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3‑Substituted 1,5-Diaryl‑1<i>H</i>‑1,2,4-triazoles as Prospective PET Radioligands for Imaging Brain COX‑1 in Monkey. Part 1: Synthesis and Pharmacology
Cyclooxygenase-1
(COX-1) is a key enzyme in the biosynthesis of
proinflammatory thromboxanes and prostaglandins and is found in glial
and neuronal cells within brain. COX-1 expression is implicated in
numerous neuroinflammatory states. We aim to find a direct-acting
positron emission tomography (PET) radioligand for imaging COX-1 in
human brain as a potential biomarker of neuroinflammation and for
serving as a tool in drug development. Seventeen 3-substituted 1,5-diaryl-1<i>H</i>-1,2,4-triazoles were prepared as prospective COX-1 PET
radioligands. From this set, three 1,5-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1<i>H</i>-1,2,4-triazoles, carrying a 3-methoxy (<b>5</b>),
3-(1,1,1-trifluoroethoxy) (<b>20</b>), or 3-fluoromethoxy substituent
(<b>6</b>), were selected for radioligand development, based
mainly on their high affinities and selectivities for inhibiting human
COX-1, absence of carboxyl group, moderate computed lipophilicities,
and scope for radiolabeling with carbon-11 (<i>t</i><sub>1/2</sub> = 20.4 min) or fluorine-18 (<i>t</i><sub>1/2</sub> = 109.8 min). Methods were developed for producing <b>[<sup>11</sup>C]Â5</b>, <b>[<sup>11</sup>C]Â20</b>, and [<i>d</i><sub>2</sub>-<sup>18</sup>F]<b>6</b> from hydroxy precursors
in a form ready for intravenous injection for prospective evaluation
in monkey with PET