine oxidase-B (MAO-B) radioligand that was recently translated for human positron emission tomography (PET) imaging. Herein, we report the development of a novel fluorinated derivative, namely, [18F](S)-3-(6-(3-fluoropropoxy)benzo[d]isoxazol-3-yl)-5-(methoxymethyl)oxazolidin-2-one ([18F]FSL25.1188; [18F]6), as a candidate 18F-labeled MAO-B radioligand, and, its subsequent preclinical evaluation in non-human primates (NHP). [18F]6 was produced and isolated (>6 GBq) with high radiochemical purity (>99%), and molar activity (>100 GBq/µmol at time of injection). Autoradiography studies conducted in post-mortem human brain sections revealed [18F]6 binding in MAO-B rich regions. PET imaging study of [18F]6 in NHP showed high brain uptake (SUV > 2.5) as well as a regional brain radioactivity distribution in accordance with MAO-B expression. [18F]6 displayed favorable in vivo kinetics, with an early peak in the time-activity curve followed by progressive wash-out from the NHP brain. Specificity of [18F]6 was investigated in a pre-treatment study with l-deprenyl (1.0 mg/kg) wherein reduced radioligand uptake was observed in all MAO-B rich regions. Results from the current preclinical investigation suggests [18F]6 is a promising MAO-B PET radioligand. Further evaluation of [18F]6 and structurally related 18F-analogs are underway to identify an optimized candidate for clinical research studies.


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Monoaminooxidasa/metabolismo , Tomografía de Emisión de Positrones/métodos , Radiofármacos/síntesis química , Humanos
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Int J Neuropsychopharmacol ; 21(6): 522-527, 2018 06 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29346639

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Background: Blockade of D3 receptor, a member of the dopamine D2-like receptor family, has been suggested as a possible medication for schizophrenia. Blonanserin has high affinity in vitro for D3 as well as D2 receptors. We investigated whether a single dose of 12 mg blonanserin, which was within the daily clinical dose range (i.e., 8-24 mg) for the treatment of schizophrenia, occupies D3 as well as D2 receptors in healthy subjects. Methods: Six healthy males (mean 35.7±7.6 years) received 2 positron emission tomography scans, the first prior to taking blonanserin, and the second 2 hours after the administration of a single dose of 12 mg blonanserin. Dopamine receptor occupancies by blonanserin were evaluated by [11C]-(+)-PHNO. Results: Occupancy of each region by 12 mg blonanserin was: caudate (range 64.3%-81.5%; mean±SD, 74.3±5.6%), putamen (range 60.4%-84.3%; mean±SD, 73.3%±8.2%), ventral striatum (range 40.1%-88.2%; mean±SD, 60.8%±17.1%), globus pallidus (range 65.8%-87.6%; mean±SD, 75.7%±8.6%), and substantia nigra (range 56.0%-88.7%; mean±SD, 72.4%±11.0%). Correlation analysis between plasma concentration of blonanserin and receptor occupancy in D2-rich (caudate and putamen) and D3-rich (globus pallidus and substantia nigra) regions showed that EC50 for D2-rich region was 0.39 ng/mL (r=0.43) and EC50 for D3-rich region was 0.40 ng/mL (r=0.79). Conclusions: A single dose of 12 mg blonanserin occupied D3 receptor to the same degree as D2 receptor in vivo. Our results were consistent with previous studies that reported that some of the pharmacological effect of blonanserin is mediated via D3 receptor antagonism.


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Antipsicóticos/farmacología , Encéfalo/efectos de los fármacos , Encéfalo/metabolismo , Oxazinas/metabolismo , Piperazinas/farmacología , Piperidinas/farmacología , Receptores de Dopamina D2/metabolismo , Receptores de Dopamina D3/metabolismo , Adulto , Encéfalo/diagnóstico por imagen , Dopaminérgicos/farmacología , Humanos , Imagen por Resonancia Magnética , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Tomografía de Emisión de Positrones , Unión Proteica , Radiofármacos
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Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging ; 45(9): 1605-1617, 2018 07.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29752516

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PURPOSE: Several tau PET tracers have been developed, but it remains unclear whether they bind to the same molecular target on the heterogeneous tau pathology. In this study we evaluated the binding of two chemically different tau-specific PET tracers (11C-THK5351 and 11C-PBB3) in a head-to-head, in vivo, multimodal design. METHODS: Nine patients with a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment or probable Alzheimer's disease and cerebrospinal fluid biomarker evidence supportive of the presence of Alzheimer's disease brain pathology were recruited after thorough clinical assessment. All patients underwent imaging with the tau-specific PET tracers 11C-THK5351 and 11C-PBB3 on the same day, as well as imaging with the amyloid-beta-specific tracer 11C-AZD2184, a T1-MRI sequence, and neuropsychological assessment. RESULTS: The load and regional distribution of binding differed between 11C-THK5351 and 11C-PBB3 with no statistically significant regional correlations observed between the tracers. The binding pattern of 11C-PBB3, but not that of 11C-THK5351, in the temporal lobe resembled that of 11C-AZD2184, with strong correlations detected between 11C-PBB3 and 11C-AZD2184 in the temporal and occipital lobes. Global cognition correlated more closely with 11C-THK5351 than with 11C-PBB3 binding. Similarly, cerebrospinal fluid tau measures and entorhinal cortex thickness were more closely correlated with 11C-THK5351 than with 11C-PBB3 binding. CONCLUSION: This research suggests different molecular targets for these tracers; while 11C-PBB3 appeared to preferentially bind to tau deposits with a close spatial relationship to amyloid-beta, the binding pattern of 11C-THK5351 fitted the expected distribution of tau pathology in Alzheimer's disease better and was more closely related to downstream disease markers.


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Enfermedad de Alzheimer/diagnóstico por imagen , Aminopiridinas/farmacocinética , Tomografía de Emisión de Positrones , Quinolinas/farmacocinética , Proteínas tau/farmacocinética , Anciano , Encéfalo , Radioisótopos de Carbono/farmacocinética , Estudios Transversales , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Suecia
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Angew Chem Int Ed Engl ; 56(51): 16218-16222, 2017 12 18.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29073340

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Targeting of the human ribosome is an unprecedented therapeutic modality with a genome-wide selectivity challenge. A liver-targeted drug candidate is described that inhibits ribosomal synthesis of PCSK9, a lipid regulator considered undruggable by small molecules. Key to the concept was the identification of pharmacologically active zwitterions designed to be retained in the liver. Oral delivery of the poorly permeable zwitterions was achieved by prodrugs susceptible to cleavage by carboxylesterase 1. The synthesis of select tetrazole prodrugs was crucial. A cell-free in vitro translation assay containing human cell lysate and purified target mRNA fused to a reporter was used to identify active zwitterions. In vivo PCSK9 lowering by oral dosing of the candidate prodrug and quantification of the drug fraction delivered to the liver utilizing an oral positron emission tomography 18 F-isotopologue validated our liver-targeting approach.


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Hígado/efectos de los fármacos , Inhibidores de PCSK9 , Proproteína Convertasa 9/biosíntesis , Bibliotecas de Moléculas Pequeñas/farmacología , Relación Dosis-Respuesta a Droga , Hepatocitos/efectos de los fármacos , Hepatocitos/metabolismo , Humanos , Hígado/enzimología , Hígado/metabolismo , Estructura Molecular , Proproteína Convertasa 9/metabolismo , Bibliotecas de Moléculas Pequeñas/química , Relación Estructura-Actividad
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Brain Behav Immun ; 54: 149-157, 2016 May.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26820224

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Microglia, the resident macrophages in the central nervous system, are thought to be maintained by a local self-renewal mechanism. Although preclinical and in vitro studies have suggested that the brain may contain immune cells also from peripheral origin, the functional association between immune cells in the periphery and brain at physiological conditions is poorly understood. We examined 32 healthy individuals using positron emission tomography (PET) and [(11)C]PBR28, a radioligand for the 18-kDa translocator protein (TSPO) which is expressed both in brain microglia and blood immune cells. In 26 individuals, two measurements were performed with varying time intervals. In a subgroup of 19 individuals, of which 12 had repeat examinations, leukocyte numbers in blood was measured on each day of PET measurements. All individuals were genotyped for TSPO polymorphism and categorized as high, mixed, and low affinity binders. We assessed TSPO binding expressed as total distribution volume of [(11)C]PBR28 in brain and in blood cells. TSPO binding in brain was strongly and positively correlated to binding in blood cells both at baseline and when analyzing change between two PET examinations. Furthermore, there was a significant correlation between change of leukocyte numbers and change in TSPO binding in brain, and a trend-level correlation to change in TSPO binding in blood cells. These in vivo findings indicate an association between immunological cells in blood and brain via intact BBB, suggesting a functional interaction between these two compartments, such as interchange of peripherally derived cells or a common regulatory mechanism. Measurement of radioligand binding in blood cells may be a way to control for peripheral immune function in PET studies using TSPO as a marker of brain immune activation.


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Barrera Hematoencefálica/inmunología , Encéfalo/inmunología , Microglía/inmunología , Adulto , Factores de Edad , Biomarcadores/sangre , Biomarcadores/metabolismo , Barrera Hematoencefálica/metabolismo , Encéfalo/metabolismo , Radioisótopos de Carbono/análisis , Estudios de Cohortes , Femenino , Humanos , Recuento de Leucocitos , Masculino , Microglía/metabolismo , Persona de Mediana Edad , Tomografía de Emisión de Positrones/métodos , Unión Proteica , Radiofármacos/análisis , Receptores de GABA/sangre , Receptores de GABA/inmunología , Receptores de GABA/metabolismo
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 109(11): 4281-4, 2012 Mar 13.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22371595

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How does one deal with unfair behaviors? This subject has long been investigated by various disciplines including philosophy, psychology, economics, and biology. However, our reactions to unfairness differ from one individual to another. Experimental economics studies using the ultimatum game (UG), in which players must decide whether to accept or reject fair or unfair offers, have also shown that there are substantial individual differences in reaction to unfairness. However, little is known about psychological as well as neurobiological mechanisms of this observation. We combined a molecular imaging technique, an economics game, and a personality inventory to elucidate the neurobiological mechanism of heterogeneous reactions to unfairness. Contrary to the common belief that aggressive personalities (impulsivity or hostility) are related to the high rejection rate of unfair offers in UG, we found that individuals with apparently peaceful personalities (straightforwardness and trust) rejected more often and were engaged in personally costly forms of retaliation. Furthermore, individuals with a low level of serotonin transporters in the dorsal raphe nucleus (DRN) are honest and trustful, and thus cannot tolerate unfairness, being candid in expressing their frustrations. In other words, higher central serotonin transmission might allow us to behave adroitly and opportunistically, being good at playing games while pursuing self-interest. We provide unique neurobiological evidence to account for individual differences of reaction to unfairness.


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Serotonina/metabolismo , Conducta Social , Humanos , Masculino , Negociación , Tomografía de Emisión de Positrones , Receptores de Serotonina/metabolismo , Rechazo en Psicología , Adulto Joven
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Int J Neuropsychopharmacol ; 17(5): 697-703, 2014 May.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24451483

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Modafinil, a wake-promoting drug used to treat narcolepsy, is a dopamine transporter inhibitor and is said to have very low abuse liability; this, however, is still up for debate. We conducted a dopamine transporter (DAT) occupancy study with modafinil (200 or 300 mg) in ten healthy volunteers using positron emission tomography (PET) with [¹8F]FE-PE2I, a new PET radioligand with high affinity and selectivity for the dopamine transporter, to characterize its relation to abuse liability. Mean striatal DAT occupancies were 51.4% at 200 mg and 56.9% at 300 mg. There was a significant correlation between occupancy and plasma concentration, indicating dose dependency of DAT inhibition by modafinil in the striatum, and especially in the nucleus accumbens. This study showed that DAT occupancy by modafinil was close to that of methylphenidate, indicating that modafinil may be near the same level as methylphenidate in relation to abuse liability in terms of dopaminergic transmission.


Asunto(s)
Compuestos de Bencidrilo/farmacología , Encéfalo/efectos de los fármacos , Encéfalo/metabolismo , Proteínas de Transporte de Dopamina a través de la Membrana Plasmática/metabolismo , Promotores de la Vigilia/farmacología , Adulto , Compuestos de Bencidrilo/administración & dosificación , Compuestos de Bencidrilo/sangre , Encéfalo/diagnóstico por imagen , Mapeo Encefálico , Cuerpo Estriado/diagnóstico por imagen , Cuerpo Estriado/efectos de los fármacos , Cuerpo Estriado/metabolismo , Relación Dosis-Respuesta a Droga , Femenino , Humanos , Imagen por Resonancia Magnética , Masculino , Modafinilo , Nortropanos , Tomografía de Emisión de Positrones , Radiofármacos , Promotores de la Vigilia/administración & dosificación , Promotores de la Vigilia/sangre , Adulto Joven
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Int J Neuropsychopharmacol ; 17(6): 845-50, 2014 Jun.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24423243

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Tramadol is used for the treatment of pain, and it is generally believed to activate the µ-opioid receptor and inhibit serotonin (5-HT) and norepinephrine (NE) transporters. Recent findings from animal experiments suggest that 5-HT reuptake inhibition in brain is related to pain reduction. However, there has been no report of 5-HT transporter (5-HTT) occupancy by tramadol at clinical doses in humans. In the present study, we investigated 5-HTT occupancy by tramadol in five subjects receiving various doses of tramadol by using positron emission tomography (PET) scanning with the radioligand [11C]DASB. Our data showed that mean 5-HTT occupancies in the thalamus by single doses of tramadol were 34.7% at 50 mg and 50.2% at 100 mg. The estimated median effective dose (ED50) of tramadol was 98.1 mg, and the plasma concentration was 0.33 µg/ml 2 h after its administration; 5-HTT occupancy by tramadol was dose-dependent. We estimated 5-HTT occupancy at 78.7% upon taking an upper limit dose (400 mg) of tramadol. The results of the present study support the finding that 5-HTT inhibition is involved in the mechanism underlying the analgesic effect of tramadol in humans, and a clinical dose of tramadol sufficiently inhibits 5-HTT reuptake; this inhibition is similar to that shown by selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs).


Asunto(s)
Analgésicos Opioides/farmacología , Encéfalo/efectos de los fármacos , Encéfalo/metabolismo , Proteínas de Transporte de Serotonina en la Membrana Plasmática/metabolismo , Tramadol/metabolismo , Tramadol/farmacología , Adulto , Analgésicos Opioides/sangre , Bencilaminas , Encéfalo/diagnóstico por imagen , Radioisótopos de Carbono , Relación Dosis-Respuesta a Droga , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Tomografía de Emisión de Positrones , Radiofármacos , Tálamo/diagnóstico por imagen , Tálamo/efectos de los fármacos , Tálamo/metabolismo , Tramadol/sangre , Adulto Joven
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Int J Neuropsychopharmacol ; 17(4): 553-60, 2014 Apr.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24345533

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Norepinephrine transporter (NET) plays important roles in the treatment of various neuropsychiatric disorders, such as depression and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Nortriptyline is a NET-selective tricyclic antidepressant (TCAs) that has been widely used for the treatment of depression. Previous positron emission tomography (PET) studies have reported over 80% serotonin transporter occupancy with clinical doses of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), but there has been no report of NET occupancy in patients treated with relatively NET-selective antidepressants. In the present study, we used PET and (S,S)-[18¹8F]FMeNER-D2 to investigate NET occupancies in the thalamus in 10 patients with major depressive disorder taking various doses of nortriptyline, who were considered to be responders to the treatment. Reference data for the calculation of occupancy were derived from age-matched healthy controls. The result showed approximately 50-70% NET occupancies in the brain as a result of the administration of 75-200 mg/d of nortriptyline. The estimated effective dose (ED50) and concentration (EC50) required to induce 50% occupancy was 65.9 mg/d and 79.8 ng/ml, respectively. Furthermore, as the minimum therapeutic level of plasma nortriptyline for the treatment of depression has been reported to be 70 ng/ml, our data indicate that this plasma nortriptyline concentration corresponds to approximately 50% NET occupancy measured with PET, suggesting that more than 50% of central NET occupancy would be appropriate for the nortriptyline treatment of patients with depression.


Asunto(s)
Antidepresivos Tricíclicos/farmacocinética , Trastorno Depresivo Mayor/tratamiento farmacológico , Proteínas de Transporte de Noradrenalina a través de la Membrana Plasmática/metabolismo , Nortriptilina/farmacocinética , Tálamo/metabolismo , Adulto , Antidepresivos Tricíclicos/administración & dosificación , Antidepresivos Tricíclicos/sangre , Relación Dosis-Respuesta a Droga , Femenino , Radioisótopos de Flúor , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Nortriptilina/administración & dosificación , Nortriptilina/sangre , Tomografía de Emisión de Positrones , Unión Proteica , Tálamo/diagnóstico por imagen , Tálamo/efectos de los fármacos , Adulto Joven
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Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging ; 41(4): 745-54, 2014 Apr.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24233004

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PURPOSE: The characteristic neuropathological changes in Alzheimer's disease (AD) are deposition of amyloid senile plaques and neurofibrillary tangles. The (18)F-labeled amyloid tracer, [(18)F]2-[(2-{(E)-2-[2-(dimethylamino)-1,3-thiazol-5-yl]vinyl}-1,3-benzoxazol-6-yl)oxy]-3-fluoropropan-1-ol (FACT), one of the benzoxazole derivatives, was recently developed. In the present study, deposition of amyloid senile plaques was measured by positron emission tomography (PET) with both [(11)C]Pittsburgh compound B (PIB) and [(18)F]FACT in the same subjects, and the regional uptakes of both radiotracers were directly compared. METHODS: Two PET scans, one of each with [(11)C]PIB and [(18)F]FACT, were performed sequentially on six normal control subjects, two mild cognitive impairment (MCI) patients, and six AD patients. The standardized uptake value ratio of brain regions to the cerebellum was calculated with partial volume correction using magnetic resonance (MR) images to remove the effects of white matter accumulation. RESULTS: No significant differences in the cerebral cortical uptake were observed between normal control subjects and AD patients in [(18)F]FACT studies without partial volume correction, while significant differences were observed in [(11)C]PIB. After partial volume correction, the cerebral cortical uptake was significantly larger in AD patients than in normal control subjects for [(18)F]FACT studies as well as [(11)C]PIB. Relatively lower uptakes of [(11)C]PIB in distribution were observed in the medial side of the temporal cortex and in the occipital cortex as compared with [(18)F]FACT. Relatively higher uptake of [(11)C]PIB in distribution was observed in the frontal and parietal cortices. CONCLUSION: Since [(18)F]FACT might bind more preferentially to dense-cored amyloid deposition, regional differences in cerebral cortical uptake between [(11)C]PIB and [(18)F]FACT might be due to differences in regional distribution between diffuse and dense-cored amyloid plaque shown in the autoradiographic and histochemical assays of postmortem AD brain sections.


Asunto(s)
Enfermedad de Alzheimer/diagnóstico por imagen , Benzotiazoles , Encéfalo/diagnóstico por imagen , Disfunción Cognitiva/diagnóstico por imagen , Placa Amiloide/diagnóstico por imagen , Tomografía de Emisión de Positrones , Radiofármacos , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Compuestos de Anilina , Benzotiazoles/farmacocinética , Benzoxazoles/farmacología , Encéfalo/patología , Estudios de Casos y Controles , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Radiofármacos/farmacocinética , Tiazoles/farmacología , Distribución Tisular
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Sci Rep ; 14(1): 20793, 2024 09 05.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39242643

RESUMEN

Intellectual drug doping in athletics by using stimulants that affect central nervous system functions has been diversified. Stimulants are regulated by the World Anti-Doping Agency according to their levels of urinary concentration. Positron emission tomography could evaluate how stimulants affect central nervous system functions. We aimed to evaluate the effect of stimulants on brain function by examining the difference in brain dopamine transporter occupancy by PET after administration of dl-methylephedrine or pseudoephedrine at the clinical maximum daily dose. Four PET scans without and with drug administration (placebo, dl-methylephedrine 150 mg and pseudoephedrine 240 mg) were performed. The concentrations of dl-methylephedrine and pseudoephedrine in plasma and urine were measured. DAT occupancies in the striatum with placebo, dl-methylephedrine and pseudoephedrine were calculated by PET images. The urinary concentration of dl-methylephedrine (12.7 µg/mL) exceeded the prohibited concentration (10 µg/mL), but the DAT occupancy with dl-methylephedrine (6.1%) did not differ (p = 0.92) from that with placebo (6.2%). By contrast, although the urinary concentration of pseudoephedrine (144.8 µg/mL) was below the prohibited concentration (150 µg/mL), DAT occupancy with pseudoephedrine was 18.4%, which was higher than that with placebo (p = 0.009). At the maximum clinical dose, dl-methylephedrine was shown to have weaker effects on brain function than pseudoephedrine.


Asunto(s)
Encéfalo , Proteínas de Transporte de Dopamina a través de la Membrana Plasmática , Tomografía de Emisión de Positrones , Seudoefedrina , Humanos , Masculino , Tomografía de Emisión de Positrones/métodos , Seudoefedrina/farmacología , Seudoefedrina/administración & dosificación , Encéfalo/efectos de los fármacos , Encéfalo/metabolismo , Encéfalo/diagnóstico por imagen , Adulto , Proteínas de Transporte de Dopamina a través de la Membrana Plasmática/metabolismo , Adulto Joven , Estimulantes del Sistema Nervioso Central/farmacología , Estimulantes del Sistema Nervioso Central/orina , Estimulantes del Sistema Nervioso Central/administración & dosificación , Doping en los Deportes/prevención & control , Femenino , Efedrina/análogos & derivados
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