New PET radiotracer provides first look at inflammation biomarker in human brain
A novel PET imaging approach can effectively quantify a key enzyme associated with brain inflammation, according to research ...
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Novel PET imaging method quantifies brain inflammation enzyme
A novel PET imaging approach can effectively quantify a key enzyme associated with brain inflammation, according to research published in the March issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
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First-in-Human PET Imaging Technique Quantifies Brain Inflammation
A novel PET imaging method successfully quantifies COX-2 enzyme levels in the human brain. This technique opens the door for earlier detection, monitoring of disease progression, and evaluating ...
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Defining the COX Inhibitor Selectivity of NSAIDs: Implications for Understanding Toxicity
BAE: Bovine aortic endothelial; RHP: Recombinant human protein. NSAIDs variably inhibit prostaglandin H synthase (COX). COX-2 was cloned in 1991, and it was subsequently established that COX-1 ...
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Aspirin’s mechanism of action (IMAGE)
Researchers have made new discoveries about aspirin’s mechanism of action and cellular targets. Their findings suggest potential interplay between cyclooxygenase enzyme, or COX, and indoleamine ...
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New PET radiotracer provides first look at inflammation biomarker in the human brain
A novel PET imaging approach can effectively quantify a key enzyme associated with brain inflammation, according to research ...
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Defining the COX Inhibitor Selectivity of NSAIDs: Implications for Understanding Toxicity
From the crude animal tissue preparations initially used in vitro (e.g., homogenate of guinea pig lung), more sophisticated assay systems have been developed for determining NSAID inhibition of ...