[HTML][HTML] Recent developments on PET radiotracers for TSPO and their applications in neuroimaging

L Zhang, K Hu, T Shao, L Hou, S Zhang, W Ye… - … Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2021 - Elsevier
The 18 kDa translocator protein (TSPO), previously known as the peripheral
benzodiazepine receptor, is predominately localized to the outer mitochondrial membrane in …

[HTML][HTML] VDAC1 and the TSPO: expression, interactions, and associated functions in health and disease states

V Shoshan-Barmatz, S Pittala, D Mizrachi - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
The translocator protein (TSPO), located at the outer mitochondrial membrane (OMM),
serves multiple functions and contributes to numerous processes, including cholesterol …

[HTML][HTML] Microglial activation mediates chronic mild stress-induced depressive-and anxiety-like behavior in adult rats

YL Wang, QQ Han, WQ Gong, DH Pan… - Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Background Depression is a heterogeneous disorder, with the exact neuronal mechanisms
causing the disease yet to be discovered. Recent work suggests it is accompanied by neuro …

Recent progress in the development of TSPO PET ligands for neuroinflammation imaging in neurological diseases

MM Alam, J Lee, SY Lee - Nuclear medicine and molecular imaging, 2017 - Springer
Neuroinflammation is heavily associated with various neurological diseases including
Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, and stroke. It is strongly …

[HTML][HTML] Novel PET imaging of inflammatory targets and cells for the diagnosis and monitoring of giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica

KSM van der Geest, M Sandovici, PH Nienhuis… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) and polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) are two interrelated
inflammatory diseases affecting patients above 50 years of age. Patients with GCA suffer …

In vivo detection of age-and disease-related increases in neuroinflammation by 18F-GE180 TSPO microPET imaging in wild-type and Alzheimer's transgenic mice

B Liu, KX Le, MA Park, S Wang… - Journal of …, 2015 - Soc Neuroscience
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia. Neuroinflammation
appears to play an important role in AD pathogenesis. Ligands of the 18 kDa translocator …

[HTML][HTML] Glia and immune cell signaling in bipolar disorder: insights from neuropharmacology and molecular imaging to clinical application

CC Watkins, A Sawa, MG Pomper - Translational psychiatry, 2014 - nature.com
Bipolar disorder (BD) is a debilitating mental illness characterized by severe fluctuations in
mood, sleep, energy and executive functioning. Pharmacological studies of selective …

Regional brain distribution of translocator protein using [11C]DPA-713 PET in individuals infected with HIV

JM Coughlin, Y Wang, S Ma, C Yue, PK Kim… - Journal of …, 2014 - Springer
Imaging the brain distribution of translocator protein (TSPO), a putative biomarker for glial
cell activation and neuroinflammation, may inform management of individuals infected with …

[HTML][HTML] Radiosynthesis and characterization of [18F]BS224: a next-generation TSPO PET ligand insensitive to the rs6971 polymorphism

SH Lee, N Denora, V Laquintana… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose Translocator protein 18-kDa (TSPO) positron emission tomography (PET)
is a valuable tool to detect neuroinflammed areas in a broad spectrum of neurodegenerative …

Noninvasive molecular imaging of tuberculosis-associated inflammation with radioiodinated DPA-713

CA Foss, JS Harper, H Wang… - The Journal of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Background. Increased expression of translocator protein (TSPO) is a feature of microglial
and macrophage activation. Since activated macrophages are key components of …