title: Radioiodinated L-703,606: a potent, selective antagonist to the human NK1 receptor.
abstract: A new, radioiodinated, NK1 selective radiotracer ([125I]L-703,606) was prepared. L-703,606 is an iodinated analog of the NK1 antagonist CP-96,345 in which the methoxy group has been replaced by an iodine substituent. [125I]L-703,606 was made from the corresponding trimethylsilyl compound by treatment with no carrier added Na 125I and an Iodobead in TFA. The tracer was prepared at a specific activity of approx. 1100 Ci/mmol and preliminary binding studies demonstrated that [125I]L-703,606 binds selectively to NK1 receptors with a kd = 0.3 nM. These results suggest that this radioligand will be useful for the biochemical and pharmacological characterization of the human NK1 receptor and, if labeled with I-123, may be useful for non-invasive NK1 receptor imaging via SPECT.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiopharmacology, Merck Research Laboratories, West Point, PA 19486.
authors.forename: B E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Francis
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Swain
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sabin
authors.forename: H D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Burns
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D064729:Neurokinin-1 Receptor Antagonists; D011812:Quinuclidines / Q000138:chemical synthesis*
chemical_list: D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D064729:Neurokinin-1 Receptor Antagonists; D011812:Quinuclidines