2024
The associations between synaptic density and “A/T/N” biomarkers in Alzheimer’s disease: An 18F-SynVesT-1 PET/MR study
Li J, Huang Q, Qi N, He K, Li S, Huang L, Pan F, Ren S, Hua F, Huang Y, Guan Y, Guo Q, Zhao J, Xie F. The associations between synaptic density and “A/T/N” biomarkers in Alzheimer’s disease: An 18F-SynVesT-1 PET/MR study. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2024, 44: 1199-1207. PMID: 38295871, PMCID: PMC11179616, DOI: 10.1177/0271678x241230733.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSynaptic densityF-FDG PET/CTInvestigate synaptic densityFDG uptakeF-FDGCognitive impairmentClinical syndromeCI groupPlasma testingPET/MR studiesPathological changesSubgroups of individualsSynaptic density lossDensity lossBiomarkersAlzheimer's clinical syndromePatientsPET/MRHippocampusAlzheimer's diseaseHippocampal volumeParahippocampal gyrusCI+ groupDiseaseSynapse loss
2020
PET Imaging of Synaptic Vesicle Protein 2A
Finnema S, Li S, Cai Z, Naganawa M, Chen M, Matuskey D, Nabulsi N, Esterlis I, Holmes S, Radhakrishnan R, Toyonaga T, Huang Y, Carson R. PET Imaging of Synaptic Vesicle Protein 2A. 2020, 993-1019. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-53176-8_29.ChaptersSynaptic vesicle protein 2APositron emission tomographyAntiepileptic drug levetiracetamInitial PET studiesPET imagingPET studiesSynaptic densityDrug levetiracetamHigh-affinity SV2A ligandsBrain regionsSynaptic density lossNeuropathological diseasesDisease-modifying therapiesLarge patient cohortMajor depressive disorderProtein 2APET imaging resultsPosttraumatic stress disorderPatient groupPatient cohortDepressive disorderClinical valueParkinson's diseaseEfficacy assessmentSynaptic vesicle proteins