A. L. Feliu, D. Rottenberg
Jun 1, 1987
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Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine
Abstract
No-carrier-added fluorine-18-labeled fluoroprednisone ([18F]21-fluoroprednisone) was synthesized by tosylate displacement in 2%-8% radiochemical yield in 80 min end of cyclotron bombardment (EOB), and its metabolism and distribution were investigated. After intravenous administration to rats, [18F]21-fluoroprednisone was rapidly cleared from the blood and biotransformed into [18F]20-dihydro-21-fluoroprednisone. The suitability of [18F]21-fluorocorticoids for receptor imaging in humans with positron emitting tomography will depend on the synthesis of compounds with high binding affinity and low rate of carbonyl reduction at C-20.