DPA-713 or N,N-diethyl-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-5,7-dimethylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine-3-acetamide is a selective ligand for the translocator protein (TSPO).[1][2]
DPA-713 has been radiolabelled with carbon-11 as a potential radiotracer for imaging the TSPO using positron emission tomography (PET).[3][4][5] Radiation dosimetry and biodistribution of [11C]DPA-713 have been assessed in healthy volunteers, indicating that [11C]DPA-713 is a suitable radiotracer for imaging the TSPO in humans.[6][7]
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^ abReynolds A, Hanani R, Hibbs D, Damont A, Da Pozzo E, Selleri S, Dollé F, Martini C, Kassiou M (October 2010). "Pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine acetamides: 4-Phenyl alkyl ether derivatives as potent ligands for the 18 kDa translocator protein (TSPO)". Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 20 (19): 5799–802. doi:10.1016/j.bmcl.2010.07.135. PMID20727749.
^James ML, Fulton RR, Henderson DJ, Eberl S, Meikle SR, Thomson S, Allan RD, Dolle F, Fulham MJ, Kassiou M (November 2005). "Synthesis and in vivo evaluation of a novel peripheral benzodiazepine receptor PET radioligand". Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 13 (22): 6188–94. doi:10.1016/j.bmc.2005.06.030. PMID16039131.
^Thominiaux C, Dollé F, James ML, Bramoullé Y, Boutin H, Besret L, Grégoire MC, Valette H, Bottlaender M, Tavitian B, Hantraye P, Selleri S, Kassiou M (May 2006). "Improved synthesis of the peripheral benzodiazepine receptor ligand [11C]DPA-713 using [11C]methyl triflate". Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 64 (5): 570–3. doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2005.12.003.