2024
Imaging Cardiac and Vascular Inflammation
Tavakoli S, Sadeghi M. Imaging Cardiac and Vascular Inflammation. 2024, 511-530. DOI: 10.1093/med/9780190095659.003.0025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk stratification of patientsStratification of patientsPathogenesis of cardiovascular diseaseEvaluating cardiovascular pathologiesPrecision medicine toolsRisk stratificationClinical studiesEarly diagnosisInflammatory processCardiovascular diseaseMedicine toolsCardiovascular pathologyTherapeutic interventionsClinical settingImaging strategiesMolecular imagingImaging Cardiac and Vascular Inflammation
Tavakoli S, Sadeghi M. Imaging Cardiac and Vascular Inflammation. 2024, 131-133. DOI: 10.1093/med/9780197521434.003.0025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk stratification of patientsStratification of patientsPathogenesis of cardiovascular diseaseEvaluating cardiovascular pathologiesPrecision medicine toolsRisk stratificationClinical studiesEarly diagnosisInflammatory processCardiovascular diseaseMedicine toolsCardiovascular pathologyTherapeutic interventionsClinical settingImaging strategiesMolecular imaging
2020
Hydroxamate-Based Selective Macrophage Elastase (MMP-12) Inhibitors and Radiotracers for Molecular Imaging
Gona K, Toczek J, Ye Y, Sanzida N, Golbazi A, Boodagh P, Salarian M, Jung JJ, Rajendran S, Kukreja G, Wu TL, Devel L, Sadeghi MM. Hydroxamate-Based Selective Macrophage Elastase (MMP-12) Inhibitors and Radiotracers for Molecular Imaging. Journal Of Medicinal Chemistry 2020, 63: 15037-15049. PMID: 33206510, PMCID: PMC8010999, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.0c01514.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbdominal aortic aneurysmMMP-12 inhibitorsSelective MMP-12 inhibitorMurine abdominal aortic aneurysmsRadiochemical stabilityFast blood clearanceMolecular imagingAortic aneurysmAAA progressionMMP-12Blood clearanceUpregulated MMPsAortic regionElastase inhibitorLead tracerNovel familyRupture riskMacrophage elastaseInhibitorsSelectivitySpecific bindingSynthesisVivo competitionImaging
2019
Novel Matrix Metalloproteinase 12 Selective Radiotracers for Vascular Molecular Imaging
Toczek J, Bordenave T, Gona K, Kim HY, Beau F, Georgiadis D, Correia I, Ye Y, Razavian M, Jung J, Lequin O, Dive V, Sadeghi MM, Devel L. Novel Matrix Metalloproteinase 12 Selective Radiotracers for Vascular Molecular Imaging. Journal Of Medicinal Chemistry 2019, 62: 9743-9752. PMID: 31603669, PMCID: PMC7054845, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b01186.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbdominal aortic aneurysmVascular molecular imagingMurine abdominal aortic aneurysmsMMP-12 gene expressionMatrix metalloproteinase-12Aortic aneurysmInflammatory diseasesAdjacent aortaH postinjectionMMP-12Blood clearanceMetalloproteinase-12Selective radiotracerFurther evaluationMMP-12 inhibitorsMouse bloodHigh uptakeAortaDiseaseMolecular imagingHuman metalloproteasesRadiotracer
2018
Novel Arginine-containing Macrocyclic MMP Inhibitors: Synthesis, 99mTc-labeling, and Evaluation
Ye Y, Toczek J, Gona K, Kim HY, Han J, Razavian M, Golestani R, Zhang J, Wu TL, Ghosh M, Jung JJ, Sadeghi MM. Novel Arginine-containing Macrocyclic MMP Inhibitors: Synthesis, 99mTc-labeling, and Evaluation. Scientific Reports 2018, 8: 11647. PMID: 30076321, PMCID: PMC6076275, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-29941-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMatrix metalloproteinasesMMP inhibitorsLung tissueTransgenic miceMMP activityHigh radiochemical purityHydroxamate MMP inhibitorsNumber of diseasesTissue remodelingSimilar inhibition potencyPotent inhibitionTherapySpecific bindingInhibitorsMolecular imagingImagingNovel arginineRadiochemical purityTissueHigh radiochemical yieldNew arginineMolecular imaging of calcific aortic valve disease
Jung JJ, Jadbabaie F, Sadeghi MM. Molecular imaging of calcific aortic valve disease. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2018, 25: 1148-1155. PMID: 29359271, PMCID: PMC6054901, DOI: 10.1007/s12350-017-1158-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCalcific aortic valve diseaseAortic valve diseaseAortic stenosisValve diseaseSymptomatic aortic stenosisProgression of CAVDSubset of patientsRisk of complicationsMolecular imagingAsymptomatic patientsValvular calcificationDisease progressionFluoride PETTherapeutic interventionsClinical settingImaging protocolValvular biologyStenosisPatientsDiseaseCalcificationProgressionImagingEchocardiographyComplications
2017
Multi-modality molecular imaging of aortic aneurysms
Malm BJ, Sadeghi MM. Multi-modality molecular imaging of aortic aneurysms. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2017, 24: 1239-1245. PMID: 28447279, PMCID: PMC7720418, DOI: 10.1007/s12350-017-0883-2.BooksConceptsAortic aneurysmMulti-modality molecular imagingMolecular imagingSignificant morbidityAbdominal aortaAneurysm formationAneurysm sizeLower riskAneurysm pathogenesisAneurysmsPotential future roleImaging modalitiesComplicationsDiagnosisImagingMorbidityThrombosisPatientsAortaCurrent gapsFuture rolePathogenesisThoracicMortalityEpidemiology
2016
Matrix Metalloproteinase–Targeted Imaging of Lung Inflammation and Remodeling
Golestani R, Razavian M, Ye Y, Zhang J, Jung JJ, Toczek J, Gona K, Kim HY, Elias JA, Lee CG, Homer RJ, Sadeghi MM. Matrix Metalloproteinase–Targeted Imaging of Lung Inflammation and Remodeling. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2016, 58: 138-143. PMID: 27469361, PMCID: PMC5209638, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.116.176198.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall-animal SPECT/CTSPECT/CTMatrix metalloproteinasesTg lungsLung inflammationTg miceIL-13 transgenic miceReal-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionWild-type littermatesTranscription-polymerase chain reactionWild-type animalsMolecular imagingPulmonary inflammationPulmonary diseaseCD68 expressionLung diseasePolymerase chain reactionPulmonary pathologyEarly diagnosisInflammationMMP-13Transgenic miceMatrix metalloproteinaseMMP-12Molecular Imaging of Angiogenesis and Vascular Remodeling in Cardiovascular Pathology
Golestani R, Jung JJ, Sadeghi MM. Molecular Imaging of Angiogenesis and Vascular Remodeling in Cardiovascular Pathology. Journal Of Clinical Medicine 2016, 5: 57. PMID: 27275836, PMCID: PMC4929412, DOI: 10.3390/jcm5060057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVascular remodelingMolecular imaging techniquesPeripheral arterial diseaseSelection of patientsArt molecular imagingImaging techniquesVascular biology researchNuclear imaging techniquesMolecular imagingArterial diseaseRisk stratificationAortic aneurysmMyocardial ischemiaCardiovascular diseaseEarly diagnosisAnimal modelsCardiovascular pathologyTherapeutic interventionsCellular playersClinical toolKey mediatorAngiogenesisRemodelingClinical translationDiseaseNovel Molecular Imaging Approaches to Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Risk Stratification
Toczek J, Meadows JL, Sadeghi MM. Novel Molecular Imaging Approaches to Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Risk Stratification. Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging 2016, 9: e003023. PMID: 26763279, PMCID: PMC4714781, DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.115.003023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbdominal aortic aneurysmRisk stratificationAortic aneurysmNovel molecular imaging approachesAbdominal aortic aneurysm repairFluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomographyAortic aneurysm repairSelection of patientsPatient risk stratificationUltrasmall superparamagnetic particlesMagnetic resonance imagingMolecular imaging approachesAneurysm repairInflammatory cellsClinical trialsPreclinical modelsAneurysm sizeResonance imagingEmission tomographyAneurysm growthMatrix remodelingAneurysmsClinical translationMolecular imagingProteolytic enzymes
2015
Cardiovascular Molecular Imaging
Morrison A, Wu J, Sadeghi M. Cardiovascular Molecular Imaging. 2015, 601-636. DOI: 10.1093/med/9780199392094.003.0029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultimodality and Molecular Imaging of Matrix Metalloproteinase Activation in Calcific Aortic Valve Disease
Jung JJ, Razavian M, Challa AA, Nie L, Golestani R, Zhang J, Ye Y, Russell KS, Robinson SP, Heistad DD, Sadeghi MM. Multimodality and Molecular Imaging of Matrix Metalloproteinase Activation in Calcific Aortic Valve Disease. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2015, 56: 933-938. PMID: 25908827, PMCID: PMC4454445, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.114.152355.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAortic ValveAortic Valve StenosisApolipoproteins EBicuspid Aortic Valve DiseaseCalcinosisDiet, High-FatEchocardiographyHeart Defects, CongenitalHeart Valve DiseasesHumansMatrix MetalloproteinasesMiceMice, TransgenicMolecular ImagingMultimodal ImagingTechnetiumTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsCalcific aortic valve diseaseAortic valve diseaseMatrix metalloproteinasesWestern dietValve diseaseValvular inflammationMMP activityDevelopment of CAVDMedical therapeutic interventionsAortic valve areaSPECT/CT imagesWild-type miceMatrix metalloproteinase activationAortic stenosisMolecular imagingValvular calcificationControl miceCD68 expressionValve areaWD miceDeficient miceCommon causeApolipoprotein ECD68 stainingMurine model
2014
Molecular imaging of plaque vulnerability
Tavakoli S, Vashist A, Sadeghi MM. Molecular imaging of plaque vulnerability. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2014, 21: 1112-1128. PMID: 25124827, PMCID: PMC4229449, DOI: 10.1007/s12350-014-9959-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmergence of molecular imaging of aortic aneurysm: Implications for risk stratification and management
Golestani R, Sadeghi MM. Emergence of molecular imaging of aortic aneurysm: Implications for risk stratification and management. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2014, 21: 251-267. PMID: 24381115, PMCID: PMC3991015, DOI: 10.1007/s12350-013-9845-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Molecular Imaging of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptors in Graft Arteriosclerosis
Zhang J, Razavian M, Tavakoli S, Nie L, Tellides G, Backer JM, Backer MV, Bender JR, Sadeghi MM. Molecular Imaging of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptors in Graft Arteriosclerosis. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2012, 32: 1849-1855. PMID: 22723442, PMCID: PMC3401339, DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.112.252510.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGraft arteriosclerosisArtery graftVascular remodelingAllogeneic human peripheral blood mononuclear cellsHuman coronary artery segmentsHuman peripheral blood mononuclear cellsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsSevere combined immunodeficiency miceVEGF receptorsVascular endothelial growth factor receptorLate organ failureHuman coronary artery graftsSolid organ transplantationCoronary artery graftsEndothelial growth factor receptorBlood mononuclear cellsCoronary artery segmentsCombined immunodeficiency miceReceptor 2 expressionVEGF receptor-2 expressionMolecular imagingSignificant neointima formationVascular endothelial growth factor signalingVEGF receptor 1Growth factor receptorMolecular Imaging of Vascular Inflammation, Atherosclerosis, and Thrombosis
Jane-Wit D, Sadeghi M. Molecular Imaging of Vascular Inflammation, Atherosclerosis, and Thrombosis. Molecular And Translational Medicine 2012, 129-166. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-906-8_5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVascular molecular imagingVascular diseasePathogenesis of atherogenesisMolecular imagingEvaluation of atherosclerosisSpecific patient populationsMolecular imaging approachesVascular biology researchExtracellular matrix remodelingRisk stratificationVascular inflammationPatient populationClinical studiesEarly diagnosisNumber of subjectsClinical practiceCardiovascular medicineNew drugsIntact subjectsMatrix remodelingLongitudinal studyAtherosclerosisDetection of pathwaysInflammationDrug development
2011
Atherosclerosis Plaque Heterogeneity and Response to Therapy Detected by In Vivo Molecular Imaging of Matrix Metalloproteinase Activation
Razavian M, Tavakoli S, Zhang J, Nie L, Dobrucki LW, Sinusas AJ, Azure M, Robinson S, Sadeghi MM. Atherosclerosis Plaque Heterogeneity and Response to Therapy Detected by In Vivo Molecular Imaging of Matrix Metalloproteinase Activation. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2011, 52: 1795-1802. PMID: 21969358, PMCID: PMC3235922, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.111.092379.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-fat dietSPECT/CTTracer uptakeMMP activationNormal chowMatrix metalloproteinasesApolipoprotein-deficient miceOil Red O stainingDevelopment of atherosclerosisMatrix metalloproteinase activationRed O stainingAtherosclerotic mouse aortasOil Red OHFD withdrawalMolecular imagingAreas of discordanceDietary modificationMacrophage infiltrationPlaque presenceMacrophage contentPlaque areaPlaque biologyAtherosclerotic plaquesMMP expressionMetalloproteinase activation
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
2009
Imaging of vascular biology in the heart
Tavakoli S, Sadeghi M. Imaging of vascular biology in the heart. Current Cardiovascular Imaging Reports 2009, 2: 40-49. DOI: 10.1007/s12410-009-0006-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
The pathobiology of the vessel wall: Implications for imaging
Sadeghi MM. The pathobiology of the vessel wall: Implications for imaging. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2006, 13: 402-414. PMID: 16750785, DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclcard.2006.03.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular diseaseVessel wallDiagnostic approachMagnetic resonance imaging angiographyDiseased coronary segmentsMolecular imaging targetsNovel therapeutic approachesNovel diagnostic approachCommon vasculopathyCoronary arteryCoronary segmentsTherapeutic approachesAnimal modelsAnimal studiesVascular pathophysiologyVascular imagingMajor causeVessel wall biologyIntravascular imagingDiseaseImaging targetsPathologyAccessible targetsMolecular imagingSingle-modality imaging