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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Synthesis and Pharmacological Evaluation of [11C]4-Methoxy-N-[2-(thiophen-2-yl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-3-yl]benzamide as a Brain Penetrant PET Ligand Selective for the δ-Subunit-Containing γ-Aminobutyric Acid Type A Receptors

Sascha JungPetrine WellendorphGitte M. KnudsenAnne S. HaugaardElina T. L’estradeChristina Birkedahl Falk-petersenBente Fro LundMatthias M. HerthMatthias M. HerthNane Griem-kreyTomas OhlssonMaria ErlandssonHartmut LüddensTanja SchirmeisterHanne D. Hansen

subject

GABAA receptorStereochemistryGeneral Chemical EngineeringGeneral ChemistryAminobutyric acidImaging agentlcsh:Chemistrychemistry.chemical_compoundlcsh:QD1-999chemistryRadioligandPenetrant (biochemical)BenzamideReceptorPreclinical imaging

description

The α4/6βδ-containing GABAA receptors are involved in a number of brain diseases. Despite the potential of a δ-selective imaging agent, no PET radioligand is currently available for in vivo imaging...

https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.9b00434