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Mingzhang Gao

Zymeron Corporation
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Synthesis of carbon-11 labeled fluorinated 2-arylbenzothiazoles as novel potential PET cancer imaging agents

M Wang, M Gao, BH Mock, KD Miller… - Bioorganic & medicinal …, 2006 - Elsevier
Fluorinated 2-arylbenzothiazoles are new potential antitumor drugs, which show potent and
selective inhibitory activity against breast, lung, and colon cancer cell lines. Carbon-11 …

Characterization of 11C-GSK1482160 for targeting the P2X7 receptor as a biomarker for neuroinflammation

…, JS Peters, AA Riley, BP McCarthy, M Gao… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2017 - Soc Nuclear Med
The purinergic receptor subtype 7 (P2X7R) represents a novel molecular target for imaging
neuroinflammation via PET. GSK1482160, a potent P2X7R antagonist, has high receptor …

Synthesis of [11C] Iressa as a new potential PET cancer imaging agent for epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase

JQ Wang, M Gao, KD Miller, GW Sledge… - Bioorganic & medicinal …, 2006 - Elsevier
Iressa (Gefitinib) is an orally active inhibitor of epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase
(EGFR-TK) involved in cell signal transduction processes critical to proliferation, apoptosis…

Synthesis of [11C] GSK1482160 as a new PET agent for targeting P2X7 receptor

M Gao, M Wang, MA Green, GD Hutchins… - Bioorganic & medicinal …, 2015 - Elsevier
The authentic standards GSK1482160 and its isomer, as well as the radiolabeling precursors
desmethyl-GSK1482160 and Boc-protected desmethyl-GSK1482160 were synthesized …

Synthesis of [11C] PBR06 and [18F] PBR06 as agents for positron emission tomographic (PET) imaging of the translocator protein (TSPO)

M Wang, M Gao, KD Miller, QH Zheng - Steroids, 2011 - Elsevier
The translocator protein 18kDa (TSPO) is an attractive target for molecular imaging of
neuroinflammation and tumor progression. [ 18 F]PBR06, a fluorine-18 labeled form of PBR06, is a …

Synthesis of carbon-11 and fluorine-18 labeled N-acetyl-1-aryl-6, 7-dimethoxy-1, 2, 3, 4-tetrahydroisoquinoline derivatives as new potential PET AMPA receptor …

M Gao, D Kong, A Clearfield, QH Zheng - Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry …, 2006 - Elsevier
New carbon-11 and fluorine-18 labeled N-acetyl-1-aryl-6,7-dimethoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline
derivatives were designed and synthesized as potential positron emission …

[11C] GSK2126458 and [18F] GSK2126458, the first radiosynthesis of new potential PET agents for imaging of PI3K and mTOR in cancers

M Wang, M Gao, KD Miller, GW Sledge… - Bioorganic & medicinal …, 2012 - Elsevier
GSK2126458 is a highly potent inhibitor of phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) and
mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) with low picomolar to subnanomolar activity. [ 11 C]…

Fully automated synthesis of PET TSPO radioligands [11C] DAA1106 and [18F] FEDAA1106

M Wang, M Gao, QH Zheng - Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 2012 - Elsevier
[ 11 C]DAA1106 was prepared by O-[ 11 C]methylation of DAA1123 with [ 11 C]CH 3 OTf
and NaH in CH 3 CN at 80C and isolated by HPLC combined with SPE purification in 60–70% …

An improved synthesis of dopamine D2/D3 receptor radioligands [11C] fallypride and [18F] fallypride

M Gao, M Wang, BH Mock, BE Glick-Wilson… - Applied Radiation and …, 2010 - Elsevier
Improved syntheses of dopamine D 2 /D 3 receptor radioligands [ 11 C]Fallypride and [ 18 F]Fallypride
are reported. The phenolic precursor (9) for C-11 labeling and the Fallypride (10) …

Fully automated synthesis and initial PET evaluation of [11C] PBR28

M Wang, KK Yoder, M Gao, BH Mock, XM Xu… - Bioorganic & medicinal …, 2009 - Elsevier
Fully automated synthesis and initial PET evaluation of a TSPO radioligand, [ 11 C]PBR28 (N-(2-[
11 C]methoxybenzyl)-N-(4-phenoxypyridin-3-yl)acetamide), are reported. These …