18F-VC701-PET and MRI in the in vivo neuroinflammation assessment of a mouse model of multiple sclerosis

Abstract Background Positron emission tomography (PET) using translocator protein (TSPO) ligands has been used to detect neuroinflammatory processes in neurological disorders, including multiple sclerosis (MS). The aim of this study was to evaluate neuroinflammation in a mouse MS model (EAE) using T...

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Main Authors: Sara Belloli, Lucia Zanotti, Valentina Murtaj, Cristina Mazzon, Giuseppe Di Grigoli, Cristina Monterisi, Valeria Masiello, Leonardo Iaccarino, Andrea Cappelli, Pietro Luigi Poliani, Letterio Salvatore Politi, Rosa Maria Moresco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:Journal of Neuroinflammation
Subjects:
MRI
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12974-017-1044-x