• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.527-536
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• 1999

목적: [C-11]flumazenil (RO 15-1788)은 벤조디아제핀 수용체 영상용 방사성 의약품으로 여러 가지신경, 정신 질환에서 양전자방출촬영(PET)용으로 연구되고 있다. 이 연구에서는2-amino 5-fluoroben-zoic acid를 출발물질로 사용하여 5단계에 걸쳐 플루마제닐 유도체를 합성한 후 F-18으로 표지하여 실험 동물에서의 성체 내 분포를 보았다. 대상 및 방법: 플루마제닐(c)의 합성은 F Hoffmann-La-Ro-che (Basle/CH)에서 보고된 방법에 의해 수정하여 합성하였다. 플루마제닐 유도체(d)는 플루마제닐(c)의 C-3 곁가지의 ethylester기를 tetrabutylammonium hydroxide와 반응하여 가수분해한 후 ditosylethane을 사용하여 tosyl기를 도입하여 합성하였다. 3-(2-[F-18]fluoro)flumazenil(e)의 합성은 TR-l3 사이클로트론에서 제조한 [F-18fluoride를 acetonitrile 용매하에서 플루마제닐 유도체(d)와 친핵성 치환반응으로 표지하였다. 표지된 플루마제닐 유도체는 TLC로 표지 효율을 측정하고, alumina-N과 $C_{18}$ Sep-pak으로 정제하였다. 3-(2-[F-18]fluoro)flumazenil의 생체 내 분포를 보기 위해 마우스(n=9)의 꼬31정맥으로 3-(2-[F-18]fluoro)flumazenil (0.37 MBq/0.1 mL)을 주사한 후 10, 30, 60분 후에 희생시켰다. 각 장기별 무게를 측정한 후 감마카운터로 방사능을 계수하였다. 투여한 방사능 양과 장기 내 방사능치를 구하여 시간에 따른 장기의 단위 무게별 주사량 대비 백분율(% ID/g)을 계산하였다. 결과: 플루마제닐 유도체 합성(d)의 전체 수득률은 40%였고, 플루마제닐 유도체의 F-18 표지효율은 66% 이상이었다. 마우스를 이용한 생체분포 실험에서 뇌의 섭취율은 10, 30, 60분에서 $2.5{\pm}0.4,\;2.2{\pm}0.3,\;2.1{\pm}0.1%ID/g$이었고, 혈액은 $3.7{\pm}0.4,\;3.3{\pm}0.1,\;3.3{\pm}0.09%ID/g$이었다. 결론: 새로운 벤조디아제 핀 수용체 영상용 방사성 의약품으로서 3-(2-[F-18]fluoro) flumazenil을 높은 표지 효율로 합성함으로서 PET와 SPECT 영상의 비교 연구에 이용될 수 있으며, F-18을 플루마제닐 유도체의 제각기 다른 위치에 치환함으로서 체내동태에 대한 연구에도 이용될 수 있다.

• 핵의학기술
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.176-180
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• 2008

Department of Nuclear Medicine in Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) had developed $^{18}F$-Flumazenil as Benzodiazepine receptor imaging agent for PET diagnosis of Epilepsy. But production Activity of $^{18}F$-Flumazenil is decreased owing to this method has difficult synthesis procedures and pretty long synthesis time. In this study, we can modify synthesizing method to have more simple procedure and less spend time and help to increase production Activity. Old method: Radioactivity was produced by cyclotron was captured by QMA cartridge that was activated. Captured radioactivity was eluted into the reaction vial by using kryptofix solution and delivered. After evaporation of eluent, the azeotrophic drying step repeated two times. tosylflumazenil in anhydrous Acetonitrile was added to a reaction vial while bubbling. The reaction mixture was evaporated until the mixture volume was 0.5 mL. Reaction vial washed with 20 % Acetonitrile and that solution went into the reaction vial. The reaction mixture was loaded to the HPLC loop by hand and purified $^{18}F$-Flumazenil by HPLC column. New method: We used $TBAHCO_3$ solution as a eluent. After the eluent was evaporated, tosylflumazenil in anhydrous acetonitrile was added to a reaction vial and the reaction mixture was bubbled for 15 minutes. It was evaporated until the mixture volume became 0.5 mL. It was loaded to the HPLC loop. In old method, $^{18}F$-Flumazenil was synthesized via 6 steps synthesis procedures in 105 minutes with 30~35% synthesizing yield (non-decay correction) and specific activity was about $0.5{\sim}2{\times}10^5$ Ci/mole. In new method, It had 3 steps synthesis procedures in 53 minutes with 40~45% synthesizing yield and specific activity was about $3{\sim}8{\times}10^5$ Ci/mole. This method leads to improve of minimizing synthesis time, increasing synthesis yield and specific activity. While we can load reaction mixture to the HPLC loop, we can expose high radiation field thanks to used by hand.

• Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.166-171
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• 2007

GABA is primary an inhibitory neurotransmitter that is localized in inhibitory interneurons. GABA is released from presynaptic terminals and functions by binding to GABA receptors. There are two types of GABA receptors, $GABA_{A}-receptor$ that allows chloride to pass through a ligand gated ion channel and $GABA_{B}-receptor$ that uses G-proteins for signaling. The $GABA_{A}$-receptor has a GABA binding site as well as a benzodiazepine binding sites, which modulate $GABA_{A}$-receptor function. Benzodiazepine GABAA receptor imaging can be accomplished by radiolabeling derivates that activates benzodiazepine binding sites. There has been much research on flumazenil (FMZ) labeled with $^{11}C-FMZ$, a benzodiazepine derivate that is a selective, reversible antagonist to GABAA receptors. Recently, $^{18}F-fluoroflumazenil$ (FFMZ) has been developed to overcome $^{11}C's$ short half-life. $^{18}F-FFMZ$ shows high selective affinity and good pharmacodynamics, and is a promising PET agent with better central benzodiazepine receptor imaging capabilities. In an epileptic focus, because the GABA/benzodiazepine receptor amount is decreased, using $^{11}C-FMZ$ PET instead of $^{18}F-FDG$ PET, restrict the foci better and may also help find lesions better than high resolution MR. $GABA_{A}$ receptors are widely distributed in the cerebral cortex, and can be used as an viable neuronal marker. Therefore it can be used as a neuronal cell viability marker in cerebral ischemia. Also, GABA-receptors decrease in areas where neuronal plasticity develops, therefore, $GAB_{A}$ imaging can be used to evaluate plasticity. Besides these usages, GABA receptors are related with psychological diseases, especially depression and schizophrenia as well as cerebral palsy, a motor-related disorder, so further in-depth studies are needed for these areas.