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A lipophilic thioflavin-T derivative for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging of amyloid in brain

  • Chester A. Mathis
  • , Brian J. Bacskai
  • , Stephen T. Kajdasz
  • , Megan E. McLellan
  • , Matthew P. Frosch
  • , Bradley T. Hyman
  • , Daniel P. Holt
  • , Yanming Wang
  • , Guo Feng Huang
  • , Manik L. Debnath
  • , William E. Klunk

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Abstract

The synthesis of a new lipophilic thioflavin-T analogue (2-[4′-(methylamino)phenyl]benzothiazole, 6) with high affinity for amyloid is reported. Intravenous injection of [11C]-labeled 6 in control mice resulted in high brain uptake. Amyloid deposits were imaged with multiphoton microscopy in the brains of living transgenic mice following the systemic injection of unlabeled 6. [11C]6 is a promising amyloid imaging agent for Alzheimer's disease.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)295-298
Number of pages4
JournalBioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Volume12
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 11 2002
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Molecular Biology
  • Pharmaceutical Science
  • Drug Discovery
  • Clinical Biochemistry
  • Organic Chemistry

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