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Noninvasive Molecular Imaging of Neuroinflammation

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Jacobs, Andreas H, Tavitian, Bertrand, the INMiND consortium·2012·Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism

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Inflammation is a highly dynamic and complex adaptive process to preserve and restore tissue homeostasis. Originally viewed as an immune-privileged organ, the central nervous system (CNS) is now recognized to have a constant interplay with the innate and the adaptive immune systems, where resident microglia and infiltrating immune cells from the periphery have important roles. Common diseases of the CNS, such as stroke, multiple sclerosis (MS), and neurodegeneration, elicit a neuroinflammatory response with the goal to limit the extent of the disease and to support repair and regeneration. However, various disease mechanisms lead to neuroinflammation (NI) contributing to the disease process itself. Molecular imaging is the method of choice to try to decipher key aspects of the dynamic interplay of various inducers, sensors, transducers, and effectors of the orchestrated inflammatory response in vivo in animal models and patients. Here, we review the basic principles of NI with emphasis on microglia and common neurologic disease mechanisms, the molecular targets which are being used and explored for imaging, and molecular imaging of NI in frequent neurologic diseases, such as stroke, MS, neurodegeneration, epilepsy, encephalitis, and gliomas.

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Authors
Jacobs, A. H., Tavitian, B., & the INMiND consortium
Affiliations
  • University of Münster (DE)
  • Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives (FR)
Corresponding author
Jacobs, Andreas H
Venue
Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism
Published
2012-05-02
Volume
32
Issue
7
Pages
1393-1415
ISSN
  • 0271-678X (ISSN-L)
  • 1559-7016
OpenAlex
W2158232675
Cited by
245
References
188
Citations by year
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FWCI
2.14
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
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  • Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Luxembourg) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • Digital Academic REpository of VU University Amsterdam (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) (submittedVersion)
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Funders
  • University of Southampton
  • Imperial College London
  • University of Manchester
  • University of Sydney
  • Universiteit van Amsterdam
  • Semmelweis Egyetem
  • Gentofte Hospital
  • Karolinska Institutet
  • Turun Yliopisto
  • Université François-Rabelais
  • Universiteit Antwerpen
  • Paracelsus Medizinische Privatuniversität
  • Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Universitat de Barcelona
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
Keywords
neuroinflammation, noninvasive molecular imaging, microglia, central nervous system, stroke, multiple sclerosis, neurodegeneration, epilepsy, encephalitis, glioma
MeSH terms
Animals, Brain, Humans, Inflammation, Spinal Cord, Molecular Imaging, Neuroimaging

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