Evaluation of PET Brain Radioligands for Imaging Pancreatic β-Cell Mass: Potential Utility of 11C-(+)-PHNO
Bini J, Naganawa M, Nabulsi N, Huang Y, Ropchan J, Lim K, Najafzadeh S, Herold KC, Cline GW, Carson RE. Evaluation of PET Brain Radioligands for Imaging Pancreatic β-Cell Mass: Potential Utility of 11C-(+)-PHNO. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2018, 59: 1249-1254. PMID: 29371405, PMCID: PMC6071501, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.117.197285.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnimalsBrainCase-Control StudiesCell SizeDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleHumansInsulin-Secreting CellsMaleOxazinesPositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyPrimatesConceptsT1DM subjectsΒ-cell massHealthy controlsΒ-cellsAbdominal organsType 1 diabetes mellitusC-peptide levelsHealthy control subjectsPancreatic β-cell massDeficient insulin secretionReceptor agonist radioligandPET/CTIslets of LangerhansDynamic PET/CTCommon cellular receptorPancreatic bindingDiabetes mellitusDiabetic subjectsControl subjectsNeurologic tissueC-peptideInsulin secretionMean SUVAgonist radioligandDiabetes therapy