Synthesis, in vitro and in vivo evaluation of 3β-[18F]fluorocholic acid for the detection of drug-induced cholestasis in mice.

INTRODUCTION:Drug-induced cholestasis is a liver disorder that might be caused by interference of drugs with the hepatobiliary bile acid transporters. It is important to identify this interference early on in drug development. In this work, Positron Emission Tomography (PET)-imaging with a 18F label...

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Main Authors: Stef De Lombaerde, Sara Neyt, Ken Kersemans, Jeroen Verhoeven, Lindsey Devisscher, Hans Van Vlierberghe, Christian Vanhove, Filip De Vos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5342262?pdf=render