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In vitro and in vivo characterization of dibenzothiophene derivatives [125I]iodo-ASEM and [18F]ASEM as radiotracers of homo- And heteromeric α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

Authors :
Elina T. L’Estrade
Dan Peters
Matthias M. Herth
Martin G. Pomper
Jens D. Mikkelsen
Hanne D. Hansen
Henrik H. Hansen
Cornelius K. Donat
Andrew G. Horti
Gitte M. Knudsen
Ronnie C. Mease
Source :
Donat, C K, Hansen, H H, Hansen, H D, Mease, R C, Horti, A G, Pomper, M G, L’Estrade, E T, Herth, M M, Peters, D, Knudsen, G M & Mikkelsen, J D 2020, ' In vitro and in vivo characterization of dibenzothiophene derivatives [ 125 I]iodo-ASEM and [ 18 F]ASEM as radiotracers of homo-And heteromeric α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors ', Molecules, vol. 25, no. 6, 1425 . https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25061425, Molecules, Vol 25, Iss 6, p 1425 (2020), Molecules, Volume 25, Issue 6
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

The &alpha<br />7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (&alpha<br />7 nAChR) is involved in several cognitive and physiologic processes<br />its expression levels and patterns change in neurologic and psychiatric diseases, such as schizophrenia and Alzheimer&rsquo<br />s disease, which makes it a relevant drug target. Development of selective radioligands is important for defining binding properties and occupancy of novel molecules targeting the receptor. We tested the in vitro binding properties of [125I]Iodo-ASEM [(3-(1,4-diazabycyclo[3.2.2]nonan-4-yl)-6-(125I-iododibenzo[b,d]thiopentene 5,5-dioxide)] in the mouse, rat and pig brain using autoradiography. The in vivo binding properties of [18F]ASEM were investigated using positron emission tomography (PET) in the pig brain. [125I]Iodo-ASEM showed specific and displaceable high affinity (~1 nM) binding in mouse, rat, and pig brain. Binding pattern overlapped with [125I]&alpha<br />bungarotoxin, specific binding was absent in &alpha<br />7 nAChR gene-deficient mice and binding was blocked by a range of &alpha<br />7 nAChR orthosteric modulators in an affinity-dependent order in the pig brain. Interestingly, relative to the wild-type, binding in &beta<br />2 nAChR gene-deficient mice was lower for [125I]Iodo-ASEM (58% &plusmn<br />2.7%) than [125I]&alpha<br />bungarotoxin (23% &plusmn<br />0.2%), potentially indicating different binding properties to heteromeric &alpha<br />7&beta<br />2 nAChR. [18F]ASEM PET in the pig showed high brain uptake and reversible tracer kinetics with a similar spatial distribution as previously reported for &alpha<br />7 nAChR. Blocking with SSR-180,711 resulted in a significant decrease in [18F]ASEM binding. Our findings indicate that [125I]Iodo-ASEM allows sensitive and selective imaging of &alpha<br />7 nAChR in vitro, with better signal-to-noise ratio than previous tracers. Preliminary data of [18F]ASEM in the pig brain demonstrated principal suitable kinetic properties for in vivo quantification of &alpha<br />7 nAChR, comparable to previously published data.

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Language :
English
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Donat, C K, Hansen, H H, Hansen, H D, Mease, R C, Horti, A G, Pomper, M G, L’Estrade, E T, Herth, M M, Peters, D, Knudsen, G M & Mikkelsen, J D 2020, ' In vitro and in vivo characterization of dibenzothiophene derivatives [ 125 I]iodo-ASEM and [ 18 F]ASEM as radiotracers of homo-And heteromeric α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors ', Molecules, vol. 25, no. 6, 1425 . https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25061425, Molecules, Vol 25, Iss 6, p 1425 (2020), Molecules, Volume 25, Issue 6
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....5d7a4f4c38269985293d3d205a568c10
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25061425