Enantiomers of 2'-Fluoralky1-6-nitroquipazine as serotonin transporter positron emission tomography imaging agents and antidepressant therapeutics
US7998962B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 22, 2010 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 22, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61P25/24
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Racemic mixtures and individual enantiomers of fluorine-18 or carbon-11 radiolabelled 2′-alkyl-6-nitroquipazine ligands are serotonin transporter (SERT) tracers for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging. The non-radioactive ligand forms possess therapeutic antidepressant in vitro and in vivo pharmacological binding profiles in rodent brain and cells expressing human serotonin transporter (hSERT). Twelve 2′-alkyl-6-nitroquipazine ligands potently bind in sub-nanomolar concentrations to the pre-synaptic SERT binding site where established antidepressant drugs bind and inhibit the re-uptake of the neurotransmitter serotonin (5-HT). In vivo tracer studies in rats as well as monkey PET scan trial have demonstrated the fluorine-18 and carbon-11 positron radionuclide labeled tracers perform as quantitative tracers of specific binding the SERT protein in live brain.
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