Add time:07/27/2019         Source:sciencedirect.com

Two 18F-labeled analogues of dexetimides, 2-[18F]fluorodexetimide (2-FDEX) and 4-[18F]fluorodexetimide (4-FDEX), were prepared and evaluated in vivo as possible agents for the study of the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor (mAChR) with PET. Two synthetic approaches, a 2-step reductive alkylation procedure and a 4-step alkylation approach, were investigated. The alkylation approach with higher overall radiochemical yields was used to prepare 2- and 4-FDEX for biodistribution studies. The overall synthesis time for both compounds was 2.5 h and the overall radiochemical yield at end-of-synthesis was 12%. The specific activity was found to be greater than 600 mCi/μmol. Biodistribution studies of 2-FDEX in rats produced striatum-to-cerebellum and cortex-to-cerebellum ratios of 8.6 ± 1.1 and 8.4 ± 1.0 at 1 h after injection, and 12.1 ± 2.1 and 10.7 ± 2.2 at 3 h, respectively. Substantial radioactivity detected in bone indicated the in vivo defluorination of 2-FDEX. The striatum-to-cerebellum ratio for 4-FDEX was slightly lower at 1 h (5.9 ± 0.9) but equally high at 3 h (12.3 ± 2.0) when compared to 2-FDEX, and there was little bone uptake. The uptake of both 2-FDEX and 4-FDEX into mAChR rich brain regions (e.g. striatum, cortex) was blocked by a dose of dexetimide (5 mg/kg). Our results suggest 4-FDEX is a potential PET agent for study mAChR in vivo.

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