title: First delineation of 5-HT1A receptors in human brain with PET and [11C]WAY-100635.
abstract: The selective 5-HT1A receptor radioligand, [11C]WAY-100635 ([11C]N-2-(4-(2-methoxyphenyl)-1-piperazinyl)ethyl)-N-2- pyridyl)cyclohexanecarboxamide), has been injected intravenously into healthy male volunteers and studied by PET (positron emission tomography). The results provide the first delineation of 5-HT1A receptors in living human brain and demonstrate the potential to use [11C]WAY-100635 for the study of central 5-HT1A receptors in patients with psychiatric and neurological disorders and for the investigation of the pharmacology of drugs acting on the central nervous system.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010879:Piperazines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011725:Pyridines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011869:Radioligand Assay; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000502:physiology*; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed; D014838:Volunteers
chemical_list: D010879:Piperazines; D011725:Pyridines; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; C090413:N-(2-(4-(2-methoxyphenyl)-1-piperazinyl)ethyl)-N-(2-pyridinyl)cyclohexanecarboxamide