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Development of "[11C]kits" for a fast, efficient and reliable production of carbon-11 labeled radiopharmaceuticals for Positron Emission Tomography.

Author(s): Jolly D, Hopewell R, Kovacevic M, Li QY, Soucy JP, Kostikov A

Appl Radiat Isot. 2017 Mar;121:76-81 Authors: Jolly D, Hopewell R, Kovacevic M, Li QY, Soucy JP, Kostikov A

Article GUID: 28038410
Effect of (Z)-isomer content on [11C]ABP688 binding potential in humans.

Author(s): Smart K, Cox SML, Kostikov A, Shalai A, Scala SG, Tippler M, Jaworska N, Boivin M, Séguin JR, Benkelfat C, Leyton M

Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2019 May;46(5):1175-1178 Authors: Smart K, Cox SML, Kostikov A, Shalai A, Scala SG, Tippler M, Jaworska N, Boivin M, Séguin JR, Benkelfat C, Leyton M

Article GUID: 30607444
Quantification of brain cholinergic denervation in Alzheimer's disease using PET imaging with [18F]-FEOBV.

Author(s): Aghourian M, Legault-Denis C, Soucy JP, Rosa-Neto P, Gauthier S, Kostikov A, Gravel P, Bédard MA

Mol Psychiatry. 2017 11;22(11):1531-1538 Authors: Aghourian M, Legault-Denis C, Soucy JP, Rosa-Neto P, Gauthier S, Kostikov A, Gravel P, Bédard MA

Article GUID: 28894304
Title:Quantification of brain cholinergic denervation in Alzheimer's disease using PET imaging with [18F]-FEOBV.
Authors:Aghourian M,  Legault-Denis C,  Soucy JP,  Rosa-Neto P,  Gauthier S,  Kostikov A,  Gravel P,  Bédard MA
Link:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28894304?dopt=Abstract
DOI:10.1038/mp.2017.183
Category:Mol Psychiatry
PMID:28894304
Dept Affiliation: PERFORM
1 Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), Cognitive Pharmacology Research Unit, Montreal, QC, Canada.
2 McConnell Brain Imaging Centre, Montreal Neurological Institute, Montreal, QC, Canada.
3 McGill Centre for Studies in Aging, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Verdun, QC, Canada.
4 Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
5 PERFORM Centre, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada.

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Quantification of brain cholinergic denervation in Alzheimer's disease using PET imaging with [18F]-FEOBV.

Mol Psychiatry. 2017 11;22(11):1531-1538

Authors: Aghourian M, Legault-Denis C, Soucy JP, Rosa-Neto P, Gauthier S, Kostikov A, Gravel P, Bédard MA

Abstract

18F-fluoroethoxybenzovesamicol (FEOBV) is a new PET radiotracer that binds to the vesicular acetylcholine transporter. In both animals and healthy humans, FEOBV was found sensitive and reliable to characterize presynaptic cholinergic nerve terminals in the brain. It has been used here for we believe the first time in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) to quantify brain cholinergic losses. The sample included 12 participants evenly divided in healthy subjects and patients with AD, all assessed with the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) cognitive scales. Every participant underwent three consecutive PET imaging sessions with (1) the FEOBV as a tracer of the cholinergic terminals, (2) the 18F-NAV4694 (NAV) as an amyloid-beta tracer, and (3) the 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) as a brain metabolism agent. Standardized uptake value ratios (SUVRs) were computed for each tracer, and compared between the two groups using voxel wise t-tests. Correlations were also computed between each tracer and the cognitive scales, as well as between FEOBV and the two other radiotracers. Results showed major reductions of FEOBV uptake in multiple cortical areas that were evident in each AD subject, and in the AD group as a whole when compared to the control group. FDG and NAV were also able to distinguish the two groups, but with lower sensitivity than FEOBV. FEOBV uptake values were positively correlated with FDG in numerous cortical areas, and negatively correlated with NAV in some restricted areas. The MMSE and MoCA cognitive scales were found to correlate significantly with FEOBV and with FDG, but not with NAV. We concluded that PET imaging with FEOBV is more sensitive than either FDG or NAV to distinguish AD patients from control subjects, and may be useful to quantify disease severity. FEOBV can be used to assess cholinergic degeneration in human, and may represent an excellent biomarker for AD.

PMID: 28894304 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]