PET Imaging of Brain mGluR1 Receptors Using [18F]FIMX

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Objective: Metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) are G-protein coupled receptors that respond to glutamate by activating proteins inside nerve cells that affect cell metabolism, thereby fine-tuning the signals sent between cells to maintain balance in neuronal activity. mGluR subtype 1 (mGluR1s) are located in several brain regions, including the cerebellum, hippocampus, olfactory bulb, and basal ganglia. mGluR1 activation stimulates phospholipase C, resulting in phosphoinositide hydrolysis and increased intracellular calcium levels. Successful development of a positron emission tomography (PET) ligand to image mGlurR1 would impact clinical management of brain disorders characterized by disruptions in glutamatergic transmission, including anxiety and stress disorders, drug addiction, epilepsy, Huntington s disease, and Parkinson s disease. However, detailed study of mGluR1s has heretofore been hindered by the lack of high affinity and selective ligands for this receptor subtype. The present protocol will evaluate the ability of a new PET ligand, \[18F\]FIMX, to image and quantify mGluR1 in the brain of healthy human volunteers. This protocol covers four phases: 1. Phase 0: screening whole-body scan; 2. Phase 1: kinetic brain imaging to quantify mGluR1 in brain relative to concurrent measurement of the parent radioligand in arterial plasma; 3. Phase 2: if the tracer is successful in Phase 1, we will estimate radiation-absorbed doses of \[18F\]FIMX by performing whole body imaging; 4. Phase 3: test-retest analysis of brain binding relative to concurrent measurement of the parent radioligand in arterial plasma. Study Population: Healthy adult female and male volunteers (n=22, ages 18 to 55) will undergo brain or whole-body imaging.. Design: This study will begin with a screening whole-body scan to confirm that the radioactivity has fairly broad distribution in several organs. For absolute quantification of mGluR1, 22 healthy controls will have brain PET imaging using \[18F\]FIMX and an arterial line. Up to 12 of them will have a test-retest scan. Eight additional subjects will have a whole body PET scan for dosimetry, which does not require an arterial line. \<TAB\> Outcome Measures To assess absolute quantitation of mGluR1 with \[18F\]FIMX, we will primarily use two outcome measures: the identifiability and time stability of distribution volume calculated with compartmental modeling. In test-retest study, we will calculate the retest variability. To assess whole-body biodistribution and dosimetry of \[18F\]FIMX we will use the organ time-activity curves....

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