COMPOUNDS AND AMYLOID PROBES THEREOF FOR THERAPEUTIC AND IMAGING USES

摘要

The present invention provides compounds and amyloid probes thereof that allow for an anlsmortem method of diagnosing AD and quantitating the extent or progression of amyloid deposits (plaques) by in vivo imaging of amyloid and/or amyloid deposits in the 5 regions of the brain Preferably an amyloid probe of the invention can cross the blood-brain barrier and distinguish AD brain from normal brain An amyloid probe can be administered to a patient in amounts suitable for in vivo imaging of amyloid deposits Amyloid probes of the invention can also be used to detect and quantitate amyloid deposits in diseases including, without limitation Down's syndrome familial AD and homozygotes for the apolipoprotein 10 E4 allele The compounds and amyloid probes of the invention include analogs, salts, pharmaceutical compositions derivatives prodrugs, racemic mixtures or tautomeric forms thereof.