Positron emission tomography quantification of [(11)C]-DASB binding to the human serotonin transporter: modeling strategies.
[(11) C]-DASB, namely [(11) C]-3-amino-4-(2-dimethylaminomethyl-phenylsulfanyl)-benzonitrile, is a new highly selective radioligand for the in vivo visualization of the serotonin transporter (SERT) using positron emission tomography (PET). The current study evaluates different kinetic modeling strategies for quantification of [(11)C]-DASB binding in five healthy humans. Kinetic analyses of tissue data were performed with a one-tissue (1CM) and a two-tissue (2CM) compartment model. Time-activity curves were well described by a 1CM for all regions. A 2CM model with four parameters failed to converge reliably. Reliable fits of the data were obtained only if no more than three parameters were allowed to vary. However, even then, the rate constants k(3) and k(4) were estimated with poor precision. Only the ratio k(3)/k(4) was stable. Goodness of fit was not improved by using a 2CM as compared with a 1CM. The minimal study duration required to obtain stable k(3)/k(4) estimates was 80 minutes. For routine use of [(11)C]-DASB, several simplified methods using the cerebellum as a reference region to estimate nonspecific binding were also evaluated. The transient equilibrium, the linear graphical analysis, the ratio of target to reference region, and the simplified reference tissue methods all gave binding potential values consistent with those obtained with the 2CM. The suitability of [(11)C]-DASB for research on the SERT using PET is thus supported by the observations that tissue data can be described using a kinetic analysis and that simplified quantitative methods, using the cerebellum as reference, provide reliable estimates of SERT binding parameters.
Ginovart
N
N
PET Center, Center for Addiction and Mental Health, and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Wilson
A A
AA
Meyer
J H
JH
Hussey
D
D
Houle
S
S
D000328:Adult; D000814:Aniline Compounds / Q000097:blood; D001923:Brain Chemistry; D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D003198:Computer Simulation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D008875:Middle Aged; D008954:Models, Biological; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000097:blood; D050486:Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins; D013440:Sulfides / Q000097:blood; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed / Q000379:methods*
C412822:3-amino-4-(2-dimethylaminomethylphenylsulfanyl)benzonitrile; D000814:Aniline Compounds; D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; C493230:SLC6A4 protein, human; D050486:Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins; D013440:Sulfides