| Literature DB >> 26787106 |
Ana Moraga1, Vanessa Gómez-Vallejo2, María Isabel Cuartero1, Boguslaw Szczupak3, Eneko San Sebastián3, Irati Markuerkiaga3, Jesús M Pradillo1, Makoto Higuchi4, Jordi Llop2, María Ángeles Moro1, Abraham Martín5, Ignacio Lizasoain1.
Abstract
The influence of toll-like receptor 4 on neurogenesis and inflammation has been scarcely explored so far by using neuroimaging techniques. For this purpose, we performed magnetic resonance imaging and positron emission tomography with 3'-deoxy-3'-[(18)F]fluorothymidine and [(11)C]PK11195 at 2, 7, and 14 days following cerebral ischemia in TLR4(+/+)and TLR4(-/-)mice. MRI showed similar infarction volumes in both groups. Despite this, positron emission tomography with 3'-deoxy-3'-[(18)F]fluorothymidine and [(11)C]PK11195 evidenced an increase of neurogenesis and a decrease of inflammation in TLR4(-/-)mice after ischemia. These results evidence the versatility of neuroimaging techniques to monitor the role of toll-like receptor 4 after cerebral ischemia.Entities:
Keywords: 3′-deoxy-3′-[18F]fluorothymidine; Positron emission tomography; T2W-MRI; [11C]PK11195; cerebral ischemia; magnetic resonance imaging; middle cerebral artery occlusion; toll-like receptor 4
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Year: 2016 PMID: 26787106 PMCID: PMC4821030 DOI: 10.1177/0271678X15627657
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Cereb Blood Flow Metab ISSN: 0271-678X Impact factor: 6.200