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Radioiodinated benzovesamicol analogs for cholinergic nerve mapping
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, (2008/06/13)
Radioiodinated benzovesamicol analogs which selectively localize in presynaptic cholinergic neurons of the general formula: STR1 where X is selected from the group consisting of H, OH, NH2, NHCO-3-[I]-Ph, and a radioactive isotope of iodine, and Y is selected from the group of H and a radioactive isotope of iodine, Y being H is X contains iodine. Illustrative examples include: (±)-trans-2-hydroxy-5-iodo-3-(4-phenylpiperidino)tetralin; (±)-trans-3-hydroxy-5-iodo-2-(4-phenylpiperidino)tetralin; (±)-trans-5-amino-2-hydroxy-8-iodo-3-(4-phenylpiperidino)tetralin; and (±)-trans-2-hydroxy-5-(3-iodobenzamido)-3-(4-phenylpiperidino)tetralin. The novel radioiodinated benzovesamicol analogs may be used as radiopharmaceuticals to visualize cholinergic neurons with conventional imaging devices which are typically found in most nuclear medicine or radiology clinics.