2013
Lipid lowering and imaging protease activation in atherosclerosis
Razavian M, Nie L, Challa A, Zhang J, Golestani R, Jung JJ, Robinson S, Sadeghi MM. Lipid lowering and imaging protease activation in atherosclerosis. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2013, 21: 319-328. PMID: 24368425, PMCID: PMC3991560, DOI: 10.1007/s12350-013-9843-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-fat dietLipid-lowering interventionsHFD groupPlaque inflammationAtherosclerotic miceMicroSPECT/CT imagingTotal blood cholesterolModern therapeutic approachesSmooth muscle αMMP tracerFat dietBlood cholesterolPlaque biologyTherapeutic approachesTracer uptakeMatrix metalloproteinaseTherapeutic interventionsAtherosclerosisActin expressionCT imagingMuscle αWeeksFenofibrateMiceIntervention
2010
Molecular Imaging of Matrix Metalloproteinase Activation to Predict Murine Aneurysm Expansion In Vivo
Razavian M, Zhang J, Nie L, Tavakoli S, Razavian N, Dobrucki LW, Sinusas AJ, Edwards DS, Azure M, Sadeghi MM. Molecular Imaging of Matrix Metalloproteinase Activation to Predict Murine Aneurysm Expansion In Vivo. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2010, 51: 1107-1115. PMID: 20554725, PMCID: PMC2908304, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.110.075259.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApolipoproteins EArteriovenous FistulaAutoradiographyCarotid ArteriesCatalysisDisease ProgressionEnzyme ActivationImmunohistochemistryIndicators and ReagentsMatrix MetalloproteinasesMiceMice, KnockoutRadiopharmaceuticalsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSubstrate SpecificityTomography, Emission-ComputedTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonConceptsMatrix metalloproteinase activationMMP activationAneurysm inductionMetalloproteinase activationSPECT/CTCurrent imaging modalitiesPathogenesis of aneurysmsSpecific MMP inhibitorsGroups of animalsMMP tracerMolecular imagingArterial aneurysmsAneurysm expansionFocal uptakeDeficient miceCarotid aneurysmsCarotid arteryApolipoprotein ETracer uptakeAneurysmsMajor causeMMP inhibitorsVessel areaImaging modalitiesWk