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Mengchao Cui

Beijing Normal University
Verified email at bnu.edu.cn
Cited by 2867

Past and recent progress of molecular imaging probes for β-amyloid plaques in the brain

M Cui - Current medicinal chemistry, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
The deposition of β-amyloid (Aβ) plaques in the parenchymal and cortical brain is accepted
as the main pathological hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). According to the amyloid …

Novel 18F-Labeled Benzofuran Derivatives with Improved Properties for Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Imaging of β-Amyloid Plaques in Alzheimer's Brains

M Ono, Y Cheng, H Kimura, M Cui… - Journal of medicinal …, 2011 - ACS Publications
In vivo imaging of β-amyloid plaques in the brain may lead to the early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s
disease (AD) and monitoring of the progression and effectiveness of treatment. In the …

Environment-sensitive near-infrared probe for fluorescent discrimination of Aβ and tau fibrils in AD brain

…, D Ma, J Dai, Y Liang, H Tan, M Cui - Journal of Medicinal …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The early noninvasive diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease targeted β-amyloid (Aβ) plaques or
Tau tangles is a major challenge because of the coshared β-sheet structure of the target. In …

Novel 18F-Labeled Benzoxazole Derivatives as Potential Positron Emission Tomography Probes for Imaging of Cerebral β-Amyloid Plaques in Alzheimer's Disease

M Cui, M Ono, H Kimura, M Ueda… - Journal of medicinal …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Two radiofluoro-pegylated phenylbenzoxazole derivatives, 4-(5-(2-(2-(2-[ 18 F]fluoroethoxy)ethoxy)ethoxy)benzo[d]oxazol-2-yl)-N-methylaniline
([ 18 F]24) and 4-(5-(2-(2-(2-[ 18 F]…

Recent progress in the development of metal complexes as β-amyloid imaging probes in the brain

K Chen, M Cui - MedChemComm, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
In this review, we have focused on the recent progress in metal complexes that are able to
bind to β-amyloid (Aβ) species. We have discussed various radioactive complexes of 99mTc, …

Radiolabeled bioactive benzoheterocycles for imaging β-amyloid plaques in Alzheimer's disease

Y Yang, M Cui - European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2014 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a debilitating neurodegenerative dementia that involves substantial
neuronal loss. Extracellular deposition of neurotoxic β-amyloid (Aβ) plaques in the brain …

Development of dual functional SPECT/fluorescent probes for imaging cerebral β-amyloid plaques

…, H Watanabe, Y Shimizu, Y Cheng, M Cui… - Bioorganic & medicinal …, 2010 - Elsevier
The imaging of β-amyloid (Aβ) aggregates in the brain may lead to the early detection of
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and monitoring of the progression and effectiveness of treatment. The …

Synthesis of difluoroalkylated benzofuran, benzothiophene, and indole derivatives via palladium-catalyzed cascade difluoroalkylation and arylation of 1, 6-enynes

P Zhang, C Wang, M Cui, M Du, W Li, Z Jia… - Organic letters, 2020 - ACS Publications
A novel and efficient method for the synthesis of difluoroalkylated benzofuran, benzothiophene,
and indole derivatives via palladium-catalyzed aryldifluoroalkylation of 1,6-enynes with …

Synthesis and Evaluation of Novel 18F Labeled 2-Pyridinylbenzoxazole and 2-Pyridinylbenzothiazole Derivatives as Ligands for Positron Emission Tomography …

M Cui, X Wang, P Yu, J Zhang, Z Li… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2012 - ACS Publications
A series of fluoro-pegylated (FPEG) 2-pyridinylbenzoxazole and 2-pyridinylbenzothiazole
derivatives were synthesized and evaluated as novel β-amyloid (Aβ) imaging probes for PET. …

Smart near-infrared fluorescence probes with donor–acceptor structure for in vivo detection of β-amyloid deposits

M Cui, M Ono, H Watanabe, H Kimura… - Journal of the …, 2014 - ACS Publications
The deposition of β-amyloid (Aβ) plaques in the parenchymal and cortical brain is accepted
as the main pathological hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease (AD); however, early detection of …