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JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 64, Issue 16, Pages 12003-12021Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c00667
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A class of ligands binding to oligomerized/aggregated mHTT has been developed as potential imaging biomarkers for HD therapeutic development. Optimization of the benzo[4,5]imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidine series showed selective binding to mHTT aggregates. Compound [C-11]-2 was selected as a clinical candidate based on its high free fraction in the brain, specific binding in the HD mouse model, and rapid brain uptake/washout in nonhuman primate PET imaging studies.
The expanded polyglutamine-containing mutant huntingtin (mHTT) protein is implicated in neuronal degeneration of medium spiny neurons in Huntington's disease (HD) for which multiple therapeutic approaches are currently being evaluated to eliminate or reduce mHTT. Development of effective and orthogonal biomarkers will ensure accurate assessment of the safety and efficacy of pharmacologic interventions. We have identified and optimized a class of ligands that bind to oligomerized/aggregated mHTT, which is a hallmark in the HD postmortem brain. These ligands are potentially useful imaging biomarkers for HD therapeutic development in both preclinical and clinical settings. We describe here the optimization of the benzo[4,5]imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidine series that show selective binding to mHTT aggregates over A beta- and/or tau-aggregates associated with Alzheimer's disease pathology. Compound [C-11]-2 was selected as a clinical candidate based on its high free fraction in the brain, specific binding in the HD mouse model, and rapid brain uptake/washout in nonhuman primate positron emission tomography imaging studies.
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