abstract：:The serotonin 5-HT(1B) receptors regulate the release of serotonin and are involved in various disease states, including depression and schizophrenia. The goal of the study was to evaluate a high affinity and high selectivity antagonist, [(11)C]P943, as a positron emission tomography (PET) tracer for imaging the 5-HT(...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine and biology

authors： Nabulsi N,Huang Y,Weinzimmer D,Ropchan J,Frost JJ,McCarthy T,Carson RE,Ding YS

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An ultrafast and efficient high-performance liquid chromatographic (LC) method was developed to purify positron emission tomography (PET) radiopharmaceuticals as well as for metabolite analysis of the plasma sample. Chromatographic separation was achieved on a short (60 mm length) semipreparative (10 mm I.D.) column p...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine and biology

authors： Nakao R,Ito T,Hayashi K,Fukumura T,Suzuki K

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The cardinal pathological feature of Parkinson's disease (PD) is progressive loss of dopaminergic neurons. Since dopamine transporter (DAT) is a protein located presynaptically on dopaminergic nerve terminals, radioligands that bind to these sites are promising radiopharmaceuticals for evaluation of the in...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine and biology

authors： Liu L,Wang Y,Li B,Jia J,Sun Z,Zhang J,Tian J,Wang X

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The purpose of this study was to compare the diagnostic value of positron emission tomography (PET) using [(18)F]-fluorodeoxyglucose ((18)F-FDG) and O-(2-[(18)F]fluoroethyl)-l-tyrosine ((18)F-FET) in patients with brain lesions suspicious of cerebral gliomas. METHODS:Fifty-two patients with suspicion of cer...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine and biology

authors： Pauleit D,Stoffels G,Bachofner A,Floeth FW,Sabel M,Herzog H,Tellmann L,Jansen P,Reifenberger G,Hamacher K,Coenen HH,Langen KJ

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At present, P-glycoprotein (P-gp) function can be studied using positron emission tomography (PET) together with a labelled P-gp substrate such as R-[11C]verapamil. Such a tracer is, however, less suitable for investigating P-gp (over)expression. Laniquidar is a third-generation P-gp inhibitor, which has been used in ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine and biology

authors： Luurtsema G,Schuit RC,Klok RP,Verbeek J,Leysen JE,Lammertsma AA,Windhorst AD

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The pyruvaldehyde bis(N(4)-methylthiosemicarbazonato)copper(II) (Cu-PTSM) and diacetyl bis(N(4)-methylthiosemicarbazonato)copper(II) (Cu-ATSM) radiopharmaceuticals exhibit strong, species-dependent binding to the IIA site of human serum albumin (HSA), while the related ethylglyoxal bis(thiosemicarbazonato)...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine and biology

authors： Basken NE,Green MA

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The purpose of this study is to reveal characteristics of (64)Cu-labeled diacetyl-bis(N(4)-methylthiosemicarbazone) ([(64)Cu]Cu-ATSM) during cell proliferation and hypoxia by autoradiography imaging and immunohistochemical staining. METHODS:The intratumoral distributions of [(64)Cu]Cu-ATSM and [(18)F]-2-flu...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine and biology

authors： Oh M,Tanaka T,Kobayashi M,Furukawa T,Mori T,Kudo T,Fujieda S,Fujibayashi Y

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Histone deacetylases (HDACs) are enzymes involved in epigenetic modifications that shift the balance toward chromatin condensation and silencing of gene expression. Here, we evaluate the utility of 6-([(18)F]fluoroacetamido)-1-hexanoicanilide ([(18)F]FAHA) for positron emission tomography imaging of HDAC a...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine and biology

authors： Reid AE,Hooker J,Shumay E,Logan J,Shea C,Kim SW,Collins S,Xu Y,Volkow N,Fowler JS

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We attempted to measure the regional metabolic rate of glucose (MRglc) in sliced spinal cords in vitro. The thoracic spinal cord of a mature Wister rat was cut into 400-mum slices in oxygenated and cooled (1-4 degrees C) Krebs-Ringer solution. After at least 60 min of preincubation, the spinal cord slices were transfe...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine and biology

authors： Fan X,Asai T,Morioka K,Uchida K,Baba H,Tanaka K,Zhuang J,Okazawa H,Fujibayashi Y

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chondroitin sulfate (CS) is used in the treatment of human osteoarthritis as a slow-acting symptomatic drug. For this reason, we performed uptake studies with (99m)TcCS using different chondrocyte cultures, as well as cartilage tissue in vitro. For uptake studies, adherent monolayer cultures of human chondrocytes (2.7...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine and biology

authors： Sobal G,Menzel J,Sinzinger H

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pharmacokinetics and internal radionuclide therapy of intraperitoneally administrated (188)Re-N,N-bis(2-mercaptoethyl)-N',N'-diethylethylenediamine (BMEDA)-labeled pegylated liposomal doxorubicin ((188)Re-DXR-liposome) were investigated in the C26 murine colon carcinoma ascites mouse model. After intraperitoneal a...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine and biology

authors： Chen LC,Chang CH,Yu CY,Chang YJ,Wu YH,Lee WC,Yeh CH,Lee TW,Ting G

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:There is a lot of interest towards creating therapies and vaccines for Bacillus anthracis, a bacterium which causes anthrax in humans and which spores can be made into potent biological weapons. Systemic injection of lethal factor (LF), edema factor (EF) and protective antigen (PA) in mice produces toxicit...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine and biology

authors： Dadachova E,Rivera J,Revskaya E,Nakouzi A,Cahill SM,Blumenstein M,Xiao H,Rykunov D,Casadevall A

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Progesterone receptors (PRs) are present in many breast tumors, and their levels are increased by certain endocrine therapies. They can be used as targets for diagnostic imaging and radiotherapy. METHOD:16alpha,17alpha-[(R)-1'-alpha-(5-[(76)Br]Bromofurylmethylidene)dioxyl]-21-hydroxy-19-norpregn-4-ene-3,2...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine and biology

authors： Zhou D,Sharp TL,Fettig NM,Lee H,Lewis JS,Katzenellenbogen JA,Welch MJ

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Radiopharmaceuticals that can bind selectively the kappa-opioid receptor may present opportunities for staging clinical brain disorders and evaluating the efficiency of new therapies related to stroke, neurodegenerative diseases or opiate addiction. The N-methylated derivative of JDTic (named MeJDTic), whi...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine and biology

authors： Poisnel G,Oueslati F,Dhilly M,Delamare J,Perrio C,Debruyne D,Barré L

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This study investigated radiolabeled bacteriophages for specific detection of infection through gamma imaging. Previously, a (99m)Tc-labeled M13 phage demonstrated specific binding for its host Escherichia coli in vitro and in mice through imaging. METHODS:This study was extended to phages P22, E79, VD-13...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine and biology

authors： Rusckowski M,Gupta S,Liu G,Dou S,Hnatowich DJ

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The in vitro and in vivo behavior of the radiolabeled monoclonal antibody MORAb-003 was investigated as a prelude to a clinical trial. METHODS:The cellular retention of 111In- and 131I-labeled MORAb-003 was investigated using IGROV1 and SW620 cells. Biodistribution studies in tumor-bearing mice were perfo...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine and biology

authors： Smith-Jones PM,Pandit-Taskar N,Cao W,O'Donoghue J,Philips MD,Carrasquillo J,Konner JA,Old LJ,Larson SM

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-affinity iodine- and ethyl-C-5 substituted analogs of 4-hydroxy-3-(3-[11C]methoxyphenyl)-2(1H)-quinolone ([11C]4HQ) were synthesized as new positron emission tomography radioligands for the glycine-binding sites of the N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) ion channel. Although both radioligands showed high in vitro specif...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine and biology

authors： Fuchigami T,Haradahira T,Fujimoto N,Okauchi T,Maeda J,Suzuki K,Suhara T,Yamamoto F,Sasaki S,Mukai T,Yamaguchi H,Ogawa M,Magata Y,Maeda M

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The radioiodinated (+)-p-iodovesamicol [(+)-pIV], which shows a high binding affinity for sigma-1 (sigma-1) receptors, is prepared by an exchange reaction. The specific activity (SA) is fairly low and therefore is insufficient for clinical use. In this study, we prepared (+)-[(125)I]pIV with a high SA from tributylsta...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine and biology

authors： Akhter N,Shiba K,Ogawa K,Tsuji S,Kinuya S,Nakajima K,Mori H

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we present the evaluation of two new ternary ligand (99m)Tc complexes [(99m)Tc(HYNIC tetramer)(tricine)(L)] [L=isonicotinic acid (ISONIC) and 2,5-pyridinedicarboxylic acid (PDA)] as potential radiotracers for tumor imaging. Athymic nude mice bearing MDA-MB-435 human breast cancer xenografts were used to...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine and biology

authors： Liu S,Kim YS,Hsieh WY,Gupta Sreerama S

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Our objective was to evaluate the effect of epidermal growth factor receptor(s) (EGFR) density on the importation and nuclear localization of 111In-labeled diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid human epidermal growth factor ([111In]DTPA-hEGF) in breast cancer (BC) cells in vitro and in tumor xenografts and no...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine and biology

authors： Hu M,Scollard D,Chan C,Chen P,Vallis K,Reilly RM

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The premise that, over the course of Alzheimer's disease (AD), changes in the levels of the vesicular acetylcholine transporter (VAChT) occur in parallel with changes to other cholinergic marker proteins provides the basis for the applicability of benzovesamicol derivatives as radioligands for AD studies by single pho...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine and biology

authors： Emond P,Mavel S,Zea-Ponce Y,Kassiou M,Garreau L,Bodard S,Drossard ML,Chalon S,Guilloteau D

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the past 10 years, significant progress has been made in using a technetium-99m dopamine transporter imaging agent, [99mTc]TRODAT, for routine clinical studies. Developing a molecular imaging agent from bench to the bedside is more than a simple scientific venture. Currently, Taiwan is the only place where [99mTc]T...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine and biology

authors： Kung HF,Kung MP,Wey SP,Lin KJ,Yen TC

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The cellular binding and processing of an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) targeting affibody molecule, (Z(EGFR:955))(2), was studied. This new and small molecule is aimed for applications in nuclear medicine. The natural ligand epidermal growth factor (EGF) and the antibody cetuximab were studied f...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine and biology

authors： Nordberg E,Friedman M,Göstring L,Adams GP,Brismar H,Nilsson FY,Ståhl S,Glimelius B,Carlsson J

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, the (+)-enantiomer of radioiodinated 2-[4-(4-iodophenyl)piperidino]cyclohexanol [(+)-[(125)I]-p-iodovesamicol] [(+)-[(125)I]pIV], which is reported to bind with high affinity to sigma-1 receptors in vitro, was tested for its usefulness in imaging sigma-1 receptors in the central nervous system (CNS) in ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine and biology

authors： Akhter N,Shiba K,Ogawa K,Kinuya S,Nakajima K,Mori H

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since elevated levels of gelatinases [matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 and MMP-9] are associated with a poor prognosis in cancer patients, these enzymes are potential targets for tumor imaging. In the present study, a cyclic decapeptide, cCTTHWGFTLC (CTT), was selected as a mother compound because of its selective inh...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine and biology

authors： Hanaoka H,Mukai T,Habashita S,Asano D,Ogawa K,Kuroda Y,Akizawa H,Iida Y,Endo K,Saga T,Saji H

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The neurohistological findings in patients treated with targeted beta emitters such as (131)I are poorly described. We report a histopathologic analysis from patients treated with combined external beam therapy and a brachytherapy consisting of a (131)I-labeled monoclonal antibody (mAb) injected into surgi...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine and biology

authors： McLendon RE,Akabani G,Friedman HS,Reardon DA,Cleveland L,Cokgor I,Herndon JE 2nd,Wikstrand C,Boulton ST,Friedman AH,Bigner DD,Zalutsky MR

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Positron emission tomography (PET) using O-(2-[(18)F]fluoroethyl)-l-tyrosine (FET) has been successfully employed in the diagnostic workup of brain tumors. Knowledge on the mechanisms of the uptake of radiolabeled amino acids into thyroidal tissues and well-differentiated thyroid carcinomas is limited. We th...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine and biology

authors： Prante O,Bläser D,Maschauer S,Kuwert T

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantification of alpha(4)beta(2)* nicotinic acetylcholine receptors using 2-[(18)F]fluoro-3-(2(S)-azetidinylmethoxy)pyridine (2-[(18)F]FA) and positron emission tomography (PET) imaging requires measurement of nonmetabolized radioligand in blood plasma, which was previously accomplished using high-performance liquid ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine and biology

authors： Shumway DA,Pavlova OA,Mukhin AG

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Our objective was to compare the cell penetration and nuclear importation properties of 111In-labeled and 123I-labeled immunoconjugates (ICs) composed of 16-mer peptides (GRKKRRQRRRPPQGYG) derived from HIV-1 transactivator of transcription (tat) protein and anti-mouse IgG (mIgG) in BT-474 breast cancer (BC...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine and biology

authors： Cornelissen B,Hu M,McLarty K,Costantini D,Reilly RM

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Choline, acetate and glucose ([2-(18)F]fluoro-2-deoxyglucose, [(18)F]FDG) analogs are under investigation as positron emission tomography (PET) tracers for the imaging of prostate cancer; however, their response to tumor hypoxia has not been clarified. METHODS:The uptake of [methyl-(3)H]choline, [1-(14)C]...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine and biology

authors： Hara T,Bansal A,DeGrado TR

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To clarify the contribution of apoptosis to cell death in four human solid tumor cell lines, clonogenic cell survival (indicator of radiosensitivity) and induction of caspase-3 (CASP-3)/caspase-3-like proteases (CASP-3LP) and the production of DNA fragmentation (markers for apoptosis) were studied in RKO, LS174T, MCF7...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine and biology

authors： Urashima T,Nagasawa H,Wang K,Adelstein SJ,Little JB,Kassis AI

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:To determine the availability of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in different human brain regions using the positron emission tomography (PET) radioligand 2-[18F]fluoro-A-85380 (2-[18F]FA) and invasive approaches for quantification, it is important to correct the arterial input function as well for plasm...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine and biology

authors： Sorger D,Becker GA,Hauber K,Schildan A,Patt M,Birkenmeier G,Otto A,Meyer P,Kluge M,Schliebs R,Sabri O

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:A novel compound with the potential for "targeted" therapy for cancer patients was prepared using a conjugate between the potent anticancer drug Gemzar (gemcitabine) and a bisphosphonate. This conjugate would be expected to accumulate at sites of bone metastatic cancer by virtue of an affinity of the bisph...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine and biology

authors： El-Mabhouh AA,Angelov CA,Cavell R,Mercer JR

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The imaging of the distribution of beta-amyloid (Abeta) plaques in the brain is becoming an important diagnostic modality in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Here, we synthesized novel benzothiophene derivatives and labeled them with (18)F for the potential diagnostic imaging of AD patients using positron emission tomography...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine and biology

authors： Chang YS,Jeong JM,Lee YS,Kim HW,Ganesha RB,Kim YJ,Lee DS,Chung JK,Lee MC

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The herpes simplex virus type 1 thymidine kinase (HSV1-TK) reporter system is being used to directly and indirectly monitor therapeutic gene expression, immune cell trafficking and protein-protein interactions in various living animals. However, the issues of HSV1-TK enzyme stability in living cells and whether this r...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine and biology

authors： Hsieh CH,Liu RS,Wang HE,Hwang JJ,Deng WP,Chen JC,Chen FD

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The chemokine receptor CXCR4 is highly expressed in tumor cells and plays an important role in tumor metastasis. The aim of this study was to develop a radiopharmaceutical for the imaging of CXCR4-expressing tumors in vivo. Based on structure-activity relationships, we designed a 14-residue peptidic CXCR4 inhibitor, A...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine and biology

authors： Hanaoka H,Mukai T,Tamamura H,Mori T,Ishino S,Ogawa K,Iida Y,Doi R,Fujii N,Saji H

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The serotonin2A (5-HT2A) receptor is implicated in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia and mood disorders, and in vivo studies of this receptor would be of value in studying the pathophysiology of these disorders and in measuring the relationship of clinical response to receptor occupancy for 5-HT2A antagonists such ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine and biology

authors： Kumar JS,Prabhakaran J,Erlandsson K,Majo VJ,Simpson NR,Pratap M,Van Heertum RL,Mann JJ,Parsey RV

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Imaging of the serotonergic innervation of the brain using positron emission tomography (PET) with the serotonin transporter (SERT) ligand [11C] (+)McN5652 might be affected by serotonin in the synaptic cleft if there is relevant interaction between [11C] (+)McN5652 and serotonin at the SERT. The aim of th...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine and biology

authors： Hummerich R,Schulze O,Rädler T,Mikecz P,Reimold M,Brenner W,Clausen M,Schloss P,Buchert R

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:In recent years, several PET and SPECT studies have shown loss of striatal dopamine transporter (DAT) binding in amphetamine (AMPH) users. However, the use of DAT SPECT tracers to detect AMPH-induced changes in DAT binding has not been validated. We therefore examined if repeated administration of D-AMPH or ...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine and biology

authors： Booij J,de Bruin K,Gunning WB

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vitro metabolism of 1-(4-[(18)F]fluoromethylbenzyl)-4-phenylpiperazine ([(18)F]1) and 1-(4-[(18)F]fluorobenzyl)-4-phenylpiperazine ([(18)F]2) was investigated using mouse liver S9 fraction. Results were compared to those of in vivo metabolism using mouse blood and bone and to in vitro metabolism using mouse liv...

journal_title：Nuclear medicine and biology

authors： Ryu EK,Choe YS,Kim DH,Ko BH,Choi Y,Lee KH,Kim BT

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00