178443-53-3Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Synthesis and molecular structure of a rhenium complex derived from 8α-amino-6-methyl-ergoline
Spies, Hartmut,Noll, Bernhard,Noll, Steffi,Findeisen, Matthias,Leibnitz, Peter,Schulze, Paul E.,Johannsen, Bernd
, p. 839 - 841 (1997)
Current research in radiopharmaceutical chemistry is aimed at the design of technetium-based receptor-binding radiotracers because of the excellent nuclide properties of the isotope 99mTc. Tc tracers and the corresponding complexes of rhenium,
Tc and Re chelates of 8α-amino-6-methyl-ergoline: Synthesis and affinity to the dopamine D2 receptor
Spies,Noll,Noll, St,Findeisen,Brust,Syhre,Berger
, p. 3523 - 3528 (2007/10/03)
The influence of structural changes at the 8α-amino position of 8α-amino-6-methyl-ergoline on the lipophilicity and affinity to the D2 receptor was studied. 8α-amino-6-methyl-ergoline (1) was converted into the derivatives (2a-f) by mercaptoacetylation of the amino group to make it possible to prepare the rhenium and technetium complexes (3, 4a,b). Binding tests on cloned human dopamine D2 receptors show that the affinities of the coordination compounds (IC50 values between 50 and 240 nM) are less than those of the derivatives 2a-f (IC50=3-50 nM) but more than those of the parent compound 1. Biodistribution studies of the Tc complexes 4a,b performed on Wistar rats show a slow blood clearance with substantial accumulation and retention in the liver and kidneys and low brain uptake.
