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ArticleEJNMMI radiopharmacy and chemistry2025

Development of new albumin-binding radiotracers for PET imaging of cerebrospinal fluid flow in the glymphatic system.

Martta Peltoniemi, Surachet Imlimthan, Sonja C Jalonen, Niklas Daniel Åke Persson, Terhi J Lohela, Tuomas O Lilius, Mirkka Sarparanta

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Martta PeltoniemiDivision of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Surachet ImlimthanDepartment of Chemistry, Radiochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Sonja C JalonenDivision of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Niklas Daniel Åke PerssonDivision of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Terhi J LohelaIndividualized Drug Therapy Research Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Tuomas O Lilius *Division of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland. tuomas.lilius@helsinki.fi.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8361-3683
Mirkka Sarparanta *Department of Chemistry, Radiochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland. mirkka.sarparanta@helsinki.fi.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2956-4366

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Academy of Finland 318422Academy of Finland 346122Academy of Finland 350371Alfred Kordelinin Säätiö 220147
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Abstract

backgroundThe glymphatic system is a recently discovered brain-wide clearance system that allows the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flow to clear metabolic waste, but the tools for the quantitative and non-invasive investigation of its function and activity especially in humans is lacking, hindering studies on glymphatic system physiology and therapeutic potential of glymphatic drug delivery and modulation. We postulated that albumin-binding radiotracers could be used to this end by binding to the endogenous protein in CSF, constituting a macromolecular, biological radiotracer, allowing for the visualization of CSF flow in the central nervous system non-invasively with positron emission tomography (PET).

resultsWe prepared three albumin-binding tracers based on 4-(p-iodophenyl)butyric acid and truncated Evans Blue radiolabeled with gallium-68 using the NODAGA chelator for in vivo radiolabeling of CSF albumin, and an in vitro radiolabeled reference tracer Al[

conclusionsWhile the relatively low molar activity (A

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Albumin-bindingCerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flowGallium-68Glymphatic systemIntrathecalPositron emission tomography (PET)

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