Divalent 2-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)benzothiazole Bifunctional Chelators for 64Cu Positron Emission Tomography Imaging in Alzheimer's Disease

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Abstract

Herein, we report a new series of divalent 2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)benzothiazole bifunctional chelators (BFCs) with high affinity for amyloid β aggregates and favorable lipophilicity for blood-brain barrier penetration. The addition of an alkyl carboxylate ester pendant arm offers high binding affinity toward Cu(II). The novel BFCs form stable 64Cu-radiolabeled complexes and exhibit promising partition coefficient (logD) values of 1.05-1.85. Among the five compounds tested, the 64Cu-YW-15 complex exhibits significant staining of amyloid β plaques in ex vivo autoradiography studies. In addition, biodistribution studies show that 64Cu-YW-15-Me exhibits moderate brain uptake (0.69 ± 0.08 %ID/g) in wild type mice. copy; 2022 American Chemical Society.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)20326-20336
Number of pages11
JournalInorganic Chemistry
Volume61
Issue number50
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 19 2022

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