More than meets the eye: scientific rationale behind molecular imaging and therapeutic targeting of prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) in metastatic prostate …

A Hyväkkä, V Virtanen, J Kemppainen, TJ Grönroos… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is a transmembrane protein
that is overexpressed in prostate cancer and correlates with the aggressiveness of the …

Is System xc a Suitable Target for Tumour Detection and Response Assessment with Imaging?

AR Sharkey, TH Witney, GJR Cook - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The expression of the cysteine–glutamate cotransporter, system xc−, is
increased in cancer cells across many cancer types. Imaging system xc− provides new …

SLC7A11 Is a Superior Determinant of APR-246 (Eprenetapopt) Response than TP53 Mutation Status

KM Fujihara, M Corrales Benitez, CS Cabalag… - Molecular cancer …, 2021 - AACR
Abstract APR-246 (eprenetapopt) is in clinical development with a focus on hematologic
malignancies and is promoted as a mutant-p53 reactivation therapy. Currently, the detection …

[HTML][HTML] The application of radiolabeled targeted molecular probes for the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer

L Cheng, T Yang, J Zhang, F Gao… - Korean Journal of …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Radiopharmaceuticals targeting prostate-specific membrane antigens (PSMA) are essential
for the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of prostate cancer (PCa), particularly metastatic …

[HTML][HTML] Radiotracer stereochemistry affects substrate affinity and kinetics for improved imaging of system xC-in tumors

HE Greenwood, R Edwards, N Koglin, M Berndt… - Theranostics, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Amino acid utilization is perturbed in cancer cells, which rewire their metabolism to support
cell survival and proliferation. This metabolic reprogramming can be exploited for diagnostic …

Robust and Facile Automated Radiosynthesis of [18F]FSPG on the GE FASTlab

R Edwards, HE Greenwood, G McRobbie… - Molecular imaging and …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose (S)-4-(3-18 F-Fluoropropyl)-ʟ-Glutamic Acid ([18 F] FSPG) is a
radiolabeled non-natural amino acid that is used for positron emission tomography (PET) …

mRNA therapy restores ureagenesis and corrects glutathione metabolism in argininosuccinic aciduria

S Gurung, OV Timmermand, D Perocheau… - BioRxiv, 2022 - biorxiv.org
Argininosuccinate lyase (ASL) is a key enzyme integral to the hepatic urea cycle which is
required for ammonia detoxification, and the citrulline-nitric oxide (NO) cycle for NO …

Nanobiotechnology augmented cancer stem cell guided management of cancer: liquid-biopsy, imaging, and treatment

S Sun, Q Yang, D Jiang, Y Zhang - Journal of Nanobiotechnology, 2024 - Springer
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) represent both a key driving force and therapeutic target of
tumoral carcinogenesis, tumor evolution, progression, and recurrence. CSC-guided tumor …

Imaging biomarkers for monitoring the inflammatory redox landscape in the brain

EFA Fernandes, D Özcelik - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Inflammation is one key process in driving cellular redox homeostasis toward oxidative
stress, which perpetuates inflammation. In the brain, this interplay results in a vicious cycle of …

18F-FSPG PET imaging for the evaluation of indeterminate pulmonary nodules

R Paez, C Shah, AJ Cords, A Muterspaugh, JE Helton… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET/CT is recommended for evaluation of
intermediate-risk indeterminate pulmonary nodules (IPNs). While highly sensitive, the …