Imaging for metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 1 in rat and monkey brains using PET with [ 18F]FITM

Tomoteru Yamasaki, Masayuki Fujinaga, Jun Maeda, Kazunori Kawamura, Joji Yui, Akiko Hatori, Yuichiro Yoshida, Yuji Nagai, Masaki Tokunaga, Makoto Higuchi, Tetsuya Suhara, Toshimitsu Fukumura, Ming Rong Zhang

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Abstract

Purpose In this study, we evaluate the utility of 4-[ 18F]fluoro- N-[4-[6-(isopropylamino) pyrimidin-4-yl]-1,3-thiazol-2-yl]-Nmethylbenzamide ([ 18F]FITM) as a positron emission tomography (PET) ligand for imaging of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 1 (mGluR1) in rat and monkey brains. Methods In vivo distribution of [ 18F]FITM in brains was evaluated by PET scans with or without the mGluR1- selective antagonist (JNJ16259685) . Kinetic parameters of monkey PET data were obtained using the two-tissue compartment model with arterial blood sampling. Results In PET studies in rat and monkey brains, the highest uptake of radioactivity was in the cerebellum, followed by moderate uptake in the thalamus, hippocampus and striatum. The lowest uptake of radioactivity was detected in the pons. These uptakes in all brain regions were dramatically decreased by pre-administration of JNJ16259685. In kinetic analysis of monkey PET, the highest volume of distribution (V T) was detected in the cerebellum (V T=11.5) . Conclusion [ 18F]FITM has an excellent profile as a PET ligand for mGluR1 imaging. PET with [ 18F]FITM may prove useful for determining the regional distribution and density of mGluR1 and the mGluR1 occupancy of drugs in human brains.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)632-641
Number of pages10
JournalEuropean Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
Volume39
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 04-2012
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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