PET Imaging of Peripheral Benzodiazepine Receptors in Patients With Neurocysticercosis Using [F-18]FB

Summary

The purpose of this protocol is to measure peripheral benzodiazepine receptors in the brain using positron emission tomography (PET) and compare the imaging results between patients and healthy people.

Timeline

Start

2007-09-04

Primary completion

2013-11-26

Completion

2013-11-26

Publications

• Background Anholt RR, De Souza EB, Oster-Granite ML, Snyder SH. Peripheral-type benzodiazepine receptors: autoradiographic localization in whole-body sections of neonatal rats. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 1985 May;233(2):517-26.
• Background Anholt RR, Murphy KM, Mack GE, Snyder SH. Peripheral-type benzodiazepine receptors in the central nervous system: localization to olfactory nerves. J Neurosci. 1984 Feb;4(2):593-603. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.04-02-00593.1984.
• Background Anholt RR, Pedersen PL, De Souza EB, Snyder SH. The peripheral-type benzodiazepine receptor. Localization to the mitochondrial outer membrane. J Biol Chem. 1986 Jan 15;261(2):576-83.

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