Papers by William Eckelman
Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2004
Rodent models and genetically altered mice have recently become available to study many human dis... more Rodent models and genetically altered mice have recently become available to study many human diseases. A sensitive and accurate PET scanner for small animals would be useful to evaluate treatment of these diseases in rodent models. To examine the feasibility of performing quantitative PET studies, we performed dynamic scans with arterial blood sampling in anesthetized rats with the ATLAS (Advanced Technology Laboratory Animal Scanner) small animal PET scanner developed at the National Institutes of Health and (18)F-FDG and compared activities determined by PET scanning with those obtained by direct tissue sampling.
Principles of Molecular Targeting for Radionuclide Therapy
Nuclear Oncology, 2017
Journal of Diagnostic Imaging in Therapy, 2014
Probe Design and Validation. After graduating from Washington University with a Ph.D. in Chemistr... more Probe Design and Validation. After graduating from Washington University with a Ph.D. in Chemistry, he initiated several key bench to bedside studies using both SPECT and PET radiotracers. At Brookhaven National Laboratory he and Jim Richards developed 'instant kits' which became the basis for all subsequent Tc-99m radiopharmaceutical kits now used routinely in the clinic; at George Washington University he and Dick Reba developed a muscarinic antagonist, I-123 IQNB, which in 1983 led to the first SPECT neuroreceptor image in humans. As Vice President of Diagnostics R&D in the Squibb Institute for Medical Research, he led the team that developed the strontium-82/rubidium-82 generator, Tc-99m labeled teboroxime, and ProHance, a gadolinium labeled MRI contrast agent. In addition, as Chief of the PET Department, Clinical Center/NIH, he led the research group in developing several receptor binding radiotracers including a muscarinic receptor agonist, F-18 FP-TZTP that showed promise as a biomarker for potential Alzheimer's disease in APOE4+ normal subjects. In addition, the PET Department cyclotron group developed techniques to prepare non-traditional PET radionuclides such as Tc-94m, Br-76, Ga-66, Y-86, and I-124. He achieved the rank of Professor on the faculty of the Radiology Departments at George Washington University and UCSD and served as Chair of the Scientific Advisory Committee at Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals. These efforts have led to over 400 research papers, chapters and books.
The International Journal of Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 1982
Current contrast agents for MRI are Gd 3+-based, which successfully enhance image contrast. These... more Current contrast agents for MRI are Gd 3+-based, which successfully enhance image contrast. These agents, however, are limited in detecting certain analytes associated with disease compared to new agents that operate through a CEST mechanism. In this study, both Eu 3+ and Tm 3+ chelates were examined as CEST agents for MRI imaging as a function of Zn 2+ concentration. T 1 values were obtained using NMR spectrometry; these values were then used to fit the CEST data obtained for the compounds. The CEST spectra of the Tm 3+ chelate were useful for examining CEST arising from the amide protons. A shift in the amide protons was observed as Zn 2+ concentrations increased indicating a presence of multiple species and a change in coordination chemistry. The change of the amide peak at-52 ppm showed its potential to be used as a marker for Zn 2+ concentration. The Eu 3+ chelate was useful for examining CEST arising from the coordinated water. A distinct change in the water peak shape, intensity, and shift was observed as Zn 2+ was added, showing increased water exchange kinetics.
International Journal of Radiation Applications and Instrumentation. Part B. Nuclear Medicine and Biology, 1986
Small molecule carbonic anhydrase IX inhibitors for targeted molecular imaging of cancer by SPECT
Society of Nuclear Medicine Annual Meeting Abstracts, May 1, 2009
Synthesis and SAR of novel 99mTc/Re(CO)3 labeled benzenesulfonamide (BzSA) conjugates targeting carbonic anhydrase IX (CA IX)
Society of Nuclear Medicine Annual Meeting Abstracts, May 1, 2012
Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine, 2015
Following the discovery of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system, numerous adrenocep... more Following the discovery of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system, numerous adrenoceptor drugs were radiolabeled and potent radioligands were prepared in order to image the β-adrenergic and the muscarinic systems. But the greatest effort has been in preparing noradrenaline analogs, such as norepinephrine, (11)C-metahydroxyephedrine, and (123)I-metaiodobenzylguanidine that measure cardiac sympathetic nerve varicosities. Given the technical and clinical challenges in designing and validating targeted adrenoceptor-binding radiotracers, namely the heavily weighted flow dependence and relatively low target-to-background ratio, both requiring complicated mathematic analysis, and the inability of targeted adrenoceptor radioligands to have an impact on clinical care of heart disease, the emphasis has been on radioligands monitoring the norepinephrine pathway. The chemistry and biology of such radiotracers, and the clinical and prognostic impact of these innervation imaging studi...
Nuclear Medicine and Biology, 2003
Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine, 1972
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Cancer research, 1986
17 alpha-[125I]Iodovinyl-11 beta-methoxyestradiol ([125I]MIVE2), a gamma-emitting analogue of est... more 17 alpha-[125I]Iodovinyl-11 beta-methoxyestradiol ([125I]MIVE2), a gamma-emitting analogue of estradiol, previously shown to bind to rat uterine estradiol receptor, was studied to determine the binding characteristics and biological activity in human breast cancer cells. In vitro determination of receptor binding by dextran-coated charcoal assays indicates that [125I]-MIVE2 binds specifically and with a high affinity to cytosolic estrogen receptors in the human breast cancer cell line, MCF-7. [3H]Estradiol binds to the receptor with approximately four times the affinity of [125I]-MIVE2 (Kd = 2.55 X 10(-9) M for [125I]MIVE2; Kd = 6.4 X 10(-10) M for [3H]estradiol). Unlabeled MIVE2 produces estrogenic effects similar to those of estradiol such as progesterone receptor induction and increases in thymidine incorporation in MCF-7 cells in culture. Cytosolic progesterone receptor levels were elevated 2.8-fold over control levels by 6 X 10(-9) M MIVE2. Stimulation of thymidine incorporatio...
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 1997
A major line of evidence that supports the hypothesis of dopamine overactivity in schizophrenia i... more A major line of evidence that supports the hypothesis of dopamine overactivity in schizophrenia is the psychomimetic potential of agents such as amphetamine that stimulate dopamine outflow. A novel brain imaging method provides an indirect measure of in vivo synaptic dopamine concentration by quantifying the change in dopamine receptor radiotracer binding produced by agents that alter dopamine release but do not themselves bind to dopamine receptors. The purpose of this investigation is ( i ) to determine the sensitivity (i.e., amount of dopamine reflected in radiotracer binding changes) of this method by examining the relationship between amphetamine-induced changes in simultaneously derived striatal extracellular dopamine levels with in vivo microdialysis and striatal binding levels with the dopamine D 2 /D 3 positron-emission tomography radioligand [ 11 C]raclopride in nonhuman primates, and ( ii ) to test the hypothesis of elevated amphetamine-induced synaptic dopamine levels in...
Nuclear Medicine and Biology, 1996
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Life Sciences, 2002
Monitoring gene therapy of glycogen storage disease type 1a in a mouse model was achieved using [... more Monitoring gene therapy of glycogen storage disease type 1a in a mouse model was achieved using [ 18 F]FDG and a dedicated animal scanner. The G6Pase knockout (KO) mice were compared to the same mice after infusion with a recombinant adenovirus containing the murine G6Pase gene (Ad-mG6Pase). Serial images of the same mouse before and after therapy were obtained and compared with wild-type (WT) mice of the same strain to determine the uptake and retention of [ 18 F]FDG in the liver. Image data were acquired from heart, blood pool and liver for twenty minutes after injection of [ 18 F]FDG. The retention of [ 18 F]FDG was lower for the WT mice compared to the KO mice. The mice treated with adenovirus-mediated gene therapy had retention similar to that found in age-matched WT mice. These studies show that FDG can be used to monitor the G6Pase concentration in liver of WT mice as compared to G6Pase KO mice. In these mice, gene therapy returned the liver function to that found in age matched WT controls as measured by the FDG kinetics in the liver compared to that found in age matched wild type controls. Published by Elsevier Science Inc.
IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, 1999
A pair of stationary, opposed scintillation detectors in time coincidence is being used to create... more A pair of stationary, opposed scintillation detectors in time coincidence is being used to create planar projection or tomographic images of small animals injected with positronemitting radiotracers. The detectors are comprised of arrays of individual crystals of bismuth germanate coupled to position-sensitive photomultiplier tubes. The system uses FERA (LeCroy Research Systems) charge-sensitive ADCs and a low cost digital YO board as a E R A bus-to-host bridge. In projection mode, the animal is placed within the 55 mm x 45 mm useful field-of-view of the detectors and images are formed from coincidence lines that fall close to the normals of both detectors. In tomographic mode, the animal is placed on a rotation stage between the detectors and rotated around a vertical axis to acquire all possible lines-of-response. Tomographic images are then reconstructed from those lines falling within a user-specified angle of each detector normal. In mice, the system is capable of high-speed, whole-body dynamic projection imaging, and whole body tomographic imaging of slowly varying tracer distributions. An ECG gating capability is also available for evaluating cardiac function. This system is currently being used to study tracer transport in normal and genetically engineered mice.
Bioconjugate Chemistry, 2006
Computational Methods and additional discussion of the avidin/Re-functionalized biotin derivative... more Computational Methods and additional discussion of the avidin/Re-functionalized biotin derivatives is available in the article text. This section describes the methodology and results from intermediate modeling studies of the avidin-biotin complex and related structures. Reference numbers refer back to the full article. Biotin-derivative accommodation within the avidin binding pocket was examined by stepwise replacement of the biotin valeryl carboxyl group with a series of linear hydrocarbon chains. The avidin binding pocket for biotin is composed of three regions, two of which are centered about the fused ureido and thiophene rings and a third that is localized to the valeryl carboxyl group (Figure Supp1A). 24 The biotin ureido ring is the site of sterically complementary hydrogen bonding interactions to residues Asn118, Tyr33 and Ser16, and Thr35 (Figure Supp1B). The remarkable avidin binding affinity for biotin (Kd ~ 10-15 M [T12]) is in no small part due to the localization of this hydrogen bonding framework to the inside of the avidin β-barrel. The thiophene region of the binding pocket for the monomeric avidin is comprised of aromatic residues Trp97, Phe79, and Trp70 (Figure Supp1C). In the tetrameric avidin crystal structure, the aromatic pocket includes Trp110 from a second monomeric avidin unit. These seven (or eight) residues serve to virtually engulf the fused ureido and thiophene rings within the β-barrel binding pocket, serving the dual roles of biotin binding and alignment. The valeryl carboxyl tail is bound within the third binding region to residues Ala39, Thr40, and Ser73 (Figure Supp1D). Residues Ala39 and Thr40 are located on the avidin 3-4 loop and each contributes one N-H donor to a hydrogen bonding interaction with the hydroxyl oxygen of the carboxyl tail. Residue Ser73, located on the avidin 5-6 loop, forms a single hydrogen bond between the serine hydroxyl group and the carbonyl end of the biotin tail. Ordering of the 3-4 and (to a lesser extent) 5-6 loops by biotin hydrogen bonding leaves enough room only for a chain of waters that hydrogen bond to the biotin carboxyl end and trail into the solvent. The biotin fatty acid tail is also in close contact with the indole ring of Trp70, which runs along the long axis of the hydrocarbon chain.
Biochemical Pharmacology, 1983
The affinities of atropine, scopolamine, 3-quinuclidinyl benzilate and twelve analogues of 3-quin... more The affinities of atropine, scopolamine, 3-quinuclidinyl benzilate and twelve analogues of 3-quinuclidinyl benzilate were determined for the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor (m-AChR) using membrane preparations from caudate/putamen. The affinity constants thus obtained were compared with affinities previously reported for the m-AChR obtained from ventricular muscle. The affinities differed significantly for six of the compounds, the largest difference being 1Bfold. Neither solubilization nor variation of physiologically significant salts led to a significant change in the affinity of that compound. These results are interpreted as supporting the subclassification of the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor.
New Tools to Monitor Stress Using Non-Invasive PET Imaging
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2004
Noninvasive imaging using positron emission tomography (PET) is playing an increasing role in mon... more Noninvasive imaging using positron emission tomography (PET) is playing an increasing role in monitoring biochemical changes in vivo in various diseases. For example, many of the neurochemical systems activated by stress can be monitored using this technique. Examples of neurotransmitter interactions with CRH, serotonin, dopamine, and muscarinic cholinergic receptors demonstrate this approach.
Dirk Roeda
Nuclear Medicine and Biology, 2013
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