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Int J Rad Appl Instrum B. 1991;18(7):791-6.
Radiosynthesis and evaluation of N-(3-[18F]fluoropropyl)paroxetine as a radiotracer for in vivo labeling of serotonin uptake sites by PET.
Suehiro M, Wilson AA, Scheffel U, Dannals RF, Ravert HT, Wagner HN Jr.
Division of Nuclear Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD 21205-2179.
To visualize serotonin uptake sites by positron emission tomography (PET), N-(3-[18F]fluoropropyl)-paroxetine ([18F]FPP), a derivative of the selective serotonin uptake blocker paroxetine, was synthesized from 3-[18F]fluoropropyltosylate and paroxetine via a one-pot procedure. The rate of formation of [18F]FPP was a function of the ratio of the initial amount of paroxetine to that of 1,3-propanediol bistosylate with which [18F]fluoropropyltosylate was synthesized. When the reaction mixture contained an excess amount of paroxetine over that of the propyl-bistosylate, the radiosynthesis followed by HPLC purification, which took approx. 90 min, gave [18F]FPP in a radiochemical yield of approx. 8%, and in high radiochemical and chemical purity. The specific activity was 2640 +/- 360 mCi/mumol. The brain biodistribution of [18F]FPP showed no distinguishable localization in regions with high density of serotonin uptake sites such as hypothalamus or olfactory tubercles. In vitro binding assays revealed that N-fluoropropylation of paroxetine reduced the affinity for the serotonin uptake site by three orders of magnitude.
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J Neurochem. 1991 Jan;56(1):248-52.
[3H]citalopram binding to brain and platelet membranes of human and rat.
Plenge P, Mellerup ET.
Psychochemistry Institute, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Citalopram, a selective serotonin (5-HT) uptake inhibitor with antidepressant properties, was found to bind with high affinity to the 5-HT transporter from human neuronal and platelet membranes. At 20 degrees C, KD was about 1.5 nM in both tissues. [3H]Citalopram bound to rat neuronal membranes with higher affinity than to human neuronal and platelet membranes; at 20 degrees C KD was about 0.7 nM. The Bmax value for the binding of [3H]citalopram to platelet membranes was close to that found using the 5-HT uptake inhibitors [3H]imipramine and [3H]paroxetine, suggesting that all three 5-HT uptake inhibitors bind to the 5-HT transporter. The dissociation rate of [3H]citalopram increased twofold with each 4-5 degree C increase in temperature in both human and rat membranes, although at any given temperature, the dissociation rate was about four times faster in the human neuronal and platelet membranes than in rat neuronal membranes.
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Mol Pharmacol. 1991 Mar;39(3):339-45.
Isothiocyanate derivatives of cocaine: irreversible inhibition of ligand binding at the dopamine transporter.
Boja JW, Rahman MA, Philip A, Lewin AH, Carroll FI, Kuhar MJ.
Neuroscience Branch, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Baltimore, Maryland 21224.
Isothiocyanate derivatives of (-)-cocaine were prepared and tested for inhibitory potency at the cocaine receptor in rat striatal membranes. Coincubation with m-isothiocyanatobenzoylecgonine methyl ester (m-ISOCOC), p-isothiocyanatobenzoylecgonine methyl ester (p-ISOCOC), and 3 beta-(4-isothiocyanatophenyl)tropane-2-carboxylic acid methyl ester (ISOWIN) resulted in inhibition of [3H]WIN 35,428 binding, but the compounds were about 10-fold weaker than (-)-cocaine. However, p-ISOCOC was approximately 3-fold more potent than metaphit, an isothiocyanate derivative of phencyclidine. p-ISOCOC was equipotent at the serotonin transporter but was much less potent at the norepinephrine transporter and was inactive at the D2 dopamine receptor at 1000 microM concentration. The IC50 value for m-ISOCOC and p-ISOCOC varied with tissue concentration, suggesting irreversible inhibition of binding. Preincubation with m-ISOCOC and p-ISOCOC resulted in inhibition of [3H]WIN 35,428 binding that could not be removed by washing of the membranes; in contrast, preincubation with (-)-cocaine caused inhibition that was readily removed by washing. Preincubation with 1 microM concentrations of p-ISOCOC resulted in a large reduction in Bmax of the high affinity binding site for [3H]WIN 35,428. Preincubation with 100 microM p-ISOCOC eliminated the high affinity site and apparently reduced the affinity at the low affinity site. Coincubation of 10 microM p-ISOCOC with 100 microM cocaine prevented the total loss of [3H]WIN 35,428 binding. The uptake of [3H]dopamine was inhibited by p-ISOCOC with an IC50 comparable to that of cocaine. Additionally, preincubation of rat striatal synaptosomes with 10 microM p-ISOCOC reduced the Vmax of [3H]dopamine uptake after washing. These data suggest that m-ISOCOC and p-ISOCOC are useful irreversible acylators of (-)-cocaine binding sites at the dopamine transporter.
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