Recent developments in PET and SPECT radiotracers as radiopharmaceuticals for hypoxia tumors

AT Nguyen, HK Kim - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Hypoxia, a deficiency in the levels of oxygen, is a common feature of most solid tumors and
induces many characteristics of cancer. Hypoxia is associated with metastases and strong …

Recent Progress on Radiofluorination using Metals: Strategies for Generation of C-18 F Bonds

TG Luu, HK Kim - Organic Chemistry Frontiers, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
C–F bond formation is an important research topic in organic synthesis because of the wide
use of organofluorine compounds in various areas including pharmaceuticals, agricultural …

Peripheral inflammation in behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia: associations with central degeneration and clinical measures

M Chu, L Wen, D Jiang, L Liu, H Nan, A Yue… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background Neuroinflammation plays a significant role in the progression of frontotemporal
dementia (FTD). However, the association between peripheral inflammatory factors and …

Synthesis, In Silico and In Vitro Characterization of Novel N,N-Substituted Pyrazolopyrimidine Acetamide Derivatives for the 18KDa Translocator Protein (TSPO)

J Park, S Wasim, JH Jung, M Kim, BC Lee, MM Alam… - Pharmaceuticals, 2023 - mdpi.com
The translocator protein (TSPO) is an interesting biological target for molecular imaging and
therapy because the overexpression of TSPO is associated with microglial activation caused …

Targeting the Translocator Protein (18 kDa) in Cardiac Diseases: State of the Art and Future Opportunities

E Baglini, V Poggetti, C Cavallini… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Mitochondria dysfunctions are typical hallmarks of cardiac disorders (CDs). The multiple
tasks of this energy-producing organelle are well documented, but its pathophysiologic …

An overview: Radiotracers and nano-radiopharmaceuticals for diagnosis of Parkinson's disease

N Ozolmez, M Silindir-Gunay… - Applied Radiation and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a widespread progressive neurodegenerative disease. Clinical
diagnosis approaches are insufficient to provide an early and accurate diagnosis before a …

Recent Advances of 68Ga-Labeled PET Radiotracers with Nitroimidazole in the Diagnosis of Hypoxia Tumors

AT Nguyen, HK Kim - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Positron emission tomography (PET) is a noninvasive molecular imaging method
extensively applied in the detection and treatment of various diseases. Hypoxia is a common …

PET imaging for the early evaluation of ocular inflammation in diabetic rats by using [18F]-DPA-714

P Chen, N Ding, D Pan, X Chen, SY Li, Y Luo… - Experimental Eye …, 2024 - Elsevier
Ocular complications of diabetes mellitus (DM) are the leading cause of vision loss. Ocular
inflammation often occurs in the early stage of DM; however, there are no proven …

Translocator Protein 18 kDa Tracer 18F-FDPA PET/CTA Imaging for the Evaluation of Inflammation in Vulnerable Plaques

J Jiao, B Hu, T Mou, Q Li, Y Tian, N Zhang… - Molecular …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Inflammation induced by activated macrophages within vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques
(VAPs) constitutes a significant risk factor for plaque rupture. Translocator protein (TSPO) is …

Characteristic Evaluation of a 11C-Labeled Leucine Analog, l-α-[5-11C]methylleucine, as a Tracer for Brain Tumor Imaging by Positron Emission Tomography

T Tahara, S Takatani, M Tsuji, N Shibata… - Molecular …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Amino acid transporters are upregulated in many cancer cells, and system L amino acid
transporters (LAT1–4), in particular, LAT1, which preferentially transports large, neutral, and …