Microglial depletion and activation: A [11C]PBR28 PET study in nonhuman primates
Hillmer AT, Holden D, Fowles K, Nabulsi N, West BL, Carson RE, Cosgrove KP. Microglial depletion and activation: A [11C]PBR28 PET study in nonhuman primates. EJNMMI Research 2017, 7: 59. PMID: 28741281, PMCID: PMC5524658, DOI: 10.1186/s13550-017-0305-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrain microgliaTranslocator proteinAcute lipopolysaccharide administrationArterial blood samplingPositron emission tomography (PET) imagingReceptor kinase inhibitorMicroglia changesLipopolysaccharide administrationNeuroimmune functionMicroglial depletionMicroglia dynamicsTSPO levelsBlood samplingPET studiesOne animalKinase inhibitorsTomography imagingBaselineConclusionsThese studiesBrainMicrogliaImaging paradigmMacaca mulattaPreliminary evidenceImportant target