Abstract
d-(+)-Nl-Methyl-2-Br-LSD (MBL), which displays high affinity and selectivity for serotonin receptors in vitro, has been labeled with carbon-11 for localization of cerebral serotonin 5-HT2 receptors by positron emission tomography. [11C]MBL was prepared from [11C]iodomethane and d-(+)-2-Br-LSD within 20 min from end of bombardment. The average specific activity of [11C]MBL was 2300 mCi/μ mol and the average radiochemical yield was 17%, both at end of synthesis. The in vivo regional distribution of radioactivity in brain after i.v. administration of [11C]MBL to mice paralleled the known density of serotonin 5-HT2 receptors. The maximum specific binding, defined by a frontal cortex to cerebellum radioactivity concentration ratio of 5.4 to 1, was reached 30 min postinjection. Administration of ketanserin, a potent serotonin 5-HT2 receptor antagonist, markedly blocked radioligand binding in all brain regions examined except cerebellum.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 697-704 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | International Journal of Radiation Applications and Instrumentation. |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1989 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine