Provided herein are compounds useful for imaging granzyme B. An exemplary compound provided herein is useful as a radiotracer for position emission tomography (PET) and/or single photon emission tomography (SPECT) imaging. Methods of imaging granzyme B, combination therapies, and kits comprising the granzyme B imaging agents are also provided.

The presently disclosed subject matter provides non-invasive methods for imaging, quantifying α7 nicotinic cholinergic receptors, and diagnosing a disease or condition associated with α7-nAChRs. Methods for preparing radiolabeled derivatives of dibenzothiophene and compounds provided thereof also are provided.

Provided herein are heterocyclic compounds useful for imaging Granzyme B. Methods of imaging Granzyme B, combination therapies, and kits comprising the Granzyme B imaging agents are also provided.

The present invention is directed to benzazepin-1-ol-derived compounds for use in the diagnosis of NMDA receptor-associated diseases or disorders by positron emission tomography (PET). The invention also relates to a method for the diagnosis of NMDA-receptor-associated diseases or disorders by administering to a patient in need of such diagnosis a radioactively labelled compound of the invention in an amount effective for PET imaging of NMDA receptors, recording at least one PET scan, and diagnosing an NMDA-receptor-associated disease or disorder from an abnormal NMDA receptor expression pattern on the PET scan. NMDA-receptor-associated diseases or disorders that can be diagnosed with the radioactively labelled benzazepin-1-ol-derived compounds include but are not limited to neurodegenerative diseases or disorders, Alzheimer's disease, depressive disorders, Parkinson's disease, traumatic brain injury, stroke, migraine, alcohol withdrawal and chronic and neuropathic pain.

A method for localizing and quantifying S1R role in nociceptive processing; for providing a guide to providing an analgesic therapy; of using an S1R selective ligand as a biomarker for pathphysiological study of memory deficits and cognitive disorders; or of detecting increased S1R density at the site of nerve injury arising from neuropathic pain comprising using as a probe at least one SR1 selective compound or radioligand of the general formula III′, or IV′: ##STR00001##

Conjugates are described herein where CCK2R targeting ligands are attached to an active moiety, such as therapeutic agent or an imaging agent, through a linker. The conjugates can be used in the detection, diagnosis, imaging and treatment of cancer.

Provided herein are heterocyclic compounds useful for imaging Granzyme B. Methods of imaging Granzyme B, combination therapies, and kits comprising the Granzyme B imaging agents are also provided.

This invention is in the area of improved compounds and methods for treating selected cancers and hyperproliferative disorders.

The present invention is directed to benzazepin-1,7-diol-derived compounds (I) for use in the diagnosis of NMDA (N-methyl-D-aspartate) receptor-associated diseases or disorders by positron emission tomography (PET), single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), liquid based-scintillation- and/or autoradiography-based assays. The invention also relates to a method for the diagnosis of NMDA receptor-associated diseases or disorders by administering to a patient or a sample of a patient in need of such diagnosis a compound of the invention in an amount effective for PET imaging, SPECT imaging, liquid based-scintillation- and/or autoradiography-based assays of NMDA receptors, recording at least one PET or SPECT scan, liquid based-scintillation or autoradiography result, and diagnosing an NMDA receptor-associated disease or disorder from an abnormal NMDA receptor expression pattern on the PET or SPECT scan, in the liquid based-scintillation or autoradiography result. The present invention also provides a method for evaluating a putative NMDA-receptor antagonist in a liquid scintigraphy detection assay or an autoradiography assay using the compounds of the present invention.

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The invention relates to a method for labeling a target compound with a radiometal by photochemically induced conjugation. Furthermore, a chelating compound for use in said method is provided. The chelating compound is characterized by an arylazide moiety which can be photo-conjugated to a target compound and a chelator moiety which can be radiolabelled. The photo-conjugation and radiolabelling are both performed at basic pH performed in a simultaneous one-pot reaction.