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SUBMITTER: Yousefi BH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4018122 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
ACS medicinal chemistry letters 20110719 9
(18)F-labeled imidazo[2,1-b]benzothiazole ([(18)F]8) was synthesized and evaluated as a tracer for cerebral β-amyloid deposits (Aβ) by means of positron emission tomography (PET). [(18)F]8 exhibits a high affinity to Aβ and suitable brain uptake kinetics combined with a high metabolic stability in the brain. In a double transgenic APP/PS1 mouse model of Alzheimer's disease, we demonstrated a specific uptake of [(18)F]8 in Aβ-containing telencephalic brain regions. The specific binding of [(18)F] ...[more]