[125/123I] 5-Iodo-3-pyridyl ethers: Syntheses and binding to neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

  • Hong Fan
  • , Ursula A. Scheffel
  • , Paige Rauseo
  • , Yingxian Xiao
  • , A. Semih Dogan
  • , Fuji Yokoi
  • , John Hilton
  • , Kenneth J. Kellar
  • , Dean F. Wong
  • , John L. Musachio

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Abstract

Three 3-pyridyl ether nicotinic ligands-(S)-5-Iodo-3-[(2-pyrrolidinyl)-methoxy]pyridine (5-iodo-A-85865), (S)-5-Iodo-3-[1-(methyl)-2-pyrrolidinyl-methoxy]pyridine (5-Iodo-A-84543), and (S)-5-iodo-3-[1-methyl-(2-azetidinyl)-methoxy]pyridine (5-iodo-N-Me-A-85380) were labeled with I-125/I-123, and their ability to label high-affinity brain nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) was evaluated. The most promising ligand, [123/125I] 5-iodo-A-85865, showed approximately 65% inhibition of radioactivity uptake in thalamus in mice pretreated with cytisine. Preliminary SPECT imaging studies with [123I] 5-iodo-A-85865 revealed a distribution profile consistent with nAChRs (thalamus > frontal cortex > cerebellum) and a more rapid pharmacokinetic profile relative to azetidinyl 3-pyridyl ether based ligands.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)911-921
Number of pages11
JournalNuclear Medicine and Biology
Volume28
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 2001

Keywords

  • Iodine-123
  • Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor
  • SPECT

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