Development of a High-Affinity PET Radioligand for Imaging Cannabinoid Subtype 2 Receptor


Development of a High-Affinity PET Radioligand for Imaging Cannabinoid Subtype 2 Receptor

Moldovan, R.-P.; Teodoro, R.; Deuther-Conrad, W.; Kranz, M.; Wang, Y.; Nakano, M.; Valentine, H.; Fischer, S.; Pomper, M.; Wong, D. F.; Dannals, R. F.; Brust, P.; Horti, A. G.

Abstract

Cannabinoid receptors type 2 (CB2) represent a target with increasing importance for neuroimaging due to its upregulation under various pathological conditions. Encouraged by preliminary results obtained with 11C.

Keywords: Cannabinoid receptor type 2; Neuroinflammation; A-836339; Radiofluorination; Positron emission tomography

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