Radiolabeled Dendrimers for Nuclear Medicine Applications

Recent advances in nuclear medicine have explored nanoscale carriers for targeted delivery of various radionuclides in specific manners to improve the effect of diagnosis and therapy of diseases. Due to the unique molecular architecture allowing facile attachment of targeting ligands and radionuclid...

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Main Authors: Lingzhou Zhao, Meilin Zhu, Yujie Li, Yan Xing, Jinhua Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-08-01
Series:Molecules
Subjects:
PET
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/22/9/1350
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spelling doaj-45776788db7c4c65870d00b10196d7be2020-11-24T21:24:58ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492017-08-01229135010.3390/molecules22091350molecules22091350Radiolabeled Dendrimers for Nuclear Medicine ApplicationsLingzhou Zhao0Meilin Zhu1Yujie Li2Yan Xing3Jinhua Zhao4Department of Nuclear Medicine, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200080, ChinaBasic Medical College, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750004, Ningxia, ChinaDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200080, ChinaDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200080, ChinaDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200080, ChinaRecent advances in nuclear medicine have explored nanoscale carriers for targeted delivery of various radionuclides in specific manners to improve the effect of diagnosis and therapy of diseases. Due to the unique molecular architecture allowing facile attachment of targeting ligands and radionuclides, dendrimers provide versatile platforms in this filed to build abundant multifunctional radiolabeled nanoparticles for nuclear medicine applications. This review gives special focus to recent advances in dendrimer-based nuclear medicine agents for the imaging and treatment of cancer, cardiovascular and other diseases. Radiolabeling strategies for different radionuclides and several challenges involved in clinical translation of radiolabeled dendrimers are extensively discussed.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/22/9/1350dendrimersnuclear medicinePETSPECTradionuclide therapyradiolabeling
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language English
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author Lingzhou Zhao
Meilin Zhu
Yujie Li
Yan Xing
Jinhua Zhao
spellingShingle Lingzhou Zhao
Meilin Zhu
Yujie Li
Yan Xing
Jinhua Zhao
Radiolabeled Dendrimers for Nuclear Medicine Applications
Molecules
dendrimers
nuclear medicine
PET
SPECT
radionuclide therapy
radiolabeling
author_facet Lingzhou Zhao
Meilin Zhu
Yujie Li
Yan Xing
Jinhua Zhao
author_sort Lingzhou Zhao
title Radiolabeled Dendrimers for Nuclear Medicine Applications
title_short Radiolabeled Dendrimers for Nuclear Medicine Applications
title_full Radiolabeled Dendrimers for Nuclear Medicine Applications
title_fullStr Radiolabeled Dendrimers for Nuclear Medicine Applications
title_full_unstemmed Radiolabeled Dendrimers for Nuclear Medicine Applications
title_sort radiolabeled dendrimers for nuclear medicine applications
publisher MDPI AG
series Molecules
issn 1420-3049
publishDate 2017-08-01
description Recent advances in nuclear medicine have explored nanoscale carriers for targeted delivery of various radionuclides in specific manners to improve the effect of diagnosis and therapy of diseases. Due to the unique molecular architecture allowing facile attachment of targeting ligands and radionuclides, dendrimers provide versatile platforms in this filed to build abundant multifunctional radiolabeled nanoparticles for nuclear medicine applications. This review gives special focus to recent advances in dendrimer-based nuclear medicine agents for the imaging and treatment of cancer, cardiovascular and other diseases. Radiolabeling strategies for different radionuclides and several challenges involved in clinical translation of radiolabeled dendrimers are extensively discussed.
topic dendrimers
nuclear medicine
PET
SPECT
radionuclide therapy
radiolabeling
url https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/22/9/1350
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