The General Hospital Corporation

Massachusetts General Hospital Corporation

Fluoropharma, Inc.

The General Hosptial Corporation

Biostream, Inc.

The Jmde Trust

Timothy M Shoup

David R Elmaleh

Alan J Fischman

Hongning Fu

John W Babich

Rudolph Emile Tanzi

Kevin P Maresca

Neil Vasdev

Ana Griciuc

Ana Gricluc

Described herein are compounds and methods of treating or imaging a disease or disorder, such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, ischemic stroke, and prion disease, comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a cromolyn ester.

Cromolyn esters and uses thereof

Described herein are methods of treating neuron inflammation conditions, for example, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, ischemic stroke, and prion disease, comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of cromolyn or a cromolyn derivative compound.

Macrophages/microglia in neuro-inflammation associated with neurodegenerative diseases

One aspect of the present invention relates to compounds, compositions and methods for diagnosis and/or treatment of a subject suffering from an amyloidosis-associated pathological condition. In certain embodiments, the imaging and/or therapeutic agents of the instant invention may be administered to a subject for identification and/or treatment of amyloid deposits. A specific imaging method detects amyloid deposits by administering the imaging agent to the subject and detecting the spatial distribution of the agent. Differential accumulation of the agent is indicative of AD or an amyloidosis-associated pathological condition and can be monitored by using a PET or SPECT camera.

Compounds and compositions for the detection and treatment of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders

One aspect of the present invention relates to a method of preparing radiofluorinated substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, and alkenyl compounds. In a preferred embodiment, potassium fluoride-18 is used. Another aspect of the invention relates to piperazine compounds containing fluorine-18 that are useful as imaging agents. In certain embodiments, the piperazine compounds contain a quaternary amine. Another aspect of the invention relates to arylphosphonium compounds containing fluorine-18 that are useful as imaging agents. In certain embodiments, the phosphonium compound is a tetraaryl phosphonium salt. Another aspect of the present invention relates to a method of obtaining a positron emission image of a mammal, comprising the steps of administering to a mammal a compound of the invention, and acquiring a positron emission spectrum of the mammal.

Catalytic radiofluorination

One aspect of the present invention relates to a method of preparing radiofluorinated substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, and alkenyl compounds. In a preferred embodiment, potassium fluoride-18 is used. Another aspect of the invention relates to arylammonium compounds containing fluorine-18 that are useful as imaging agents. In certain embodiments, the ammonium compound is a tetraaryl ammonium salt. Another aspect of the invention relates to arylsulfonium compounds containing fluorine-18 that are useful as imaging agents. In certain embodiments, the sulfonium compound is a triaryl sulfonium salt. Another aspect of the present invention relates to a method of obtaining a positron emission image of a mammal, comprising the steps of administering to a mammal a compound of the invention, and acquiring a positron emission spectrum of the mammal.

Novel cromolyn analogs useful as imaging agents for detecting atherosclerotic plaques and for treating atherosclerosis and Alzheimer's Disease, and methods of making the cromolyn analogs, are disclosed. The cromolyn analogs have the general formula: wherein X is OH, C-Calkoxyl; Y and Z are independently selected from a C-Calkyl, C-Calkoxyl, halogen, un-substituted or C1-C6 substituted amine,F,F, or H; and n is 1, 2, or 3; and wherein for structure (I), if n are both 1 and Y and Z are both H and X is OH.

Cromolyn derivatives and related methods of imaging and treatment

This disclosure relates to a one-step method for preparing the tau radiopharmaceutical, [18F]T807, using an unprotected or protected precursor (e.g., tert-butyl 7-(6-nitropyridin-3-yl)-5H-pyrido[4,3-b]indole-5-carboxylate).

Radiosynthesis of tau radiopharmaceuticals

The present invention relates to novel modified fatty acid analogs, where a positron or gamma-emitting label is placed at a position on a fatty acid backbone and an organic substituent is substituted at the 2,3; 3,4; 4,5; 5,6 and other sequence positions of a fatty acid backbone. These novel fatty acid analogs are designed to enter the tissues of interest by the same long chain fatty acid carrier mechanism as natural fatty acids, however, functional substituents in the 2,3; 3,4; 4,5; 5,6 and other sequence positions, block the catabolic pathway, thus trapping these analogs in a virtually unmodified form in the tissues of interest.

Method for monitoring blood flow and metabolic uptake in tissue with radiolabeled alkanoic acid

Novel cromolyn analogs useful as imaging agents for detecting atherosclerotic plaques and for treating atherosclerosis and Alzheimer's Disease, and methods of making the cromolyn analogs, are disclosed. The cromolyn analogs have the general formula (I), or formula (II); wherein X is OH, C1-C6 alkoxyl, 18F, or 19F; Y and Z are independently selected from a C1-C6 alkyl, CpC6 alkoxyl, halogen, un-substituted or C1-C6 substituted amine, 18F, 19F, or H; and n is 1, 2, or 3; and wherein for structure (I), if n are both 1 and Y and Z are both H, X is not OH. 

The present invention relates to compounds and methods for imaging and treating Alzheimer's disease or an amyloidosis-associated pathological condition that utilize a novel amyloid imaging tracer for detecting amyloid deposits in a subject suffering from these conditions. In certain embodiments, the invention relates to [N-2[18F]fluoropropyl]-2-(4'-(methylamino)-phenyl)-6-hydroxybenzothiazole (F-18MHT) and dimers thereof.

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