Ashvattha Therapeutics Announces Preclinical Data on Hydroxyl Dendrimer Based PET Tracer [18F]OP-801 Presented at the 2022 World Molecular Imaging Congress
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Sept. 29, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ashvattha Therapeutics (“Ashvattha”), a clinical-stage company developing novel hydroxyl dendrimer therapeutics, today announced preclinical data presented by collaborators from Stanford University demonstrating that its hydroxyl dendrimer (HD)-based PET tracer, [18F]OP-801, can detect activated macrophages and microglia with high sensitivity and specificity in an experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) murine model of multiple sclerosis (MS), in addition to being reproducibly synthesized and suitable for human use. The data were presented at the World Molecular Imaging Congress being held September 28th – October 1st, 2022, at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami, FL.
- The data were presented at the World Molecular Imaging Congress being held September 28th October 1st, 2022, at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami, FL.
- PET imaging data was corroborated by autoradiography images, showing significantly higher signal in the lumbar spinal cord of untreated compared to treated EAE mice.
- Human dosimetry estimates based on mouse imaging data are conducive to translation and clinical imaging of [18F]OP-801.
- Ashvattha Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotech company developing novel hydroxyl dendrimer therapeutics (HDTs) targeting unmet medical needs in ophthalmology, neurology, inflammation and neuro-oncology.