Search Results - "Antunes, Inês F"
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Arginase as a Potential Biomarker of Disease Progression: A Molecular Imaging Perspective
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (25-07-2020)“…Arginase is a widely known enzyme of the urea cycle that catalyzes the hydrolysis of L-arginine to L-ornithine and urea. The action of arginase goes beyond the…”
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[18F]Atorvastatin Pharmacokinetics and Biodistribution in Healthy Female and Male Rats
Published in Molecular pharmaceutics (06-09-2021)“…Statins are 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase inhibitors that are widely used to prevent cardiovascular diseases. However, a series of…”
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Development and Evaluation of Interleukin-2-Derived Radiotracers for PET Imaging of T Cells in Mice
Published in Journal of Nuclear Medicine (01-09-2020)“…Recently, -(4- F-fluorobenzoyl)-interleukin-2 ( F-FB-IL2) was introduced as a PET tracer for T cell imaging. However, production is complex and time-consuming…”
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GMP Compliant Synthesis of [18F]Canagliflozin, a Novel PET Tracer for the Sodium–Glucose Cotransporter 2
Published in Journal of medicinal chemistry (25-11-2021)“…Inhibition of the sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) by canagliflozin in type 2 diabetes mellitus results in large between-patient variability in clinical…”
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Patient-derived parathyroid organoids as a tracer and drug-screening application model
Published in Stem cell reports (08-11-2022)“…Parathyroid diseases are characterized by dysregulation of calcium homeostasis and alterations in parathyroid hormone (PTH) excretion. The development of…”
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[18F]Atorvastatin: synthesis of a potential molecular imaging tool for the assessment of statin-related mechanisms of action
Published in EJNMMI research (15-04-2020)“…Background Statins are lipid-lowering agents that inhibit cholesterol synthesis and are clinically used in the primary and secondary prevention of…”
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Induction of β‑Glucuronidase Release by Cytostatic Agents in Small Tumors
Published in Molecular pharmaceutics (05-11-2012)“…Extracellular β-glucuronidase (β-GUS) in tumors has been investigated as a target enzyme for prodrug therapy. However, despite encouraging preclinical results,…”
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A new approach to produce [18F]MC225 via one-step synthesis, a PET radiotracer for measuring P-gp function
Published in EJNMMI radiopharmacy and chemistry (15-07-2021)“…Background [ 18 F]MC225 is a radiotracer for imaging P-glycoprotein (P-gp) function at the blood-brain barrier. The P-gp function can be altered due to…”
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Clinical-grade N-(4-[18F]fluorobenzoyl)-interleukin-2 for PET imaging of activated T-cells in humans
Published in EJNMMI radiopharmacy and chemistry (17-07-2019)“…Background Molecular imaging of immune cells might be a potential tool for response prediction, treatment evaluation and patient selection in inflammatory…”
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Synthesis and Evaluation of [18F]-FEAnGA as a PET Tracer for β-Glucuronidase Activity
Published in Bioconjugate chemistry (19-05-2010)“…To increase the therapeutic index of chemotherapeutic drugs, prodrugs have been investigated as anticancer agents, as they may present fewer cytotoxic side…”
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Highlight selection of radiochemistry and radiopharmacy developments by editorial board
Published in EJNMMI radiopharmacy and chemistry (08-09-2021)“…Background The Editorial Board of EJNMMI Radiopharmacy and Chemistry releases a biyearly highlight commentary to update the readership on trends in the field…”
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In Vivo Evaluation of 1-O-(4-(2-Fluoroethyl-Carbamoyloxymethyl)-2-Nitrophenyl)-O-β-D-Glucopyronuronate: A Positron Emission Tomographic Tracer for Imaging β-Glucuronidase Activity in a Tumor/Inflammation Rodent Model
Published in Molecular imaging (01-01-2012)“…β-Glucuronidase (β-GUS) plays an important role in inflammation and degenerative processes. The enzyme has also been investigated as a target in prodrug…”
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In vivo evaluation of [18 F]FEAnGA-Me: a PET tracer for imaging β-glucuronidase (β-GUS) activity in a tumor/inflammation rodent model
Published in Nuclear medicine and biology (01-08-2012)“…Abstract Introduction The PET tracer, 1- O -(4-(2-fluoroethyl-carbamoyloxymethyl)-2-nitrophenyl)- O -β- d -glucopyronuronate ([18 F]FEAnGA), was recently…”
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Synthesis and structural characterization of 1- and 2-substituted indazoles: ester and carboxylic acid derivatives
Published in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) (14-11-2006)“…A series of indazoles substituted at the N-1 and N-2 positions with ester-containing side chains -(CH2)(n)CO2R of different lengths (n = 0-6, 9, 10) are…”
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18F-BMS986192 PET Imaging of PD-L1 in Metastatic Melanoma Patients with Brain Metastases Treated with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: A Pilot Study
Published in The Journal of nuclear medicine (1978) (01-06-2022)“…Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) targeting programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1)/programmed cell death ligand-1 (PD-L1) frequently induces tumor response…”
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18 F-BMS986192 PET Imaging of PD-L1 in Metastatic Melanoma Patients with Brain Metastases Treated with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: A Pilot Study
Published in Journal of Nuclear Medicine (01-06-2022)“…Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) targeting programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1)/programmed cell death ligand-1 (PD-L1) frequently induces tumor response…”
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Synthesis and Evaluation of 18 F-Enzalutamide, a New Radioligand for PET Imaging of Androgen Receptors: A Comparison with 16β- 18 F-Fluoro-5α-Dihydrotestosterone
Published in Journal of Nuclear Medicine (01-08-2021)“…16β- F-fluoro-5α-dihydrotestosterone ( F-FDHT) is a radiopharmaceutical that has been investigated as a diagnostic agent for the assessment of androgen…”
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Mapping Arginase Expression with 18 F-Fluorinated Late-Generation Arginase Inhibitors Derived from Quaternary α-Amino Acids
Published in Journal of Nuclear Medicine (01-08-2021)“…Arginase hydrolyzes L-arginine and influences levels of polyamines and nitric oxide. Arginase overexpression is associated with inflammation and tumorigenesis…”
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Molecular Imaging of PD-L1 Expression and Dynamics with the Adnectin-Based PET Tracer 18 F-BMS-986192
Published in Journal of Nuclear Medicine (01-12-2020)“…F-BMS-986192, an adnectin-based human programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) tracer, was developed to noninvasively determine whole-body PD-L1 expression by…”
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Tumor-specific activation of prodrugs: is there a role for nuclear medicine?
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