A useful PET probe [11C]BU99008 with ultra-high specific radioactivity for small animal PET imaging of I2-imidazoline receptors in the hypothalamus

A positron emission tomography (PET) probe with ultra-high specific radioactivity (SA) enables measuring high receptor specific binding in brain regions by avoiding mass effect of the PET probe itself. It has been reported that PET probe with ultra-high SA can detect small change caused by endogenous or exogenous ligand. Recently, Kealey et al. developed [11C]BU99008, a more potent PET probe for I2-imidazoline receptors (I2Rs) imaging, with a conventional SA (mean 76GBq/ μmol) showed higher specific binding in the brain.

Source: Nuclear Medicine and Biology - October 25, 2016 Category: Nuclear Medicine Authors: Kazunori Kawamura, Yoko Shimoda, Joji Yui, Yiding Zhang, Tomoteru Yamasaki, Hidekatsu Wakizaka, Akiko Hatori, Lin Xie, Katsushi Kumata, Masayuki Fujinaga, Masanao Ogawa, Yusuke Kurihara, Nobuki Nengaki, Ming-Rong Zhang Source Type: research