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ID: ALA3124938

Journal: Bioorg Med Chem Lett

Title: Synthesis and biological evaluation of positron emission tomography radiotracers targeting serotonin 4 receptors in brain: [18F]MNI-698 and [18F]MNI-699.

Authors: Caillé F, Morley TJ, Tavares AA, Papin C, Twardy NM, Alagille D, Lee HS, Baldwin RM, Seibyl JP, Barret O, Tamagnan GD.

Abstract: Two new benzodioxane derivatives were synthesized as candidates to image the serotonin 4 receptors by positron emission tomography (PET) and radiolabeled with fluorine-18 via a two-step procedure. Competition binding assays demonstrated that MNI-698 and MNI-699 had sub-nanomolar binding affinities against rat striatal 5-HT4 receptors (Ki of 0.20 and 0.07 nM, respectively). PET imaging in rhesus monkey showed that the regional brain distribution of [(18)F]MNI-698 and [(18)F]MNI-699 were consistent with the known densities of 5-HT4 in brain. [(18)F]MNI-698 and [(18)F]MNI-699 are among the first fluorine-18 radiotracers developed for imaging the 5-HT4 receptors in vivo and are currently under preclinical investigation in primates for future human use.

CiteXplore: 24157369

DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2013.09.097