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CURRENT TOPICS IN MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 10, Issue 17, Pages 1820-1833Publisher
BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBL LTD
DOI: 10.2174/156802610792928013
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PET; P-glycoprotein; blood-brain barrier; radiopharmaceuticals; tracer-kinetic modeling
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P-glycoprotein (P-gp) is a drug efflux transporter with broad substrate specificity localized in the blood-brain barrier and in several peripheral organs. In order to understand the role of P-gp in physiological and patho-physiological conditions, several carbon-11 labelled P-gp tracers have been developed and validated. This review provides an overview of the spectrum of radiopharmaceuticals that is available for this purpose. A short overview of the physiology of the blood-brain barrier in health and disease is also provided. Tracer kinetic modelling for quantitative analysis of P-gp function and expression is highlighted, and the advantages and disadvantages of the various tracers are discussed.
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