Browsing by Author "Tavitian, B"

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    In vivo imaging of brain lesions with [11C]CLINME, a new PET radioligand of peripheral benzodiazepine receptors
    (John Wiley and Sons, 2007-08-06) Boutin, H; Chauveau, F; Thominiaux, C; Kuhnast, B; Grégoire, MC; Jan, S; Trebossen, R; Dollé, F; Tavitian, B; Mattner, F; Katsifis, A
    The peripheral benzodiazepine receptor (PBR) is expressed by microglial cells in many neuropathologies involving neuroinflammation. PK11195, the reference compound for PBR, is used for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging but has a limited capacity to quantify PBR expression. Here we describe the new PBR ligand CLINME as an alternative to PK11195. In vitro and in vivo imaging properties of [11C]CLINME were studied in a rat model of local acute neuroinflammation, and compared with the reference compound [11C]PK11195, using autoradiography and PET imaging. Immunohistochemistry study was performed to validate the imaging data. [11C]CLINME exhibited a higher contrast between the PBR-expressing lesion site and the intact side of the same rat brain than [11C]PK11195 (2.14 ± 0.09 vs. 1.62 ± 0.05 fold increase, respectively). The difference was due to a lower uptake for [11C]CLINME than for [11C]PK11195 in the non-inflammatory part of the brain in which PBR was not expressed, while uptake levels in the lesion were similar for both tracers. Tracer localization correlated well with that of activated microglial cells, demonstrated by immunohistochemistry and PBR expression detected by autoradiography. Modeling using the simplified tissue reference model showed that R1 was similar for both ligands (R1 ∼ 1), with [11C]CLINME exhibiting a higher binding potential than [11C]PK11195 (1.07 ± 0.30 vs. 0.66 ± 0.15). The results show that [11C]CLINME performs better than [11C]PK11195 in this model. Further studies of this new compound should be carried out to better define its capacity to overcome the limitations of [11C]PK11195 for PBR PET imaging. © 2007 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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    In vivo imaging of neuroinflammation: a comparative study between [F-18]PBR111, [C-11]CLINME and [C-11]PK11195 in an acute rodent model
    (Springer, 2010-05-01) van Camp, N; Boisgard, R; Kuhnast, B; Thézé, B; Viel, T; Grégoire, MC; Chauveau, F; Boutin, H; Katsifis, A; Dollé, F; Tavitian, B
    The key role of neuroinflammation in acute and chronic neurological disorders has stimulated the search for specific radiotracers targeting the peripheral benzodiazepine receptor (PBR)/18 kDa translocator protein (TSPO), a hallmark of neuroinflammation. Here we evaluate the new radiotracer for positron emission tomography (PET) [F-18]PBR111 in a rodent model of acute inflammation and compare it with [C-11]CLINME, an C-11-labelled tracer of the same chemical family, and with the isoquinolinic carboxamide [C-11]PK11195. We studied radiometabolites by HPLC, in vitro binding by autoradiography and in vivo brain kinetics as well as in vivo specificity of binding using PET imaging. We show that this radiotracer has a high in vitro specificity for PBR/TSPO versus central benzodiazepine receptors, as reflected by the drastic reduction of its binding to target tissue by addition of PK11195 or PBR111, while addition of flumazenil does not affect binding. Only intact [F-18]PBR111 is detected in brain up to 60 min after i.v. injection, and PET imaging shows an increased uptake in the lesion as compared to the contralateral side as early as 6 min after injection. Administration of an excess of PK11195 and PBR111, 20 min after [F-18]PBR111 administration, induces a rapid and complete displacement of [F-18]PBR111 binding from the lesion. Modelling of the PET data using the simplified reference tissue model showed increased binding potential (BP) in comparison to [C-11]PK11195. [F-18]PBR111 is a metabolically stable tracer with a high specific in vitro and in vivo binding to TSPO. In addition, considering the longer half-life of F-18 over C-11, these results support [F-18]PBR111 as a promising PET tracer of the PBR/TSPO for neuroinflammation imaging. © 2010, Springer.
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    Radiosynthesis of 2-[6-chloro-2-(4-iodophenyl)imidazo [1,2-a]pyridin-3-yl]-N-ethyl-N-[C-11]methyl-acetamide, [C-11]CLINME, a novel radioligand for imaging the peripheral benzodiazepine receptors with PET
    (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007-03) Thominiaux, CJ; Mattner, F; Greguric, I; Boutin, H; Chauveau, F; Kuhnast, B; Grégoire, MC; Loc'h, C; Valette, H; Bottlaender, MA; Hantraye, P; Tavitian, B; Katsifis, A; Dollé, F
    Recently, a new 2-(iodophenyl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridineacetamide series has been developed as iodine-123-labelled radioligands for imaging the peripheral benzodiazepine receptors using single photon emission tomography. Within this series, 2-[6-chloro-2-(4-iodophenyl)-imidazo[1,2-alpyridin-3-yl]-N-ethyl-N-methyl-acetamide (CLINME) was considered as an appropriate candidate for positron emission tomography imaging and was isotopically labelled with carbon-11 (T-1/2: 20.38 min) at the methylacetamide side chain from the corresponding nor-analogue using [C-11]methyl iodide and the following experimental conditions: (1) trapping at -10 degrees C of [C-11]methyl iodide in a 1/2 (v:v) mixture of DMSO/DMF (300 mu l) containing 0.7-1.0 mg of the precursor for labelling and 3-5 mg of powdered potassium hydroxide (excess); (2) heating the reaction mixture at 110 degrees C for 3 min under a nitrogen stream; (3) diluting the residue with 0.6 ml of the HPLC mobile phase; and (4) purification using semi-preparative HPLC (Zorbax(R) SB18, Hewlett Packard, 250 x 9.4 mm). Typically, starting from a 1.5Ci (55.5 GBq) [C-11]CO2 production batch, 120-150 mCi (4.44-5.55 GBq) of [C-11]CLINME were obtained (16-23% decay-corrected radiochemical yield, n = 12) within a total synthesis time of 24-27 min (Sep-pak(R)Plus-based formulation included). Specific radio-activities ranged from 0.9 to 2.7 Ci/mu mol (33.3-99.9 GBq/mu mol) at the end of radiosynthesis. © 2007, Wiley-Blackwell.
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    Radiosynthesis of F-18 PBR111, a selective radioligand for imaging the translocator protein (18 kDa) with PET
    (John Wiley and Sons, 2008-11-04) Dollé, F; Hinnen, F; Damont, A; Kuhnast, B; Fookes, CJR; Pham, TQ; Tavitian, B; Katsifis, A
    PBR111 (2-(6-chloro-2-(4-(3-fluoro-propoxy)phenyl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-3-yl)-N, N-diethylacetamide) is a novel, reported, high-affinity and selective ligand for the translocator protein (18 kDa). PBR111 has been labelled with fluorine-18 (half-life: 109.8 min) using our Zymate-XP robotic system. The process involves (A) a simple one-step to syloxy-for-fluorine nucleophilic aliphatic substitution (performed at 165 degrees C for 5 min in DMSO using K[18F]F-Kryptofix 222 and 6.8-7.6 μ mol of the corresponding tosylate as precursor for labelling) followed by (B) C-18 PrepSep cartridge pre-purification and(C) semi-preparative HPLC purification on a Waters Symmetry C-18. Up to 4.8 GBq (130 mCi) of [18F]PBR111 could be obtained with specific radioactivities ranging from 74 to 148 GBq/μ mol (2-4 Ci/μ mol) in 75-80 min (HPLC purification and SepPak-based formulation included), starting from a 37.0 GBq (1.0 Ci) [18F]fluoride batch. Overall non-decay-corrected isolated yields were 8-13% (13-21% decay-corrected). © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.