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Visualising Neuroinflammation in Post-Stroke Patients: A comparative PET study with the TSPO Molecular Imaging Biomarkers [(11)C]PK11195 and [(11)C]vinpocetine.
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PMID:  22074478     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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With the main objective of comparing the prospective diagnostic power of two 11C-labelled molecular imaging biomarkers with affinity for TSPO and used for the visualisation of activated microglia after a stroke, we measured with positron emission tomography (PET) in four post-stroke patients the regional brain uptake and binding potential of [(11)C]vinpocetine and [(11)C]PK11195. Percentage standard uptake values (%SUV) and binding potential (BP(ND)) were used as outcome measures. The total peak brain uptake value and average global brain uptake value were higher for [(11)C]vinpocetine than for [(11)C]PK11195. The regional %SUV values were significantly higher for [(11)C]vinpocetine than for [(11)C]PK11195 in the hemispheres as well as in almost all standard brain regions. The %SUV values of [(11)C]vinpocetine were higher in the peri-infarct zone than in the ischaemic core, however, the difference did not prove to be significant. There was basically no difference in %SUV values between the ischaemic core and the peri-infarct zone for [(11)C]PK11195. The BPND values for [(11)C]vinpocetine were higher in all standard regions than those for [(11)C]PK11195, but the difference was not significant between them. The BPND values of [(11)C]vinpocetine were higher in the peri-infarct zone than in the ischaemic core, however, the difference did not prove to be significant. A comparative analysis of the two ligands indicates that [(11)C]vinpocetine shows a number of favourable characteristics over [11C]PK11195, but to demonstrate that it may serve as a prospective molecular imaging biomarker of microglia activation in post-stroke patients, further studies are required.
Authors:
Balázs Gulyás; Miklós Tóth; Adám Vas; Evgeni Shchukin; Konstantinos Kostulas; Jan Hillert; Christer Halldin
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-10-27
Journal Detail:
Title:  Current radiopharmaceuticals     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1874-4729     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Oct 
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Created Date:  2011-11-14     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
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Nlm Unique ID:  101468718     Medline TA:  Curr Radiopharm     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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