Structure-Based Design, Optimization, and Development of [18F]LU13: A Novel Radioligand for Cannabinoid Receptor Type 2 Imaging in the Brain with PET
Journal of medicinal chemistry(2022)
Abstract
The cannabinoid receptor type 2 (CB2R) is an attractive target for the diagnosis and therapy of neurodegenerative diseases and cancer. In this study, we aimed at the development of a novel F-18-labeled radioligand starting from the structure of the known naphthyrid-2-one CB2R ligands. Compound 28 (LU13) was identified with the highest binding affinity and selectivity versus CB1R (CB2RK(i) = 0.6 nM; CB1RKi/CB2RKi > 1000) and was selected for radiolabeling with fluorine-18 and biological characterization. The new radioligand [F-18]LU13 showed high CB2R affinity in vitro as well as high metabolic stability in vivo. PET imaging with [F-18]LU13 in a rat model of vector-based/-related hCB2R overexpression in the striatum revealed a high signal-to-background ratio. Thus, [F-18]LU13 is a novel and highly promising PET radioligand for the imaging of upregulated CB2R expression under pathological conditions in the brain.
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Key words
cannabinoid receptor type,imaging,pet,novel radioligand,structure-based
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