2022
Identifying the individual metabolic abnormities from a systemic perspective using whole-body PET imaging
Sun T, Wang Z, Wu Y, Gu F, Li X, Bai Y, Shen C, Hu Z, Liang D, Liu X, Zheng H, Yang Y, El Fakhri G, Zhou Y, Wang M. Identifying the individual metabolic abnormities from a systemic perspective using whole-body PET imaging. European Journal Of Nuclear Medicine And Molecular Imaging 2022, 49: 2994-3004. PMID: 35567627, PMCID: PMC9106794, DOI: 10.1007/s00259-022-05832-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPET imagingNormal control databaseTotal-body imagingWhole-body PET imagingNon-invasive modalitySUV measurementsGastrointestinal bleedingMetabolic abnormitiesSystem abnormalitiesTotal bodyLung cancerHealthy subjectsMetabolic dysfunctionFocal lesionsCOVID-19 diseaseGlucose metabolismControl databaseSUV imagesPatientsAbnormal networkBiological mechanismsDiseasePETMetabolic connectivity
2019
Renal clearable nanochelators for iron overload therapy
Kang H, Han M, Xue J, Baek Y, Chang J, Hu S, Nam H, Jo M, El Fakhri G, Hutchens M, Choi H, Kim J. Renal clearable nanochelators for iron overload therapy. Nature Communications 2019, 10: 5134. PMID: 31723130, PMCID: PMC6853917, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-13143-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIron overloadIntravenous injectionDaily sc injectionsUrinary iron excretionSecondary iron overloadIron-overloaded miceAdverse side effectsIron chelatorsIron overload disordersGastrointestinal bleedingSC injectionIron excretionLiver fibrosisSide effectsKidney damageKidney failureIron overload therapyIron levelsToxic ironPharmacokinetic propertiesDeferoxamineNanochelatorKidneyExcretionInjection