Synthesis and evaluation of an AZD2461 [ 18 F]PET probe in non-human primates reveals the PARP-1 inhibitor to be non-blood-brain barrier penetrant

Sean W. Reilly, Laura N. Puentes, Alexander Schmitz, Chia Ju Hsieh, Chi Chang Weng, Catherine Hou, Shihong Li, Yin Ming Kuo, Prashanth Padakanti, Hsiaoju Lee, Aladdin A. Riad, Mehran Makvandi*, Robert H. Mach

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Abstract

Poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase-1 inhibitor (PARPi) AZD2461 was designed to be a weak P-glycoprotein (P-gp) analogue of FDA approved olaparib. With this chemical property in mind, we utilized the AZD2461 ligand architecture to develop a CNS penetrant and PARP-1 selective imaging probe, in order to investigate PARP-1 mediated neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. Our work led to the identification of several high-affinity PARPi, including AZD2461 congener 9e (PARP-1 IC 50 = 3.9 ± 1.2 nM), which was further evaluated as a potential 18 F-PET brain imaging probe. However, despite the similar molecular scaffolds of 9e and AZD2461, our studies revealed non-appreciable brain-uptake of [ 18 F]9e in non-human primates, suggesting AZD2461 to be non-CNS penetrant.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)242-249
Number of pages8
JournalBioorganic Chemistry
Volume83
DOIs
StatePublished - 03 2019
Externally publishedYes

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Keywords

  • AZD2461
  • Blood-brain barrier
  • MicroPET imaging
  • P-glycoprotein
  • PARP-1 inhibitor

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