Abstract Background The radiometal gallium-68 (68Ga) is increasingly used in diagnostic
positron emission tomography (PET), with 68Ga-labeled radiopharmaceuticals developed …

For treatment and diagnosis of cancer, antibodies have proven their value and now serve as
a first line of therapy for certain cancers. A unique class of antibody fragments called …

Which elements are essential for human life? Here we make an element-by-element journey
through the periodic table and attempt to assess whether elements are essential or not, and …

Tumors create and maintain an immunosuppressive microenvironment that promotes cancer
cell escape from immune surveillance. The immune checkpoint protein programmed death …

Abstract Introduction PET/CT using 68 Ga-labeled somatostatin analogs (SSA) targeting
somatostatin receptors (SSR) on the cell surface of well-differentiated neuroendocrine …

Pulmonary fibrosis is scarring of the lungs that can arise from radiation injury, drug toxicity,
environmental or genetic causes, and for unknown reasons [idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis …

Radioisotopes of elements from all parts of the periodic table find both clinical and research
applications in radionuclide molecular imaging and therapy (nuclear medicine). This article …

Curcumin, a naturally occurring phenolic compound isolated from Curcuma longa, has
different pharmacological effects, including antiinflammatory, antimicrobial, antioxidant, and …

GaOOH powders of submicron dimensions were synthesized through a simple, surfactant-
free hydrothermal synthesis at pH values of 7 and 14. Sn and Cr at concentrations of 2 mol …

This article reviews the development of bifunctional chelates for synthesising 68 Ga
radiopharmaceuticals. It structures the chelates into groups of macrocycles …