[HTML][HTML] Recent developments on PET radiotracers for TSPO and their applications in neuroimaging

L Zhang, K Hu, T Shao, L Hou, S Zhang, W Ye… - … Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2021 - Elsevier
The 18 kDa translocator protein (TSPO), previously known as the peripheral
benzodiazepine receptor, is predominately localized to the outer mitochondrial membrane in …

Recent progress in the development of TSPO PET ligands for neuroinflammation imaging in neurological diseases

MM Alam, J Lee, SY Lee - Nuclear medicine and molecular imaging, 2017 - Springer
Neuroinflammation is heavily associated with various neurological diseases including
Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, and stroke. It is strongly …

The 18-kDa translocator protein PET tracers as a diagnostic marker for neuroinflammation: development and current standing

P Singh, A Adhikari, D Singh, C Gond, AK Tiwari - ACS omega, 2022 - ACS Publications
Translocator protein (TSPO, 18 kDa) is an evolutionary, well-preserved, and tryptophan-rich
169-amino-acid protein which localizes on the contact sites between the outer and inner …

18F-Radiolabeled Translocator Protein (TSPO) PET Tracers: Recent Development of TSPO Radioligands and Their Application to PET Study

TG Luu, HK Kim - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Translocator protein 18 kDa (TSPO) is a transmembrane protein in the mitochondrial
membrane, which has been identified as a peripheral benzodiazepine receptor. TSPO is …

An update into the medicinal chemistry of translocator protein (TSPO) ligands

E Barresi, M Robello, B Costa, E Da Pozzo… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Translocator Protein 18 kDa (TSPO) has been discovered in 1977 as an
alternative binding site for the benzodiazepine diazepam. It is an evolutionary well …

Tracking neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's disease: the role of positron emission tomography imaging

ER Zimmer, A Leuzy, AL Benedet, J Breitner… - Journal of …, 2014 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) has been reconceptualized as a dynamic pathophysiological
process, where the accumulation of amyloid-beta (Aβ) is thought to trigger a cascade of …

[HTML][HTML] Imaging of neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis and stroke: Recent developments in positron emission tomography

B Janssen, DJ Vugts, U Funke, GT Molenaar… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2016 - Elsevier
Neuroinflammation is thought to play a pivotal role in many diseases affecting the brain,
including Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis and stroke. Neuroinflammation is …

Radiosynthesis and characterization of [18F]BS224: a next-generation TSPO PET ligand insensitive to the rs6971 polymorphism

SH Lee, N Denora, V Laquintana… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose Translocator protein 18-kDa (TSPO) positron emission tomography (PET)
is a valuable tool to detect neuroinflammed areas in a broad spectrum of neurodegenerative …

[HTML][HTML] Essential principles and recent progress in the development of TSPO PET ligands for neuroinflammation imaging

M Viviano, E Barresi, FG Siméon, B Costa… - Current medicinal …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The translocator protein 18kDa (TSPO) is expressed in the outer mitochondrial membrane
and is implicated in several functions, including cholesterol transport and steroidogenesis …

A Facile Radiolabeling of [18F]FDPA via Spirocyclic Iodonium Ylides: Preliminary PET Imaging Studies in Preclinical Models of Neuroinflammation

L Wang, R Cheng, M Fujinaga, J Yang… - Journal of medicinal …, 2017 - ACS Publications
A suitable TSPO PET ligand may visualize and quantify neuroinflammation in a living brain.
Herein we report a 18F-ligand,[18 F] 2 ([18F] FDPA), is radiolabeled in high yield and high …