Neuroinflammation in psychiatric disorders: PET imaging and promising new targets

JH Meyer, S Cervenka, MJ Kim, WC Kreisl… - The Lancet …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Neuroinflammation is a multifaceted physiological and pathophysiological response of the
brain to injury and disease. Given imaging findings of 18 kDa translocator protein (TSPO) …

PET imaging of neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's disease

R Zhou, B Ji, Y Kong, L Qin, W Ren, Y Guan… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Neuroinflammation play an important role in Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis. Advances in
molecular imaging using positron emission tomography have provided insights into the time …

Inhibitors of NF-κB and P2X7/NLRP3/Caspase 1 pathway in microglia: Novel therapeutic opportunities in neuroinflammation induced early-stage Alzheimer's disease

BS Thawkar, G Kaur - Journal of neuroimmunology, 2019 - Elsevier
Microglial activation is a distinguished attribute in many neurodegenerative diseases of
aging. Compelling evidence suggests that neuroinflammation stimulated by microglia, the …

P2X7 in cancer: from molecular mechanisms to therapeutics

R Lara, E Adinolfi, CA Harwood, M Philpott… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
P2X7 is a transmembrane receptor expressed in multiple cell types including neurons,
dendritic cells, macrophages, monocytes, B and T cells where it can drive a wide range of …

Emerging PET radiotracers and targets for imaging of neuroinflammation in neurodegenerative diseases: outlook beyond TSPO

V Narayanaswami, K Dahl… - Molecular …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
The dynamic and multicellular processes of neuroinflammation are mediated by the
nonneuronal cells of the central nervous system, which include astrocytes and the brain's …

Tailor‐made amino acids and fluorinated motifs as prominent traits in modern pharmaceuticals

H Mei, J Han, S White, DJ Graham… - … A European Journal, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Structural analysis of modern pharmaceutical practices allows for the identification of two
rapidly growing trends: the introduction of tailor‐made amino acids and the exploitation of …

Advances in CNS PET: the state-of-the-art for new imaging targets for pathophysiology and drug development

SP McCluskey, C Plisson, EA Rabiner… - European journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose A limit on developing new treatments for a number of central nervous system (CNS)
disorders has been the inadequate understanding of the in vivo pathophysiology underlying …

PET imaging of microglial activation—beyond targeting TSPO

B Janssen, DJ Vugts, AD Windhorst, RH Mach - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
Neuroinflammation, which involves microglial activation, is thought to play a key role in the
development and progression of neurodegenerative diseases and other brain pathologies …

In vivo Imaging of Glial Activation in Alzheimer's Disease

P Edison, CK Donat, M Sastre - Frontiers in neurology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by memory loss and decline of cognitive function,
associated with progressive neurodegeneration. While neuropathological processes like …

The repertoire of small-molecule PET probes for neuroinflammation imaging: challenges and opportunities beyond TSPO

Z Chen, A Haider, J Chen, Z Xiao, L Gobbi… - Journal of medicinal …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Neuroinflammation is an adaptive response of the central nervous system to diverse
potentially injurious stimuli, which is closely associated with neurodegeneration and …