The glucagon-like peptide (GLP)-1 receptor (GLP-1R) is a class BG protein–coupled
receptor (GPCR) that mediates the action of GLP-1, a peptide hormone secreted from three …

Selective receptor-targeting peptide based agents have attracted considerable attention in
molecular imaging of tumor cells that overexpress corresponding peptide receptors due to …

Peptide hormone receptors overexpressed in human tumors, such as somatostatin
receptors, can be used for in vivo targeting for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. A novel …

Human cancer cells overexpress many peptide receptors as molecular targets.
Radiolabeled peptides that bind with high affinity and specificity to the receptors on tumor …

Targeted molecular imaging techniques have become indispensable tools in modern
diagnostics because they provide accurate and specific diagnosis of disease information …

Molecular imaging techniques are now indispensable tools in modern diagnostics, because
they are highly specific and can provide biological information at the molecular level in living …

Context: The surgical removal of insulinomas is hampered by difficulties to localize it using
conventional radiological procedures. Recently these tumors were shown to exhibit a very …

Receptor targeting with radiolabelled peptides has become very important in nuclear
medicine and oncology in the past few years. The overexpression of many peptide receptors …

Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) is an incretin that plays important physiological roles in
glucose homeostasis. Produced from intestine upon food intake, it stimulates insulin …

Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor imaging is superior to somatostatin receptor
subtype 2 (sst2) imaging in localizing benign insulinomas. Here, the role of GLP-1 and sst2 …