Dysfunctional glucose metabolism in Alzheimer's disease onset and potential pharmacological interventions

V Kumar, SH Kim, K Bishayee - International Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common age-related dementia. The alteration in
metabolic characteristics determines the prognosis. Patients at risk show reduced glucose …

Ultra-high-field MRI in the diagnosis and management of gliomas: a systematic review

A Shaffer, SS Kwok, A Naik, AT Anderson… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Importance: Gliomas, tumors of the central nervous system, are classically diagnosed
through invasive surgical biopsy and subsequent histopathological study. Innovations in …

Altered d-glucose in brain parenchyma and cerebrospinal fluid of early Alzheimer's disease detected by dynamic glucose-enhanced MRI

J Huang, PCM van Zijl, X Han, CM Dong… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Altered cerebral glucose uptake is one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD). A
dynamic glucose-enhanced (DGE) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) approach was …

d‐glucose weighted chemical exchange saturation transfer (glucoCEST)‐based dynamic glucose enhanced (DGE) MRI at 3T: early experience in healthy volunteers …

X Xu, AA Sehgal, NN Yadav, J Laterra… - Magnetic resonance …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Dynamic glucose enhanced (DGE) MRI has shown potential for imaging glucose
delivery and blood–brain barrier permeability at fields of 7T and higher. Here, we evaluated …

Imaging of sugar‐based contrast agents using their hydroxyl proton exchange properties

L Knutsson, X Xu, PCM van Zijl… - NMR in …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The ability of CEST MRI to detect the presence of millimolar concentrations of non‐metallic
contrast agents has made it possible to study, non‐invasively, important biological …

Molecular imaging of brain tumors and drug delivery using CEST MRI: promises and challenges

J Huang, Z Chen, SW Park, JHC Lai, KWY Chan - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) detects
molecules in their natural forms in a sensitive and non-invasive manner. This makes it a …

Preclinical applications of multi-platform imaging in animal models of cancer

NJ Serkova, K Glunde, CR Haney, M Farhoud… - Cancer research, 2021 - AACR
In animal models of cancer, oncologic imaging has evolved from a simple assessment of
tumor location and size to sophisticated multimodality exploration of molecular, physiologic …

Metabolic brain imaging with glucosamine CEST MRI: in vivo characterization and first insights

M Rivlin, O Perlman, G Navon - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The utility of chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) MRI for monitoring the uptake of
glucosamine (GlcN), a safe dietary supplement, has been previously demonstrated in …

Repurposing clinical agents for chemical exchange saturation transfer magnetic resonance imaging: current status and future perspectives

Z Chen, Z Han, G Liu - Pharmaceuticals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Molecular imaging is becoming an indispensable tool to pursue precision medicine.
However, quickly translating newly developed magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) agents …

Radiofrequency labeling strategies in chemical exchange saturation transfer MRI

C Bie, P van Zijl, J Xu, X Song… - NMR in Biomedicine, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) MRI has generated great interest for
molecular imaging applications because it can image low‐concentration solute molecules in …