The aim of this study was to determine the uptake of intravenously administered N-[11CH3]-dimethylaminoparthenolide (DMAPT) into orthotopic 9LSF glioblastoma brain tumors in Fisher 344 rats from positron emission tomography (PET) imaging studies. [11C]methyl iodide (11CH3I) was utilized as a [11C]-labeling reagent to label the precursor methylaminoparthenolide (MAPT) intermediate. From PET imaging studies it was found that brain uptake of N-[11CH3]DMAPT into brain tumor tissue was rapid (30min), and considerably higher than that in the normal brain tissue.
Keywords: Dimethylaminoparthenolide (DMAPT); PET-imaging; Uptake into brain; [(11)C]-labeled DMAPT.
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