Search Results - "Burns, H. Donald"
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Synthesis, characterization, and monkey PET studies of [18F]MK-1312, a PET tracer for quantification of mGluR1 receptor occupancy by MK-5435
Published in Synapse (New York, N.Y.) (01-02-2011)“…Two moderately lipophilic, high affinity ligands for metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 1 (mGluR1) were radiolabeled with a positron‐emitting radioisotope…”
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The synthesis and preclinical evaluation in rhesus monkey of [18F]MK-6577 and [11C]CMPyPB glycine transporter 1 positron emission tomography radiotracers
Published in Synapse (New York, N.Y.) (01-04-2011)“…Two positron emission tomography radiotracers for the glycine transporter 1 (GlyT1) are reported here. Each radiotracer is a propylsulfonamide‐containing…”
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Benzodiazepine binding site occupancy by the novel GABAA receptor subtype-selective drug 7-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-6-(2-ethyl-2H-1,2,4-triazol-3-ylmethoxy)-3-(2-fluorophenyl)-1,2,4-triazolo[4,3-b]pyridazine (TPA023) in rats, primates, and humans
Published in The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics (01-01-2010)“…The GABA(A) receptor alpha2/alpha3 subtype-selective compound…”
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Identification of an Orally Bioavailable, Potent, and Selective Inhibitor of GlyT1
Published in ACS medicinal chemistry letters (14-10-2010)“…Amalgamation of the structure−activity relationship of two series of GlyT1 inhibitors developed at Merck led to the discovery of a clinical candidate, compound…”
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[¹⁸F]MK-9470, a positron emission tomography (PET) tracer for in vivo human PET brain imaging of the cannabinoid-1 receptor
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (05-06-2007)“…[¹⁸F]MK-9470 is a selective, high-affinity, inverse agonist (human IC₅₀, 0.7 nM) for the cannabinoid CB1 receptor (CB1R) that has been developed for use in…”
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The discovery of potent, selective, and orally bioavailable hNK1 antagonists derived from pyrrolidine
Published in Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters (15-09-2007)“…SAR studies on amides, ureas, and vinylogous amides derived from pyrrolidine led to the discovery of several potent hNK(1) antagonists. One particular…”
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Whole-Body Biodistribution and Radiation Dosimetry of the Human Cannabinoid Type-1 Receptor Ligand 18F-MK-9470 in Healthy Subjects
Published in The Journal of nuclear medicine (1978) (01-03-2008)“…The cannabinoid type-1 (CB1) receptor is one of the most abundant G-coupled protein receptors in the human body and is responsible for signal transduction of…”
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The Acyclic CB1R Inverse Agonist Taranabant Mediates Weight Loss by Increasing Energy Expenditure and Decreasing Caloric Intake
Published in Cell metabolism (01-01-2008)“…Cannabinoid 1 receptor (CB1R) inverse agonists are emerging as a potential obesity therapy. However, the physiological mechanisms by which these agents…”
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Non-invasive radiotracer imaging as a tool for drug development
Published in Current pharmaceutical design (01-07-2000)“…Non-Invasive Radiotracer Imaging (NIRI) uses either short-lived positron-emitting isotopes, such as 11C and 18F, for Positron Emis ion Tomography (PET) or…”
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Neuropeptide Y5 receptor antagonism does not induce clinically meaningful weight loss in overweight and obese adults
Published in Cell metabolism (01-10-2006)“…Neuropeptide Y (NPY) is a potent orexigenic neuropeptide, and antagonism of NPY Y1 and NPY Y5 receptors (NPYxR) is considered a potentially important…”
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(11)C-MK-8278 PET as a tool for pharmacodynamic brain occupancy of histamine 3 receptor inverse agonists
Published in The Journal of nuclear medicine (1978) (01-01-2014)“…The histamine 3 (H3) receptor is a presynaptic autoreceptor in the central nervous system that regulates the synthesis and release of histamine and modulates…”
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Kinetic analysis of the cannabinoid-1 receptor PET tracer [18F]MK-9470 in human brain
Published in European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging (01-05-2010)“…Purpose Quantitative imaging of the type 1 cannabinoid receptor (CB1R) opens perspectives for many neurological and psychiatric disorders. We characterized the…”
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Evaluation of [18F]MK-0911, a positron emission tomography (PET) tracer for opioid receptor-like 1 (ORL1), in rhesus monkey and human
Published in NeuroImage (Orlando, Fla.) (01-03-2013)“…Antagonism of the central opioid receptor like-1 receptor (ORL1) has been implicated in cognition, and has been a focus of drug discovery efforts to ameliorate…”
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Synthesis, characterization, and monkey positron emission tomography (PET) studies of [18F]Y1-973, a PET tracer for the neuropeptide Y Y1 receptor
Published in NeuroImage (Orlando, Fla.) (14-02-2011)“…Neuropeptide Y receptor subtype 1 (NPY Y1) has been implicated in appetite regulation, and antagonists of NPY Y1 are being explored as potential therapeutics…”
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Inverse agonist histamine H3 receptor PET tracers labelled with carbon-11 or fluorine-18
Published in Synapse (New York, N.Y.) (01-12-2009)“…Two histamine H3 receptor (H3R) inverse agonist PET tracers have been synthesized and characterized in preclinical studies. Each tracer has high affinity for…”
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Decreased Neurokinin-1 (Substance P) Receptor Binding in Patients with Panic Disorder: Positron Emission Tomographic Study with [18 F]SPA-RQ
Published in Biological psychiatry (1969) (01-07-2009)“…Background Positron emission tomography (PET) can localize and quantify neurokinin-1 (NK1 ) receptors in brain using the nonpeptide antagonist radioligand, [18…”
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Human positron emission tomography studies of brain neurokinin 1 receptor occupancy by aprepitant
Published in Biological psychiatry (1969) (15-05-2004)“…Aprepitant is a highly selective substance P (neurokinin 1 [NK 1] receptor) antagonist that significantly improves the pharmacotherapy of acute and delayed…”
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Synthesis, characterization, and first successful monkey imaging studies of metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 (mGluR5) PET radiotracers
Published in Synapse (New York, N.Y.) (15-06-2005)“…Three metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 (mGluR5) PET tracers have been labeled with either carbon‐11 or fluorine‐18 and their in vitro and in vivo…”
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In vivo characterization and dynamic receptor occupancy imaging of TPA023B, an alpha 2/alpha 3/alpha 5 subtype selective gamma-aminobutyric acid-a partial agonist
Published in Biological psychiatry (1969) (15-07-2008)“…A novel, high-affinity (.7-2.0 nmol) compound that selectively activates the alpha2, alpha 3, and alpha 5 (but not alpha1) gamma-aminobutyric acid-A (GABA(A))…”
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Characterization of [18F]Y1-973, a novel PET tracer for the neuropeptide Y Y1 receptor (NPY Y1), in rhesus monkey
Published in NeuroImage (Orlando, Fla.) (01-08-2010)“…Blockade of [18F]Y1-973 uptake with Y1-718 was dose-dependent, and at the highest dose reduced tracer uptake in the striatum and cortical regions to a level of…”
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