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Monoacylglycerol lipase (MAGL) is a serine hydrolase that degrades 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG) in the endocannabinoid system (eCB). Selective inhibition of MAGL has emerged as a potential therapeutic approach for the treatment of diverse pathological conditions including chronic pain, inflammation, cancer and neurodegeneration. Herein we disclose a novel array of reversible and irreversible MAGL inhibitors by means of tail switching on a piperazinyl azetidine scaffold. We developed a lead irreversible-binding MAGL inhibitor 8, and reversible-binding compounds 17 and 37 which are amenable for radiolabeling with 11 C or 18 F. [ 11 C]8 ([ 11 C]MAGL-2-11) exhibited high brain uptake and excellent binding specificity in the brain towards MAGL. Reversible radioligands [ 11 C]17 ([ 11 C]PAD) and [ 18 F]37 ([ 18 F]MAGL-4-11) also demonstrated excellent in vivo binding specificity towards MAGL in peripheral organs. This work may pave the way for the development of MAGL-targeted positron emission tomography (PET) tracers with tunability in reversible and irreversible binding mechanism.

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Monoacylglycerol lipase (MAGL) is a 33 kDa serine protease primarily responsible for hydrolyzing 2-arachidonoylglycerol into the proinflammatory eicosanoid precursor arachidonic acid in the central nervous system. Inhibition of MAGL constitutes an attractive therapeutic concept for treating psychiatric disorders and neurodegenerative diseases. Herein, we present the design and synthesis of multiple reversible MAGL inhibitor candidates based on a piperazinyl azetidine scaffold. Compounds 10 and 15 were identified as the best-performing reversible MAGL inhibitors by pharmacological evaluations, thus channeling their radiolabeling with fluorine-18 in high radiochemical yields and favorable molar activity. Furthermore, evaluation of [18F]10 and [18F]15 ([18F]­MAGL-2102) by autoradiography and positron emission tomography (PET) imaging in rodents and nonhuman primates demonstrated favorable brain uptakes, heterogeneous radioactivity distribution, good specific binding, and adequate brain kinetics, and [18F]15 demonstrated a better performance. In conclusion, [18F]15 was found to be a suitable PET radioligand for the visualization of MAGL, harboring potential for the successful translation into humans.

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A novel soluble functional polyacetylene copolymer (poly(EAAB-co-PA)) of 4-ethynyl-4#-[N,N-diethylamino]azobenzene (EAAB) and phenylacetylene (PA) was synthesized. The structures and properties of the polymers were characterized and evaluated by FTIR, UVevis, 1 H NMR, GPC, optical limiting, and nonlinear optical analyses. The results show that poly(EAAB-co-PA) has the large third-order nonlinear susceptibility, which are two orders of magnitude larger than those of poly(PA) and novel optical limiting property.