Clin Psychopharmacol Neurosci.  2012 Apr;10(1):34-43.

In Vivo Evaluation of 11C-labeled Three Radioligands for Glycine Transporter 1 in the Mouse Brain

Affiliations
  • 1Division of Clinical Neuroscience, Chiba University Center for Forensic Mental Health, Chiba, Japan. hashimoto@faculty.chiba-u.jp
  • 2Positron Medical Center, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan.

Abstract


OBJECTIVE
Glycine transporter 1 (GlyT-1) is one of the most attractive therapeutic targets for schizophrenia. There is great interest in developing radioligands for in vivo imaging of GlyT-1 in the brain using positron emission tomography. Here, we report the properties of three novel non-sarcosine-based radioligands [11C]CHIBA-3007, [11C]CHIBA-3009, and [11C]CHIBA-3011, for GlyT-1 imaging in the mouse brain in vivo.
METHODS
The three radioligands were synthesized by N-[11C] methylation of the corresponding desmethyl precursor. A pharmacological characterization of these radioligands for in vivo imaging of GlyT-1 in the brain was conducted using male ddY mice.
RESULTS
[11C]CHIBA-3009 and [11C]CHIBA-3011 were scarcely incorporated into the brain, whereas [11C]CHIBA-3007 showed slight but considerable brain uptake. Regional brain uptake of [11C]CHIBA-3007 (medulla oblongata>cerebellum>cortex) was similar to the distribution of the GlyT-1 protein. However, pretreatment with CHIBA-3007 (1 mg/kg) or the GlyT-1 selective inhibitor ALX5407 (N-[(3R)-3-([1,1'-Biphenyl]-4-yloxy)-3-(4-fluorophenyl)propyl]-N-methylglycine) (30 mg/kg) did not significantly decrease brain uptake of [11C]CHIBA-3007, suggesting low specific binding to GlyT-1. Pretreatment with cyclosporin A significantly increased brain uptake of [11C]CHIBA-3009 and [11C]CHIBA-3011, suggesting a role for P-glycoprotein in the brain uptake of these ligands. All three radioligands were rapidly degraded intact forms were 3-18% in plasma and 15-74% in the brain at 15 min after injection.
CONCLUSION
The results suggest that these three radioligands are not suitable for in vivo imaging of GlyT-1 in the brain because of low brain uptake and rapid metabolism. Further structural refinement is necessary to enhance brain uptake.

Keyword

Glycine transporter 1; Brain; Positron-emission tomography; CHIBA-3007; CHIBA-3009; CHIBA-3011

MeSH Terms

Animals
Brain
Cyclosporine
Glycine
Glycine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins
Humans
Ligands
Male
Methylation
Mice
Niacinamide
P-Glycoprotein
Plasma
Positron-Emission Tomography
Schizophrenia
Thiophenes
Cyclosporine
Glycine
Glycine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins
Ligands
Niacinamide
P-Glycoprotein
Thiophenes
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