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 targetPET imaging of α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors: a comparative study of [18F]ASEM and [18F]DBT-10 in nonhuman primates, and further evaluation of [18F]ASEM in humans
Hillmer AT, Li S, Zheng MQ, Scheunemann M, Lin SF, Nabulsi N, Holden D, Pracitto R, Labaree D, Ropchan J, Teodoro R, Deuther-Conrad W, Esterlis I, Cosgrove KP, Brust P, Carson RE, Huang Y. PET imaging of α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors: a comparative study of [18F]ASEM and [18F]DBT-10 in nonhuman primates, and further evaluation of [18F]ASEM in humans. European Journal Of Nuclear Medicine And Molecular Imaging 2017, 44: 1042-1050. PMID: 28120003, PMCID: PMC5400702, DOI: 10.1007/s00259-017-3621-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research