[11C]K-2 Image with Positron Emission Tomography Represents Cell Surface AMPA Receptors
Neuroscience research(2021)
摘要
The glutamate α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionic acid receptors (AMPARs) is an important molecule in neurotransmission. We have recently developed the first positron emission tomography (PET) tracer [11C]K-2 to visualize and quantify AMPARs in the living human brain. After injection, [11C]K-2 is hydrolyzed at the terminal amide (and is thus metabolized to a major metabolite, [11C]K-2OH) within 10 min, representing the PET image in rodents and humans. Here, we found that K-2OH did not penetrate the cell membrane but slowly passed through the blood brain barrier (BBB) with paracellular transport. Furthermore, major efflux transporters in the BBB did not carry K-2OH. Logan graphical analysis exhibited reversible binding kinetics of this radiotracer in healthy individuals; these results demonstrated that the PET image of this tracer represents cell surface AMPARs with passive penetration of [11C]K-2OH through the BBB, resulting in reversible binding kinetics. Thus, PET images with this tracer depict the physiologically crucial fraction of AMPARs.
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AMPA receptor,Positron emission tomography,Blood brain barrier,Transporter,Cell membrane presentation,P2 fraction
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