(S)-[18F]FBFP is a promising sigma-1 receptor radioligand. The sigma-1 receptor is a unique chaperone protein with 223 amino acids located at the mitochondria-associated endoplasmic reticulum membrane. Several lines of evidence have demonstrated that the sigma-1 receptor plays a pivotal role in the pathophysiology of many neuropsychiatric disorders including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, pain, depression and drug addiction.Therefore, it is an important target for the investigation of neuropsychiatric disorders and drug development. PET imaging of sigma-1 receptors in the human brain will enable the elucidation of this target's involvement in neurologic disorders and will also facilitate new drug development.~For further interests in clinical translation of PET sigma-1 receptors radioligands, (S)-[18F]FBFP, an open-label whole-body PET/CT study was designed to investigate radiation dosimetry, plasma pharmacokinetics, biodistribution, safety and diagnostic performance of (S)-[18F]FBFP in healthy volunteers and patients with central nervous system diseases.
This is an open-label whole-body PET/CT (positron emission tomography/computed tomography) study for investigation of radiation dosimetry, plasma pharmacokinetics, biodistribution, safety and diagnostic performance of (S)-[18F]FBFP in healthy volunteers and patients with central nervous system diseases. A single dose of nearly 370 MBq (S)-[18F]FBFP will be intravenously injected into healthy volunteers and patients with central nervous system diseases. Visual and semiquantitative method will be used to assess the PET/CT images. Changes of blood pressure, pulse, respiration, temperature and any adverse events will be collected from the volunteers. Adverse events will also be observed in the patients.