Evaluation and initial in vitro and ex vivo characterization of the potential positron emission tomography ligand, BU99008 (2‐(4,5‐Dihydro‐1<i>H</i>‐imidazol‐2‐yl)‐1‐ methyl‐1<i>H</i>‐indole), for the imidazoline<sub>2</sub> binding site
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Abstract
The density of the Imidazoline₂ binding site (I₂BS) has been shown to change in psychiatric conditions such as depression and addiction, along with neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease and Huntington's chorea. The presence of I₂BS on glial cells and the possibility that they may in some way regulate glial fibrillary acidic protein has led to increased interest into the role of I₂BS and I₂BS ligands in conditions characterized by marked gliosis. In addition, it has been suggested that I₂BS may be a marker for human glioblastomas. Therefore, the development of a positron emission tomography (PET) radioligand for the I₂BS would be of major benefit in our understanding of these conditions. We now report the successful synthesis and initial pharmacological evaluation of potential PET radioligands for the I₂BS as well as the tritiation and characterization of the most favorable of the series, BU99008 (6), both in vitro and ex vivo in rat. The series as a whole demonstrated excellent affinity and selectivity for the I₂BS, with BU99008 (6) selected as the lead candidate to be taken forward for in vivo assessment. BU99008 (6) showed very good affinity for the I₂BS (K(i) of 1.4 nM; K(d) = 1.3 nM), good selectivity compared with the α₂ -adrenoceptor (909-fold). In addition, following peripheral administration, [³H]BU99008 demonstrated a heterogenous uptake into the rat brain consistent with the known distribution of the I₂BS in vivo. This, and the amenability of BU99008 (6) to radiolabeling with a positron-emitting radioisotope, indicates its potential as a PET radioligand for imaging the I₂BS in vivo.
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Codex and Gemma teacher scores by category
| Category | Codex | Gemma |
|---|---|---|
| Metaresearch | 0.002 | 0.001 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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