Cholinergic neurotransmission studied in vivo using positron emission tomography or single photon emission computerized tomography

M Maziere - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 1995 - Elsevier
During the past decade, considerable efforts have been made in the development of
radiopharmaceuticals for thein vivo study of the cholinergic neurotransmission using …

Tracers for metabolic imaging of brain and heart: radiochemistry and radiopharmacology

G Stöcklin - European journal of nuclear medicine, 1992 - Springer
Major tracers for probing regional metabolism and neuroreceptor binding in brain and heart
with positron emission tomography (PET) and single photon emission tomography (SPET) …

Small molecule receptors as imaging targets

A Hagooly, R Rossin, MJ Welch - Molecular Imaging II, 2008 - Springer
The aberrant expression and function of certain receptors in tumours and other diseased
tissues make them preferable targets for molecular imaging. PET and SPECT radionuclides …

Novel technetium ligands with affinity for the muscarinic cholinergic receptor

SZ Lever, KE Baidoo, A Mahmood, K Matsumura… - Nuclear medicine and …, 1994 - Elsevier
The synthesis and preliminary biological characterization of two isomeric technetium labeled
complexes (2, 5, 5, 9-tetramethyl-4, 7-diaza-7-(3′(R)-quinuclidinylcarboxymethyl)-2, 9 …

Pharmacological implications for neuroreceptor imaging

N Verhoeff - European journal of nuclear medicine, 1991 - Springer
Neuroreceptor imaging is increasing in nuclear medicine. New generations of radioligands
will be developed that will allow us to study neurotransmitter systems not studied before. In …

Human brain imaging of acetylcholine receptors

J Toyohara, M Sakata, K Ishiwata - Imaging of the Human Brain in Health …, 2014 - Elsevier
The neurotransmitter acetylcholine (ACh) is widely distributed within the central nervous
system (CNS) and is involved in a number of important processes, including roles in sensory …

Effects of atropine treatment on in vitro and in vivo binding of 4-[125I]-dexetimide to central and myocardial muscarinic receptors

Y Uno, K Matsumura, U Scheffel, AA Wilson… - European journal of …, 1991 - Springer
Upregulation of muscarinic cholinergic receptors (mAChR) after chronic atropine treatment
has been described previously. The present study was designed to evaluate 4-iodine-125 …

Pharmacological characterization and positron emission tomography evaluation of 4-[76Br] bromodexetimide and 4-[76Br] bromolevetimide for investigations of …

C Loc'h, M Kassiou, V Strijckmans… - Nuclear medicine and …, 1996 - Elsevier
4-[76Br] bromodexetimide and its inactive enantiomer 4-[76Br] bromolevetimide were
prepared via electrophilic bromodesilylation using chloramine-T and no-carrier-added …

Iodine-123N- methyl-4-iododexetimide: a new radioligand for single-photon emission tomographic imaging of myocardial muscarinic receptors

RJ Hicks, M Kassiou, P Eu, AG Katsifis, M Garra… - European journal of …, 1995 - Springer
Cardiac muscarinic receptor ligands suitable for positron emission tomography have
previously been characterised. Attempts to develop radioligands of these receptors suitable …

Radiosynthesis of [123I] N-methyl-4-iododexetimide and [123I] N-methyl-4-iodolevetimide: in vitro and in vivo characterisation of binding to muscarinic receptors in the …

M Kassiou, K Mardon, AG Katsifis, L Najdovski… - Nuclear medicine and …, 1996 - Elsevier
[123I] N-methyl-4-iododexetimide,[123I] MIDEX, and its pharmacologically inactive
enantiomer [123I] N-methyl-4-iodolevetimide,[123I] MILEV were prepared via electrophilic …