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Design, synthesis and structure-activity relationship of rhenium 2-arylbenzothiazoles as β-amyloid plaque binding agents
Pan, Jinhe,Mason, Neale S.,Debnath, Manik L.,Mathis, Chester A.,Klunk, William E.,Lin, Kuo-Shyan
, p. 1720 - 1726 (2013/04/10)
To continue our efforts toward the development of 99mTc PiB analogs, we have synthesized 24 neutral and lipophilic Re (as a surrogate of 99mTc) 2-arylbenzothiazoles, and explored their structure-activity relationship for binding to Aβ1-40 fibrils. These Re complexes were designed and synthesized via the integrated approach, so their 99mTc analogs would have a greater chance of crossing the blood-brain barrier. While the lipophilicities (log PC18 = 1.59-3.53) of these Re 2-arylbenzothiazoles were all within suitable range, their binding affinities (Ki = 30-617 nM) to Aβ1-40 fibrils varied widely depending on the selection and integration of the tetradentate chelator into the 2-phenylbenzothiazole pharmacophore. For potential clinical applications, further refinement to obtain Re 2-arylbenzothiazoles with better binding affinities (99mTc analogs for more widespread application via the use of SPECT scanners.
