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Collagen-targeted molecular imaging in diffuse liver diseases

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Zhou, Iris Y., Tanabe, Kenneth K., Fuchs, Bryan C., Caravan, Peter·2020·Abdominal Radiology

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Liver fibrosis is a common pathway shared by all progressive chronic liver diseases (CLD) regardless of the underlying etiologies. With liver biopsy being the gold standard in assessing fibrosis degree, there is a large unmet clinical need to develop non-invasive imaging tools that can directly and repeatedly quantify fibrosis throughout the liver for a more accurate assessment of disease burden, progression, and treatment response. Type I collagen is a particularly attractive target for molecular imaging as its excessive deposition is specific to fibrosis, and it is present in concentrations suitable for many imaging modalities. Novel molecular MRI contrast agents designed to bind with collagen provide direct quantification of collagen deposition, which have been validated across animal species and liver injury models. Collagen-targeted molecular imaging probes hold great promise not only as a tool for initial staging and surveillance of fibrosis progression, but also as a marker of fibrosis regression in drug trials.

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Authors
Zhou, I. Y., Tanabe, K. K., Fuchs, B. C., & Caravan, P.
Affiliations
  • Harvard University (US)
  • Ferring Research Institute (United States) (US)
Corresponding author
Caravan, Peter
Venue
Abdominal Radiology
Published
2020-07-31
Volume
45
Issue
11
Pages
3545-3556
ISSN
  • 2366-004X (ISSN-L)
  • 2366-0058
OpenAlex
W3046557702
Cited by
14
References
70
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 2
FWCI
0.26
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Abdominal Radiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (DK104956, DK104302, DK121789)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Hepatology › Liver physiology and pathology
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
Keywords
liver fibrosis, type I collagen, chronic liver disease, fibrosis regression, liver injury model
MeSH terms
Animals, Collagen, Liver, Liver Cirrhosis, Liver Diseases, Molecular Imaging

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